| Population : |
11,308,764 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 20% (male 1,163,741; female 1,102,391)
15-64 years: 69.8% (male 3,949,197; female 3,948,196)
65 years and over: 10.1% (male 528,162; female 617,077) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
0.34% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
12.18 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
7.17 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| 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: 0.86 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 6.45 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 77.04 years
male: 74.77 years
female: 79.44 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
1.66 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
less than 0.1% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
3,300 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
less than 200 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Cuban(s)
adjective: Cuban |
| Ethnic Groups : |
mulatto 51%, white 37%, black 11%, Chinese 1% |
| Religions : |
nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented |
| Languages : |
Spanish |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97.2%
female: 96.9% (2003 est.) |
