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Population Pyramid of American Samoa2024

Total population
47K
Median age
29.7
Peak year
2002
Peak population
57K

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 19K · median age 16.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 32K · median age 18.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 57K · median age 21.4
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 47K · median age 29.7
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 38K · median age 36.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 32K · median age 46.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

American Samoa presently shows a transitional pyramid, narrowing at the base as fertility declines but still with substantial youth cohorts. The median age in 2024 is 29.7 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 27.0% of the population; people 65 and older account for 8.1%.

Peak population

American Samoa's population peaked in 2002 and has been declining since.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 0.0 million with median age 16.6. Projected 2100 values are 0.0 million and median age 46.5.

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