| Population |
523,051 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 42% (male 110,268; female 109,222)
15-64 years: 54.3% (male 136,370; female 147,431)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 8,745; female 11,015) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 18.7 years
male: 18.1 years
female: 19.4 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
2.43% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
36.56 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
12.27 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 87.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 80.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 93.27 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 55.15 years
male: 53 years
female: 57.36 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
4.68 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
3.4% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
5,900 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
370 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality |
noun: equatorial guinean(s) or equatoguinean(s)
adjective: equatorial guinean or equatoguinean |
| Ethnic groups |
Bioko (primarily Bubi, some Fernandinos), Rio Muni (primarily Fang), Europeans less than 1,000, mostly Spanish |
| Religions |
nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices |
| Languages |
Spanish (official), French (official), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: republic of equatorial guinea
conventional short form: equatorial guinea
local short form: guinea ecuatorial
local long form: republica de guinea ecuatorial
former: spanish guinea |