Age structure:
0-14 years:
43% (male 101,724; female 100,787)
15-64 years:
54% (male 121,290; female 132,581)
65 years and over:
3% (male 7,960; female 9,872) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.47% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 38.13 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 13.4 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.81 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 94.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
53.56 years
male:
51.53 years
female:
55.65 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.94 children born/woman (2000 est.)
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: nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
Languages: Spanish (official), French (official), [pidgin English]?, Fang?, Bubi?, Ibo?
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
78.5%
male:
89.6%
female:
68.1% (1995 est.)