American Samoa - Geography

Here, let us take a look at the Geography of American Samoa. Occupies an almost central position within Polynesia. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 101 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)

Geographical data of American Samoa
Location Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand
Geographic coordinates 13 35 S, 172 20 W
Map references Oceania
Tarrain two main islands (Savaii, Upolu) and several smaller islands and uninhabited islets; narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rugged mountains in interior
Natural Resources hardwood forests, fish, hydropower
Natural Hazards occasional cyclones; active volcanism

volcanism: Savai'I Island (1,858 m) is historically active
Irrigated Land 0 sq km (2022)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Major aquifers
Land Boundaries 0 km
Border Countries
Coastline 403 km
Climate tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
Area
Total Area
Land Area 2,821 sq km
Water Area 10 sq km
comparative Area slightly smaller than Rhode Island
Maritime Claims
Territorial sea 12 nm
Contiguous zone 24 nm
Exclusive economic zone 200 nm
Elevations
Highest point Mount Silisili 1,857 m
Lowest point Pacific Ocean 0 m
Land Use
Agricultural land 17.8% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 4.1% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 11.4% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 2.3% (2022 est.)
Forest 57.8% (2022 est.)
Other 24.4% (2022 est.)
Population Distribution

About three quarters of the population lives on the island of Upolu

People and Society

In American Samoa, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Samoan 96%, Samoan/New Zealander 2%, other 1.9% (2011 est.)

Population
Pop growth rate 0.65% (2024 est.)
Birth rate 18.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Death rate 5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Health expenditure
Physicians Density
Hospital bed Density
Total fertility rate 2.33 children born/woman (2024 est.)
Gross reproduction rate 1.14 (2024 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
Est married women (ages 15-49) 61.7% (2023 est.)
Literacy
Education expenditures
Net Migration rate -6.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Nationality Samoan | Samoan(s)
Languages Samoan (Polynesian) (official) 91.1%, Samoan/English 6.7%, English (official) 0.5%, other 0.2%, unspecified 1.6% (2006 est.)
Religions Protestant 54.9% (Congregationalist 29%, Methodist 12.4%, Assembly of God 6.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4.4%, other Protestant 2.3%), Roman Catholic 18.8%, Church of Jesus Christ 16.9%, Worship Centre 2.8%, other Christian 3.6%, other 2.9% (includes Baha'i, Muslim), none 0.2% (2016 est.)
Age Structure
0-14 years 26.9% (male 28,952/female 27,173)
15-64 years 65.9% (male 70,225/female 67,427)
65 years and over 7.2% (2024 est.) (male 6,743/female 8,333)
Dependency Ratios
Total dependency ratio 51.7 (2024 est.)
Youth dependency ratio 40.8 (2024 est.)
Elderly dependency ratio 11 (2024 est.)
Potential support ratio 9.1 (2024 est.)
Median Age
Total 27.4 years (2024 est.)
Male 27 years
Female 27.8 years
Urbanization
Urban population 17.5% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization -0.03% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 36,000 APIA (capital) (2018).
Sex Ratio
At birth 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.81 male(s)/female
Total population 1.03 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Infant Motality
Total 17.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
Male 20.9 deaths/1,000 live births
Female 13.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy at birth
Total population 75.7 years (2024 est.)
Male 72.8 years
Female 78.7 years
Drinking Water Sources
Improved: urban urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: rural rural: 98.8% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: total total: 99% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: urban urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: rural rural: 1.2% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total total: 1% of population (2022 est.)
Sanitation facility acess
Improved: urban urban: 99.7% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: rural rural: 98.9% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: total total: 99% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: urban urban: 0.3% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: rural rural: 1.1% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total total: 1% of population (2022 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
Total 2.18 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Beer 2.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Wine 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Spirits 0.17 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Other alcohols 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
Total 20.5% (2025 est.)
Male 28.6% (2025 est.)
Female 12.3% (2025 est.)
Child marriage
Women married by age 15 0.9% (2020)
Women married by age 18 7.4% (2020)
Men married by age 18 2% (2020)
Demographic profile
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American Samoa is found in Polynesia