American Samoa Demographics Profile 2006

Population

57,794 (July 2006 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 34.7% (male 10,388/female 9,654)
15-64 years: 62.4% (male 18,698/female 17,350)
65 years and over: 2.9% (male 633/female 1,071) (2006 est.)

Median age

total: 23.2 years
male: 22.9 years
female: 23.4 years (2006 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.19% (2006 est.)

Birth rate

22.46 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate

3.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate

-21.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.59 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 9.07 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76.05 years
male: 72.48 years
female: 79.82 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.16 children born/woman (2006 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: American Samoan(s) (US nationals)
adjective: American Samoan

Ethnic groups

native Pacific islander 92.9%, Asian 2.9%, white 1.2%, mixed 2.8%, other 0.2% (2000 census)

Religions

Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%

Languages

Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2%
note: most people are bilingual (2000 census)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: 97% (1980 est.)