Population 707,954 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 31% (male 112,339; female 108,095)
15-64 years: 64% (male 228,719; female 226,309)
65 years and over: 5% (male 14,652; female 17,840) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate -0.47% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 18.49 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 8.72 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -14.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 48.67 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 62.34 years
male: 59.5 years
female: 65.32 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.12 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Guyanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Guyanese

Ethnic groups East Indian 49%, black 32%, mixed 12%, Amerindian 6%, white and Chinese 1%

Religions Christian 57%, Hindu 33%, Muslim 9%, other 1%

Languages English, Amerindian dialects

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98.1%
male: 98.6%
female: 97.5% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Guyana on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guyana People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guyana People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.