Age dependency ratio in American Samoa
American Samoa: Age dependency ratio was 53.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in American Samoa, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in American Samoa is 53.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in American Samoa peaked at 107.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 2025.
That places American Samoa 125th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102.4% | 99.8% | 107.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 88.9% | 79.0% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.6% | 71.0% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.6% | 71.0% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.8% | 64.4% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 57.1% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 53.6% | 56.3% | 6 |
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- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 456 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 461 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 450 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 445 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 435 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 441 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 460 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 445 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in American Samoa?
- Age dependency ratio in American Samoa was 53.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 107.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 2025.
- How does American Samoa rank for age dependency ratio?
- American Samoa ranks 125th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.