Nationality:
noun: Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean

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

Languages:
French (official)
note: each ethnic group has its own language

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

Population:
11,474,383 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 42% (male 2,437,142/female 2,387,105)
15-24 years: 19.5% (male 1,130,432/female 1,108,834)
25-54 years: 30.4% (male 1,748,867/female 1,739,881)
55-64 years: 4.4% (male 243,032/female 266,578)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 182,084/female 230,428) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 82.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 76.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.6 %
potential support ratio: 17.7 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 18.7 years
male: 18.4 years
female: 18.9 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
2.63% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 24
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
36.02 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 21
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
9.69 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 52
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 35.4% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 3.86% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
CONAKRY (capital) 1.786 million (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
18.9
note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
610 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 13
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 55.24 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 30
male: 58.17 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 52.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 59.6 years
country comparison to the world: 195
male: 58.08 years
female: 61.17 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
4.93 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 18
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
5.6% (2012)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
6% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 111
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2005)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
0.3 beds/1,000 population (2011)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 92.2% of population
rural: 65% of population
total: 74.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 7.8% of population
rural: 35% of population
total: 25.2% of population (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 32.7% of population
rural: 11.2% of population
total: 18.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 67.3% of population
rural: 88.8% of population
total: 81.1% of population (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
1.7% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 28
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
118,100 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 41
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
5,100 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 39
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: Lassa fever
animal contact disease: rabies (2013)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
4.4% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 165
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
16.3% (2012)
country comparison to the world: 43
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
2.5% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 156
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 41%
male: 52%
female: 30% (2010 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 9 years
male: 10 years
female: 7 years (2011)

Child labor - children ages 5-14:
total number: 571,774
percentage: 25 % (2003 est.)