Age structure:
0-14 years: 43% (female 242,518; male 243,093)
15-64 years: 54% (female 320,987; male 286,308)
65 years and over: 3% (female 16,129; male 15,502) (July 1995 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.36% (1995 est.)
Birth rate: 40.24 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Death rate: 16.62 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 117.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 47.87 years male: 46.21 years female: 49.57 years (1995 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.43 children born/woman (1995 est.)
Nationality: noun: Guinea-Bissauan(s) adjective: Guinea-Bissauan
Ethnic divisions: African 99% (Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%,
Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1%