Demographics of American Samoa explained

Demographics of American Samoa include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects. American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean.

Vital statistics

Births and deaths[1] [2]

21st-century demography of American Samoa
YearPopulationLive birthsDeathsNatural increaseCrude birth rateCrude death rateRate of natural increaseTotal Fertility Rate
200159,4001,6552391,41627.94.023.93.50
200260,8001,6292951,33426.84.921.93.86
200362,6001,6082571,35125.74.121.63.85
200464,1001,7132891,42426.74.522.24.14
200565,5001,7202791,44126.34.322.03.92
200666,9001,4422671,17521.64.017.63.52
200768,2001,2932511,04219.03.715.32.87
200869,2001,3382401,09819.33.515.82.91
200970,1001,3753241,05119.64.615.02.86
201067,3801,2792471,03219.03.715.33.11
201164,2921,2872831,00420.04.415.63.10
201263,5961,17528289318.54.414.12.85
201362,6101,16127089118.54.314.22.61
201461,8111,08425982517.54.213.32.60
201560,8631,09631478218.05.212.82.55
201660,2001,01328073316.84.712.12.69
201760,3001,00131069116.65.111.52.59
201859,60092129862315.55.010.5
201958,50084027856214.44.89.6
2020[3] 49,84173432241214.76.58.2
202151,56170633137513.76.47.3
202251,26970639930713.87.86.0

Structure of the population

Age GroupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total28 16427 355 55 519100
0–43 417 3 1946 61111.91
5–93 4703 0656 53511.77
10–143 2143 0656 27911.31
15–193 2183 0786 29611.34
20–241 9441 9473 8917.01
25–291 6701 6543 3245.99
30–341 7261 7843 5106.32
35–391 8451 7643 6096.50
40–441 7931 8073 6006.48
45–491 6731 7163 3896.10
50–541 3351 344 2 6794.83
55–591 0111 0382 0493.69
60–647557251 4802.67
65-69500460960 1.73
70-743213336541.18
75-791551823370.61
80-84761302060.37
85+41691100.20
Age group MaleFemaleTotalPercent
0–1410 1019 32419 42534.99
15–6416 97016 85733 82760.93
65+1 0931 1742 2674.08

Population statistics

The statistics from 1900 to 1950 and every decennial census are from the U.S. Census Bureau. There was no census taken in 1910, but a special census taken in 1912. Beginning with the 1930 Census, Swain Island is included in the population count for American Samoa. The remaining statistics are from the World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.[4]

Population

Age structure

Median age

Population growth rate

Birth rate

Death rate

Net migration rate

Urbanization

Sex ratio

Infant mortality rate

Life expectancy at birth

Total fertility rate

Nationality

Ethnic groups

Religions

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. [10]

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%.[4] 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.[11]

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., 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.[12] The Jehovah's Witnesses claim 210 "ministers of the word" and 3 congregations.[13]

Languages

Native languages include:

English proficiency is very high.

References

American Samoa

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistical Yearbook | Department of Commerce. October 15, 2018. August 14, 2021. September 8, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210908215430/https://doc.as/research-and-statistics/statistical-yearbook/. dead.
  2. Web site: Products - National Vital Statistics Reports - Homepage . 2024-05-20 . www.cdc.gov.
  3. Web site: AMERICAN SAMOA STATISTICAL YEARBOOK 2022 . 2024-05-20 . 2024-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520080050/https://download-files.wixmp.com/ugd/1b80df_e8da4942fd5e4debb1263a9f1139176c.pdf?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJ1cm46YXBwOmU2NjYzMGU3MTRmMDQ5MGFhZWExZjE0OWIzYjY5ZTMyIiwic3ViIjoidXJuOmFwcDplNjY2MzBlNzE0ZjA0OTBhYWVhMWYxNDliM2I2OWUzMiIsImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTpmaWxlLmRvd25sb2FkIl0sImlhdCI6MTcxNjE5MjAyOSwiZXhwIjoxNzE2MjI4MDM5LCJqdGkiOiJlMGRhNjZlNy03NDgwLTQzZWUtYTI0Yi1mZmFjYTRlM2M0MDQiLCJvYmoiOltbeyJwYXRoIjoiL3VnZC8xYjgwZGZfZThkYTQ5NDJmZDVlNGRlYmIxMjYzYTlmMTEzOTE3NmMucGRmIn1dXSwiZGlzIjp7ImZpbGVuYW1lIjoiU3RhdGlzdGljYWwgWWVhcmJvb2sgb2YgQW1lcmljYW4gU2Ftb2EgMjAyMi5wZGYiLCJ0eXBlIjoiYXR0YWNobWVudCJ9fQ.1ZAl-iIHXVtjTKz9k3JXgLgoLPcRKJZ-0s979Q56ylU.
  4. American Samoa. October 6, 2021. 2021.
  5. Web site: American Samoa Population (live) - Worldometers. www.worldometers.info.
  6. Web site: How a weird law gives one group American nationality but not citizenship . Mendoza . Moises . October 11, 2014 . Public Radio International (PRI) . 2018-08-24 . Those nationals — born on the 55,000-person US island territory in the South Pacific — receive US passports, can serve in the military and work and live on the mainland United States..
  7. News: U.S. nationals born in American Samoa sue for citizenship . Associated Press . NBC News . 2018-10-01 . March 28, 2018 . mdy .
  8. Web site: Census 2010 News | U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2010 Census Population Counts for American Samoa . 2018-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120723145237/http://2010.census.gov/news/releases/operations/cb11-cn177.html . 2012-07-23 . 2010 United States Census. census.gov.
  9. https://archive.today/20200214004913/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DPAS_ASDP2 2010 American Samoa Demographic Profile Data
  10. Macpherson . Cluny . Macpherson . La'avasa . 2011 . Churches and the Economy of Sāmoa . The Contemporary Pacific . 23 . 2 . 304–337 . 10.1353/cp.2011.0042 . 23725519 . 154742271 . JSTOR. 10125/23847 . free .
  11. Web site: American Samoa: Adherents Profile at the Association of Religion Data Archives, World Christian Database. Thearda.com. February 26, 2014. September 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929073936/http://www.thearda.com/internationalData/countries/Country_5_2.asp. dead.
  12. Web site: LDS Newsroom. Mormonnewsroom.org. August 11, 2017.
  13. Web site: American Samoa: How Many Jehovah's Witnesses Are There?. JW.ORG. en. 13 August 2017.