Population 68,688 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 38.1% (male 13,445; female 12,688)
15-64 years: 56.7% (male 19,228; female 19,741)
65 years and over: 5.2% (male 1,931; female 1,655) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 2.31% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 24.04 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 4.34 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 3.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.17 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 10.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 75.53 years
female: 80.21 years (2002 est.)
male: 71.12 years

Total fertility rate 3.4 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths NA

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 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 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of American Samoa People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about American Samoa People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.