People Guinea
Population:
9,467,866 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 44.4% (male 2,123,207/female 2,079,475)
15-64 years: 52.4% (male 2,478,820/female 2,486,300)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 131,130/female 168,934) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 17.67 years
male: 17.42 years
female: 17.93 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.37% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
42.03 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
15.38 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-2.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: as a result of conflict in neighboring countries, Guinea is
host to approximately 150,000 Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees
(2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 90.37 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 95.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 84.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)