Population 498,144 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 42.4% (male 106,061; female 105,071)
15-64 years: 53.8% (male 128,489; female 139,732)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 8,385; female 10,406) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 2.45% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 37.33 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 12.83 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate NEGL migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 90.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 54.35 years
female: 56.5 years (2002 est.)
male: 52.26 years

Total fertility rate 4.81 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.51% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 1,100 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths 120 (1999 est.)

Nationality
noun: Equatorial Guinean(s) or Equatoguinean(s)
adjective: Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean

Ethnic groups Bioko (primarily Bubi, some Fernandinos), Rio Muni (primarily Fang), Europeans less than 1,000, mostly Spanish

Religions nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices

Languages Spanish (official), French (official), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.5%
male: 89.6%
female: 68.1% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Equatorial Guinea on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Equatorial Guinea People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Equatorial Guinea People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.