Equatorial Guinea People:
Population:
535,881 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 41.7% (male:112,326; female:111,244)
15-64 years: 54.5% (male:140,568; female:151,500)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male:8,900; female:11,343) (2005)
Median age:
total: 18.83 years
male: 18.2 years
female: 19.46 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
2.42% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
36.18 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
12 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 85.13 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 91.28 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 78.8 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 55.56 years (2005 est.)
male: 53.38 years
female: 57.8 years
Total fertility rate:
4.62 children born/woman (2005 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.)
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria (2004)
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:
Christian nominally, Roman Catholic predominantly, 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)
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