Demographics of Samoa

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Population: 176,908 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.1% (male 23,492;female 22,653)
15-64 years: 67.3% (male 74,202;female 44,894)
65 years and over: 6.6% (male 5,299;female 6,368) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 25.2 years
male: 28.1 years
female: 22 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate: -0.2% (2006 est.)
Birth rate: 16.43 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate: 6.62 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate: -11.76 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: 1.65 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 1.39 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 26.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 31.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71 years
male: 68.2 years
female: 73.94 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.94 children born/woman (2006 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% (Mormon, London Missionary Society; includes Congregational, Roman Catholic, Methodist,Seventh-day Adventist)
Languages: Samoan (Polynesian), English
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.6%
female: 99.7% (2003 est.)

See also : Samoa