Equatorial Guinea Demographics Profile 2008

Population

616,459 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 42% (male 131,696/female 127,253)
15-64 years: 53.8% (male 162,458/female 169,445)
65 years and over: 4.2% (male 11,394/female 14,213) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 18.9 years
male: 18.3 years
female: 19.5 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

2.732% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

37.04 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

9.72 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

NA

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: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 83.75 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 84.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 82.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 61.23 years
male: 60.36 years
female: 62.13 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

5.16 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

3.4% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

5,900 (2001 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 (2008)

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: 85.7%
male: 93.3%
female: 78.4% (2003 est.)