Geography - note:
occupies an almost central position within Polynesia
People Samoa
Population:
177,287 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 27.2% (male 24,517/female 23,660)
15-64 years: 66.4% (male 73,495/female 44,208)
65 years and over: 6.4% (male 5,204/female 6,203) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 24.59 years
male: 27.42 years
female: 21.42 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.23% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
15.95 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
6.54 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-11.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.66 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 1.39 male(s)/female (2005 est.)