Equatorial Guinea People
Population523,051 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 42% (male 110,268; female 109,222)
15-64 years: 54.3% (male 136,370; female 147,431)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 8,745; female 11,015) (2004 est.)
Median age
total: 18.7 years
male: 18.1 years
female: 19.4 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate
2.43% (2004 est.)
Birth rate
36.56 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate
12.27 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 87.08 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 93.27 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 80.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 55.15 years
male: 53 years
female: 57.36 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate
4.68 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
3.4% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
5,900 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths
370 (2001 est.)
Nationality
noun: Equatorial Guinean(s) or Equatoguinean(s)
adjective: Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean
Ethnic groups
Bioko (primarily Bubi, some Fernandinos), Rio Muni (primarily Fang), Europeans less than 1,000, mostly Spanish
Religions
nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
Languages
Spanish (official), French (official), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.7%
male: 93.3%
female: 78.4% (2003 est.)
