Demographics of American Samoa

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Demographics of American Samoa include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects. American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean.

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Population in thousands; Data of FAO, year 2005. Samoa American Demo.png
Population in thousands; Data of FAO, year 2005.


Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19005,679    
19127,251+2.06%
19208,056+1.32%
193010,055+2.24%
194012,908+2.53%
195018,937+3.91%
196020,051+0.57%
YearPop.±% p.a.
197027,159+3.08%
198032,297+1.75%
199046,773+3.77%
200057,291+2.05%
201055,519−0.31%
202049,710−1.10%

The statistics from 1900 to 1950 and every decennial census are from the U.S. Census Bureau. There was no census taken in 1910, but a special census taken in 1912. Beginning with the 1930 Census, Swain Island is included in the population count for American Samoa. The remaining statistics are from the World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated. [1]

Structure of the population

Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 01.IV.2010): [7]
Age GroupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total28 16427 35555 519100
0–43 4173 1946 61111.91
5–93 4703 0656 53511.77
10–143 2143 0656 27911.31
15–193 2183 0786 29611.34
20–241 9441 9473 8917.01
25–291 6701 6543 3245.99
30–341 7261 7843 5106.32
35–391 8451 7643 6096.50
40–441 7931 8073 6006.48
45–491 6731 7163 3896.10
50–541 3351 3442 6794.83
55–591 0111 0382 0493.69
60–647557251 4802.67
65–695004609601.73
70–743213336541.18
75–791551823370.61
80–84761302060.37
85+41691100.20
Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent
0–1410 1019 32419 42534.99
15–6416 97016 85733 82760.93
65+1 0931 1742 2674.08

Vital statistics

Registered births and deaths [8] [9]

21st-century demography of American Samoa
YearPopulationLive birthsDeathsNatural increaseCrude birth rateCrude death rateRate of natural increaseTotal Fertility Rate
200159,4001,6552391,41627.94.023.93.50
200260,8001,6292951,33426.84.921.93.86
200362,6001,6082571,35125.74.121.63.85
200464,1001,7132891,42426.74.522.24.14
200565,5001,7202791,44126.34.322.03.92
200666,9001,4422671,17521.64.017.63.52
200768,2001,2932511,04219.03.715.32.87
200869,2001,3382401,09819.33.515.82.91
200970,1001,3753241,05119.64.615.02.86
201067,3801,2792471,03219.03.715.33.11
201164,2921,2872831,00420.04.415.63.10
201263,5961,17528289318.54.414.12.85
201362,6101,16127089118.54.314.22.61
201461,8111,08425982517.54.213.32.60
201560,8631,09631478218.05.212.82.55
201660,2001,01328073316.84.712.12.69
201760,3001,00131069116.65.111.52.59
201859,60092129862315.55.010.5
201958,50084027856214.44.89.6
2020 [10] 49,84173432241214.76.58.2
2021 [10] 51,56170633137513.76.47.3
2022 [10] 51,26970639930713.87.86.0
202373735638113.86.77.1

Ethnic groups

Languages

Sign in English and Samoan in American Samoa Samoan roadsign.JPG
Sign in English and Samoan in American Samoa

Native languages include:

English proficiency is very high.

Religion

Major Christian denominations on the island include the Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa, the Catholic Church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Methodist Church of Samoa. Collectively, these churches account for the vast majority of the population. [11]

J. Gordon Melton in his book claims that the Methodists, Congregationalists with the London Missionary Society, and Catholics led the first Christian missions to the islands. Other denominations arrived later, beginning in 1895 with the Seventh-day Adventists, various Pentecostals (including the Assemblies of God), Church of the Nazarene, Jehovah's Witnesses, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The World Factbook 2010 estimate shows the religious affiliations of American Samoa as 98.3% Christian, other 1%, unaffiliated 0.7%. [1] World Christian Database 2010 estimate shows the religious affiliations of American Samoa as 98.3% Christian, 0.7% agnostic, 0.4% Chinese Universalist, 0.3% Buddhist, and 0.3% Baháʼí. [12]

According to Pew Research Center, 98.3% of the total population is Christian. Among Christians, 59.5% are Protestant, 19.7% are Catholic and 19.2% are other Christians. A major Protestant church on the island, gathering a substantial part of the local Protestant population, is the Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa, a Reformed denomination in the Congregationalist tradition. As of August 2017, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints website claims membership of 16,180 or one-quarter of the whole population, with 41 congregations, and 4 family history centers in American Samoa. [13] The Jehovah's Witnesses claim 210 "ministers of the word" and 3 congregations. [14]

References

  1. 1 2 "American Samoa". The World Factbook (2025 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. October 6, 2021.  (Archived 2021 edition.)
  2. "American Samoa Population (live) – Worldometers". www.worldometers.info.
  3. Mendoza, Moises (October 11, 2014). "How a weird law gives one group American nationality but not citizenship". Public Radio International (PRI). Retrieved August 24, 2018. Those nationals — born on the 55,000-person US island territory in the South Pacific — receive US passports, can serve in the military and work and live on the mainland United States.
  4. "U.S. nationals born in American Samoa sue for citizenship". NBC News. Associated Press. March 28, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  5. "Census 2010 News | U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2010 Census Population Counts for American Samoa". 2010 United States Census . census.gov. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  6. 1 2 2010 American Samoa Demographic Profile Data, U.S. Census Bureau.
  7. "UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  8. "Statistical Yearbook | Department of Commerce". October 15, 2018. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  9. "Products – National Vital Statistics Reports". www.cdc.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  10. 1 2 3 "American Samoa Statistical Yearbook – 2022" (PDF). Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  11. Macpherson, Cluny; Macpherson, La'avasa (2011). "Churches and the Economy of Sāmoa". The Contemporary Pacific. 23 (2): 304–337. doi:10.1353/cp.2011.0042. hdl: 10125/23847 . JSTOR   23725519. S2CID   154742271.
  12. "American Samoa: Adherents Profile at the Association of Religion Data Archives, World Christian Database". Thearda.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  13. "LDS Newsroom". Mormonnewsroom.org. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  14. "American Samoa: How Many Jehovah's Witnesses Are There?". JW.ORG. Retrieved August 13, 2017.