| Population: |
1,472,780 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 41.2% (male 302,408/female 303,786)
15-64 years: 55.8% (male 394,799/female 427,055)
65 years and over: 3% (male 18,463/female 26,269) (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
2.052% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
36.81 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
16.29 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 0.995 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.924 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.703 male(s)/female
total population: 0.945 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 103.5 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 113.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 93.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 47.18 years
male: 45.37 years
female: 49.04 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
4.79 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
10% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
17,000 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
1,200 (2001 est.) |
| Major infectious diseases: |
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2007) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean |
| Ethnic groups: |
African 99% (includes Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1% |
| Religions: |
indigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5% |
| Languages: |
Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.4%
male: 58.1%
female: 27.4% (2003 est.) |
