Population 1,345,479 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 41.9% (male 281,394; female 282,641)
15-64 years: 55.2% (male 353,755; female 388,968)
65 years and over: 2.9% (male 17,130; female 21,591) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 2.23% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 38.95 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 15.05 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -1.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 108.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 49.8 years
female: 52.2 years (2002 est.)
male: 47.47 years

Total fertility rate 5.13 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 2.5% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 14,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths 1,300 (1999 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: 34%
male: 50%
female: 18% (2000 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guinea-Bissau People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.