American Samoa People - 2024

Population

44,620 (2023 est.)

Nationality

noun: American Samoan(s) (US nationals)

adjective: American Samoan

Ethnic groups

Pacific Islander 88.7% (includes Samoan 83.2%, Tongan 2.2%, other 3.3%), Asian 5.8% (includes Filipino 3.4%, other 2.4%), mixed 4.4%, other 1.1% (2020 est.)

note: data represent population by ethnic origin or race

Languages

Samoan 87.9% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.3%, Tongan 2.1%, other Pacific Islander 4.1%, Asian languages 2.1%, other 0.5% (2020 est.)

note: most people are bilingual

Religions

Christian 98.3%, other

Age structure

0-14 years: 25.91% (male 5,963/female 5,600)

15-64 years: 65.89% (male 14,512/female 14,888)

65 years and over: 8.2% (2023 est.) (male 1,707/female 1,950)

2023 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 52.3

youth dependency ratio: 41.9

elderly dependency ratio: 10.4

potential support ratio: 9.6 (2021)

Median age

total: 29.4 years (2023 est.)

male: 28.8 years

female: 30 years

Population growth rate

-1.74% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

16.2 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

-27.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 87.2% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.26% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

49,000 PAGO PAGO (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female

total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 9.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 11.9 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 7.7 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 75.6 years (2023 est.)

male: 73.1 years

female: 78.2 years

Total fertility rate

2.13 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

1.04 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

N/A

Drinking water source

improved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 99.8% of population

unimproved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 0.2% of population (2020 est.)

Current health expenditure

N/A

Physicians density

N/A

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 99% of population

unimproved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 1% of population (2020 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

53.5% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

N/A

Literacy

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA