Cyprus Demographics Profile 2009

Population

796,740 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 19.1% (male 77,959/female 74,591)
15-64 years: 68.5% (male 276,890/female 269,267)
65 years and over: 12.3% (male 42,961/female 55,072) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 35.5 years
male: 34.5 years
female: 36.6 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

0.519% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

12.57 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

7.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 70% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 6.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.14 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 78.33 years
male: 75.91 years
female: 80.86 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.77 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: Cypriot(s)
adjective: Cypriot

Ethnic groups

Greek 77%, Turkish 18%, other 5% (2001)

Religions

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

Languages

Greek, Turkish, English

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.6%
male: 98.9%
female: 96.3% (2001 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)

Education expenditures

6.3% of GDP (2004)