Guinea-Bissau Demographics Profile 2003

Population

1,360,827 (July 2003 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 41.9% (male 284,150; female 285,370)
15-64 years: 55.2% (male 358,891; female 392,703)
65 years and over: 2.9% (male 17,285; female 22,428) (2003 est.)

Median age

total: 18.8 years
male: 18.2 years
female: 19.4 years (2002)

Population growth rate

2.02% (2003 est.)

Birth rate

38.41 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death rate

16.62 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Net migration rate

-1.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 110.29 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 120.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 99.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 46.97 years
male: 45.09 years
female: 48.91 years (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate

5.07 children born/woman (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

2.8% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

17,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

1,200 (2001 est.)

Nationality

noun: Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean

Ethnic groups

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

Religions

indigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5%

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.)