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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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]
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 28 164 | 27 355 | 55 519 | 100 |
| 0–4 | 3 417 | 3 194 | 6 611 | 11.91 |
| 5–9 | 3 470 | 3 065 | 6 535 | 11.77 |
| 10–14 | 3 214 | 3 065 | 6 279 | 11.31 |
| 15–19 | 3 218 | 3 078 | 6 296 | 11.34 |
| 20–24 | 1 944 | 1 947 | 3 891 | 7.01 |
| 25–29 | 1 670 | 1 654 | 3 324 | 5.99 |
| 30–34 | 1 726 | 1 784 | 3 510 | 6.32 |
| 35–39 | 1 845 | 1 764 | 3 609 | 6.50 |
| 40–44 | 1 793 | 1 807 | 3 600 | 6.48 |
| 45–49 | 1 673 | 1 716 | 3 389 | 6.10 |
| 50–54 | 1 335 | 1 344 | 2 679 | 4.83 |
| 55–59 | 1 011 | 1 038 | 2 049 | 3.69 |
| 60–64 | 755 | 725 | 1 480 | 2.67 |
| 65–69 | 500 | 460 | 960 | 1.73 |
| 70–74 | 321 | 333 | 654 | 1.18 |
| 75–79 | 155 | 182 | 337 | 0.61 |
| 80–84 | 76 | 130 | 206 | 0.37 |
| 85+ | 41 | 69 | 110 | 0.20 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
| 0–14 | 10 101 | 9 324 | 19 425 | 34.99 |
| 15–64 | 16 970 | 16 857 | 33 827 | 60.93 |
| 65+ | 1 093 | 1 174 | 2 267 | 4.08 |
| Year | Population | Live births | Deaths | Natural increase | Crude birth rate | Crude death rate | Rate of natural increase | Total Fertility Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 59,400 | 1,655 | 239 | 1,416 | 27.9 | 4.0 | 23.9 | 3.50 |
| 2002 | 60,800 | 1,629 | 295 | 1,334 | 26.8 | 4.9 | 21.9 | 3.86 |
| 2003 | 62,600 | 1,608 | 257 | 1,351 | 25.7 | 4.1 | 21.6 | 3.85 |
| 2004 | 64,100 | 1,713 | 289 | 1,424 | 26.7 | 4.5 | 22.2 | 4.14 |
| 2005 | 65,500 | 1,720 | 279 | 1,441 | 26.3 | 4.3 | 22.0 | 3.92 |
| 2006 | 66,900 | 1,442 | 267 | 1,175 | 21.6 | 4.0 | 17.6 | 3.52 |
| 2007 | 68,200 | 1,293 | 251 | 1,042 | 19.0 | 3.7 | 15.3 | 2.87 |
| 2008 | 69,200 | 1,338 | 240 | 1,098 | 19.3 | 3.5 | 15.8 | 2.91 |
| 2009 | 70,100 | 1,375 | 324 | 1,051 | 19.6 | 4.6 | 15.0 | 2.86 |
| 2010 | 67,380 | 1,279 | 247 | 1,032 | 19.0 | 3.7 | 15.3 | 3.11 |
| 2011 | 64,292 | 1,287 | 283 | 1,004 | 20.0 | 4.4 | 15.6 | 3.10 |
| 2012 | 63,596 | 1,175 | 282 | 893 | 18.5 | 4.4 | 14.1 | 2.85 |
| 2013 | 62,610 | 1,161 | 270 | 891 | 18.5 | 4.3 | 14.2 | 2.61 |
| 2014 | 61,811 | 1,084 | 259 | 825 | 17.5 | 4.2 | 13.3 | 2.60 |
| 2015 | 60,863 | 1,096 | 314 | 782 | 18.0 | 5.2 | 12.8 | 2.55 |
| 2016 | 60,200 | 1,013 | 280 | 733 | 16.8 | 4.7 | 12.1 | 2.69 |
| 2017 | 60,300 | 1,001 | 310 | 691 | 16.6 | 5.1 | 11.5 | 2.59 |
| 2018 | 59,600 | 921 | 298 | 623 | 15.5 | 5.0 | 10.5 | |
| 2019 | 58,500 | 840 | 278 | 562 | 14.4 | 4.8 | 9.6 | |
| 2020 [10] | 49,841 | 734 | 322 | 412 | 14.7 | 6.5 | 8.2 | |
| 2021 [10] | 51,561 | 706 | 331 | 375 | 13.7 | 6.4 | 7.3 | |
| 2022 [10] | 51,269 | 706 | 399 | 307 | 13.8 | 7.8 | 6.0 | |
| 2023 | 737 | 356 | 381 | 13.8 | 6.7 | 7.1 | ||
Native languages include:
English proficiency is very high.
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]
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