American Samoa vs Marshall Islands: Rural population

American Samoa
8,970
in 2025
Marshall Islands
7,581
in 2025
American Samoa rank
195th
Marshall Islands rank
196th

Rural population over time

  • American Samoa
  • Marshall Islands
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019922025

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 8,970 against 7,581 in Marshall Islands, a difference of 1,389.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Marshall Islands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was American Samoa ahead.

American Samoa ranks 195th and Marshall Islands ranks 196th of 215 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Marshall Islands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 12,710 10,029 2,681 American Samoa
1970s 12,025 10,434 1,591 American Samoa
1980s 11,829 13,494 1,666 Marshall Islands
1990s 8,788 15,507 6,719 Marshall Islands
2000s 6,900 15,266 8,366 Marshall Islands
2010s 8,045 12,118 4,074 Marshall Islands
2020s 8,823 8,625 197.67 American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, American Samoa or Marshall Islands?
American Samoa, at 8,970 against 7,581 in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between American Samoa and Marshall Islands?
1,389, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Marshall Islands?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do American Samoa and Marshall Islands rank globally for rural population?
American Samoa ranks 195th and Marshall Islands ranks 196th of 215 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.