The People of American Samoa
The People of American Samoa
American Samoan People
Population: 65,628 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 33.4% (male 11,159/female 10,768) 15-64 years: 62.7% (male 20,848/female 20,271) 65 years and over: 3.9% (male 1,211/female 1,371) (2009 est.)
Median age: total: 23.1 years male: 23 years female: 23.3 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.222% (2009 est.)
Death rate: 4.13 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate: -6.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 10.18 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 73.72 years male: 70.8 years female: 76.82 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.29 children born/woman (2009 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 91.6%, Asian 2.8%, white 1.1%, mixed 4.2%, other 0.3% (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.)