Western Samoa People 1997

Population 219,509 (July 1997 est.)
note: other estimates range as low as 162,000

Age structure
0-14 years: 40% (male 44,281; female 42,876)
15-64 years: 56% (male 64,433; female 59,006)
65 years and over : 4% (male 4,225; female 4,688) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 2.34% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 30.4 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 5.63 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate -1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
65 years and over : 0.9 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 33 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population : 69.09 years
male: 66.7 years
female : 71.6 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 3.82 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Western Samoan(s)
adjective: Western Samoan

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

Religions Christian 99.7% (about one-half of population associated with the LondonMissionary Society; includes Congregational, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Latter-DaySaints, Seventh-Day Adventist)

Languages Samoan (Polynesian), English

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population : 97%
male: 97%
female: 97% (1971 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Western Samoa on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Western Samoa People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Western Samoa People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.