Cyprus: People & Society#
| Population | 1,205,575 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Cypriot(s) adjective: Cypriot |
| Ethnic groups | Greek 98.8%, other 1% (includes Maronite, Armenian, Turkish-Cypriot), unspecified 0.2% note: data represent only the government-controlled area of Cyprus (2011 est.) |
| Languages | Greek (official) 80.9%, Turkish (official) 0.2%, English 4.1%, Romanian 2.9%, Russian 2.5%, Bulgarian 2.2%, Arabic 1.2%, Filipino 1.1%, other 4.3%, unspecified 0.6% note: data represent only the government-controlled area of Cyprus (2011 est.) |
| Religions | Orthodox Christian 89.1%, Roman Catholic 2.9%, Protestant/Anglican 2%, Muslim 1.8%, Buddhist 1%, other (includes Maronite, Armenian Church, Hindu) 1.4%, unknown 1.1%, none/atheist 0.6% note: data represent only the government-controlled area of Cyprus (2011 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 15.58% (male 96,582/female 91,296) 15-24 years: 14.37% (male 94,262/female 78,982) 25-54 years: 46.99% (male 298,368/female 268,080) 55-64 years: 11.26% (male 65,005/female 70,752) 65 years and over: 11.8% (male 61,581/female 80,667) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 41.6% youth dependency ratio: 23.4% elderly dependency ratio: 18.2% potential support ratio: 5.5% (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 36.4 years male: 35.1 years female: 38 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.38% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 11.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 9.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Population distribution | population concentrated in central Nicosia and in the major cities of the south: Paphos, Limassol, and Larnaca |
| Urbanization | urban population: 66.9% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 0.89% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | NICOSIA (capital) 251,000 (2014) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.19 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 28.5 note: data represent only government-controlled areas (2010 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 7 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 8.1 deaths/1,000 live births male: 9.6 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 78.7 years male: 75.8 years female: 81.6 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.47 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 7.4% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 2.33 physicians/1,000 population (2012) |
| Hospital bed density | 3.5 beds/1,000 population (2011) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.06% (2013 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 400 (2013 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | fewer than 100 (2013 est.) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 24.5% (2014) |
| Education expenditures | 604% of GDP (2013) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.1% male: 99.5% female: 98.7% (2015 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 15 years (2014) |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 35.9% male: 37.4% female: 34.6% (2014 est.) |
| People - note | demographic data for Cyprus represent the population of the government-controlled area and the area administered by Turkish Cypriots, unless otherwise indicated |