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%.
[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
- White: 65.06% (7,271,926 million)
- Mulatto / Mestizo: 24.86% (2,778 923 million)
- Black: 10.08% (1,126 894 million)
According to the 2001 national census.<ref> Cuba census 2001 </ref>
[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 | |||||
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| 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
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This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2006 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.
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