Short facts about people of Western Samoa

Population:

179,058 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  31.88% (male 29,009; female 28,069) 15-64 years:  62.44% (male 70,491; female 41,304) 65 years and over:  5.68% (male 4,739; female 5,446) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

-0.23% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

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

Death rate:

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

Net migration rate:

-11.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.71 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.87 male(s)/female total population:  1.39 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

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

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  69.5 years male:  66.77 years female:  72.37 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.4 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:  Samoan(s) adjective:  Samoan

Ethnic groups:

Samoan 92.6%, Euronesians 7% (persons of European and Polynesian blood), Europeans 0.4%

Religions:

Christian 99.7% (about one-half of population associated with the London Missionary Society; includes Congregational, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Latter-Day Saints, Seventh-Day Adventist)

Languages:

Samoan (Polynesian), English

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  97% male:  97% female:  97% (1971 est.)

Source: World Factbook