This article is about the demographics of American Samoa, including

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, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

American Samoa American Samoa ( sm, Amerika Sāmoa, ; also ' or ') is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the island country of Samoa. Its location is centered on . It is east of the International ...

is an

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located in the

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Vital statistics

Births and deaths

Population statistics

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

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, unless otherwise indicated.

Population

*Approximately 55,212, but the Factbook states 49,437 (2020 estimate). About 65% of the population are U.S. nationals, of whom at least 10% are U.S. citizens.2010 American Samoa Demographic Profile Data
U.S. Census Bureau. Of the foreign-born population, 81% are from

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono an ...

, 9% are from other parts of

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, and 9% are from

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

Age structure

*0–14 years: 27.76% (male 7,063/female 6,662) *15–24 years: 18.16% (male 4,521/female 4,458) *25–54 years: 37.49% (male 9,164/female 9,370) *55–64 years: 9.69% (male 2,341/female 2,447) *65 years and over: 6.9% (male 1,580/female 1,831) (2020 est.)

Median age

*total: 27.2 years *male: 26.7 years *female: 27.7 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

*−2.1% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

*17.19 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

*6 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

*−32.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Urbanization

*Urban population: 87.2% of total population (2020) *Rate of urbanization: 0.07% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Sex ratio

*At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female *0–14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female *15–24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female *25–54 years: 0.98 male(s)/female *55–64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female *65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female *Total population: 1 male(s)/female (2020 est.) American-Samoa population pyramid

Infant mortality rate

*Total: 10.25 deaths/1,000 live births *Male: 12.39 deaths/1,000 live births *Female: 8 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

*Total population: 75.06 years *Male: 72.55 years *Female: 77.72 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

*2.28 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Nationality

*Noun: American Samoan(s) (US Nationals) *Adjective: American Samoan

Ethnic groups

Pacific Islander Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the list of islands in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Islands. As an ethnic group, ethnic/race (human categorization), racial term, it is used to describe the original p ...

92.6% (includes Samoan 88.9%, Tongan 2.9%, other 0.8%) *

Asian Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...

3.6% (includes

Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...

2.2%, other 1.4%) *Mixed 2.7% *Other 1.2% (2010 est.)

Religions

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

98.3% *Other 1% *Unaffiliated 0.7% (2010 est.) Major

Christian denomination A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity that comprises all church congregations of the same kind, identifiable by traits such as a name, particular history, organization, leadership, theological doctrine, worsh ...

s on the island include the

Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa The Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa (CCCAS) or the "Ekalesia Faapotopotoga Kerisiano i Amerika Samoa" (EFKAS) is a theologically Calvinist and congregational denomination in American Samoa. It was established in 1980 with Galea'i ...

, the

Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

, the

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The c ...

and the Methodist Church of Samoa. Collectively, these churches account for the vast majority of the population.

J. Gordon Melton John Gordon Melton (born September 19, 1942) is an American religious scholar who was the founding director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion and is currently the Distinguished Professor of American Religious History with the Ins ...

in his book claims that the Methodists,

Congregationalists Congregational churches (also Congregationalist churches or Congregationalism) are Protestant churches in the Calvinist tradition practising congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its ...

with the

London Missionary Society The London Missionary Society was an interdenominational evangelical missionary society formed in England in 1795 at the instigation of Welsh Congregationalist minister Edward Williams. It was largely Reformed in outlook, with Congregational miss ...

, and Catholics led the first Christian missions to the islands. Other denominations arrived later, beginning in 1895 with the

Seventh-day Adventists The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventism, Adventist Protestantism, Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the Names of the days of the week#Numbered days of the week, seventh day of the ...

, various

Pentecostals Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement

(including the

Assemblies of God The Assemblies of God (AG), officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is a group of over 144 autonomous self-governing national groupings of churches that together form the world's largest Pentecostal denomination."Assemblies of God". ...

Church of the Nazarene The Church of the Nazarene is an evangelical Christian denomination that emerged in North America from the 19th-century Wesleyan-Holiness movement within Methodism. It is headquartered in Lenexa within Johnson County, Kansas. With its members co ...

Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The group reports a worldwide membership of approximately 8.7 million adherents involved in ...

, and the

. The World Factbook 2010 estimate shows the religious affiliations of American Samoa as 98.3%

, other 1%, unaffiliated 0.7%. World Christian Database 2010 estimate shows the religious affiliations of American Samoa as 98.3% Christian, 0.7%

agnostic Agnosticism is the view or belief that the existence of God, of the divine or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. (page 56 in 1967 edition) Another definition provided is the view that "human reason is incapable of providing sufficient ...

, 0.4% Chinese Universalist, 0.3%

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, and 0.3% Baháʼí. According to

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, 98.3% of the total population is Christian. Among Christians, 59.5% are

Protestant Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...

, 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

, a

Reformed Reform is beneficial change Reform may also refer to: Media * ''Reform'' (album), a 2011 album by Jane Zhang * Reform (band), a Swedish jazz fusion group * ''Reform'' (magazine), a Christian magazine *''Reforme'' ("Reforms"), initial name of the ...

denomination in the Congregationalist tradition. ,

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Christianity, Christian church that considers itself to be the Restorationism, restoration of the ...

website claims membership of 16,180 or one-quarter of the whole population, with 41 congregations, and 4 family history centers in American Samoa. The

claim 210 "ministers of the word" and 3 congregations.

Languages

Native languages include: * Samoan 88.6% *English 3.9% * Tongan 2.7% *Other Pacific islander 3% *Other 1.8% (2010 est.) English proficiency is very high.

References

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