Population 224,713 (July 1998 est.)
note: other estimates range as low as 162,000

Age structure
0-14 years: 39% (male 44,991; female 43,537)
15-64 years: 57% (male 66,201; female 60,764)
65 years and over: 4% (male 4,352; female 4,868) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 2.33% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 29.62 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 5.51 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 31.76 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 69.45 years
male: 67.07 years
female: 71.96 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 3.72 children born/woman (1998 est.)

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
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 97% (1971 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Samoa on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Samoa People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Samoa People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.