Nationality:
noun: Cuban(s)
adjective: Cuban
Ethnic groups:
white 64.1%, mestizo 26.6%, black 9.3% (2012 est.)
Languages:
Spanish (official)
Religions:
nominally Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jewish, Santeria
note: prior to CASTRO assuming power
Population:
11,047,251 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 78
Age structure:
0-14 years: 16.3% (male 923,602/female 873,156)
15-24 years: 13.6% (male 770,515/female 732,056)
25-54 years: 47.1% (male 2,618,089/female 2,581,895)
55-64 years: 10.4% (male 551,637/female 602,658)
65 years and over: 12.6% (male 625,330/female 768,313) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:
Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 41.9%
youth dependency ratio: 22.6%
elderly dependency ratio: 19.3%
potential support ratio: 5.2% (2014 est.)
Median age:
total: 39.9 years
male: 39.1 years
female: 40.8 years (2014 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.14% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 211
Birth rate:
9.9 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 195
Death rate:
7.64 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
Net migration rate:
-3.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 188
Urbanization:
urban population: 77% of total population (2014)
rate of urbanization: 0.07% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major urban areas - population:
HAVANA (capital) 2.146 million (2014)
Cia.gov,. (2015). The World Factbook. Retrieved 19 April 2015, from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html
Contextflorida.com,. (2015). Retrieved 19 April 2015, from http://contextflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cuba-people.jpg
noun: Cuban(s)
adjective: Cuban
Ethnic groups:
white 64.1%, mestizo 26.6%, black 9.3% (2012 est.)
Languages:
Spanish (official)
Religions:
nominally Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jewish, Santeria
note: prior to CASTRO assuming power
Population:
11,047,251 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 78
Age structure:
0-14 years: 16.3% (male 923,602/female 873,156)
15-24 years: 13.6% (male 770,515/female 732,056)
25-54 years: 47.1% (male 2,618,089/female 2,581,895)
55-64 years: 10.4% (male 551,637/female 602,658)
65 years and over: 12.6% (male 625,330/female 768,313) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:
Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 41.9%
youth dependency ratio: 22.6%
elderly dependency ratio: 19.3%
potential support ratio: 5.2% (2014 est.)
Median age:
total: 39.9 years
male: 39.1 years
female: 40.8 years (2014 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.14% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 211
Birth rate:
9.9 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 195
Death rate:
7.64 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
Net migration rate:
-3.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 188
Urbanization:
urban population: 77% of total population (2014)
rate of urbanization: 0.07% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major urban areas - population:
HAVANA (capital) 2.146 million (2014)
Cia.gov,. (2015). The World Factbook. Retrieved 19 April 2015, from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html
Contextflorida.com,. (2015). Retrieved 19 April 2015, from http://contextflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cuba-people.jpg