Population:
9,246,462 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 44.4% (male 2,075,652; female 2,032,936)
15-64 years: 52.4% (male 2,417,440; female 2,428,085)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 127,654; female 164,695) (2004 est.)

Median age:
total: 17.7 years
male: 17.4 years
female: 17.9 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate:
2.37% (2004 est.)

Birth rate:
42.26 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate:
15.53 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate:
-3.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: as a result of conflict in neighboring countries, Guinea is host to approximately 150,000 Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees (2004 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: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 91.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 86.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 97.3 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 49.7 years
male: 48.45 years
female: 50.99 years (2004 est.)

See also: Healthy Life Expectancy

See also: Health Performance

Total fertility rate:
5.87 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
1.54% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
55,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
9,000 (2001 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean

Ethnic groups:
Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, smaller ethnic groups 10%

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

Languages:
French (official), each ethnic group has its own language