Short facts about people of Equatorial Guinea

Population:

486,060 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  42.56% (male 103,909; female 102,946) 15-64 years:  53.68% (male 124,808; female 136,088) 65 years and over:  3.76% (male 8,178; female 10,131) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.46% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

37.72 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

13.11 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

NEGL migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.81 male(s)/female total population:  0.95 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

92.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  53.95 years male:  51.89 years female:  56.07 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

4.88 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.51% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

1,100 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

120 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Equatorial Guinean(s) or Equatoguinean(s) adjective:  Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean

Ethnic groups:

Bioko (primarily Bubi, some Fernandinos), Rio Muni (primarily Fang), Europeans less than 1,000, mostly Spanish

Religions:

nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices

Languages:

Spanish (official), French (official), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  78.5% male:  89.6% female:  68.1% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook