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People And SocietyNationality
Noun Cypriot(s)
Adjective Cypriot Ethnic groups
Greek 77%, Turkish 18%, other 5% (2001) Languages
Greek (official), Turkish (official), English Religions
Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, other (includes Maronite and Armenian Apostolic) 4% Population World Ranking: 160
1,138,071 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
16.2% (male 93,280/female 88,022) 15-64 years 73.4% (male 427,752/female 394,578) 65 years and over 10.4% (male 50,761/female 66,096) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 35.1 years
Male 33.8 years Female 36.9 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 74
1.571% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 166
11.44 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 151
6.48 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 11
10.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 70% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 1.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
NICOSIA (capital) 240,000 (2009) Sex ratio
At birth 1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years 1.09 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.77 male(s)/female Total population 1.04 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 154
10 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 153
Total 9.05 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 10.72 deaths/1,000 live births Female 7.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 55
Total population 78 years
Male 75.21 years Female 80.92 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 193
1.45 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 106
6% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
2.3 physicians/1,000 population (2006) Hospital bed density
3.72 beds/1,000 population (2006) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 120
0.1% (2003 est.)
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids World Ranking: 144
Fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.)
Hiv/aids - deaths
NA
Obesity - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 48
12.3% (2003)
Education expenditures World Ranking: 102
4.1% of GDP (2007)
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 14 years Female 14 years (2008) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 World Ranking: 110
Total 9%
Male 8.6% Female 9.4% (2008)
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