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Cuba People
Cuba People: A summary of information about Cuba People, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Cuba: People
Population
11,141,997 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 21% (male 1,221,602; female 1,157,846) 15-64 years: 69% (male 3,849,135; female 3,829,599) 65 years and over: 10% (male 503,711; female 580,104) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate
0.39% (2000 est.)
Birth rate
12.68 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate
7.31 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate
-1.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate
7.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 76.21 years male: 73.84 years female: 78.73 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.6 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality
noun: Cuban(s) adjective: Cuban
Ethnic groups
mulatto 51%, white 37%, black 11%, Chinese 1%
Religions
nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented
Languages
Spanish
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.7% male: 96.2% female: 95.3% (1995 est.)
People - note
illicit migration is a continuing problem; Cubans attempt to depart the island and enter the US using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, or falsified visas; some 3,800 Cubans took to the Florida Straits in 1999; the US Coast Guard interdicted about 40% of these migrants
