American Samoa vs Moldova: Population growth

American Samoa
-1.6%
in 2025
Moldova
-1.8%
in 2025
American Samoa rank
213th
Moldova rank
216th

Population growth over time

  • American Samoa
  • Moldova
-2024196119932025

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports -1.6% against -1.8% in Moldova, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was American Samoa ahead.

American Samoa ranks 213th and Moldova ranks 216th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 6 and Moldova in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Moldova Difference Ahead
1960s 3.0% 1.7% 1.3% American Samoa
1970s 1.8% 1.1% 0.7% American Samoa
1980s 3.6% 1.0% 2.6% American Samoa
1990s 2.2% -0.1% 2.3% American Samoa
2000s -0.1% -0.2% 0.1% American Samoa
2010s -1.0% -0.7% 0.3% Moldova
2020s -1.4% -2.0% 0.6% American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth, American Samoa or Moldova?
American Samoa, at -1.6% against -1.8% in Moldova as of 2025.
What is the difference in population growth between American Samoa and Moldova?
0.2%, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Moldova?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do American Samoa and Moldova rank globally for population growth?
American Samoa ranks 213th and Moldova ranks 216th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,258 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.