Demographics of Samoa
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Samoa, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Fertility Rate (The Demographic Health Survey)
[1] Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate):
| Year | CBR (Total) | TFR (Total) | CBR (Urban) | TFR (Urban) | CBR (Rural) | TFR (Rural) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 28,6 | 4,6 (3,5) | 28,1 | 4,1 (3,1) | 28,7 | 4,7 (3,6) |
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.[2]
Total population
- 197,773
Age structure
- 0–14 years: 32.72% (male 33,393/female 31,324)
- 15–24 years: 19.96% (male 20,253/female 19,217)
- 25–54 years: 35.58% (male 36,374/female 33,993)
- 55–64 years: 6.24% (male 6,283/female 6,057)
- 65 years and over: 5.5% (male 4,730/female 6,149) (2015 est.)
Median age
- Total: 23.5 years
- Male: 23.3 years
- Female: 23.8 years (2015 est.)
Population growth rate
- 0.58%
Birth rate
- 20.87 births/1,000 population
Death rate
- 5.32 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate
- -9.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)
Sex ratio
- At Birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
- 0–14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
- 15–24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
- 25–54 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
- 55–64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
- Total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2015 est.)
Infant mortality rate
- Total: 19.57 deaths/1,000 live births
- Male: 23.1 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 15.87 deaths/1,000 live births
Death rate
- 5.32 deaths/1,000 population
Life expectancy at birth
- Total population: 73.46 years
- Male: 70.58 years
- Female: 76.48 years
Total fertility rate
- 2.84 children born/woman (2015 est.)
Nationality
- Samoans (Noun)
- Samoan (Adjective)
Ethnic groups
- Samoan 92.6%
- Euronesians (persons of European and Polynesian blood) 7%
- Europeans 0.4%
Religions
Main article: Religion in Samoa
- Protestant 57.4%
- Congregationalist 31.8%
- Methodist 13.7%
- Assembly of God 8%,
- Seventh-Day Adventist 3.9%
- Roman Catholic 19.4%
- Mormon 15.2%
- Worship Centre 1.7%
- Other Christian 5.5%
- Other 0.7%
- None 0.1%,
- Unspecified 0.1%
Languages
Literacy
- Total Population: 99%
- Male: 99.1%
- Female: 98.8%
References
- ↑ "Quality information to plan, monitor and improve population, health, and nutrition programs". The DHS Program. 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
- ↑ "Australia-Oceania ::Samoa". CIA The World Factbook.
External links
- CIA (September 2004). "CIA – The World Factbook – Samoa".
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