Cuba's People | Cuba People

Population: 11,346,670 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 19.6% (male 1,139,644/female 1,079,412) 15-64 years: 70.1% (male 3,977,110/female 3,975,818) 65 years and over: 10.4% (male 540,720/female 633,966) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 35.36 years male: 34.73 years female: 35.98 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.33% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 7.19 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: -1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 6.33 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.11 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 77.23 years male: 74.94 years female: 79.65 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.66 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: Less than 0.1% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 3,300 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: Less than 200 (2003 est.)

Nationality: Noun: Cuban(s) adjective: Cuban

Ethnic groups: Mulatto 51%, white 37%, black 11%, Chinese 1%

Religions: Nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented

Languages: Spanish

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97.2% female: 96.9% (2003 est.)

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