American Samoa
Constituent / territory of United States.
2026 population
50K
Rank #221 globally
Area
199 km² (77 sq mi)
Metros tracked
1
46% of population in metros
Composite score
0.3
Rank #230 globally
At a glance
- Official languages
- Samoan, English
- Currency
- United States dollar ($)
- Legislature
- American Samoa Fono
- Demonym
- American Samoan
- Time zones
- Samoa Time Zone, UTC−11:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +1684
- Internet TLD
- .as
- ISO 3166
- AS
- Established
- 1899
- Highest point
- Lata Mountain (963 m (3,159 ft))
- National anthem
- Amerika Samoa
Facts via Wikidata.
Economy and developmentHigh income
GDP
$871M
World Bank · 2022
GDP per capita
$18.0k
World Bank · 2022
Life expectancy
73.0 yrs
World Bank · 2024
Median age
28.4 yrs
World Bank · 2023
Urban population
81%
World Bank · 2025
Pop. growth
-1.6%
World Bank · 2025
Pop. density
238/km²
World Bank · 2023
Foreign-born
50.6%
World Bank · 2024
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.
Leadership History1 leaders · click to expand
Pula Nikolao Pula✦ Current
2025–PresentGovernor
Republican
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Pula Nikolao Pula✦ Current | Governor | 2025–Present |
National Teams
American Samoa on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
Administrative subdivisions
4 entries listed under American Samoa across 2 types. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
Islands (1)
American Samoa metro footprint
1 metroLoading map…
1 polygons
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
1 tracked metro
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2761 | Pago Pago★ Capital▲ Largest | Eastern | 23K | 0.3 | Local Metro |