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Population | 46,366 (July 2021 est.) |
Nationality | noun: American Samoan(s) (US nationals) adjective: American Samoan |
Ethnic groups | Pacific Islander 92.6% (includes Samoan 88.9%, Tongan 2.9%, other .8%), Asian 3.6% (includes Filipino 2.2%, other 1.4%), mixed 2.7%, other 1.2% (2010 est.) note: data represent population by ethnic origin or race |
Languages | Samoan 88.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.9%, Tongan 2.7%, other Pacific islander 3%, other 1.8% (2010 est.) note: most people are bilingual |
Religions | Christian 98.3%, other 1%, unaffiliated 0.7% (2010 est.) |
Age structure | 0-14 years: 27.76% (male 7,063/female 6,662) 15-24 years: 18.16% (male 4,521/female 4,458) 25-54 years: 37.49% (male 9,164/female 9,370) 55-64 years: 9.69% (male 2,341/female 2,447) 65 years and over: 6.9% (male 1,580/female 1,831) (2020 est.) |
Median age | total: 27.2 years male: 26.7 years female: 27.7 years (2020 est.) |
Population growth rate | -2.1% (2021 est.) |
Birth rate | 17.19 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
Death rate | 6 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
Net migration rate | -32.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
Urbanization | urban population: 87.2% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.26% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major cities - population | 49,000 PAGO PAGO (capital) (2018) |
Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
Infant mortality rate | total: 10.25 deaths/1,000 live births male: 12.39 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth | total population: 75.06 years male: 72.55 years female: 77.72 years (2021 est.) |
Total fertility rate | 2.28 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
Drinking water source | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
Sanitation facility access | improved: total: 99% of population unimproved: total: 1% of population (2017 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
Education expenditures | NA |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021