| Population: |
179,058 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
31.88% (male 29,009; female 28,069)
15-64 years:
62.44% (male 70,491; female 41,304)
65 years and over:
5.68% (male 4,739; female 5,446) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
-0.23% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
15.59 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
6.29 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-11.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.71 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.87 male(s)/female
total population:
1.39 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
31.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
69.5 years
male:
66.77 years
female:
72.37 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
3.4 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA%
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Samoan(s)
adjective:
Samoan
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| Ethnic groups: |
Samoan 92.6%, Euronesians 7% (persons of European and Polynesian blood), Europeans 0.4%
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| Religions: |
Christian 99.7% (about one-half of population associated with the London Missionary Society; includes Congregational, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Latter-Day Saints, Seventh-Day Adventist)
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| Languages: |
Samoan (Polynesian), English
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97%
male:
97%
female:
97% (1971 est.)
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