American Samoa — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
American Samoa had an estimated population of 62,297 in 2005, with 38 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: American Samoa today — population now 45,319, against 62,297 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 62,297 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 56,617 | 45,319 | -20% |
The two sources differ by 10% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tafuna | Western | 11,017 | 7,988 now |
| 2 | Nuʿuuli | Eastern | 5,303 | 5,000 now |
| 3 | Pago Pago | Eastern | 4,196 | 11,500 now |
| 4 | Leone | Western | 4,050 | 4,050 now |
| 5 | Faleniu | Western | 3,200 | 3,200 now |
| 6 | Iliʿili | Western | 3,093 | 3,073 now |
| 7 | Pavaʿiaʿi | Western | 2,612 | — |
| 8 | Aua | Eastern | 2,124 | 2,124 now |
| 9 | Mapusagafou | Western | 2,052 | 2,052 now |
| 10 | Fagatogo | Eastern | 1,868 | 1,868 now |
| 11 | Vaitogi | Western | 1,436 | 1,436 now |
| 12 | Malaeimi | Western | 1,261 | 1,261 now |
| 13 | Vailoatai | Western | 1,144 | 1,144 now |
| 14 | Fagaʿalu | Eastern | 1,054 | 731 now |
| 15 | Aoloau | Western | 966 | 966 now |
| 16 | Fagasa | Eastern | 906 | — |
| 17 | Lauliʿi | Eastern | 906 | — |
| 18 | Futiga | Western | 773 | 682 now |
| 19 | Taputimu | Western | 741 | 741 now |
| 20 | Malaeloa-Ituau | Western | 717 | 717 now |
| 21 | Utulei | Eastern | 683 | 683 now |
| 22 | Malaeloa-Aitulagi | Western | 633 | 633 now |
| 23 | Vatia | Eastern | 604 | — |
| 24 | Mesepa | Western | 552 | 552 now |
| 25 | Leloaloa | Eastern | 546 | 546 now |
| 26 | Afono | Eastern | 527 | 527 now |
| 27 | Alao | Eastern | 508 | 508 now |
| 28 | Amouli | Eastern | 497 | — |
| 29 | Masefau | 473 | — | |
| 30 | Aoa | Eastern | 466 | — |
| 31 | Alofau | Eastern | 465 | — |
| 32 | Fagaʿitua | Eastern | 450 | — |
| 33 | Aunuʿu | Eastern | 436 | — |
| 34 | Aasu | 396 | — | |
| 35 | Atuʿu | Eastern | 376 | — |
| 36 | Tula | Eastern | 370 | — |
| 37 | Ofu | Manuʿa | 254 | 254 now |
| 38 | Swains | Swains Island | 50 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western | 38,851 |
| 2 | Eastern | 22,191 |
| 3 | Manuʿa | 1,205 |
| 4 | Swains Island | 50 |
| 5 | Rose Island | 0 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.