| Population: |
788,457 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 19.9% (male 80,273/female 76,826)
15-64 years: 68.3% (male 272,924/female 265,738)
65 years and over: 11.8% (male 40,458/female 52,238) (2007 est.) |
| Median age: |
total: 35.1 years
male: 34.1 years
female: 36.2 years (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
0.527% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
12.56 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
7.72 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.045 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.027 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.774 male(s)/female
total population: 0.997 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 6.89 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 77.98 years
male: 75.6 years
female: 80.49 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
1.8 children born/woman (2007 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.) |