Cyprus: People

People Cyprus
Population:
 775,927 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
 0-14 years: 21.4% (male 84,850; female 81,235)
15-64 years: 67.4% (male 264,441; female 258,150)
65 years and over: 11.2% (male 38,058; female 49,193) (2004 est.)
Median age:
 total: 34.4 years
male: 33.4 years
female: 35.5 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
 0.55% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
 12.66 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
 7.63 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
 0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio:
 at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
 total: 7.36 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 9.19 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
 total population: 77.46 years
male: 75.11 years
female: 79.92 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate:
 1.85 children born/woman (2004 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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