Equatorial Guinea Demographics Profile 2009

Population

633,441 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 41.9% (male 134,823/female 130,308)
15-64 years: 54% (male 167,820/female 174,238)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male 11,574/female 14,678) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 18.9 years
male: 18.3 years
female: 19.6 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

2.703% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

NA

Urbanization

urban population: 39% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 81.58 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 82.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 80.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 61.61 years
male: 60.71 years
female: 62.54 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

5.08 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

3.4% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

11,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

370 (2001 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria and yellow fever
animal contact disease: rabies (2009)

Nationality

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

Ethnic groups

Fang 85.7%, Bubi 6.5%, Mdowe 3.6%, Annobon 1.6%, Bujeba 1.1%, other 1.4% (1994 census)

Religions

nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices

Languages

Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87%
male: 93.4%
female: 80.5% (2000 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 10 years
male: 10 years
female: 9 years (2000)

Education expenditures

0.6% of GDP (2003)