Population:
9,030,220 (July 2003 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 44.4% (male 2,027,970; female 1,986,300)
15-64 years: 52.4% (male 2,358,566; female 2,372,384)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 124,382; female 160,618) (2003 est.)
Median age:
total: 17.7 years
male: 17.4 years
female: 17.9 years (2002)
Population growth rate:
2.37% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
42.5 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
15.7 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:
-3.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: as a result of conflict in neighboring countries, Guinea is
host to approximately 150,000 Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees
(2003 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 93.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 87.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 98.8 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 49.54 years
male: 48.28 years
female: 50.83 years (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate:
5.9 children born/woman (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
1.54% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
55,000 (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
9,000 (2001 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean
Ethnic groups:
Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, smaller ethnic groups 10%
Religions:
Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%
Languages:
French (official), each ethnic group has its own language
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.9%
male: 49.9%
female: 21.9% (1995 est.)