Demographics of Cuba

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Demographics of Cuba, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Cuba is a multiracial society with a population of mainly (spanish) and African origins. There are also some Chinese Cubans residing in the country as well as 10,000 Nicaraguans who call Cuba home. The largest organized religion is the Roman Catholic Church. Afro-Cuban religions, a blend of native African religions and Roman Catholicism, are widely practiced in Cuba. Agnostic is of 50% and atheist of 6%.

1 Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook
2 Cuban census 2002
- 2.1 Population by region
3 See also
4 References
5 Footnotes
6 External links

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Net migration rate
Population	11,382,820 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 19.1% (male 1,117,677/female 1,058,512) 15-64 years: 70.3% (male 4,001,161/female 3,999,303) 65 years and over: 10.6% (male 554,148/female 652,019) (2006 est.)
Median age	Total: 35.9 years Male: 35.2 years Female: 36.5 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate	0.31% (2006 est.)
Birth rate	11.89 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate	7.22 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio	At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female Under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female Total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate	Total: 6.32 deaths/1,000 live births Male: 6.99 deaths/1,000 live births Female: 5.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	Total population: 77.41 years Male: 75.11 years Female: 79.85 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate	1.66 children born/woman (2006 est.)
HIV/AIDS	Adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2003 est.) People living with HIV/AIDS: 3,300 (2003 est.) Deaths: less than 200 (2003 est.)
Ethnic groups	White: 65.06% (7,271,926 million) Mulatto / Mestizo: 24.86% (2,778 923 million) Black: 10.08% (1,126 894 million) According to the 2001 national census.^[1]
Religions	Nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to Castro assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented.
Languages	Spanish English
Literacy	Total population: 97% (2003 est.) Male: 97.2% Female: 96.9% Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Illicit migration is a continuing problem. Cubans require Cuban government documentation to leave, and this is commonly refused. Cubans attempt to depart the island and enter the US using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, direct flights, or falsified visas; Cubans also use non-maritime routes to enter the US including direct flights to Miami and overland via the southwest US/Mexican border, and islands adjacent to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

The 2002 census is the most recent official census of Cuba (as of 2006).

Population and Area by region
Province	Area (km²)	Area (%)	Population	Population (%)	Density
Cuba Total	109,886.19	100	11,177,743	100	101.72
Pinar del Río	10,904.03	9.92	726,574	6.50	66.63
La Habana	5,731.59	5.22	711,066	6.36	124.06
Ciudad de la Habana	721.01	0.66	2,201,610	19.70	3053.49
Matanzas	11,802.72	10.74	670,427	6.00	56.80
Villa Clara	8,412.41	7.66	817,395	7.31	97.17
Cienfuegos	4,180.02	3.80	395,183	3.54	94.54
Sancti Spíritus	6,736.51	6.13	460,328	4.12	68.33
Ciego de Ávila	6,783.13	6.17	411,766	3.68	60.70
Camagüey	15,615.02	14.21	784,178	7.02	50.22
Las Tunas	6,587.75	6.00	525,485	4.70	79.77
Holguín	9,292.83	8.46	1,021,321	9.14	109.90
Granma	8,375.49	7.62	822,452	7.36	98,20
Santiago de Cuba	6,156.44	5.60	1,036,281	9.27	168.32
Guantánamo	6,167.97	5.61	507,118	4.54	82.22
Isla de la Juventud	2,419.27	2.20	86,559	0.77	35.78