Geography - note:
the Niger and its important tributary the Milo have their sources
in the Guinean highlands
People Guinea
Population:
9,690,222 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 44.4% (male 2,171,733/female 2,128,027)
15-64 years: 52.5% (male 2,541,140/female 2,542,847)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 134,239/female 172,236) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 17.7 years
male: 17.4 years
female: 17.9 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.63% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
41.76 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
15.48 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: as a result of conflict in neighboring countries, Guinea is
host to approximately 141,500 refugees from Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia,
and Sierra Leone (2006 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 (2006 est.)