Demographics of Cyprus

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Cypriots share many customs but maintain distinct identities based on religion, language, and close ties with their respective motherlands. After the Turkish invasion of Cyprus de facto partitioned the Republic of Cyprus in two; Greek is predominantly spoken in the south, where the majority are Greek Cypriots, Turkish in the north, where the majority are Turkish Cypriots, and English is widely used. Before the invasion the peoples of Cyprus (Greek 78%, Turkish 18%, Armenian and Maronites 4%) were living dispersed on the island of Cyprus. Cyprus has a well-developed system of primary and secondary education. The majority of Cypriots earn their higher education at Greek, Turkish, British, or American universities, while there are also sizeable emigrant communities in the United Kingdom and Australia. Private colleges and state-supported universities have been developed by both the Turkish and Greek communities.

The Greek Cypriot community adheres to the Autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus and the Turkish Cypriot community adheres to Islam. The religious groups of Armenians, Maronites and Latins, in accordance with 1960 constitution, opted to belong to the Greek Cypriot community.

Recent large-scale demographic changes have been caused by the influx of settlers from Turkey and Bulgaria in the occupied areas. The south has seen an influx of British and Arab (mostly Palestinian and Lebanese) immigration, as well as migrant workers from Poland, Russia, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, China and the Philippines. As the 2001 census was restricted to the Republic's unoccupied territories, and did not include persons without Cypriot ID's or passports, there is no available official data from which to make estimates of numbers for each of these groups.hi

Contents 1 Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook 1.1 Population 1.2 Age structure 1.3 Population growth rate 1.4 Birth rate 1.5 Death rate 1.6 Net migration rate 1.7 Sex ratio 1.8 Infant mortality rate 1.9 Life expectancy at birth 1.10 Total fertility rate 1.11 Nationality 1.12 HIV/AIDS 1.13 Ethnic groups 1.14 Religions 1.15 Languages 1.16 Literacy 2 References

[edit] Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook

[edit] Population

784,301 (July 2006 est.), not counting the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

[edit] Age structure

0-14 years: 20.4% (male 81,776/female 78,272)

15-64 years: 68% (male 270,254/female 263,354)

65 years and over: 11.6% (male 39,536/female 51,109) (2006 est.)

[edit] Population growth rate

0.53% (2006 est.)

[edit] Birth rate

12.56 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

[edit] Death rate

7.68 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

[edit] Net migration rate

0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

[edit] Sex ratio

At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female

Total population: 1 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

[edit] Infant mortality rate

Total: 7.04 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 8.74 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 5.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

[edit] Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 77.82 years

Male: 75.44 years

Female: 80.31 years (2006 est.)

[edit] Total fertility rate

1.82 children born/woman (2006 est.)

[edit] Nationality

Noun: Cypriot(s)

Adjective: Cypriot

[edit] HIV/AIDS

Adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2003 est.)

People living with HIV/AIDS: less than 1,000 (1999 est.)

Deaths: NA

[edit] Ethnic groups

Greek 77%, Turkish 18%, other 5% (2001)

[edit] Religions

Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, Maronite, Armenian Apostolic, and other 4%

[edit] Languages

Greek, Turkish, English

[edit] Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 97.6%

Male: 98.9%

Female: 96.3% (2003 est.)

[edit] References

Statistical Service of Cyprus: Population and Social Statistics

This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2006 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.

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