Demographics of American Samoa
Demographics of American Samoa include population density , ethnicity , education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects. American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean .
Population in thousands; Data of FAO , year 2005.
Vital statistics
Births and deaths [ 1] [ 2]
21st-century demography of American Samoa
Year
Population
Live births
Deaths
Natural increase
Crude birth rate
Crude death rate
Rate of natural increase
Total Fertility Rate
2001
59,400
1,655
239
1,416
27.9
4.0
23.9
3.50
2002
60,800
1,629
295
1,334
26.8
4.9
21.9
3.86
2003
62,600
1,608
257
1,351
25.7
4.1
21.6
3.85
2004
64,100
1,713
289
1,424
26.7
4.5
22.2
4.14
2005
65,500
1,720
279
1,441
26.3
4.3
22.0
3.92
2006
66,900
1,442
267
1,175
21.6
4.0
17.6
3.52
2007
68,200
1,293
251
1,042
19.0
3.7
15.3
2.87
2008
69,200
1,338
240
1,098
19.3
3.5
15.8
2.91
2009
70,100
1,375
324
1,051
19.6
4.6
15.0
2.86
2010
67,380
1,279
247
1,032
19.0
3.7
15.3
3.11
2011
64,292
1,287
283
1,004
20.0
4.4
15.6
3.10
2012
63,596
1,175
282
893
18.5
4.4
14.1
2.85
2013
62,610
1,161
270
891
18.5
4.3
14.2
2.61
2014
61,811
1,084
259
825
17.5
4.2
13.3
2.60
2015
60,863
1,096
314
782
18.0
5.2
12.8
2.55
2016
60,200
1,013
280
733
16.8
4.7
12.1
2.69
2017
60,300
1,001
310
691
16.6
5.1
11.5
2.59
2018
59,600
921
298
623
15.5
5.0
10.5
2019
58,500
840
278
562
14.4
4.8
9.6
2020[ 3]
49,841
734
322
412
14.7
6.5
8.2
2021[ 3]
51,561
706
331
375
13.7
6.4
7.3
2022[ 3]
51,269
706
399
307
13.8
7.8
6.0
Structure of the population
Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 01.IV.2010):
[ 4]
Age Group
Male
Female
Total
%
Total
28 164
27 355
55 519
100
0–4
3 417
3 194
6 611
11.91
5–9
3 470
3 065
6 535
11.77
10–14
3 214
3 065
6 279
11.31
15–19
3 218
3 078
6 296
11.34
20–24
1 944
1 947
3 891
7.01
25–29
1 670
1 654
3 324
5.99
30–34
1 726
1 784
3 510
6.32
35–39
1 845
1 764
3 609
6.50
40–44
1 793
1 807
3 600
6.48
45–49
1 673
1 716
3 389
6.10
50–54
1 335
1 344
2 679
4.83
55–59
1 011
1 038
2 049
3.69
60–64
755
725
1 480
2.67
65–69
500
460
960
1.73
70–74
321
333
654
1.18
75–79
155
182
337
0.61
80–84
76
130
206
0.37
85+
41
69
110
0.20
Age group
Male
Female
Total
Percent
0–14
10 101
9 324
19 425
34.99
15–64
16 970
16 857
33 827
60.93
65+
1 093
1 174
2 267
4.08
Population statistics
Historical population Year 1900 5,679 — 1912 7,251 +27.7% 1920 8,056 +11.1% 1930 10,055 +24.8% 1940 12,908 +28.4% 1950 18,937 +46.7% 1960 20,051 +5.9% 1970 27,159 +35.4% 1980 32,297 +18.9% 1990 46,773 +44.8% 2000 57,291 +22.5% 2010 55,519 −3.1% 2020 49,710 −10.5%
The statistics from 1900 to 1950 and every decennial census are from the U.S. Census Bureau. There was no census taken in 1910, but a special census taken in 1912. Beginning with the 1930 Census, Swain Island is included in the population count for American Samoa. The remaining statistics are from the World Factbook , unless otherwise indicated.[ 5]
Population
Approximately 55,212,[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] but the Factbook states 49,437 (2020 estimate). About 65% of the population are U.S. nationals, of whom at least 10% are U.S. citizens.[ 10] Of the foreign-born population, 81% are from Samoa , 9% are from other parts of Oceania , and 9% are from Asia .[ 10]
Age structure
0–14 years: 27.76% (male 7,063/female 6,662)
15–24 years: 18.16% (male 4,521/female 4,458)
25–54 years: 37.49% (male 9,164/female 9,370)
55–64 years: 9.69% (male 2,341/female 2,447)
65 years and over: 6.9% (male 1,580/female 1,831) (2020 est.)
total: 27.2 years
male: 26.7 years
female: 27.7 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
Birth rate
17.19 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate
6 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate
−32.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population: 87.2% of total population (2020)
Rate of urbanization: 0.07% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
Sex ratio
At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0–14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15–24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
25–54 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
55–64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female
Total population: 1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
American Samoa's population pyramid .
Infant mortality rate
Total: 10.25 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 12.39 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 8 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 75.06 years
Male: 72.55 years
Female: 77.72 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.06 children born/woman (2024 est.)
Nationality
Noun: American Samoan(s) (US Nationals)
Adjective: American Samoan
Ethnic groups
Religions
Christian 98.3%
Other 1%
Unaffiliated 0.7% (2010 est.)
Major Christian denominations on the island include the Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa , the Catholic Church , the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Methodist Church of Samoa. Collectively, these churches account for the vast majority of the population.[ 11]
J. Gordon Melton in his book claims that the Methodists , Congregationalists with the London Missionary Society , and Catholics led the first Christian missions to the islands. Other denominations arrived later, beginning in 1895 with the Seventh-day Adventists , various Pentecostals (including the Assemblies of God ), Church of the Nazarene , Jehovah's Witnesses , and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .
The World Factbook 2010 estimate shows the religious affiliations of American Samoa as 98.3% Christian , other 1%, unaffiliated 0.7%.[ 5] World Christian Database 2010 estimate shows the religious affiliations of American Samoa as 98.3% Christian, 0.7% agnostic , 0.4% Chinese Universalist , 0.3% Buddhist , and 0.3% Baháʼí .[ 12]
According to Pew Research Center , 98.3% of the total population is Christian. Among Christians, 59.5% are Protestant , 19.7% are Catholic and 19.2% are other Christians . A major Protestant church on the island, gathering a substantial part of the local Protestant population, is the Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa , a Reformed denomination in the Congregationalist tradition . As of August 2017[update] , The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints website claims membership of 16,180 or one-quarter of the whole population, with 41 congregations, and 4 family history centers in American Samoa.[ 13] The Jehovah's Witnesses claim 210 "ministers of the word" and 3 congregations.[ 14]
Languages
Native languages include:
Samoan 88.6%
English 3.9%
Tongan 2.7%
Other Pacific islander 3%
Other 1.8% (2010 est.)
English proficiency is very high.
References
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^ "Products – National Vital Statistics Reports" . www.cdc.gov . Retrieved May 20, 2024 .
^ a b c "American Samoa Statistical Yearbook – 2022" (PDF) . Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024 .
^ "UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics" . unstats.un.org . Retrieved May 10, 2023 .
^ a b "American Samoa" . The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency . October 6, 2021. (Archived 2021 edition.)
^ "American Samoa Population (live) – Worldometers" . www.worldometers.info .
^ Mendoza, Moises (October 11, 2014). "How a weird law gives one group American nationality but not citizenship" . Public Radio International (PRI). Retrieved August 24, 2018 . Those nationals — born on the 55,000-person US island territory in the South Pacific — receive US passports , can serve in the military and work and live on the mainland United States.
^ "U.S. nationals born in American Samoa sue for citizenship" . NBC News . Associated Press. March 28, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-01 .
^ "Census 2010 News | U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2010 Census Population Counts for American Samoa" . 2010 United States Census . census.gov. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2018 .
^ a b 2010 American Samoa Demographic Profile Data , U.S. Census Bureau.
^ Macpherson, Cluny; Macpherson, La'avasa (2011). "Churches and the Economy of Sāmoa" . The Contemporary Pacific . 23 (2): 304–337. doi :10.1353/cp.2011.0042 . hdl :10125/23847 . JSTOR 23725519 . S2CID 154742271 .
^ "American Samoa: Adherents Profile at the Association of Religion Data Archives, World Christian Database" . Thearda.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2014 .
^ "LDS Newsroom" . Mormonnewsroom.org. Retrieved August 11, 2017 .
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