The preliminary count indicates a total population of 200,010 persons of which 51 percent are males and 49 percent are females.
This compares with a total population count of 195,979 persons at the last census conducted in November 2016 with no changes in the gender composition according to a statement today by Afioga Leota Laki Lamositele, Minister for Samoa Bureau of Statistics.
The preliminary count as collected and compiled during the census enumeration period which was conducted from 18 October to 6 November 2021.
