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Guinea-Bissau People 1996

Population:

1,124,537 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

43% (female 242,518; male 243,093)

15-64 years:

54% (female 320,987; male 286,308)

65 years and over:

3% (female 16,129; male 15,502) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.36% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

40.24 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

16.62 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

117.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

47.87 years

male:

46.21 years

female:

49.57 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

5.43 children born/woman (1995 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%

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