Samoa People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

204,898 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: Samoan(s)

adjective: Samoan

Ethnic groups

Samoan 96%, Samoan/New Zealander 2%, other 1.9% (2011 est.)

note: data represent the population by country of citizenship

Languages

Samoan (Polynesian) (official) 91.1%, Samoan/English 6.7%, English (official) 0.5%, other 0.2%, unspecified 1.6% (2006 est.)

Religions

Protestant 54.9% (Congregationalist 29%, Methodist 12.4%, Assembly of God 6.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4.4%, other Protestant 2.3%), Roman Catholic 18.8%, Mormon 16.9%, Worship Centre 2.8%, other Christian 3.6%, other 2.9% (includes Baha'i, Muslim), none 0.2% (2016 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 29.31% (male 30,825/female 28,900)

15-24 years: 19.61% (male 20,519/female 19,439)

25-54 years: 37.4% (male 39,011/female 37,200)

55-64 years: 7.5% (male 7,780/female 7,505)

65 years and over: 6.18% (male 5,513/female 7,082) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 73.3

youth dependency ratio: 64.5

elderly dependency ratio: 8.8

potential support ratio: 11.4 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 25.6 years

male: 25.3 years

female: 26 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.61% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

19.32 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

5.36 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

-7.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

about three-quarters of the population lives on the island of Upolu

Urbanization

urban population: 17.7% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: -0.03% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

36,000 APIA (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female

total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

23.6 years (2009 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29

Maternal mortality rate

43 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 18.75 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 22.25 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 15.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.92 years

male: 72.01 years

female: 77.98 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.46 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

16.6% (2019/20)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 96.8% of population

total: 97.4% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 3.2% of population

total: 2.6% of population (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

5.2% (2018)

Physicians density

0.35 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 98.5% of population

rural: 98.1% of population

total: 98.2% of population

unimproved: urban: 1.5% of population

rural: 1.9% of population

total: 1.8% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

N/A

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

N/A

HIV/AIDS - deaths

N/A

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high (2020)

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea

vectorborne diseases: malaria

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

47.3% (2016)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

3.4% (2019/20)

Education expenditures

4.2% of GDP (2016)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.1%

male: 99%

female: 99.2% (2018)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 31.9%

male: 24.6%

female: 43.4% (2017 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Samoa on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Samoa 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Samoa 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.