Demographics of Samoa
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{{Refimprove|date=September 2016}}{{Infobox place demographics|place=Samoa|image=File:Samoa single age population pyramid 2020.png|image_size=350|caption=Population pyramid of Samoa in 2020|size_of_population=206,179 (2022 est.)|nation=Samoan|official=Samoan, English|age_0–14_years=29.31%|age_65_years=6.18%|growth=0.63% (2022 est.)|birth=19.21 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)|death=5.37 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)|net_migration=-7.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)|infant_mortality=18 deaths/1,000 live births|life=75.19 years|life_male=72.28 years|life_female=78.25 years|fertility=2.42 children born/woman (2022 est.)}}
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.
Population
File:Samoa Population 1950-2021 Forecast 2022-2032 UN World Population Prospects 2022.svg, fertility rate and net reproduction rate by year according to United Nations estimates]]
=Structure of the population=
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| width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80pt"|Female ! width="80pt"|Total ! width="80pt"|% |
|---|
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 100 892 | align="right" | 95 087 | align="right" | 195 979 | align="right" | 100 |
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 14 601 | align="right" | 13 558 | align="right" | 28 159 | align="right" | 14.37 |
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 13 151 | align="right" | 11 868 | align="right" | 25 019 | align="right" | 12.77 |
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 11 056 | align="right" | 10 382 | align="right" | 21 438 | align="right" | 10.94 |
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 9 968 | align="right" | 8 984 | align="right" | 18 952 | align="right" | 9.67 |
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 8 184 | align="right" | 7 735 | align="right" | 15 919 | align="right" | 8.12 |
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 6 700 | align="right" | 6 632 | align="right" | 13 332 | align="right" | 6.80 |
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 6 051 | align="right" | 5 865 | align="right" | 11 916 | align="right" | 6.08 |
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 5 564 | align="right" | 5 235 | align="right" | 10 799 | align="right" | 5.51 |
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 5 333 | align="right" | 4 919 | align="right" | 10 252 | align="right" | 5.23 |
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 5 240 | align="right" | 4 534 | align="right" | 9 774 | align="right" | 4.99 |
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 4 336 | align="right" | 4 112 | align="right" | 8 448 | align="right" | 4.31 |
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 3 658 | align="right" | 3 352 | align="right" | 7 010 | align="right" | 3.58 |
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 2 667 | align="right" | 2 558 | align="right" | 5 225 | align="right" | 2.67 |
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 1 702 | align="right" | 1 773 | align="right" | 3 475 | align="right" | 1.77 |
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 1 267 | align="right" | 1 421 | align="right" | 2 688 | align="right" | 1.37 |
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 746 | align="right" | 1 004 | align="right" | 1 750 | align="right" | 0.89 |
| align="right" | 80-84
| align="right" | 365 | align="right" | 646 | align="right" | 1 011 | align="right" | 0.52 |
| align="right" | 85-89
| align="right" | 163 | align="right" | 313 | align="right" | 476 | align="right" | 0.24 |
| align="right" | 90-94
| align="right" | 48 | align="right" | 111 | align="right" | 159 | align="right" | 0.08 |
| align="right" | 95-99
| align="right" | 6 | align="right" | 21 | align="right" | 27 | align="right" | 0.01 |
| align="right" | 100+
| align="right" | 2 | align="right" | 4 | align="right" | 6 | align="right" | <0.01 |
| width="50"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80"|Female ! width="80"|Total ! width="50"|Percent |
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 38 808 | align="right" | 35 808 | align="right" | 74 616 | align="right" | 38.07 |
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 57 701 | align="right" | 53 926 | align="right" | 111 627 | align="right" | 56.96 |
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 4 299 | align="right" | 5 293 | align="right" | 9 592 | align="right" | 4.89 |
| align="right" | unknown
| align="right" | 84 | align="right" | 60 | align="right" | 144 | align="right" | 0.07 |
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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" | 104 014 | align="right" | 98 493 | align="right" | 202 506 | align="right" | 100 |
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 15 120 | align="right" | 14 103 | align="right" | 29 223 | align="right" | 14.43 |
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 14 153 | align="right" | 12 446 | align="right" | 26 599 | align="right" | 13.13 |
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 10 703 | align="right" | 10 272 | align="right" | 20 975 | align="right" | 10.36 |
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 9 630 | align="right" | 8 633 | align="right" | 18 262 | align="right" | 9.02 |
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 8 571 | align="right" | 8 217 | align="right" | 16 788 | align="right" | 8.29 |
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 6 779 | align="right" | 7 005 | align="right" | 13 784 | align="right" | 6.81 |
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 6 136 | align="right" | 6 079 | align="right" | 12 214 | align="right" | 6.03 |
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 5 427 | align="right" | 5 309 | align="right" | 10 737 | align="right" | 5.30 |
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 5 118 | align="right" | 4 987 | align="right" | 10 105 | align="right" | 4.99 |
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 5 773 | align="right" | 4 711 | align="right" | 10 484 | align="right" | 5.18 |
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 4 632 | align="right" | 4 514 | align="right" | 9 146 | align="right" | 4.52 |
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 4 179 | align="right" | 3 716 | align="right" | 7 895 | align="right" | 3.90 |
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 3 199 | align="right" | 3 024 | align="right" | 6 223 | align="right" | 3.07 |
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 1 780 | align="right" | 1 776 | align="right" | 3 556 | align="right" | 1.76 |
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 1 331 | align="right" | 1 462 | align="right" | 2 793 | align="right" | 1.38 |
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 777 | align="right" | 1 044 | align="right" | 1 821 | align="right" | 0.90 |
| align="right" | 80-84
| align="right" | 350 | align="right" | 633 | align="right" | 983 | align="right" | 0.49 |
| align="right" | 85-89
| align="right" | 152 | align="right" | 302 | align="right" | 454 | align="right" | 0.22 |
| align="right" | 90-94
| align="right" | 66 | align="right" | 136 | align="right" | 202 | align="right" | 0.10 |
| align="right" | 95-99
| align="right" | 5 | align="right" | 23 | align="right" | 28 | align="right" | 0.01 |
| align="right" | 100+
| align="right" | 1 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 1 | align="right" | <0.01 |
| width="50"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80"|Female ! width="80"|Total ! width="50"|Percent |
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 39 976 | align="right" | 36 821 | align="right" | 76 797 | align="right" | 37.92 |
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 59 444 | align="right" | 56 193 | align="right" | 115 637 | align="right" | 57.10 |
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 4 462 | align="right" | 5 376 | align="right" | 9 838 | align="right" | 4.86 |
| align="right" | unknown
| align="right" | 132 | align="right" | 103 | align="right" | 235 | align="right" | 0.12 |
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Vital statistics
===Registered births and deaths===
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| width="70"|Year{{Cite web | url=https://www.sbs.gov.ws/populationanddemography | title=2. Population and Demography | access-date=2020-11-11 | archive-date=2021-09-08 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908012441/https://www.sbs.gov.ws/populationanddemography | url-status=dead }}
! width="70"|Population ! width="70"|Live births ! width="70"|Deaths ! width="70"|Natural increase ! width="70"|Crude birth rate ! width="70"|Crude death rate ! width="70"|Rate of natural increase ! width="70"|TFR |
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| align="right" | 1961
| align="right" | 114,427 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 1966
| align="right" | 131,377 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 7.3 |
| align="right" | 1971
| align="right" | 146,647 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 7.4 |
| align="right" | 1976
| align="right" | 151,983 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 6.7 |
| align="right" | 1981
| align="right" | 156,349 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |
| align="right" | 1986
| align="right" | 157,408 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 5.6 |
| align="right" | 1991
| align="right" | 161,298 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 4.8 |
| align="right" | 2001
| align="right" | 176,710 | align="right" | 5,065 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 29.0 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 4.4 |
| align="right" | 2006
| align="right" | 180,741 | align="right" | 4,935 | align="right" | 728 | align="right" | 4,207 | align="right" | 27.3 | align="right" | 4.0 | align="right" | 23.3 | align="right" | 4.2 |
| align="right" | 2011
| align="right" | 187,820 | align="right" | 5,703 | align="right" | 828 | align="right" | 4,875 | align="right" | 30.4 | align="right" | 4.4 | align="right" | 26.0 | align="right" | 4.7 |
| align="right" | 2016
| align="right" | 195,979 | align="right" | 4,835 | align="right" | 853 | align="right" | 3,982 | align="right" | 24.7 | align="right" | 4.4 | align="right" | 20.3 | align="right" | 3.8 |
| align="right" | 2021{{Cite web | url=https://sbs.gov.ws/documents/census/2021/Factsheet-Samoa-PHC2021SBS_21112022_v4FINAL.pdf | title=Samoa Population and Housing Census (PHC) 2021 | access-date=2024-03-20 | archive-date=2024-03-20 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320173844/https://sbs.gov.ws/documents/census/2021/Factsheet-Samoa-PHC2021SBS_21112022_v4FINAL.pdf}}
| align="right" | 205,557 | align="right" | 4,056 | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | 19.7 | align="right" | 4.5 | align="right" | 15.2 | align="right" | 3.0 |
=Demographic and Health Surveys=
Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate):
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| rowspan=2| Year
! colspan=2| Total ! colspan=2| Urban ! colspan=2| Rural | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CBR | TFR
! CBR | TFR
! CBR | TFR |
| 2009
| style="text-align:right;"| 28.6 | style="text-align:right;"| 4.6 (3.5) | style="text-align:right;"| 28.1 | style="text-align:right;"| 4.1 (3.1) | style="text-align:right;"| 28.7 | style="text-align:right;"| 4.7 (3.6) |
=UN estimates=
The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates. Population estimates account for under numeration in population censuses.{{cite UN WPP|2022|rows=20237:20308|cols=M,X,AE,S,AH,S,AA,AV,AI}}
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| ! style="width:80pt;"|Mid-year population (thousands)
! style="width:80pt;"|Live births (thousands) ! style="width:80pt;"|Deaths (thousands) ! style="width:80pt;"|Natural change (thousands) ! style="width:80pt;"|Crude birth rate (per 1000) ! style="width:80pt;"|Crude death rate (per 1000) ! style="width:80pt;"|Natural change (per 1000) ! style="width:80pt;"|Total fertility rate (TFR) ! style="width:80pt;"|Infant mortality (per 1000 live births) ! style="width:80pt;"|Life expectancy (in years) |
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| 1950
|87,951 |4,509 |1,503 |3,006 |50.9 |17.0 |33.9 |7.39 |108.7 |47.73 |
| 1951
|89,907 |4,610 |1,505 |3,105 |51.0 |16.6 |34.3 |7.44 |106.0 |48.38 |
| 1952
|91,942 |4,720 |1,502 |3,218 |51.0 |16.2 |34.8 |7.49 |103.2 |49.07 |
| 1953
|93,972 |4,821 |1,495 |3,326 |50.9 |15.8 |35.1 |7.52 |100.3 |49.81 |
| 1954
|95,999 |4,917 |1,489 |3,428 |50.8 |15.4 |35.4 |7.56 |97.3 |50.50 |
| 1955
|98,037 |5,004 |1,483 |3,521 |50.7 |15.0 |35.6 |7.58 |94.1 |51.14 |
| 1956
|100,301 |5,089 |1,471 |3,618 |50.4 |14.6 |35.9 |7.61 |90.9 |51.86 |
| 1957
|103,087 |5,192 |1,453 |3,739 |50.2 |14.1 |36.1 |7.63 |87.7 |52.62 |
| 1958
|106,345 |5,271 |1,463 |3,808 |49.5 |13.7 |35.7 |7.65 |84.6 |53.32 |
| 1959
|109,811 |5,389 |1,458 |3,931 |49.0 |13.2 |35.7 |7.68 |81.6 |54.00 |
| 1960
|113,335 |5,460 |1,448 |4,012 |48.1 |12.7 |35.3 |7.65 |78.7 |54.69 |
| 1961
|116,820 |5,545 |1,442 |4,103 |47.3 |12.3 |35.0 |7.64 |75.8 |55.32 |
| 1962
|120,163 |5,617 |1,449 |4,168 |46.6 |12.0 |34.6 |7.65 |73.3 |55.89 |
| 1963
|123,416 |5,658 |1,407 |4,251 |45.7 |11.4 |34.3 |7.66 |70.9 |56.46 |
| 1964
|126,582 |5,703 |1,639 |4,064 |44.9 |12.9 |32.0 |7.67 |75.2 |53.60 |
| 1965
|129,789 |5,707 |1,339 |4,368 |43.8 |10.3 |33.5 |7.65 |66.6 |57.54 |
| 1966
|132,976 |5,743 |1,325 |4,418 |43.0 |9.9 |33.0 |7.63 |64.7 |57.92 |
| 1967
|135,752 |5,755 |1,294 |4,461 |42.1 |9.5 |32.6 |7.61 |62.2 |58.55 |
| 1968
|138,154 |5,798 |1,275 |4,523 |41.6 |9.2 |32.5 |7.59 |59.9 |59.08 |
| 1969
|140,457 |5,845 |1,253 |4,592 |41.3 |8.9 |32.4 |7.55 |57.6 |59.64 |
| 1970
|142,771 |5,851 |1,232 |4,619 |40.7 |8.6 |32.1 |7.46 |55.2 |60.18 |
| 1971
|145,064 |5,825 |1,211 |4,614 |39.8 |8.3 |31.5 |7.34 |52.9 |60.70 |
| 1972
|147,332 |5,809 |1,191 |4,618 |39.1 |8.0 |31.1 |7.18 |50.7 |61.23 |
| 1973
|149,587 |5,789 |1,171 |4,618 |38.4 |7.8 |30.6 |7.02 |48.5 |61.75 |
| 1974
|152,240 |5,779 |1,153 |4,626 |37.8 |7.5 |30.2 |6.85 |46.3 |62.25 |
| 1975
|155,263 |5,796 |1,148 |4,648 |37.1 |7.4 |29.8 |6.68 |44.2 |62.76 |
| 1976
|158,136 |5,783 |1,148 |4,635 |36.3 |7.2 |29.1 |6.53 |42.2 |63.21 |
| 1977
|160,362 |5,742 |1,147 |4,595 |35.5 |7.1 |28.4 |6.38 |40.3 |63.64 |
| 1978
|161,988 |5,763 |1,135 |4,628 |35.2 |6.9 |28.3 |6.23 |38.5 |64.00 |
| 1979
|163,489 |5,785 |1,120 |4,665 |35.0 |6.8 |28.3 |6.08 |36.8 |64.39 |
| 1980
|164,905 |5,772 |1,105 |4,667 |34.6 |6.6 |28.0 |5.93 |35.2 |64.75 |
| 1981
|166,190 |5,764 |1,091 |4,673 |34.3 |6.5 |27.8 |5.78 |33.8 |65.10 |
| 1982
|166,885 |5,785 |1,080 |4,705 |34.2 |6.4 |27.8 |5.66 |32.5 |65.42 |
| 1983
|166,944 |5,799 |1,072 |4,727 |34.2 |6.3 |27.9 |5.53 |31.3 |65.74 |
| 1984
|166,779 |5,791 |1,062 |4,729 |34.2 |6.3 |27.9 |5.42 |30.2 |66.05 |
| 1985
|166,517 |5,786 |1,054 |4,732 |34.2 |6.2 |28.0 |5.34 |29.1 |66.35 |
| 1986
|166,365 |5,762 |1,046 |4,716 |34.1 |6.2 |27.9 |5.29 |28.0 |66.62 |
| 1987
|166,773 |5,682 |1,039 |4,643 |33.7 |6.2 |27.5 |5.19 |27.1 |66.88 |
| 1988
|167,452 |5,658 |1,029 |4,629 |33.4 |6.1 |27.3 |5.09 |26.2 |67.19 |
| 1989
|167,886 |5,599 |1,018 |4,581 |32.9 |6.0 |26.9 |4.99 |25.4 |67.47 |
| 1990
|168,186 |5,552 |1,014 |4,538 |32.6 |6.0 |26.6 |4.93 |24.9 |67.66 |
| 1991
|168,701 |5,501 |1,007 |4,494 |32.2 |5.9 |26.3 |4.89 |24.3 |67.88 |
| 1992
|169,799 |5,554 |984 |4,570 |32.4 |5.7 |26.7 |4.89 |23.3 |68.39 |
| 1993
|171,362 |5,644 |979 |4,665 |32.6 |5.7 |27.0 |4.87 |22.6 |68.70 |
| 1994
|173,107 |5,731 |977 |4,754 |32.8 |5.6 |27.2 |4.85 |21.8 |68.98 |
| 1995
|174,902 |5,776 |971 |4,805 |32.7 |5.5 |27.2 |4.80 |21.1 |69.30 |
| 1996
|176,713 |5,799 |968 |4,831 |32.5 |5.4 |27.1 |4.74 |20.4 |69.59 |
| 1997
|178,543 |5,790 |964 |4,826 |32.2 |5.4 |26.8 |4.66 |19.7 |69.88 |
| 1998
|180,385 |5,787 |960 |4,827 |31.8 |5.3 |26.5 |4.61 |19.1 |70.17 |
| 1999
|182,211 |5,767 |956 |4,811 |31.4 |5.2 |26.2 |4.56 |18.4 |70.46 |
| 2000
|184,008 |5,752 |953 |4,799 |31.0 |5.1 |25.9 |4.51 |17.8 |70.75 |
| 2001
|185,530 |5,708 |951 |4,757 |30.5 |5.1 |25.4 |4.47 |17.3 |71.02 |
| 2002
|186,630 |5,644 |949 |4,695 |29.9 |5.0 |24.9 |4.43 |16.9 |71.28 |
| 2003
|187,440 |5,611 |958 |4,653 |29.6 |5.1 |24.6 |4.40 |16.6 |71.50 |
| 2004
|188,073 |5,578 |967 |4,611 |29.3 |5.1 |24.3 |4.38 |16.4 |71.70 |
| 2005
|188,626 |5,551 |986 |4,565 |29.1 |5.2 |23.9 |4.37 |16.4 |71.75 |
| 2006
|189,379 |5,526 |988 |4,538 |28.9 |5.2 |23.7 |4.37 |16.2 |72.02 |
| 2007
|190,478 |5,547 |1,003 |4,544 |28.9 |5.2 |23.6 |4.39 |16.3 |72.10 |
| 2008
|191,787 |5,667 |1,013 |4,654 |29.3 |5.2 |24.1 |4.47 |16.3 |72.16 |
| 2009
|193,176 |5,803 |1,182 |4,621 |29.8 |6.1 |23.7 |4.55 |18.5 |70.07 |
| 2010
|194,672 |5,929 |1,036 |4,893 |30.2 |5.3 |24.9 |4.61 |16.3 |72.25 |
| 2011
|196,351 |6,033 |1,051 |4,982 |30.5 |5.3 |25.2 |4.64 |16.2 |72.26 |
| 2012
|198,124 |6,090 |1,073 |5,017 |30.5 |5.4 |25.1 |4.61 |16.4 |72.17 |
| 2013
|199,939 |6,077 |1,068 |5,009 |30.2 |5.3 |24.9 |4.53 |16.0 |72.39 |
| 2014
|201,757 |6,060 |1,075 |4,985 |29.8 |5.3 |24.5 |4.44 |15.8 |72.46 |
| 2015
|203,571 |6,031 |1,083 |4,948 |29.4 |5.3 |24.1 |4.36 |15.7 |72.52 |
| 2016
|205,544 |5,990 |1,095 |4,895 |28.9 |5.3 |23.7 |4.27 |15.5 |72.54 |
| 2017
|207,630 |5,974 |1,106 |4,868 |28.6 |5.3 |23.3 |4.18 |15.3 |72.59 |
| 2018
|209,701 |5,957 |1,118 |4,839 |28.2 |5.3 |22.9 |4.11 |15.1 |72.64 |
| 2019
|211,905 |5,946 |1,172 |4,774 |27.9 |5.5 |22.4 |4.05 |15.3 |72.16 |
| 2020
|214,929 |5,952 |1,143 |4,809 |27.6 |5.3 |22.3 |4.00 |14.4 |72.77 |
| 2021
|218,764 |5,975 |1,171 |4,804 |27.3 |5.3 |21.9 |3.93 |14.1 |72.77 |
Ethnic groups
- Samoan 96%
- Dual Samoan-New Zealander 2%
- Other 1.9%
Languages
Religions
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- 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%
References
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