Page last updated on February 5, 2013
Nationality:
noun: Guinean(s)
adjective:
Guinean
Ethnic groups:
Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, smaller ethnic groups 10%
Languages:
French (official)
note:
each ethnic group has its own language
Religions:
Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%
Population:
10,884,958 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 42.4% (male 2,330,406/female 2,281,477)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
19.4% (male 1,063,651/female 1,043,544)
25-54 years:
30.3% (male 1,652,860/female 1,645,591)
55-64 years:
4.4% (male 228,691/female 253,228)
65 years and over:
3.5% (male 169,937/female 215,573) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 18.6 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
18.4 years
female:
18.9 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.641% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 23
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
36.6 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 21
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
10.19 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 50
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 86
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 35% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
4.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
CONAKRY (capital) 1.597 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.79 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
610 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 12
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 59.04 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 31
male:
62.18 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
55.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 58.61 years
country comparison to the world: 192
male:
57.12 years
female:
60.15 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
5.04 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 20
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
6.1% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 103
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2005)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
0.31 beds/1,000 population (2005)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 34% of population
rural: 11% of population
total: 19% of population
unimproved:
