Demographics of Equatorial Guinea - CIA World Factbook Demographic Statistics

CIA World Factbook Demographic Statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

note: 2002 census results claim 1,015,000 residents, although this most likely was inflated in anticipation for the December election.

Population growth rate: 2.703% (2010 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15–64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 61.61 years
male: 60.71 years
female: 62.54 years (2010 est.)

Religions: nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:

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