American Samoa People:
Population:
57,881 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 35.7% (male:10,705; female:9,956)
15-64 years: 61.3% (male:18,351; female:17,125)
65 years and over: 3% (male:664; female:1,080) (2005)
Median age:
total: 22.76 years
male: 22.5 years
female: 23.05 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
-0.11% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
23.13 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
3.33 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-20.89 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 9.27 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 9.85 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 8.65 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 75.84 years (2005 est.)
male: 72.27 years
female: 79.62 years
Total fertility rate:
3.25 children born/woman (2005 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:
native Pacific islander 92.9%, Asian 2.9%, white 1.2%, mixed 2.8%, other 0.2% (2000)
Religions:
Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%
Languages:
Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages) 90.6%, English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2% (2000)
note: Most people are bilingual
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: 97% (1980)
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