Cyprus Demographics Profile 2008

Population

792,604 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 19.5% (male 78,922/female 75,523)
15-64 years: 68.5% (male 275,223/female 267,798)
65 years and over: 12% (male 41,592/female 53,546) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 35.3 years
male: 34.3 years
female: 36.4 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

0.522% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

12.56 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

7.76 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 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 (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 6.75 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 78.15 years
male: 75.75 years
female: 80.67 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.79 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

less than 1,000 (1999 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% (2003 est.)