Demographics of Samoa

Demographic features of the population of Samoa include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

UN estimates
The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates. Population estimates account for under numeration in population censuses. Births and deaths

Fertility Rate (The Demographic Health Survey)
Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate):

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Total population

 * 222,864

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 96%
 * Dual Samoan-New Zealander 2%
 * Other 1.9%

Religions

 * 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

 * Samoan (Official)
 * English

Literacy

 * Total Population: 99%
 * Male: 99.1%
 * Female: 98.8%