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Guinea-Bissau: Guinea-bissau People Profile 2012

2012/03/13

Guinea-bissau People Profile 2012

Most of the people lived in Río Muni. The largest cities are Bata and Malabo, with populations of about 17,000 and 10,000 respectively. Except for a few Europeans, the people are almost all Africans. The Bubi on Bioko and the Fangs of Río Muni are the largest groups.

Spanish is the official language. Fang is the most widely spoken of the numerous Bantu tongues. An estimated two-thirds of the people are Roman Catholics. The country's school system is inadequately developed and only about 20 per cent of the population is literate.

Population

Value:

1 533 964

Date:

July 2009

Comparison to the world:

150

Age structure

Age:

0-14 years

Value:

40.8% (male 312,253/female 313,609)

Year:

2009

Age:

15-64 years

Value:

56.1% (male 414,924/female 445,639)

Age:

65 years and over

Value:

3.1% (male 19,191/female 28,348)

Median Age

Name:

total

Value:

19.3 years

Year:

2009

Name:

male

Value:

18.7 years

Name:

female

Value:

19.8 years

Population growth rate

Value:

2,02%

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

Birth rate

Value:

35.97 births/1,000 population

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

Death rate

Value:

15.79 deaths/1,000 population

Date:

July 2009

Comparison to the world:

Net migration rate

Value:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

Urbanization

Urban population:

30% of total population

Rate of urbanization:

3.2% annual rate of change

Sex ratio

Range:

at birth

Value:

1.03 male(s)/female

Year:

2009

Range:

under 15 years

Value:

1 male(s)/female

Range:

15-64 years

Value:

0.93 male(s)/female

Range:

65 years and over

Value:

0.68 male(s)/female

Range:

total population

Value:

0.95 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate

Total value:

99.82 deaths/1,000 live births

Comparison to the world:

Male value:

109.89 deaths/1,000 live births

Female value:

89.45 deaths/1,000 live births

Year:

2009

Life expectancy at birth

Total value:

47.9 years

Comparison to the world:

210

Male value:

46.07 years

Female value:

49.79 years

Year:

2009

Total fertility rate

Value:

4.65 children born/woman

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

Value:

1,80%

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

Value:

16 000

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Value:

1 100

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

Nationality

Noun:

Guinean(s)

Adjective:

Guinean

Ethnic groups

Value:

<p> African 99% (includes Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1%</p>

Religions

Value:

Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10%

Languages

Languages info:

Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages

Literacy

Definition:

age 15 and over can read and write

Total population:

42,40%

Male:

58,10%

Female:

27,40%

Year:

2003

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Total:

5 years

Male:

7 years

Female:

4 years

Year:

2001

Education expenditures

Value:

5.2% of GDP

Comparison to the world:

Year:

1999

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