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The People of Cyprus

Cypriot People

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Population: 796,740 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 19.1% (male 77,959/female 74,591) 15-64 years: 68.5% (male 276,890/female 269,267) 65 years and over: 12.3% (male 42,961/female 55,072) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 35.5 years male: 34.5 years female: 36.6 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.519% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 7.76 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: 0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

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: 0.78 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 6.6 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.14 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 78.33 years male: 75.91 years female: 80.86 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.77 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: fewer than 1,000 (2007 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% (2001 census)