Population: Age structure: Median age: Population growth rate: Birth rate: Death rate: Net migration rate: Urbanization: Sex ratio: Infant mortality rate: Life expectancy at birth: Total fertility rate: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS - deaths: Major infectious diseases: Nationality: Ethnic groups: Religions: Languages: Literacy: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): Education expenditures:
1,565,126 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 150
[see also: Population country ranks ]
0-14 years: 40.8% (male 312,253/female 313,609)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
56.1% (male 414,924/female 445,639)
[see also: Age structure - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
3.1% (male 19,191/female 28,348) (2010 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total: 19.4 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
18.8 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female:
19.9 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
2.004% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 56
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
35.56 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 32
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
15.52 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 83
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
urban population: 30% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
3.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
0.93 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
0.66 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]
total: 98.05 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 8
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male:
108.03 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female:
87.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
total population: 48.3 years
country comparison to the world: 217
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male:
46.44 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female:
50.22 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
4.58 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
1.8% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 34
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
16,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 85
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
1,100 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 70
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases:
bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases:
malaria and yellow fever
water contact disease:
schistosomiasis
animal contact disease:
rabies (2009)
noun: Guinean(s)
adjective:
Guinean
African 99% (includes Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1%
Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10%
Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
42.4%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male:
58.1%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female:
27.4% (2003 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]
total: 9 years
male:
8 years
female:
5 years (2006)
5.2% of GDP (1999)
country comparison to the world: 59
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]