| Population |
9,246,462 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 44.4% (male 2,075,652; female 2,032,936)
15-64 years: 52.4% (male 2,417,440; female 2,428,085)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 127,654; female 164,695) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 17.7 years
male: 17.4 years
female: 17.9 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
2.37% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
42.26 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
15.53 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
-3.06 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 (2004 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 (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 91.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 86.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 97.3 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 49.7 years
male: 48.45 years
female: 50.99 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
5.87 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
3.2% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
140,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
9,000 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality |
noun: guinean(s)
adjective: guinean |
| Ethnic groups |
Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, smaller ethnic groups 10% |
| Religions |
Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7% |
| Languages |
French (official), each ethnic group has its own language |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: republic of guinea
conventional short form: guinea
local short form: guinee
former: french guinea
local long form: republique de guinee |