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American Samoa Population History

1960 - 2026

American Samoa's population has grown from 20,133 in 1960 to 47,521 in 2023, a total increase of 136.0% (2.36x). The population peaked at 57,062 in 2002.

1960 Population

20,133

2023 Population

47,521

Total Growth

136.0%

Peak Year

2002

Population by Decade

1960
20,133
1970
27,026
1980
32,403
1990
46,640
2000
56,855
2010
55,228
2020
49,761
2023
47,521

Growth Rate by Period

1960-1965

+3.06%

1965-1970

+2.92%

1970-1975

+1.69%

1975-1980

+1.97%

1980-1985

+3.83%

1985-1990

+3.59%

1990-1995

+2.32%

1995-2000

+1.68%

2000-2005

-0.08%

2005-2010

-0.50%

2010-2015

-0.87%

2015-2020

-1.21%

Year-by-Year Population

American Samoa population by year, 1960 to 2023
YearPopulationChange
202347,521-821
202248,342-883
202149,225-536
202049,761-448
201950,209-699
201850,908-678
201751,586-659
201652,245-633
201552,878-588
201453,466-540
201354,006-483
201254,489-406
201154,895-333
201055,228-300
200955,528-300
200855,828-285
200756,113-261
200656,374-243
200556,617-201
200456,818-153
200356,971-91
200257,062+9
200157,053+198
200056,855+607
199956,248+914
199855,334+972
199754,362+1,009
199653,353+1,037
199552,316+1,065
199451,251+1,092
199350,159+1,121
199249,038+1,156
199147,882+1,242
199046,640+1,449
198945,191+1,576
198843,615+1,543
198742,072+1,501
198640,571+1,468
198539,103+1,436
198437,667+1,396
198336,271+1,362
198234,909+1,325
198133,584+1,181
198032,403+792
197931,611+535
197831,076+555
197730,521+562
197629,959+569
197529,390+515
197428,875+439
197328,436+441
197227,995+462
197127,533+507
197027,026+651
196926,375+761
196825,614+751
196724,863+727
196624,136+730
196523,406+733
196422,673+707
196321,966+668
196221,298+632
196120,666+533
196020,133—
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