Demographic Statistics From The Official 2002 Cuba Census
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Population | 11,177,743 |
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Age structure |
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Median age | Total: 35.9 years
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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.) |
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Infant mortality rate | Total: 6.32 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth | Total population: 77.41 years
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Total fertility rate | 1.66 children born/woman (2006 est.) |
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Religions | Nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to the Revolution; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Muslims, Jews, and Santeria are also represented. |
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Literacy | Total population: 99.8% (2002 census)
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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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