Demographics of Cuba

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Cuba is a multiracial society with a population of mainly Spanish and African origins. There are also some Chinese Cubans residing in the country as well as 10,000 Nicaraguans who call Cuba home. The largest organized religion is the Roman Catholic Church. Afro-Cuban religions, a blend of native African religions and Roman Catholicism, are widely practiced in Cuba. Agnostic is of 50% and atheist of 6%.

Contents 1 Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook 1.1 Population 1.2 Age structure 1.3 Median age 1.4 Population growth rate 1.5 Birth rate 1.6 Death rate 1.7 Net migration rate 1.8 Sex ratio 1.9 Infant mortality rate 1.10 Life expectancy at birth 1.11 Total fertility rate 1.12 HIV/AIDS 1.13 Nationality 1.14 Ethnic groups 1.15 Religions 1.16 Languages 1.17 Literacy 1.18 People - note 2 Cuban census 2002 2.1 Population by region 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook

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[edit] Population

11,382,820 (July 2006 est.)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Median age

Total: 35.9 years

Male: 35.2 years

Female: 36.5 years (2006 est.)

[edit] Population growth rate

0.31% (2006 est.)

[edit] Birth rate

11.89 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

[edit] Death rate

7.22 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

[edit] Net migration rate

-1.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 77.41 years

Male: 75.11 years

Female: 79.85 years (2006 est.)

[edit] Total fertility rate

1.66 children born/woman (2006 est.)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Nationality

noun: Cuban(s)

Adjective: Cuban

[edit] Ethnic groups

Mulatto 52%

White 37%

Black 11%

Chinese 1%

[edit] Religions

Nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to Castro assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented.

[edit] Languages

Spanish

[edit] Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 97%

Male: 97.2%

Female: 96.9%

(2003 est.)

[edit] People - note

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.

[edit] Cuban census 2002

The 2002 census is the most recent official census of Cuba (as of 2006).

[edit] Population by region

Population and Area by region
Province	Area		Population		Density
	km²	%	Inhabitants	%	/km²
Cuba Total	109,886.19	100	11,177,743	100	101.72
Pinar del Río	10,904.03	9.92	726,574	6.50	66.63
La Habana	5,731.59	5.22	711,066	6.36	124.06
Ciudad de La Habana	721.01	0.66	2,201,610	19.70	3053.49
Matanzas	11,802.72	10.74	670,427	6.00	56.80
Villa Clara	8,412.41	7.66	817,395	7.31	97.17
Cienfuegos	4,180.02	3.80	395,183	3.54	94.54
Sancti Spíritus	6,736.51	6.13	460,328	4.12	68.33
Ciego de Ávila	6,783.13	6.17	411,766	3.68	60.70
Camagüey	15,615.02	14.21	784,178	7.02	50.22
Las Tunas	6,587.75	6.00	525,485	4.70	79.77
Holguín	9,292.83	8.46	1,021,321	9.14	109.90
Granma	8,375.49	7.62	822,452	7.36	98,20
Santiago de Cuba	6,156.44	5.60	1,036,281	9.27	168.32
Guantánamo	6,167.97	5.61	507,118	4.54	82.22
Isla de la Juventud	2,419.27	2.20	86,559	0.77	35.78

[edit] See also

• Chinese Cuban
• Afro-Cuban
• Jewish Cuban
• Women in Cuba

[edit] References

This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2006 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.

• Cuba Census 2002 webpage

[edit] External links

• Cuba statistics and related publications