| People | Guinea-Bissau |
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Population:
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1,533,964 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 30% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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55 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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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:
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total: 19.3 years
male: 18.7 years
female: 19.8 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.019% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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35.97 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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15.79 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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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:
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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:
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total population: 47.9 years
male: 46.07 years
female: 49.79 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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4.65 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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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) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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1.8% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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16,000 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,100 (2007 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean |
Ethnic groups:
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African 99% (includes Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1% |
Religions:
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Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10% |
Languages:
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Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages |
Literacy:
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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):
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total: 5 years
male: 7 years
female: 4 years (2001) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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5.2% of GDP (1999) |
People - note:
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void |
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