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Cyprus: Cyprus People Profile 2012

2012/03/06

Cyprus People Profile 2012

Cypriots are the inhabitants of the island of Cyprus, an independent republic since 1960. Two principal ethnic groups—Turkish and Greek—form the majority populations on Cyprus; there are small numbers of Armenians and Maronites as well.

Population

Value:

1 102 677

Date:

July 2010

Comparison to the world:

157

Age structure

Age:

0-14 years

Value:

16.5% (male 93,829/female 88,543)

Year:

2010

Age:

15-64 years

Value:

73.3% (male 420,062/female 388,050)

Age:

65 years and over

Value:

10.2% (male 48,652/female 63,541)

Median Age

Name:

total

Value:

34.5 years

Year:

2010

Name:

male

Value:

33.2 years

Name:

female

Value:

36.3 years

Population growth rate

Value:

1,663%

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

Birth rate

Value:

11.38 births/1,000 population

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

171

Death rate

Value:

6.42 deaths/1,000 population

Date:

July 2010

Comparison to the world:

154

Net migration rate

Value:

11.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

Urbanization

Urban population:

70% of total population

Rate of urbanization:

1.3% annual rate of change

Sex ratio

Range:

at birth

Value:

1.05 male(s)/female

Year:

2010

Range:

under 15 years

Value:

1.06 male(s)/female

Range:

15-64 years

Value:

1.08 male(s)/female

Range:

65 years and over

Value:

0.77 male(s)/female

Range:

total population

Value:

1.04 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate

Total value:

9.57 deaths/1,000 live births

Comparison to the world:

155

Male value:

11.46 deaths/1,000 live births

Female value:

7.58 deaths/1,000 live births

Year:

2010

Life expectancy at birth

Total value:

77.66 years

Comparison to the world:

Male value:

74.88 years

Female value:

80.57 years

Year:

2010

Total fertility rate

Value:

1.45 children born/woman

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

190

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

Value:

0,10%

Year:

2003

Comparison to the world:

142

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

Value:

fewer than 1,000

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

142

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Value:

Nationality

Noun:

Cypriot(s)

Adjective:

Cypriot

Ethnic groups

Value:

<p> Greek 77%, Turkish 18%, other 5%</p>

Religions

Value:

Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, other (includes Maronite and Armenian Apostolic) 4%

Languages

Languages info:

Greek, Turkish, English

Literacy

Definition:

age 15 and over can read and write

Total population:

98%

Male:

98,9%

Female:

96,3%

Year:

2001

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Total:

14 years

Male:

13 years

Female:

14 years

Year:

2006

Education expenditures

Value:

6.3% of GDP

Comparison to the world:

Year:

2004

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