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The People of Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguin People

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Population: 633,441 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 41.9% (male 134,823/female 130,308) 15-64 years: 54% (male 167,820/female 174,238) 65 years and over: 4.1% (male 11,574/female 14,678) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 18.9 years male: 18.3 years female: 19.6 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.703% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 9.72 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: NA (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 81.58 deaths/1,000 live births male: 82.68 deaths/1,000 live births female: 80.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 61.61 years male: 60.71 years female: 62.54 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 5.08 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 3.4% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 11,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: 370 (2001 est.)

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: 87% male: 93.4% female: 80.5% (2000 est.)