Urban population, per capita in American Samoa
American Samoa: Urban population, per capita was 0.8051 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in American Samoa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in American Samoa is 0.8051 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in American Samoa peaked at 0.8861 units per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3763 units per person, in 1960.
That places American Samoa 56th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3763 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3815 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.3929 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4089 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4285 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.4502 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4728 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.495 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5153 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5327 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.546 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5568 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5666 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5757 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5842 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5924 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6006 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6088 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6175 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6267 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6368 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6476 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6588 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6704 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6823 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6946 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7069 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7195 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7321 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7448 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7575 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7719 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7882 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8055 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8231 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.84 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8554 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8685 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8786 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8846 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8861 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8855 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8843 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8826 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8804 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8778 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.875 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.872 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.869 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.866 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8632 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8603 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8572 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8538 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8504 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8467 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8429 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8389 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8348 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8305 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8262 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8221 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8179 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8137 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8095 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.8051 units per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4454 units per person | 0.3763 units per person | 0.5327 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5875 units per person | 0.546 units per person | 0.6267 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6894 units per person | 0.6368 units per person | 0.7448 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8273 units per person | 0.7575 units per person | 0.8846 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8779 units per person | 0.866 units per person | 0.8861 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8479 units per person | 0.8305 units per person | 0.8632 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8158 units per person | 0.8051 units per person | 0.8262 units per person | 6 |
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More climate change data for American Samoa
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population 80.5% (2025)
- Population growth -1.6% (2025)
- Population, total 46,029 (2025)
- Urban population growth -2.1% (2025)
- Urban population 37,059 (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in American Samoa?
- Urban population, per capita in American Samoa was 0.8051 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8861 units per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3763 units per person in 1960.
- How does American Samoa rank for urban population, per capita?
- American Samoa ranks 56th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.