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People of Equatorial Guinea

Population:551,201 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 41.5% (male 114,816/female 113,688)
15-64 years: 54.8% (male 145,740/female 156,097)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 8,957/female 11,903) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 18.8 years
male: 18.3 years
female: 19.4 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:2.015% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:35.16 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:15.01 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.934 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.752 male(s)/female
total population: 0.957 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 87.15 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 93.17 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 80.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 49.51 years
male: 48.11 years
female: 50.95 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:4.48 children born/woman (2007 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 (2007)
Nationality:noun: Equatorial Guinean(s) or Equatoguinean(s)
adjective: Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean
Ethnic groups:Fang 85.7%, Bubi 6.5%, Mdowe 3.6%, Annobon 1.6%, Bujeba 1.1%, other 1.4% (1994 census)
Religions:nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
Languages:Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census)
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.7%
male: 93.3%
female: 78.4% (2003 est.)

Equatorial Guinea Quickstats

  • Population: 551,201 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 28,051 sq km
  • Density: 18 /km² (187th)
  • GDP (total): $25.69 billion (112th)
  • GDP (per capita): $50,200 (2nd)
  • Literacy: 85.7%

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  • Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)
  • Dial code: +240

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