People
Population:
214,384 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
40% (male 43,540; female 42,185)
15-64 years:
56% (male 62,742; female 57,323)
65 years and over:
4% (male 4,089; female 4,505) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.37% (1996 est.)
Birth rate:
31.12 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate:
5.75 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate:
-1.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.91 male(s)/female
all ages:
1.06 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
34.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
68.73 years
male:
66.35 years
female:
71.24 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate:
3.93 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Western Samoan(s)
adjective:
Western Samoan
Ethnic divisions:
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:
age 15 and over can read and write (1971 est.)
total population:
97%
male:
97%
female:
97%
