Equatorial Guinea Demographics Profile 2002

Population

498,144 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 42.4% (male 106,061; female 105,071)
15-64 years: 53.8% (male 128,489; female 139,732)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 8,385; female 10,406) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate

2.45% (2002 est.)

Birth rate

37.33 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate

12.83 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate

NEGL migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate

90.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 54.35 years
male: 52.26 years
female: 56.5 years (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

4.81 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.51% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

1,100 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

120 (1999 est.)

Nationality

noun: Equatorial Guinean(s) or Equatoguinean(s)
adjective: Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean

Ethnic groups

Bioko (primarily Bubi, some Fernandinos), Rio Muni (primarily Fang), Europeans less than 1,000, mostly Spanish

Religions

nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices

Languages

Spanish (official), French (official), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.5%
male: 89.6%
female: 68.1% (1995 est.)