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Guinea People 1996

Population:

6,549,336 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

44% (female 1,450,501; male 1,448,164)

15-64 years:

53% (female 1,784,420; male 1,691,502)

65 years and over:

3% (female 102,735; male 72,014) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.43% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

43.43 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

19.13 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

note:

Guinea has received about 400,000 refugees from the civil wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone; the continued fighting in Sierra Leone will likely drive more refugees into Guinea in 1995; on the other hand, peace may be achieved in Liberia and permit Liberian refugees to return home

Infant mortality rate:

136.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

44.6 years

male:

42.31 years

female:

46.95 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

5.79 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Guinean(s)

adjective:

Guinean

Ethnic divisions:

Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, smaller tribes 10%

Religions:

Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%

Languages:

French (official); each tribe has its own language

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

total population:

24%

male:

35%

female:

13%

Labor force:

2.4 million (1983)

by occupation:

agriculture 80.0%, industry and commerce 11.0%, services 5.4%, civil servants 3.6%

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