Migration trends in American Samoa

Oceania

American Samoa takes in more people than it loses: 23.1K immigrants against 3.4K emigrants. Net balance +19.7K — 42% of the country's population

46.8K

Population

23.1K

Immigrants

3.4K

Emigrants

+19.7K

Inflow

1 in 2 residents of American Samoa was born abroad — and 1 in 15 people born in American Samoa lives abroad

#181 in the world by net migration gain

Top corridors

The largest migration flows in American Samoa

Where people come from

1Samoa

15.9K69.0%

2USA

2.6K11.1%

3Tonga

1.3K5.6%

Immigrants in American Samoa

Where people move to

1Samoa

1.3K37.2%

2South Africa

1.1K31.4%

3Mali

51915.4%

American Samoa Diaspora

Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

20.5K immigrants · 1.1K emigrants

1995

An accelerating exodus — the diaspora grew by 50%

Today

Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of emigrants

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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