American Samoa vs Vatican: Population growth rate

American Samoa

-1.6%

in 2023

Vatican

-1.8%

in 2023

American Samoa rank

229th

Vatican rank

231st

Population growth rate over time

American Samoa currently reports -1.6% against -1.8% in Vatican, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was American Samoa ahead.

Globally, American Samoa ranks 229th and Vatican ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Indicator: Population growth rate
Unit: %
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 annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.