Urban population share in American Samoa
80.5% of people in American Samoa lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 1992.
American Samoa, 2025
80.5%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
56th of 217
Urban population share in American Samoa over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | American Samoa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80.5% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 80.9% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 81.4% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 82.6% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 83.1% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 83.9% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 85.7% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 86.3% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 86.6% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 86.9% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 87.5% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 87.8% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 88.3% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 88.4% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 88.6% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 80.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 84.7%, the figure has changed by −4.2 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, American Samoa has the 56th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for American Samoa
All statistics for American Samoa
Population estimates and projections
47,521 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
28.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.29 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
-1.60%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
46,029 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-1.59%
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