Population, female (% of total population) in American Samoa
American Samoa: Population, female (% of total population) was 49.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, female in American Samoa, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in American Samoa stood at 49.6%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in American Samoa peaked at 49.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 1960.
That places American Samoa 169th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Population, female (% of total population) in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.8% | — |
| 1961 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 48.2% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 48.2% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 48.2% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 48.2% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 48.2% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 48.2% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 48.2% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 48.0% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 48.0% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 48.1% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 49.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.6%, 98% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 49.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.8%, 100% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.1% | 47.8% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.2% | 48.2% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.1% | 48.0% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 48.0% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.9% | 48.7% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 49.2% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 49.4% | 49.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
More health data for American Samoa
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,150 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 446 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 474 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 347 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 421 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 378 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in American Samoa?
- Population, female in American Samoa was 49.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 1960.
- How does American Samoa rank for population, female?
- American Samoa ranks 169th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.