PEOPLE
Population:
57,902 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 36.6% (male 10,983; female 10,208)
15-64 years: 60.3% (male 18,010; female 16,933)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 699; female 1,069) (2004 est.)
Median age:
total: 22.4 years
male: 22.1 years
female: 22.7 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.04% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
24.46 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
3.39 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
-20.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 9.48 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10.06 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.62 years
male: 72.05 years
female: 79.41 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate:
3.41 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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.)
