Demographics of American Samoa#Population
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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.
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Population
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{{Historical populations
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|1900|5679
|1912|7251
|1920|8056
|1930|10055
|1940|12908
|1950|18937
|1960|20051
|1970|27159
|1980|32297
|1990|46773
|2000|57291
|2010|55519
|2020|49710
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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.{{Cite CIA World Factbook|country=American Samoa|date=October 6, 2021|year=2021}}
- Approximately 55,212,{{cite web|url=http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/american-samoa-population/|title=American Samoa Population (live) – Worldometers|website=www.worldometers.info}}{{cite web|title=How a weird law gives one group American nationality but not citizenship |url=https://www.pri.org/stories/2014-10-11/how-weird-law-gives-one-group-american-nationality-not-citizenship |last= Mendoza |first=Moises |date=October 11, 2014 |publisher=Public Radio International (PRI) |access-date=2018-08-24 |quote=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.}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/u-s-nationals-born-american-samoa-sue-citizenship-n860721 |title=U.S. nationals born in American Samoa sue for citizenship |agency=Associated Press |work=NBC News |access-date=2018-10-01 |date=March 28, 2018 |df=mdy }}{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/news/releases/operations/cb11-cn177.html |title=Census 2010 News | U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2010 Census Population Counts for American Samoa |access-date=2018-10-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723145237/http://2010.census.gov/news/releases/operations/cb11-cn177.html |archive-date=2012-07-23 |work=2010 United States Census|publisher=census.gov}} 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.[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], U.S. Census Bureau. Of the foreign-born population, 81% are from Samoa, 9% are from other parts of Oceania, and 9% are from Asia.
Structure of the population
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| width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80pt"|Female ! width="80pt"|Total ! width="80pt"|% |
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| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 28 164 | align="right" | 27 355 | align="right" | 55 519 | align="right" | 100 |
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 3 417 | align="right" | 3 194 | align="right" | 6 611 | align="right" | 11.91 |
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 3 470 | align="right" | 3 065 | align="right" | 6 535 | align="right" | 11.77 |
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 3 214 | align="right" | 3 065 | align="right" | 6 279 | align="right" | 11.31 |
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 3 218 | align="right" | 3 078 | align="right" | 6 296 | align="right" | 11.34 |
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 1 944 | align="right" | 1 947 | align="right" | 3 891 | align="right" | 7.01 |
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 1 670 | align="right" | 1 654 | align="right" | 3 324 | align="right" | 5.99 |
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 1 726 | align="right" | 1 784 | align="right" | 3 510 | align="right" | 6.32 |
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 1 845 | align="right" | 1 764 | align="right" | 3 609 | align="right" | 6.50 |
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 1 793 | align="right" | 1 807 | align="right" | 3 600 | align="right" | 6.48 |
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 1 673 | align="right" | 1 716 | align="right" | 3 389 | align="right" | 6.10 |
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 1 335 | align="right" | 1 344 | align="right" | 2 679 | align="right" | 4.83 |
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 1 011 | align="right" | 1 038 | align="right" | 2 049 | align="right" | 3.69 |
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 755 | align="right" | 725 | align="right" | 1 480 | align="right" | 2.67 |
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 500 | align="right" | 460 | align="right" | 960 | align="right" | 1.73 |
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 321 | align="right" | 333 | align="right" | 654 | align="right" | 1.18 |
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 155 | align="right" | 182 | align="right" | 337 | align="right" | 0.61 |
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 76 | align="right" | 130 | align="right" | 206 | align="right" | 0.37 |
| align="right" | 85+
| align="right" | 41 | align="right" | 69 | align="right" | 110 | align="right" | 0.20 |
| width="50"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80"|Female ! width="80"|Total ! width="50"|Percent |
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 10 101 | align="right" | 9 324 | align="right" | 19 425 | align="right" | 34.99 |
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 16 970 | align="right" | 16 857 | align="right" | 33 827 | align="right" | 60.93 |
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 1 093 | align="right" | 1 174 | align="right" | 2 267 | align="right" | 4.08 |
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Vital statistics
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|+21st-century demography of American Samoa{{Cite web|url=https://doc.as/research-and-statistics/statistical-yearbook/|title=Statistical Yearbook | Department of Commerce|date=October 15, 2018|access-date=August 14, 2021|archive-date=September 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908215430/https://doc.as/research-and-statistics/statistical-yearbook/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |title=Products – National Vital Statistics Reports |url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/nvsr.htm |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=www.cdc.gov}} |
| scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Population ! scope="col"|Live births ! scope="col"|Deaths ! scope="col"|Natural increase ! scope="col"|Crude birth rate ! scope="col"|Crude death rate ! scope="col"|Rate of natural increase ! scope="col"|Total Fertility Rate |
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| scope="row" align="right" | 2001
| align="right" | 59,400 | align="right" | 1,655 | align="right" | 239 | align="right" | 1,416 | align="right" | 27.9 | align="right" | 4.0 | align="right" | 23.9 | align="right" | 3.50 |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2002
| align="right" | 60,800 | align="right" | 1,629 | align="right" | 295 | align="right" | 1,334 | align="right" | 26.8 | align="right" | 4.9 | align="right" | 21.9 | align="right" | 3.86 |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2003
| align="right" | 62,600 | align="right" | 1,608 | align="right" | 257 | align="right" | 1,351 | align="right" | 25.7 | align="right" | 4.1 | align="right" | 21.6 | align="right" | 3.85 |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2004
| align="right" | 64,100 | align="right" | 1,713 | align="right" | 289 | align="right" | 1,424 | align="right" | 26.7 | align="right" | 4.5 | align="right" | 22.2 | align="right" | 4.14 |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2005
| align="right" | 65,500 | align="right" | 1,720 | align="right" | 279 | align="right" | 1,441 | align="right" | 26.3 | align="right" | 4.3 | align="right" | 22.0 | align="right" | 3.92 |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2006
| align="right" | 66,900 | align="right" | 1,442 | align="right" | 267 | align="right" | 1,175 | align="right" | 21.6 | align="right" | 4.0 | align="right" | 17.6 | align="right" | 3.52 |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2007
| align="right" | 68,200 | align="right" | 1,293 | align="right" | 251 | align="right" | 1,042 | align="right" | 19.0 | align="right" | 3.7 | align="right" | 15.3 | align="right" | 2.87 |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2008
| align="right" | 69,200 | align="right" | 1,338 | align="right" | 240 | align="right" | 1,098 | align="right" | 19.3 | align="right" | 3.5 | align="right" | 15.8 | align="right" | 2.91 |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2009
| align="right" | 70,100 | align="right" | 1,375 | align="right" | 324 | align="right" | 1,051 | align="right" | 19.6 | align="right" | 4.6 | align="right" | 15.0 | align="right" | 2.86 |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2010
| align="right" | 67,380 | align="right" | 1,279 | align="right" | 247 | align="right" | 1,032 | align="right" | 19.0 | align="right" | 3.7 | align="right" | 15.3 | align="right" | 3.11 |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2011
| align="right" | 64,292 | align="right" | 1,287 | align="right" | 283 | align="right" | 1,004 | align="right" | 20.0 | align="right" | 4.4 | align="right" | 15.6 | align="right" | 3.10 |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2012
| align="right" | 63,596 | align="right" | 1,175 | align="right" | 282 | align="right" | 893 | align="right" | 18.5 | align="right" | 4.4 | align="right" | 14.1 | align="right" | 2.85 |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2013
| align="right" | 62,610 | align="right" | 1,161 | align="right" | 270 | align="right" | 891 | align="right" | 18.5 | align="right" | 4.3 | align="right" | 14.2 | align="right" | 2.61 |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2014
| align="right" | 61,811 | align="right" | 1,084 | align="right" | 259 | align="right" | 825 | align="right" | 17.5 | align="right" | 4.2 | align="right" | 13.3 | align="right" | 2.60 |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2015
| align="right" | 60,863 | align="right" | 1,096 | align="right" | 314 | align="right" | 782 | align="right" | 18.0 | align="right" | 5.2 | align="right" | 12.8 | align="right" | 2.55 |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2016
| align="right" | 60,200 | align="right" | 1,013 | align="right" | 280 | align="right" | 733 | align="right" | 16.8 | align="right" | 4.7 | align="right" | 12.1 | align="right" | 2.69 |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2017
| align="right" | 60,300 | align="right" | 1,001 | align="right" | 310 | align="right" | 691 | align="right" | 16.6 | align="right" | 5.1 | align="right" | 11.5 | align="right" | 2.59 |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2018
| align="right" | 59,600 | align="right" | 921 | align="right" | 298 | align="right" | 623 | align="right" | 15.5 | align="right" | 5.0 | align="right" | 10.5 | align="right" | |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2019
| align="right" | 58,500 | align="right" | 840 | align="right" | 278 | align="right" | 562 | align="right" | 14.4 | align="right" | 4.8 | align="right" | 9.6 | align="right" | |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2020{{Cite web | url=https://www.doc.as.gov/post/press-release-american-samoa-statistical-yearbook-2022 | title=American Samoa Statistical Yearbook – 2022 | access-date=2024-05-20 | archive-date=2024-05-20 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520080050/https://download-files.wixmp.com/ugd/1b80df_e8da4942fd5e4debb1263a9f1139176c.pdf?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJ1cm46YXBwOmU2NjYzMGU3MTRmMDQ5MGFhZWExZjE0OWIzYjY5ZTMyIiwic3ViIjoidXJuOmFwcDplNjY2MzBlNzE0ZjA0OTBhYWVhMWYxNDliM2I2OWUzMiIsImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTpmaWxlLmRvd25sb2FkIl0sImlhdCI6MTcxNjE5MjAyOSwiZXhwIjoxNzE2MjI4MDM5LCJqdGkiOiJlMGRhNjZlNy03NDgwLTQzZWUtYTI0Yi1mZmFjYTRlM2M0MDQiLCJvYmoiOltbeyJwYXRoIjoiL3VnZC8xYjgwZGZfZThkYTQ5NDJmZDVlNGRlYmIxMjYzYTlmMTEzOTE3NmMucGRmIn1dXSwiZGlzIjp7ImZpbGVuYW1lIjoiU3RhdGlzdGljYWwgWWVhcmJvb2sgb2YgQW1lcmljYW4gU2Ftb2EgMjAyMi5wZGYiLCJ0eXBlIjoiYXR0YWNobWVudCJ9fQ.1ZAl-iIHXVtjTKz9k3JXgLgoLPcRKJZ-0s979Q56ylU}}
| align="right" | 49,841 | align="right" | 734 | align="right" | 322 | align="right" | 412 | align="right" | 14.7 | align="right" | 6.5 | align="right" | 8.2 | align="right" | |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2021
| align="right" | 51,561 | align="right" | 706 | align="right" | 331 | align="right" | 375 | align="right" | 13.7 | align="right" | 6.4 | align="right" | 7.3 | align="right" | |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2022
| align="right" | 51,269 | align="right" | 706 | align="right" | 399 | align="right" | 307 | align="right" | 13.8 | align="right" | 7.8 | align="right" | 6.0 | align="right" | |
| scope="row" align="right" | 2023
| align="right" | | align="right" | 737 | align="right" | 356 | align="right" | 381 | align="right" | 13.8 | align="right" | 6.7 | align="right" | 7.1 | align="right" | |
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.)
Languages
File:Samoan roadsign.JPG in American Samoa]]
Native languages include:
English proficiency is very high.
Religion
- 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.{{Cite journal |last1=Macpherson |first1=Cluny |last2=Macpherson |first2=La'avasa |date=2011 |title=Churches and the Economy of Sāmoa |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23725519 |journal=The Contemporary Pacific |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=304–337 |doi=10.1353/cp.2011.0042 |jstor=23725519 |s2cid=154742271|hdl=10125/23847 |hdl-access=free }}
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%. 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.thearda.com/internationalData/countries/Country_5_2.asp|title=American Samoa: Adherents Profile at the Association of Religion Data Archives, World Christian Database|publisher=Thearda.com|access-date=February 26, 2014|archive-date=September 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929073936/http://www.thearda.com/internationalData/countries/Country_5_2.asp|url-status=dead}}
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|2017|8}}, 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.{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/american-samoa|title=LDS Newsroom|publisher=Mormonnewsroom.org|access-date=August 11, 2017}} The Jehovah's Witnesses claim 210 "ministers of the word" and 3 congregations.{{cite web|url=https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/worldwide/AS/|title=American Samoa: How Many Jehovah's Witnesses Are There?|website=JW.ORG|language=en|access-date=13 August 2017}}
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