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Demographics of Samoa

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This article is about the demographic features of the population of Samoa, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

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Map of Samoa

Fertility Rate (The Demographic Health Survey)

Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate):

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

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

Total population

  • 197,773

    • Age structure

  • 0–14 years: 32.72% (male 33,393/female 31,324)
  • 15–24 years: 19.96% (male 20,253/female 19,217)
  • 25–54 years: 35.58% (male 36,374/female 33,993)
  • 55–64 years: 6.24% (male 6,283/female 6,057)
  • 65 years and over: 5.5% (male 4,730/female 6,149) (2015 est.)

    • Median age

  • Total: 23.5 years
  • Male: 23.3 years
  • Female: 23.8 years (2015 est.)

    • Population growth rate

  • 0.58%

    • Birth rate

  • 20.87 births/1,000 population

    • Death rate

  • 5.32 deaths/1,000 population

    • Net migration rate

  • -9.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)

    • Sex ratio

  • At Birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
  • 0–14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
  • 15–24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
  • 25–54 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
  • 55–64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
  • 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
  • Total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2015 est.)

    • Infant mortality rate

  • Total: 19.57 deaths/1,000 live births
  • Male: 23.1 deaths/1,000 live births
  • Female: 15.87 deaths/1,000 live births

    • Death rate

  • 5.32 deaths/1,000 population

    • Life expectancy at birth

  • Total population: 73.46 years
  • Male: 70.58 years
  • Female: 76.48 years

    • Total fertility rate

  • 2.84 children born/woman (2015 est.)

    • Nationality

  • Samoans (Noun)
  • Samoan (Adjective)

    • Ethnic groups

  • Samoan 92.6%
  • Euronesians (persons of European and Polynesian blood) 7%
  • Europeans 0.4%

    • Religions

  • Protestant 57.4%
  • Congregationalist 31.8%
  • Methodist 13.7%
  • Assembly of God 8%,
  • Seventh-Day Adventist 3.9%
  • Roman Catholic 19.4%
  • Mormon 15.2%
  • Worship Centre 1.7%
  • Other Christian 5.5%
  • Other 0.7%
  • None 0.1%,
  • Unspecified 0.1%

    • Languages

  • Samoan (Official)
  • English

    • Literacy

  • Total Population: 99%
  • Male: 99.1%
  • Female: 98.8%

    • References

    Demographics of Samoa Wikipedia
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