Age structure:
0-14 years:
39% (male 13,071; female 12,304)
15-64 years:
56% (male 18,358; female 18,597)
65 years and over:
5% (male 1,631; female 1,485) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.53% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 25.81 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 4.26 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 3.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.1 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 10.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
75.12 years
male:
70.66 years
female:
79.84 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.6 children born/woman (2000 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.)