Population:
10,057,975 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 42.8% (male 2,175,852/female 2,128,518)
15-64 years: 53.7% (male 2,701,184/female 2,704,161)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 153,053/female 195,207) (2009 est.)

Median age:
total: 18.5 years
male: 18.2 years
female: 18.7 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:
2.572% (2009 est.)

Birth rate:
37.52 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate:
11 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate:
-0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization:
urban population: 34% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 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 (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 65.22 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 68.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 61.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 57.09 years
male: 55.63 years
female: 58.6 years (2009 est.)

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

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
1.6% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
87,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
4,500 (2007 est.)

Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
animal contact disease: rabies
aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: Lassa fever (2009)

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); note - each ethnic group has its own language

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 29.5%
male: 42.6%
female: 18.1% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 8 years
male: 10 years
female: 7 years (2006)

Education expenditures:
1.6% of GDP (2005)