American Samoa: People & Society#
| Population | 54,194 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: American Samoan(s) (US nationals) adjective: American Samoan |
| Ethnic groups | Pacific Islander 92.6% (includes Samoan 88.9%, Tongan 2.9%, other .8%), Asian 3.6% (includes Filipino 2.2%, other 1.4%), mixed 2.7%, other 1.2% (2010 est.) |
| Languages | Samoan 88.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.9%, Tongan 2.7%, other Pacific islander 3%, other 1.8% note: most people are bilingual (2010 est.) |
| Religions | Christian 98.3%, other 1%, unaffiliated 0.7% (2010 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 24.04% (male 6,381/female 6,646) 15-24 years: 18.76% (male 4,983/female 5,185) 25-54 years: 42.62% (male 11,907/female 11,188) 55-64 years: 9.18% (male 2,438/female 2,535) 65 years and over: 5.41% (male 1,342/female 1,589) (2016 est.) |
| Median age | total: 29.4 years male: 29.9 years female: 28.8 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -0.25% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 22.9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 4.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -20.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 87.2% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: -0.13% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | PAGO PAGO (capital) 48,000 (2014) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 8.5 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.9 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 75.4 years male: 72.4 years female: 78.5 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.87 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 62.5% of population rural: 62.5% of population total: 62.5% of population unimproved: urban: 37.5% of population rural: 37.5% of population total: 37.5% of population (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Major infectious diseases | note: active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016) |
| Education expenditures | NA |