Population 178,631 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 30.6% (male 27,774; female 26,854)
15-64 years: 63.5% (male 71,358; female 42,150)
65 years and over: 5.9% (male 4,859; female 5,636) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate -0.25% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 15.53 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 6.35 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -11.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.69 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female
total population: 1.39 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 30.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 69.8 years
female: 72.69 years (2002 est.)
male: 67.06 years

Total fertility rate 3.3 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths NA

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: 80%
male: 81%
female: 79% (1999)

NOTE: The information regarding Samoa on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Samoa People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Samoa People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.