Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — American Samoa

Share of population aged 65 and over in American Samoa in 2025 — 8.5%. Ranked 112 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5.9 pp.

2025 8.5% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 112of 217
Period maximum 8.5%2025
Period minimum 2.4%1964

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — American Samoa, 1960–202502.557.51019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2.6%1962: 2.5%1964: 2.4%1966: 2.5%1968: 2.5%1970: 2.5%1972: 2.5%1974: 2.5%1976: 2.6%1978: 2.7%1980: 2.9%1982: 2.9%1984: 3%1986: 3.1%1988: 3.1%1990: 3.3%1992: 3.3%1994: 3.3%1996: 3.3%1998: 3.3%2000: 3.3%2002: 3.5%2004: 3.7%2006: 3.8%2008: 3.9%2010: 4%2012: 4.4%2014: 4.9%2016: 5.4%2018: 5.9%2020: 6.4%2022: 7.1%2024: 8%2025: 8.5%
Change over the period: +5.9 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: American Samoa

American Samoa 8.5%
World 10.4%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — American Samoa, by year American Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 8.5 +0.5 pp
2024 8 +0.5 pp
2023 7.6 +0.4 pp
2022 7.1 +0.4 pp
2021 6.7 +0.4 pp
2020 6.4 +0.3 pp
2019 6.1 +0.2 pp
2018 5.9 +0.2 pp
2017 5.6 +0.2 pp
2016 5.4 +0.2 pp
2015 5.1 +0.2 pp
2014 4.9 +0.2 pp
2013 4.7 +0.2 pp
2012 4.4 +0.2 pp
2011 4.2 +0.2 pp
2010 4 +0.1 pp
2009 4 +0 pp
2008 3.9 +0 pp
2007 3.9 +0 pp
2006 3.8 +0.1 pp
2005 3.8 +0.1 pp
2004 3.7 +0.1 pp
2003 3.6 +0.1 pp
2002 3.5 +0.1 pp
2001 3.4 +0.1 pp
2000 3.3 +0 pp
1999 3.2 −0 pp
1998 3.3 −0 pp
1997 3.3 −0 pp
1996 3.3 −0 pp
1995 3.3 −0 pp
1994 3.3 +0 pp
1993 3.3 +0 pp
1992 3.3 +0 pp
1991 3.3 +0 pp
1990 3.3 +0.1 pp
1989 3.2 +0 pp
1988 3.1 +0 pp
1987 3.1 +0 pp
1986 3.1 +0 pp
1985 3 +0 pp
1984 3 +0 pp
1983 3 +0 pp
1982 2.9 +0 pp
1981 2.9 +0 pp
1980 2.9 +0.1 pp
1979 2.8 +0.1 pp
1978 2.7 +0.1 pp
1977 2.7 +0.1 pp
1976 2.6 +0.1 pp
1975 2.5 +0 pp
1974 2.5 +0 pp
1973 2.5 +0 pp
1972 2.5 −0 pp
1971 2.5 −0 pp
1970 2.5 −0 pp
1969 2.5 −0 pp
1968 2.5 +0 pp
1967 2.5 +0 pp
1966 2.5 +0 pp
1965 2.5 +0 pp
1964 2.4 −0 pp
1963 2.5 −0.1 pp
1962 2.5 −0.1 pp
1961 2.6 −0.1 pp
1960 2.6

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About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.