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| Population: |
7,613,870 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
43.12% (male 1,637,000; female 1,645,786)
15-64 years:
54.19% (male 2,015,199; female 2,110,745)
65 years and over:
2.69% (male 84,586; female 120,554) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.96% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
39.78 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
17.53 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-2.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
note:
as a result of civil war in neighboring countries, Guinea is host to almost half a million Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees
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| 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:
0.7 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
129.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
45.91 years
male:
43.49 years
female:
48.42 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
5.39 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
1.54% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
55,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
5,600 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Guinean(s)
adjective:
Guinean
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| Ethnic groups: |
Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, smaller ethnic groups 10%
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| Religions: |
Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%
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| Languages: |
French (official), each ethnic group has its own language
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
35.9%
male:
49.9%
female:
21.9% (1995 est.)
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