The most complete and reliable census figures were from 2002.
Population:
11,224,321 (July 2002 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 20.6% (male 1,188,125; female 1,125,743)
15-64 years: 69.3% (male 3,902,162; female 3,880,531)
65 years and over: 10.1% (male 520,849; female 606,911) (2002 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.35% (2002 est.)
Birth Rate:
12.08 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Death rate:
7.35 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Net migration rate:
-1.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Infant Mortality Rate:
7.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.6 years
female: 79.15 years (2002 est.)
male: 74.2 years
Total fertility rate:
1.6 children born/woman (2002 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.03% (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
2,800 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
120 (1999 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
male: 96.2%
female: 95.3% (1995 est.)
total population: 95.7%
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