Population 62,093 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 39% (male 12,575; female 11,824)
15-64 years: 56% (male 17,513; female 17,477)
65 years and over: 5% (male 1,364; female 1,340) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 2.74% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 27.31 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 4.03 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 4.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 10.47 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 75.23 years
male: 70.95 years
female: 79.77 years (1998 est.)

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

NOTE: The information regarding American 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 American Samoa People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about American Samoa People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.