Sao-tome-and-principe Population: 150 123 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 48% (male 36 127; female 35 253) 15-64 years: 48% (male 34 980; female 37 555) 65 years and over: 4% (male 2 813; female 3 395) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 3.1% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 43.48 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 8.31 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -4.15 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 54.55 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 64.34 years male: 62.87 years female: 65.86 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 6.19 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Sao Tomean(s) adjective: Sao Tomean Ethnic groups: mestico angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves) forros (descendants of freed slaves) servicais (contract laborers from Angola Mozambique and Cape Verde) tongas (children of servicais born on the islands) Europeans (primarily Portuguese) Religions: Roman Catholic Evangelical Protestant Seventh-Day Adventist Languages: Portuguese (official) Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 73% male: 85% female: 62% (1991 est.)
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