🇦🇸 American Samoa Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of American Samoa is 45,318, ranking #213 in the world (0.00% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is shrinking at -1.54% per year. The biggest city is Pago Pago with 11,500 inhabitants.
Live estimate
45,306
Growth rate
-1.54%
Density
227
people / km² (587 / mi²)
Median age
29.1
Fertility rate
2.22
births per woman
Life expectancy
73.3
years
American Samoa population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of American Samoa is projected to reach 37,545, and 32,294 by 2100.
American Samoa population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45,318 | -1.54% | 226.6 | 29.1 |
| 2025 | 46,028 | -1.57% | 230.1 | 29.0 |
| 2024 | 46,765 | -1.61% | 233.8 | 28.7 |
| 2023 | 47,521 | -1.60% | 237.6 | 28.4 |
| 2022 | 48,342 | -1.82% | 241.7 | 27.9 |
| 2021 | 49,225 | -1.80% | 246.1 | 27.2 |
| 2020 | 49,761 | -0.38% | 248.8 | 26.7 |
| 2019 | 50,209 | -1.41% | 251.0 | 26.3 |
| 2018 | 50,908 | -1.36% | 254.5 | 25.8 |
| 2017 | 51,586 | -1.29% | 257.9 | 25.3 |
| 2016 | 52,245 | -1.25% | 261.2 | 24.8 |
| 2015 | 52,878 | -1.16% | 264.4 | 24.2 |
| 2014 | 53,466 | -1.05% | 267.3 | 23.6 |
| 2013 | 54,006 | -0.96% | 270.0 | 23.0 |
| 2012 | 54,489 | -0.82% | 272.4 | 22.5 |
| 2011 | 54,895 | -0.67% | 274.5 | 21.9 |
| 2010 | 55,228 | -0.55% | 276.1 | 21.5 |
| 2009 | 55,528 | -0.54% | 277.6 | 21.4 |
| 2008 | 55,828 | -0.54% | 279.1 | 21.6 |
| 2007 | 56,113 | -0.48% | 280.6 | 21.6 |
| 2006 | 56,374 | -0.45% | 281.9 | 21.5 |
| 2005 | 56,617 | -0.41% | 283.1 | 21.4 |
| 2004 | 56,818 | -0.30% | 284.1 | 21.2 |
| 2003 | 56,971 | -0.23% | 284.9 | 21.0 |
| 2002 | 57,062 | -0.09% | 285.3 | 20.7 |
| 2001 | 57,054 | 0.11% | 285.3 | 20.5 |
| 2000 | 56,855 | 0.59% | 284.3 | 20.3 |
| 1999 | 56,248 | 1.56% | 281.2 | 20.2 |
| 1998 | 55,334 | 1.72% | 276.7 | 20.2 |
| 1997 | 54,362 | 1.83% | 271.8 | 20.1 |
| 1996 | 53,353 | 1.92% | 266.8 | 20.1 |
| 1995 | 52,316 | 2.01% | 261.6 | 20.0 |
| 1994 | 51,251 | 2.10% | 256.3 | 20.0 |
| 1993 | 50,159 | 2.21% | 250.8 | 20.0 |
| 1992 | 49,038 | 2.31% | 245.2 | 19.9 |
| 1991 | 47,882 | 2.46% | 239.4 | 19.9 |
| 1990 | 46,640 | 2.80% | 233.2 | 19.8 |
| 1989 | 45,191 | 3.52% | 226.0 | 19.7 |
| 1988 | 43,615 | 3.58% | 218.1 | 19.5 |
| 1987 | 42,072 | 3.63% | 210.4 | 19.2 |
| 1986 | 40,571 | 3.64% | 202.9 | 19.0 |
| 1985 | 39,103 | 3.73% | 195.5 | 18.8 |
| 1984 | 37,667 | 3.75% | 188.3 | 18.6 |
| 1983 | 36,271 | 3.80% | 181.4 | 18.4 |
| 1982 | 34,909 | 3.86% | 174.5 | 18.2 |
| 1981 | 33,584 | 3.88% | 167.9 | 18.0 |
| 1980 | 32,403 | 3.27% | 162.0 | 17.8 |
| 1979 | 31,611 | 1.65% | 158.1 | 17.5 |
| 1978 | 31,076 | 1.77% | 155.4 | 17.2 |
| 1977 | 30,521 | 1.83% | 152.6 | 16.9 |
| 1976 | 29,959 | 1.88% | 149.8 | 16.7 |
| 1975 | 29,390 | 1.96% | 146.9 | 16.4 |
| 1974 | 28,875 | 1.57% | 144.4 | 16.2 |
| 1973 | 28,436 | 1.49% | 142.2 | 15.9 |
| 1972 | 27,996 | 1.64% | 140.0 | 15.7 |
| 1971 | 27,533 | 1.69% | 137.7 | 15.4 |
| 1970 | 27,026 | 2.03% | 135.1 | 15.2 |
| 1969 | 26,375 | 2.85% | 131.9 | 15.0 |
| 1968 | 25,614 | 3.00% | 128.1 | 14.9 |
| 1967 | 24,863 | 2.95% | 124.3 | 14.9 |
| 1966 | 24,136 | 3.00% | 120.7 | 14.9 |
| 1965 | 23,406 | 3.15% | 117.0 | 14.9 |
| 1964 | 22,673 | 3.21% | 113.4 | 14.8 |
| 1963 | 21,966 | 3.12% | 109.8 | 14.8 |
| 1962 | 21,298 | 3.06% | 106.5 | 14.6 |
| 1961 | 20,666 | 2.97% | 103.3 | 14.5 |
| 1960 | 20,132 | 2.25% | 100.7 | 14.3 |
| 1959 | 19,908 | -0.03% | 99.5 | 14.3 |
| 1958 | 19,930 | -0.20% | 99.7 | 14.5 |
| 1957 | 19,958 | -0.08% | 99.8 | 14.7 |
| 1956 | 19,936 | 0.30% | 99.7 | 14.8 |
| 1955 | 19,858 | 0.49% | 99.3 | 15.0 |
| 1954 | 19,759 | 0.51% | 98.8 | 15.1 |
| 1953 | 19,666 | 0.44% | 98.3 | 15.3 |
| 1952 | 19,553 | 0.72% | 97.8 | 15.4 |
| 1951 | 19,426 | 0.59% | 97.1 | 15.5 |
| 1950 | 19,042 | 3.42% | 95.2 | 15.5 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 44,654 | -1.41% | 223.3 | 29.1 |
| 2028 | 44,060 | -1.27% | 220.3 | 29.1 |
| 2029 | 43,491 | -1.32% | 217.5 | 29.1 |
| 2030 | 42,958 | -1.14% | 214.8 | 29.1 |
| 2031 | 42,477 | -1.11% | 212.4 | 29.3 |
| 2032 | 42,026 | -1.03% | 210.1 | 29.6 |
| 2033 | 41,600 | -1.01% | 208.0 | 29.8 |
| 2034 | 41,205 | -0.91% | 206.0 | 30.2 |
| 2035 | 40,843 | -0.86% | 204.2 | 30.5 |
| 2036 | 40,510 | -0.78% | 202.6 | 30.8 |
| 2037 | 40,206 | -0.72% | 201.0 | 31.2 |
| 2038 | 39,925 | -0.68% | 199.6 | 31.5 |
| 2039 | 39,650 | -0.70% | 198.3 | 31.9 |
| 2040 | 39,386 | -0.64% | 196.9 | 32.2 |
| 2041 | 39,147 | -0.57% | 195.7 | 32.6 |
| 2042 | 38,935 | -0.51% | 194.7 | 32.9 |
| 2043 | 38,741 | -0.48% | 193.7 | 33.2 |
| 2044 | 38,548 | -0.51% | 192.7 | 33.6 |
| 2045 | 38,371 | -0.41% | 191.9 | 33.9 |
| 2046 | 38,205 | -0.46% | 191.0 | 34.3 |
| 2047 | 38,026 | -0.48% | 190.1 | 34.6 |
| 2048 | 37,864 | -0.38% | 189.3 | 34.9 |
| 2049 | 37,708 | -0.45% | 188.5 | 35.3 |
| 2050 | 37,545 | -0.42% | 187.7 | 35.6 |
| 2051 | 37,387 | -0.43% | 186.9 | 35.9 |
| 2052 | 37,222 | -0.46% | 186.1 | 36.3 |
| 2053 | 37,050 | -0.47% | 185.2 | 36.6 |
| 2054 | 36,874 | -0.48% | 184.4 | 36.9 |
| 2055 | 36,691 | -0.51% | 183.5 | 37.3 |
| 2056 | 36,499 | -0.54% | 182.5 | 37.6 |
| 2057 | 36,299 | -0.56% | 181.5 | 38.0 |
| 2058 | 36,106 | -0.51% | 180.5 | 38.3 |
| 2059 | 35,920 | -0.52% | 179.6 | 38.6 |
| 2060 | 35,741 | -0.48% | 178.7 | 38.9 |
| 2061 | 35,568 | -0.49% | 177.8 | 39.0 |
| 2062 | 35,397 | -0.47% | 177.0 | 39.2 |
| 2063 | 35,234 | -0.45% | 176.2 | 39.3 |
| 2064 | 35,084 | -0.41% | 175.4 | 39.4 |
| 2065 | 34,944 | -0.38% | 174.7 | 39.5 |
| 2066 | 34,815 | -0.36% | 174.1 | 39.5 |
| 2067 | 34,691 | -0.35% | 173.5 | 39.5 |
| 2068 | 34,584 | -0.27% | 172.9 | 39.5 |
| 2069 | 34,496 | -0.24% | 172.5 | 39.6 |
| 2070 | 34,415 | -0.23% | 172.1 | 39.6 |
| 2071 | 34,342 | -0.20% | 171.7 | 39.7 |
| 2072 | 34,275 | -0.20% | 171.4 | 39.7 |
| 2073 | 34,218 | -0.14% | 171.1 | 39.8 |
| 2074 | 34,173 | -0.12% | 170.9 | 39.9 |
| 2075 | 34,136 | -0.09% | 170.7 | 40.0 |
| 2076 | 34,100 | -0.12% | 170.5 | 40.2 |
| 2077 | 34,063 | -0.10% | 170.3 | 40.4 |
| 2078 | 34,034 | -0.07% | 170.2 | 40.6 |
| 2079 | 34,013 | -0.06% | 170.1 | 40.8 |
| 2080 | 33,986 | -0.10% | 169.9 | 41.0 |
| 2081 | 33,954 | -0.08% | 169.8 | 41.2 |
| 2082 | 33,926 | -0.09% | 169.6 | 41.5 |
| 2083 | 33,893 | -0.11% | 169.5 | 41.8 |
| 2084 | 33,853 | -0.13% | 169.3 | 42.0 |
| 2085 | 33,809 | -0.13% | 169.0 | 42.3 |
| 2086 | 33,762 | -0.15% | 168.8 | 42.6 |
| 2087 | 33,711 | -0.15% | 168.6 | 42.9 |
| 2088 | 33,656 | -0.17% | 168.3 | 43.2 |
| 2089 | 33,594 | -0.19% | 168.0 | 43.4 |
| 2090 | 33,516 | -0.27% | 167.6 | 43.7 |
| 2091 | 33,425 | -0.27% | 167.1 | 44.0 |
| 2092 | 33,331 | -0.29% | 166.7 | 44.2 |
| 2093 | 33,224 | -0.35% | 166.1 | 44.5 |
| 2094 | 33,108 | -0.36% | 165.5 | 44.7 |
| 2095 | 32,987 | -0.37% | 164.9 | 44.9 |
| 2096 | 32,862 | -0.40% | 164.3 | 45.1 |
| 2097 | 32,728 | -0.42% | 163.6 | 45.3 |
| 2098 | 32,582 | -0.47% | 162.9 | 45.4 |
| 2099 | 32,437 | -0.42% | 162.2 | 45.5 |
| 2100 | 32,294 | -0.47% | 161.5 | 45.6 |
States & provinces of American Samoa by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western | 32,435 | 71.6% |
| 2 | Eastern | 23,441 | 51.7% |
| 3 | Manu's | 1,400 | 3.1% |
| 4 | Swain's Island | 37 | 0.1% |
| 5 | Rose Atoll | 1 | 0.0% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in American Samoa
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pago Pago capital | Eastern District | 11,500 |
FAQ
What is the population of American Samoa in 2026?
The population of American Samoa is 45,318 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in American Samoa?
Pago Pago is the biggest city in American Samoa with 11,500 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of American Samoa growing or shrinking?
The population of American Samoa is shrinking at -1.54% per year.
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
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