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American Samoa Population
American Samoa had a population of 46,029 in 2025, ranking #204 of 216 countries and territories (0.00% of the world). The population fell by 13.0% over the past ten years and peaked in 2002 at 57,062.
Population of American Samoa, 1960–2025
Values in people · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46,029 | -1.57% |
| 2024 | 46,765 | -1.59% |
| 2023 | 47,521 | -1.70% |
| 2022 | 48,342 | -1.79% |
| 2021 | 49,225 | -1.08% |
| 2020 | 49,761 | -0.89% |
| 2019 | 50,209 | -1.37% |
| 2018 | 50,908 | -1.31% |
| 2017 | 51,586 | -1.26% |
| 2016 | 52,245 | -1.20% |
| 2015 | 52,878 | -1.10% |
| 2014 | 53,466 | -1.00% |
| 2013 | 54,006 | -0.89% |
| 2012 | 54,489 | -0.74% |
| 2011 | 54,895 | -0.60% |
| 2010 | 55,228 | -0.54% |
| 2009 | 55,528 | -0.54% |
| 2008 | 55,828 | -0.51% |
| 2007 | 56,113 | -0.46% |
| 2006 | 56,374 | -0.43% |
| 2005 | 56,617 | -0.35% |
| 2004 | 56,818 | -0.27% |
| 2003 | 56,971 | -0.16% |
| 2002 | 57,062 | +0.02% |
| 2001 | 57,053 | +0.35% |
| 2000 | 56,855 | +1.08% |
| 1999 | 56,248 | +1.65% |
| 1998 | 55,334 | +1.79% |
| 1997 | 54,362 | +1.89% |
| 1996 | 53,353 | +1.98% |
| 1995 | 52,316 | +2.08% |
| 1994 | 51,251 | +2.18% |
| 1993 | 50,159 | +2.29% |
| 1992 | 49,038 | +2.41% |
| 1991 | 47,882 | +2.66% |
| 1990 | 46,640 | +3.21% |
| 1989 | 45,191 | +3.61% |
| 1988 | 43,615 | +3.67% |
| 1987 | 42,072 | +3.70% |
| 1986 | 40,571 | +3.75% |
| 1985 | 39,103 | +3.81% |
| 1984 | 37,667 | +3.85% |
| 1983 | 36,271 | +3.90% |
| 1982 | 34,909 | +3.95% |
| 1981 | 33,584 | +3.64% |
| 1980 | 32,403 | +2.51% |
| 1979 | 31,611 | +1.72% |
| 1978 | 31,076 | +1.82% |
| 1977 | 30,521 | +1.88% |
| 1976 | 29,959 | +1.94% |
| 1975 | 29,390 | +1.78% |
| 1974 | 28,875 | +1.54% |
| 1973 | 28,436 | +1.58% |
| 1972 | 27,995 | +1.68% |
| 1971 | 27,533 | +1.88% |
| 1970 | 27,026 | +2.47% |
| 1969 | 26,375 | +2.97% |
| 1968 | 25,614 | +3.02% |
| 1967 | 24,863 | +3.01% |
| 1966 | 24,136 | +3.12% |
| 1965 | 23,406 | +3.23% |
| 1964 | 22,673 | +3.22% |
| 1963 | 21,966 | +3.14% |
| 1962 | 21,298 | +3.06% |
| 1961 | 20,666 | +2.65% |
| 1960 | 20,133 | — |
Demographics of American Samoa
Ethnic groups
Pacific Islander 88.7% (includes Samoan 83.2%, Tongan 2.2%, other 3.3%), Asian 5.8% (includes Filipino 3.4%, other 2.4%), mixed 4.4%, other 1.1% (2020 est.)
Languages
Samoan 87.9% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.3%, Tongan 2.1%, other Pacific Islander 4.1%, Asian languages 2.1%, other 0.5% (2020 est.)
Religions
Christian 98.3%, other <1%, unaffiliated <1% (2020 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 87.2% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).