Guinea-Bissau Demographics cont'd
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Population
1,285,715 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 42% (male 271,100; female 272,304)
15-64 years: 55% (male 335,150; female 370,667)
65 years and over: 3% (male 16,574; female 19,920) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate
2.07% (2000 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 49.04 years
male: 46.77 years
female: 51.37 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate
5.27 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 53.9%
male: 67.1%
female: 40.7% (1997 est.)
Population
1,285,715 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 42% (male 271,100; female 272,304)
15-64 years: 55% (male 335,150; female 370,667)
65 years and over: 3% (male 16,574; female 19,920) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate
2.07% (2000 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 49.04 years
male: 46.77 years
female: 51.37 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate
5.27 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 53.9%
male: 67.1%
female: 40.7% (1997 est.)
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