Demographics of Cuba - Demographic Statistics From The Official 2002 Cuba Census

Demographic Statistics From The Official 2002 Cuba Census


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Population 11,177,743
Age structure
0-14 years: 19.1% (male 1,117,677/female 1,058,512)
15-64 years: 70.3% (male 4,001,161/female 3,999,303)
65 years and over: 10.6% (male 554,148/female 652,019) (2006 est.)
Median age Total: 35.9 years
Male: 35.2 years
Female: 36.5 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate -0.01% (2006 est.)
Birth rate 11.89 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate 7.22 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate
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 (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate Total: 6.32 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 6.99 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 5.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth Total population: 77.41 years
Male: 75.11 years
Female: 79.85 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate 1.66 children born/woman (2006 est.)
HIV/AIDS
Adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS: 3,300 (2003 est.)
Deaths: less than 200 (2003 est.)
Ethnic groups
Whites: 65.05%
Mulattoes: 23.84%
Blacks: 10.08%
Asians: 1.02%
Religions Nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to the Revolution; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Muslims, Jews, and Santeria are also represented.
Languages
Spanish
English
Haitian Creole
Literacy Total population: 99.8% (2002 census)
Male: 99.8%
Female: 99.8%

Illicit migration is a continuing problem. Cubans require Cuban government documentation to leave, and this is commonly refused. Cubans attempt to depart the island and enter the US using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, direct flights, or falsified visas; Cubans also use non-maritime routes to enter the US including direct flights to Miami and overland via the southwest US/Mexican border, and islands adjacent to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

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