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Guinea Demographics Cont'd

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population

9,327,714 (July 2006 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 44.3% (male 2,226,414/female 2,183,153)
15-64 years: 52.5% (male 2,611,833/female 2,610,773)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 138,392/female 177,249) (2006 est.)

Population growth rate

2.18% (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: 0.781 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 54.86 years
male: 52.35 years
female: 56.59 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

5.65 children born/woman (2006 est.)

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.9%
male: 49.9%
female: 21.9% (1995 est.)

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