World Factbook
American Samoa
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
Samoan 87.9% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.3%, Tongan 2.1%, other Pacific Islander 4.1%, Asian languages 2.1%, other 0.5% (2020 est.)
note: most people are bilingual
Religions
Christian 98.3%, other <1%, unaffiliated <1% (2020 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years
0.97 male(s)/female
total population
0.99 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.88 male(s)/female
Birth rate
15.3 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
29.4 years
total
30.6 years (2025 est.)
female
30.6 years
Population
male
21,478
total
43,268 (2025 est.)
female
21,790
Nationality
noun
American Samoan(s) (US nationals)
adjective
American Samoan
Urbanization
urban population
87.2% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.26% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
25.3% (male 5,738/female 5,387)
15-64 years
66% (male 14,291/female 14,679)
65 years and over
8.7% (2024 est.) (male 1,775/female 2,025)
Ethnic groups
Pacific Islander 88.7% (includes Samoan 83.2%, Tongan 2.2%, other 3.3%), Asian 5.8% (includes Filipino 3.4%, other 2.4%), mixed 4.4%, other 1.1% (2020 est.)
note: data represent population by ethnic origin or race
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
51.3 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
37.5 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
7.2 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
13.8 (2025 est.)
Net migration rate
-22.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.99 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: total
total: 99.8% of population
unimproved: total
total: 0.2% of population (2020 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
11.7 deaths/1,000 live births
total
9.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
7.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
-1.33% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.96 (2025 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
male
73.4 years
female
78.5 years
total population
75.8 years (2024 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: total
total: 98.5% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 1.5% of population (2022 est.)
Major urban areas - population
49,000 PAGO PAGO (capital) (2018)
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
47.4% (2020 est.)