Guinea-Bissau People 1997

Population 1,178,584 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 43% (male 251,873; female 250,950)
15-64 years: 54% (male 304,116; female 338,489)
65 years and over : 3% (male 15,771; female 17,385) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 2.33% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 39.17 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 15.85 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 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: 0.91 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 113.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 48.71 years
male: 47.05 years
female: 50.42 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 5.26 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Guinea-Bissauan(s)
adjective: Guinea-Bissauan

Ethnic groups African 99% (Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel7%), European and mulatto less than 1%

Religions indigenous beliefs 65%, Muslim 30%, Christian 5%

Languages Portuguese (official), Criolo, African languages

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 54.9%
male : 68%
female: 42.5% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Guinea-Bissau on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea-Bissau People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guinea-Bissau People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.