Structure of the population

Population

• Approximately 55,212,^[4][5][6][7] 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.^[8] Of the foreign-born population, 81% are from Samoa, 9% are from other parts of Oceania, and 9% are from Asia.^[8]

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.)

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 92.6% (includes Samoan 88.9%, Tongan 2.9%, other 0.8%)
• Asian 3.6% (includes Filipino 2.2%, other 1.4%)
• Mixed 2.7%
• Other 1.2% (2010 est.)

Religions

• Christian 98.3%
• Other 1%
• Unaffiliated 0.7% (2010 est.)

Major Christian denominations on the island include the Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa, the Catholic Church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Methodist Church of Samoa. Collectively, these churches account for the vast majority of the population. ^[9]

J. Gordon Melton in his book claims that the Methodists, Congregationalists with the London Missionary Society, and Catholics led the first Christian missions to the islands. Other denominations arrived later, beginning in 1895 with the Seventh-day Adventists, various Pentecostals (including the Assemblies of God), Church of the Nazarene, Jehovah's Witnesses, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The World Factbook 2010 estimate shows the religious affiliations of American Samoa as 98.3% Christian, other 1%, unaffiliated 0.7%.^[3] World Christian Database 2010 estimate shows the religious affiliations of American Samoa as 98.3% Christian, 0.7% agnostic, 0.4% Chinese Universalist, 0.3% Buddhist, and 0.3% Baháʼí.^[10]

According to Pew Research Center, 98.3% of the total population is Christian. Among Christians, 59.5% are Protestant, 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 Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa, a Reformed denomination in the Congregationalist tradition. As of August 2017^[update], The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints website claims membership of 16,180 or one-quarter of the whole population, with 41 congregations, and 4 family history centers in American Samoa.^[11] The Jehovah's Witnesses claim 210 "ministers of the word" and 3 congregations.^[12]

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.