Fertility Rate: American Samoa
American Samoa's fertility rate is currently 2.267 births per woman as of 2024. # American Samoa Fertility Rate American Samoa's fertility rate stands at 2.
Current (2024)
2.267 births per woman
-0.8% y/y
Peak (1964)
6.78 births per woman
Low (2024)
2.267 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — American Samoa
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — American Samoa
Analysis# American Samoa Fertility Rate
American Samoa's fertility rate stands at 2.267 births per woman in 2024, marking both the lowest point and the endpoint of six decades of dramatic demographic decline. Since 1960, the territory has experienced a 65.5% reduction in fertility, plummeting from a peak of 6.78 births per woman in 1964. This steep contraction reflects broader Pacific patterns of fertility decline linked to improved access to education, family planning, and economic development.
The downward trajectory has remained consistent and uninterrupted since the mid-1960s, with particularly sharp declines through the 1970s and 1980s. Recent years show continued gradual decreases: fertility fell from 2.78 in 2015 to 2.267 in 2024. The sustained decline suggests American Samoa's fertility rate will likely remain near or below current replacement levels, following demographic patterns observed across developed and developing island economies.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.267 births per woman | -0.83% |
| 2023 | 2.286 births per woman | -0.82% |
| 2022 | 2.305 births per woman | -0.95% |
| 2021 | 2.327 births per woman | -1.40% |
| 2020 | 2.36 births per woman | -1.83% |
| 2019 | 2.404 births per woman | -3.61% |
| 2018 | 2.494 births per woman | -4.00% |
| 2017 | 2.598 births per woman | -3.74% |
| 2016 | 2.699 births per woman | -2.91% |
| 2015 | 2.78 births per woman | -2.52% |
| 2014 | 2.852 births per woman | -2.73% |
| 2013 | 2.932 births per woman | -3.65% |
| 2012 | 3.043 births per woman | -3.98% |
| 2011 | 3.169 births per woman | -3.74% |
| 2010 | 3.292 births per woman | -1.99% |
| 2009 | 3.359 births per woman | -1.78% |
| 2008 | 3.42 births per woman | -2.54% |
| 2007 | 3.509 births per woman | -4.78% |
| 2006 | 3.685 births per woman | -4.61% |
| 2005 | 3.863 births per woman | -2.08% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.945 births per woman | +0.90% |
| 2003 | 3.91 births per woman | +1.14% |
| 2002 | 3.866 births per woman | -0.10% |
| 2001 | 3.87 births per woman | -0.51% |
| 2000 | 3.89 births per woman | -0.03% |
| 1999 | 3.891 births per woman | +0.34% |
| 1998 | 3.878 births per woman | -0.23% |
| 1997 | 3.887 births per woman | -1.45% |
| 1996 | 3.944 births per woman | -4.30% |
| 1995 | 4.121 births per woman | -6.00% |
| 1994 | 4.384 births per woman | -4.80% |
| 1993 | 4.605 births per woman | +1.05% |
| 1992 | 4.557 births per woman | +0.64% |
| 1991 | 4.528 births per woman | +1.25% |
| 1990 | 4.472 births per woman | +1.41% |
| 1989 | 4.41 births per woman | +2.23% |
| 1988 | 4.314 births per woman | +0.37% |
| 1987 | 4.298 births per woman | +0.51% |
| 1986 | 4.276 births per woman | +0.49% |
| 1985 | 4.255 births per woman | +0.12% |
| 1984 | 4.25 births per woman | -0.40% |
| 1983 | 4.267 births per woman | -2.36% |
| 1982 | 4.37 births per woman | -2.85% |
| 1981 | 4.498 births per woman | -2.79% |
| 1980 | 4.627 births per woman | -2.71% |
| 1979 | 4.756 births per woman | -2.40% |
| 1978 | 4.873 births per woman | -1.62% |
| 1977 | 4.953 births per woman | +0.43% |
| 1976 | 4.932 births per woman | -1.62% |
| 1975 | 5.013 births per woman | -2.45% |
| 1974 | 5.139 births per woman | -2.98% |
| 1973 | 5.297 births per woman | -4.02% |
| 1972 | 5.519 births per woman | -4.27% |
| 1971 | 5.765 births per woman | -3.16% |
| 1970 | 5.953 births per woman | -2.76% |
| 1969 | 6.122 births per woman | -2.53% |
| 1968 | 6.281 births per woman | -2.79% |
| 1967 | 6.461 births per woman | -2.37% |
| 1966 | 6.618 births per woman | -1.66% |
| 1965 | 6.73 births per woman | -0.74% |
| 1964 | 6.78 births per woman | +1.39% |
| 1963 | 6.687 births per woman | +1.27% |
| 1962 | 6.603 births per woman | +0.43% |
| 1961 | 6.575 births per woman | -0.05% |
| 1960 | 6.578 births per woman | — |
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