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American Samoa

Polynesia · US territory · Capital: Pago Pago

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American Samoa has 2,022 km² of ocean for every km² of land, and about 232 people per km² of land.

Population

2000–2025

45.0k50.0k55.0k60.0k2000: 56.9k2001: 57.1k2002: 57.1k2003: 57.0k2004: 56.9k2005: 56.7k2006: 56.4k2007: 56.2k2008: 55.9k2009: 55.6k2010: 55.3k2011: 54.9k2012: 54.5k2013: 54.1k2014: 53.5k2015: 52.9k2016: 52.3k2017: 51.6k2018: 51.0k2019: 50.3k2020: 49.8k2021: 49.3k2022: 48.4k2023: 47.6k2024: 47.1k2025: 46.4k200020032006200920122015201820212025
People by year

GDP per person (US$, current prices)

2005–2022

05,00010.0k15.0k20.0k2005: 8,8242006: 8,7382007: 9,2242008: 10.0k2009: 12.1k2010: 10.4k2011: 10.4k2012: 11.7k2013: 11.8k2014: 12.0k2015: 12.7k2016: 12.8k2017: 11.9k2018: 12.5k2019: 12.9k2020: 14.5k2021: 15.2k2022: 18.0k200520072009201120132015201720192022
US$ by year

Overseas visitors per year

2005–2020

015.0k30.0k45.0k60.0k2005: 30.2k2006: 31.2k2007: 30.6k2008: 31.3k2009: 30.7k2010: 29.1k2011: 28.4k2012: 22.6k2013: 49.3k2014: 51.6k2015: 44.0k2016: 38.3k2017: 42.3k2018: 51.8k2019: 58.7k2020: 89020052007200920112013201520172020
Visitors by year

Life expectancy of women at birth

2000–2017

75.57676.57777.5782000: 75.92005: 76.22006: 76.22007: 76.22008: 76.22009: 76.22010: 75.92011: 77.82012: 77.42013: 77.82014: 77.82015: 77.82016: 77.82017: 77.82000200620082010201220142017
Years by year

People

Population
46,3892025, estimate
Population growth per year
-1.6%2025, estimate
People per km² of land
2322025, estimate
Median age
29 years2025, estimate
Children (0–14)share of the population
27%2025, estimate
Youth (15–24)share of the population
18%2025, estimate
Aged 60 and overshare of the population
13%2025, estimate
Dependency ratiochildren and older people per 100 aged 15–59
66%2025, estimate

Health

Life expectancy, women
77.8 years2017
Life expectancy, men
71.1 years2017
Births per woman
2.72016
Births per 1,000 women aged 15–19
432013
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
62017
Births per 1,000 people
22.22018
Deaths per 1,000 people
5.72018

Economy

GDPcurrent prices, US dollars
US$871 million2022
GDP per person
US$18,0012022
Inflation
1.1%2025, estimate
Exports of goods
US$383 million2022
Imports of goods
US$642 million2022
Trade balance
−US$259 million2022
Government revenueshare of GDP
63.2%2022
Government spendingshare of GDP
61.7%2022
Overseas visitors per year
8902020

Land and sea

Land area
200 km²2025, estimate
Ocean area (exclusive economic zone)
404,391 km²2021
Highest point above sea level
966 m2021

Happening nearby now

Earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and over this week within 1,000 km of Pago Pago, and storms, floods, volcanoes and fires within 1,500 km.

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Figures: Pacific Community (SPC), Pacific Data Hub .Stat (Pocket summary). The year under each figure is the year it is for; SPC keeps showing the latest figure until a newer one is published. Live events: USGS, GDACS and NASA EONET.