Guinea-Bissau Demographics Profile 2009

Population

1,533,964 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 40.8% (male 312,253/female 313,609)
15-64 years: 56.1% (male 414,924/female 445,639)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 19,191/female 28,348) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 19.3 years
male: 18.7 years
female: 19.8 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

2.019% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

35.97 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

15.79 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 30% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 99.82 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 109.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 89.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 47.9 years
male: 46.07 years
female: 49.79 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

4.65 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.8% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

16,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

1,100 (2007 est.)

Major infectious diseases

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)

Nationality

noun: Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean

Ethnic groups

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

Religions

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

Languages

Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.4%
male: 58.1%
female: 27.4% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 5 years
male: 7 years
female: 4 years (2001)

Education expenditures

5.2% of GDP (1999)