Population: 1,098,231 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.37% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 40.75 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 17.03 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 120 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 47.44 years
male: 45.79 years
female: 49.15 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 5.51 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Guinea-Bissauan(s)
adjective: Guinea-Bissauan

Ethnic divisions: African 99% (Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1%

Religions: indigenous beliefs 65%, Muslim 30%, Christian 5%

Languages: Portuguese (official), Criolo, African languages

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
total population: 36%
male: 50%
female: 24%
Labor force: 403,000 (est.)
by occupation: agriculture 90%, industry, services, and commerce 5%, government 5%
note: population of working age 53% (1983)

NOTE: The information regarding Guinea-Bissau on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea-Bissau People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guinea-Bissau People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.