Urban area long term, annual growth rate in American Samoa
American Samoa: Urban area long term, annual growth rate was -4.08 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-4.08 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 46.3%
World rank
202nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
6.14 % change on previous year
in 1984
All-time low
-4.08 % change on previous year
in 2025
Years of data
75
1951–2025
Urban area long term, annual growth rate in American Samoa, 1951–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, urban area long term, annual growth rate in American Samoa stood at -4.08 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.3% on the previous year and down 613.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, annual growth rate in American Samoa peaked at 6.14 % change on previous year in 1984 and was at its lowest, -4.08 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places American Samoa 202nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban area long term, annual growth rate in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 2.39 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -20.6% |
| 1953 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -24.0% |
| 1954 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
| 1955 | 0.7307 % change on previous year | -29.2% |
| 1956 | 0.5959 % change on previous year | -18.5% |
| 1957 | 0.6534 % change on previous year | +9.7% |
| 1958 | 0.9777 % change on previous year | +49.6% |
| 1959 | 1.56 % change on previous year | +59.6% |
| 1960 | 2.36 % change on previous year | +51.3% |
| 1961 | 3.24 % change on previous year | +37.4% |
| 1962 | 4.01 % change on previous year | +23.9% |
| 1963 | 4.49 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 1964 | 4.58 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 4.4 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 4.2 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 4.02 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 3.82 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 3.6 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1971 | 3.55 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 1974 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 1975 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 1976 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -21.2% |
| 1977 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 1.72 % change on previous year | +20.4% |
| 1979 | 2.74 % change on previous year | +59.7% |
| 1980 | 4.27 % change on previous year | +56.0% |
| 1981 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 1982 | 4.89 % change on previous year | +35.5% |
| 1983 | 5.79 % change on previous year | +18.4% |
| 1984 | 6.14 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 6.02 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 5.37 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 1987 | 5.26 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 4.98 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 4.55 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 4.11 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 4.71 % change on previous year | +14.8% |
| 1992 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 3.59 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 3.24 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 3 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 3.22 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -24.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7534 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 2006 | 0.199 % change on previous year | -73.6% |
| 2007 | -0.2917 % change on previous year | -246.6% |
| 2008 | -0.5324 % change on previous year | +82.5% |
| 2009 | -0.4362 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 2010 | -0.0788 % change on previous year | -81.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0528 % change on previous year | -166.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4594 % change on previous year | +770.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7605 % change on previous year | +65.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8531 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7945 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7216 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6808 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6692 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6828 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.318 % change on previous year | -53.4% |
| 2021 | 2.9 % change on previous year | +812.3% |
| 2022 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 2023 | -1.6 % change on previous year | -185.1% |
| 2024 | -2.79 % change on previous year | +74.5% |
| 2025 | -4.08 % change on previous year | +46.3% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's -4.08 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.08 % change on previous year. (68 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's -4.08 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.92 % change on previous year. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area long term, annual growth rate in American Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +812.3% | 0.318 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +770.6% | 0.0528 % change on previous year | 0.4594 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | -246.6% | 0.199 % change on previous year | -0.2917 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | -185.1% | 1.88 % change on previous year | -1.6 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +166.9% | -0.0788 % change on previous year | 0.0528 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.25 % change on previous year | 0.5959 % change on previous year | 2.39 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 3.87 % change on previous year | 2.36 % change on previous year | 4.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.48 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | 3.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.09 % change on previous year | 3.61 % change on previous year | 6.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.44 % change on previous year | 2.7 % change on previous year | 4.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9455 % change on previous year | -0.5324 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5596 % change on previous year | -0.0788 % change on previous year | 0.8531 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5609 % change on previous year | -4.08 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 199 Puerto Rico -0.091 % change on previous year compare
- 200 United States Virgin Islands -1.21 % change on previous year compare
- 201 Fiji -1.61 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for American Samoa
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0023 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area long term, annual growth rate in American Samoa?
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate in American Samoa was -4.08 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, annual growth rate recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.14 % change on previous year in 1984.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, annual growth rate recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.08 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does American Samoa rank for urban area long term, annual growth rate?
- American Samoa ranks 202nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, annual growth rate rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 613.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban area long term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban area long term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.