Population 1,206,311 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 42% (male 256,315; female 255,208)
15-64 years: 55% (male 313,270; female 347,431)
65 years and over: 3% (male 15,986; female 18,101) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 2.32% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 38.67 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 15.48 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 111.61 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 49.14 years
male: 47.47 years
female: 50.85 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 5.17 children born/woman (1998 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: 53.9%
male: 67.1%
female: 40.7% (1997 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Guinea-Bissau on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea-Bissau People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guinea-Bissau People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.