People Of Guinea-Bissau

Population 1,388,363 (July 2004 est.)
 
Age structure
0-14 years: 41.7% (male 288,760; female 289,975)
15-64 years: 55.4% (male 367,728; female 400,996)
65 years and over: 2.9% (male 17,570; female 23,334) (2004 est.)
 
Median age
total: 18.9 years
male: 18.3 years
female: 19.5 years (2004 est.)
 
Population growth rate 1.99% (2004 est.)
 
Birth rate 38.03 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
 
Death rate 16.57 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
 
Net migration rate -1.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
 
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
 
Infant mortality rate
total: 108.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 97.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 119.37 deaths/1,000 live births
 
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 46.98 years
male: 45.09 years
female: 48.92 years (2004 est.)
 
Total fertility rate 5 children born/woman (2004 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.)
 
Nationality
noun: Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean
 
Ethnic groups African 99% (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
conventional long form: Republic of Guinea-Bissau
conventional short form: Guinea-Bissau
local short form: Guine-Bissau
local long form: Republica da Guine-Bissau
former: Portuguese Guinea
 

 

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