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   Samoa People

Age Structure 0-14 years:

38.1% (male 41,551/female 40,085) 

Age Structure 15-64 years:

56.3% (male 63,320/female 57,277) 

Age Structure 65 years and over:

5.6% (male 5,416/female 6,616) (2007 est.) 

Median Age - total:

20.4 years 

Median Age - male:

20.7 years  

Median Age - female:

20.2 years (2007 est.) 

Population Growth Rate:

1.291% (2007 est.) 

Birth Rate:

28.28 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Death Rate:

5.88 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Net Migration Rate:

-9.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.05 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.037 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.106 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.819 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - total population:

1.061 male(s)/female (2007 est.) 

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

71.3 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

68.49 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

74.26 years (2007 est.) 

Major Infectious Diseases:

 

Nationality:

Samoan(s) 

Ethnic Groups:

Samoan 92.6%, Euronesians 7% (persons of European and Polynesian blood), Europeans 0.4% 

Religions:

Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census) 

Languages:

Samoan (Polynesian), English