What is median age in American Samoa?

Median age in American Samoa was 28.43 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in American Samoa?

The highest recorded value was 28.43 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in American Samoa?

The lowest recorded value was 14.32 years in 1960.

How does American Samoa rank for median age?

American Samoa ranks 140th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in American Samoa?

Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this American Samoa data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in American Samoa

Name: Median age in American Samoa
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

American Samoa: Median age was 28.43 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

28.43 years

Change on year

up 1.8%

World rank

140th

of 236 countries

All-time high

28.43 years

in 2023

All-time low

14.32 years

in 1960

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in American Samoa, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in American Samoa is 28.43 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in American Samoa peaked at 28.43 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.32 years, in 1960.

American Samoa ranks 140th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	15.01 years	14.32 years	15.53 years	10
1960s	14.77 years	14.32 years	15.01 years	10
1970s	16.31 years	15.18 years	17.54 years	10
1980s	18.74 years	17.83 years	19.68 years	10
1990s	20.02 years	19.82 years	20.24 years	10
2000s	21.11 years	20.34 years	21.58 years	10
2010s	23.9 years	21.49 years	26.25 years	10
2020s	27.57 years	26.67 years	28.43 years	4

Countries ranked near American Samoa

137 Israel 29.15 years compare
138 Venezuela 29.02 years compare
139 Mexico 28.89 years compare
141 Ecuador 28.41 years compare
142 Lebanon 28.32 years compare
143 South Africa 28.21 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for American Samoa

Summer temperature anomalies -0.1017 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 0.0944 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies 0.1942 °C (2026)
Annual precipitation 2,994 millimeters (2025)
Precipitation anomalies 406.76 millimeters (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 0.2171 °C (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies -0.3295 °C (2025)
Share of adults who are overweight or obese 91.0% (2024)
Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 82.6% (2024)
Share of adults who are obese 75.8% (2024)

All data for American Samoa →

Frequently asked questions

What is median age in American Samoa?: Median age in American Samoa was 28.43 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in American Samoa?: The highest recorded value was 28.43 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in American Samoa?: The lowest recorded value was 14.32 years in 1960.
How does American Samoa rank for median age?: American Samoa ranks 140th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in American Samoa?: Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this American Samoa data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.