Cyprus' People | Cyprus People

Population: 780,133 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 20.9% (male 83,256/female 79,701) 15-64 years: 67.7% (male 267,446/female 260,846) 65 years and over: 11.4% (male 38,766/female 50,118) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 34.68 years male: 33.64 years female: 35.7 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.54% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 7.64 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: 0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 7.18 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.94 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 77.65 years male: 75.29 years female: 80.13 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.83 children born/woman (2005 est.)

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

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: Less than 1,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA

Nationality: Noun: Cypriot(s) adjective: Cypriot

Ethnic groups: Greek 77%, Turkish 18%, other 5% (2001)

Religions: Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, Maronite, Armenian Apostolic, and other 4%

Languages: Greek, Turkish, English

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.6% male: 98.9% female: 96.3% (2003 est.)

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