This article is about the demographic

Demographics

Demographics are the most recent statistical characteristics of a population. These types of data are used widely in sociology , public policy, and marketing. Commonly examined demographics include gender, race, age, disabilities, mobility, home ownership, employment status, and even location...

features of the population

Population

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 of American Samoa

American Samoa

American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa...

, including population density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

, ethnicity

Ethnic group

An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...

, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Age structure

0-14 years: 33.4% (male 11,159; female 10,768)

15-64 years: 62.7% (male 20,848; female 20,271)

65 years and over: 3.9% (male 1,211; female 1,371) (2009 est.)

Birth rate

23.31 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

country comparison to the world: 76

Death rate

4.13 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 209

Net migration rate

-6.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

country comparison to the world: 171

Urbanization

urban population: 92% of total population (2008)

rate of urbanization: 2.4% rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female

total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 10.18 deaths/1,000 live births

country comparison to the world: 153

male: 13.3 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 6.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2009)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 73.72 years

country comparison to the world: 98

male: 70.8 years

female: 76.82 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.22 children born/woman (2010 est.)

country comparison to the world: 60

Ethnic groups

Pacific Islander 91.6%, Asian 2.8%, white 1.1%, mixed 4.2%, other 0.3% (2000 census)

Religions

Congregationalist

Congregationalist polity

Congregationalist polity, often known as congregationalism, is a system of church governance in which every local church congregation is independent, ecclesiastically sovereign, or "autonomous"...

 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Buddhism

Buddhism

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 2%, Protestant

Protestantism

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 and other 28%

Languages

Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian

Hawaiian language

The Hawaiian language is a Polynesian language that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the state of Hawaii...

 and other Polynesian languages

Polynesian languages

The Polynesian languages are a language family spoken in the region known as Polynesia. They are classified as part of the Austronesian family, belonging to the Oceanic branch of that family. They fall into two branches: Tongic and Nuclear Polynesian. Polynesians share many cultural traits...

)

English 2.9% (closely related to German

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

 and other Indo-European languages

Indo-European languages

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).

Tongan 2.4%

other Pacific Islander 2.1%

other 2%

note: most people are bilingual (2000 census)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97%

male: 98%

female: 97% (1980 est.)