| Population |
177,714 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 28.3% (male 25,548; female 24,668)
15-64 years: 65.5% (male 72,820; female 43,563)
65 years and over: 6.3% (male 5,096; female 6,019) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 24.2 years
male: 26.8 years
female: 20.8 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
-0.25% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
15.69 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
6.47 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
-11.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.67 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 1.39 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 28.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 23.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 33.83 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 70.41 years
male: 67.64 years
female: 73.33 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
3.11 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
12 |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
3 |
| 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 |
conventional long form: independent state of samoa
conventional short form: samoa
former: western samoa |