Short facts about people of Guinea

Population:

7,613,870 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  43.12% (male 1,637,000; female 1,645,786) 15-64 years:  54.19% (male 2,015,199; female 2,110,745) 65 years and over:  2.69% (male 84,586; female 120,554) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.96% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

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

Death rate:

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

Net migration rate:

-2.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) note:  as a result of civil war in neighboring countries, Guinea is host to almost half a million Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years:  0.99 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.7 male(s)/female total population:  0.96 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

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

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  45.91 years male:  43.49 years female:  48.42 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

5.39 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

1.54% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

55,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

5,600 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Guinean(s) adjective:  Guinean

Ethnic groups:

Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, smaller ethnic groups 10%

Religions:

Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%

Languages:

French (official), each ethnic group has its own language

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  35.9% male:  49.9% female:  21.9% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook