People of American Samoa
Population: | 57,663 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure: | 0-14 years: 33.6% (male 10,049/female 9,345) 15-64 years: 63.5% (male 19,041/female 17,556) 65 years and over: 2.9% (male 606/female 1,066) (2007 est.) |
Median age: | total: 23.6 years male: 23.4 years female: 23.8 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate: | -0.262% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate: | 21.83 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate: | 3.24 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate: | -21.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.075 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.085 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.568 male(s)/female total population: 1.062 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate: | total: 8.88 deaths/1,000 live births male: 9.47 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 76.25 years male: 72.69 years female: 80.02 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate: | 3.07 children born/woman (2007 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.) |