Population (Mid- 2012): 1,637,000
Density (people per sq. km): 45 Net Migration Rate (# per 1000 people): -1 Birth Rate (# per 1000 people): 38 Death Rate (# per 1000 people): 17 Rate of Natural Increase: 2.3% Population Growth Rate: 2.2 Infant Mortality Rate (# of deaths per 1000 live births): 103.0 Total Fertility Rate (Average # of children per woman): 5.1 Population Age <15%: 41% Population Ages 65+ %: 3% Dependency Rate: 44% Life Expectancy at Birth (Total): 48 Life Expectancy at Birth Females: 50 Life Expectancy at Birth Males: 47 Primarary School Completion Rate Females: 22% Primary School Completion Rate Males: 39% Secondary School Enrollment Net Females: 7% Secondary School Enrollment Net Males: 12% GNI PPP Per Capita in US$: $1,060 Population Living Below US$2 per day: 78% Economically Active Females 15+: 60% Economically Active Males 15+: 84% Mobile Phone Subscribers (# per 100): 32 Motor Vehicles (# per 1000): - Undernourished Population: 39.0% Underweight Children Under Age 5: HIV/AIDS Among People Ages 15-49: |
Guinea-Bissau is in the 2nd stage of demographic transition based on the 2010 modle. This wide base indicates a large number of children. A steady upwards narrowing shows that more people die at each higher age band. This type of pyramid indicates a population in which there is a high birth rate, a high death rate,
and a short life expectancy. |