Short facts about people of American Samoa

Population:

67,084 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  38.44% (male 13,278; female 12,512) 15-64 years:  56.57% (male 18,784; female 19,163) 65 years and over:  4.99% (male 1,779; female 1,568) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.42% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

24.88 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

4.31 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

3.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  1.13 male(s)/female total population:  1.02 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

10.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  75.32 years male:  70.89 years female:  80.02 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.5 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun:  American Samoan(s) adjective:  American Samoan

Ethnic groups:

Samoan (Polynesian) 89%, Caucasian 2%, Tongan 4%, other 5%

Religions:

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

Languages:

Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English note:  most people are bilingual

Literacy:

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

Source: World Factbook