Population 7,477,110 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 44% (male 1,634,344; female 1,644,863)
15-64 years: 53% (male 1,952,442; female 2,044,363)
65 years and over: 3% (male 83,616; female 117,482) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 0.83% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 41.28 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 17.76 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -15.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)
note: in prior years Guinea received several hundred thousand refugees from the civil wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone, some of whom are now returning to their own countries

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 128.92 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 46.01 years
male: 43.58 years
female: 48.52 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 5.59 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean

Ethnic groups Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, smaller tribes 10%

Religions Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%

Languages French (official), each tribe 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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Guinea 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 People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guinea People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.