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Guyana People 1996

Population:

723,774 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

33% (female 118,515; male 123,048)

15-64 years:

62% (female 224,484; male 225,543)

65 years and over:

5% (female 17,540; male 14,644) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

-0.81% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

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

Death rate:

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

Net migration rate:

-20.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

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

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

65.1 years

male:

61.86 years

female:

68.5 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.23 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Guyanese (singular and plural)

adjective:

Guyanese

Ethnic divisions:

East Indian 51%, black and mixed 43%, Amerindian 4%, European and Chinese 2%

Religions:

Christian 57%, Hindu 33%, Muslim 9%, other 1%

Languages:

English, Amerindian dialects

Literacy:

age 15 and over has ever attended school (1990 est.)

total population:

96%

male:

98%

female:

95%

Labor force:

268,000

by occupation:

industry and commerce 44.5%, agriculture 33.8%, services 21.7%

note:

public-sector employment amounts to 60%-80% of the total labor force (1985)

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