| Population | 204,898 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Samoan(s) adjective: Samoan |
| Ethnic groups | Samoan 96%, Samoan/New Zealander 2%, other 1.9% (2011 est.) note: data represent the population by country of citizenship |
| Languages | Samoan (Polynesian) (official) 91.1%, Samoan/English 6.7%, English (official) 0.5%, other 0.2%, unspecified 1.6% (2006 est.) |
| Religions | Protestant 54.9% (Congregationalist 29%, Methodist 12.4%, Assembly of God 6.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4.4%, other Protestant 2.3%), Roman Catholic 18.8%, Mormon 16.9%, Worship Centre 2.8%, other Christian 3.6%, other 2.9% (includes Baha'i, Muslim), none 0.2% (2016 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 29.31% (male 30,825/female 28,900) 15-24 years: 19.61% (male 20,519/female 19,439) 25-54 years: 37.4% (male 39,011/female 37,200) 55-64 years: 7.5% (male 7,780/female 7,505) 65 years and over: 6.18% (male 5,513/female 7,082) (2020 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 73.3 youth dependency ratio: 64.5 elderly dependency ratio: 8.8 potential support ratio: 11.4 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 25.6 years male: 25.3 years female: 26 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.61% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 19.32 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 5.36 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -7.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | about three-quarters of the population lives on the island of Upolu |
| Urbanization | urban population: 17.7% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: -0.03% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 36,000 APIA (capital) (2018) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 23.6 years (2009 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 |
| Maternal mortality rate | 43 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 18.75 deaths/1,000 live births male: 22.25 deaths/1,000 live births female: 15.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 74.92 years male: 72.01 years female: 77.98 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.46 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 16.6% (2019/20) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 96.8% of population total: 97.4% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 3.2% of population total: 2.6% of population (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 5.2% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 0.35 physicians/1,000 population (2016) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 98.5% of population rural: 98.1% of population total: 98.2% of population unimproved: urban: 1.5% of population rural: 1.9% of population total: 1.8% of population (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: high (2020) food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea vectorborne diseases: malaria |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 47.3% (2016) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 3.4% (2019/20) |
| Education expenditures | 4.2% of GDP (2016) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.1% male: 99% female: 99.2% (2018) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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