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Everything about Demographics Of Cuba totally explainedCuba is a multiracial society with a population of mainly Spanish ancestry.
According to the govt. sources, Cuba's population by December 31, 2006 was 11,239,536 compared to 11,243,000 in 2005. Total number of births was 111,084 in 2006 (BR of 9.88) compared to 120,716 (10.74) in 2005.
| Total |
Men |
Women |
% Of Total |
| White |
7,271,926 |
3,618,349 |
3,653,577 |
65.06% |
| Black |
1,126,894 |
593,876 |
533,018 |
10.08% |
| Mulatto/Mestizo |
2,778,923 |
1,385,008 |
1,393,915 |
24.86% |
Religion
Cuba has a multitude of faiths reflecting the island’s diverse cultural elements. Catholicism, which was brought to the island by Spanish colonialists at the beginning of the 16th century, is the most prevalent professed faith. After the revolution, Cuba became an officially atheistic state and restricted religious practice. Since the Fourth Cuban Communist Party Congress in 1991, restrictions have been eased and, according to the National Catholic Observer, direct challenges by state institutions to the right to religion have all but disappeared, though the church still faces restrictions of written and electronic communication, and can only accept donations from state-approved funding sources. ("to fight"). In standard Spanish the verb would be pelearse, while fajar exists as a non-reflexive verb related to the hemming of a skirt.
Demographic data from the Official 2002 Cuba Census
| Population | 11,382,820 (July 2006 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Median age | Total: 35.9 years » Male: 35.2 years
:Female: 36.5 years (2006 est.)
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| Population growth rate | -0.01% (2006 est.)
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| Birth rate | 11.89 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
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| Death rate | 7.22 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
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| Net migration rate |
| 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.)
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| 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.)
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| Life expectancy at birth | Total population: 77.41 years » Male: 75.11 years
:Female: 79.85 years (2006 est.)
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| Total fertility rate | 1.66 children born/woman (2006 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Ethnic groups | » White: 65.5%
:Mulatto / Mestizo: 24.86%% » Black: 10.08%
Chinese: 1%
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| Religions | Nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to Castro assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented.
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| Languages | » Spanish
:English » Haitian Creole
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| Literacy | Total population: 99.8% (2002 census) » Male: 99.8%
:Female: 99.8%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
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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.
Cuban census 2002
The 2002 census is the most recent official census of Cuba (as of 2007).
Population by region
| Population and Area by region |
Province
Area
(km²) |
Area
(%) |
Population |
Population
(%) |
Density |
Cuba Total | 109,886.19 |
100 |
11,177,743 |
100 |
101.72
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| Pinar del Río | 10,904.03 |
9.92 |
726,574 |
6.50 |
66.63
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| La Habana | 5,791.59 |
5.22 |
711,066 |
6.36 |
124.06
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| Ciudad de la Habana | 721.01 |
0.66 |
2,201,610 |
19.70 |
3053.49
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| Matanzas | 11,802.72 |
10.74 |
670,427 |
6.00 |
56.80
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| Villa Clara | 8,412.41 |
7.06 |
817,395 |
7.31 |
97.17
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| Cienfuegos | 4,180.02 |
3.80 |
395,183 |
3.54 |
94.54
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| Sancti Spíritus | 6,736.51 |
6.13 |
460,328 |
4.12 |
68.33
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| Ciego de Ávila | 6,783.13 |
6.17 |
411,766 |
3.68 |
60.70
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| Camagüey | 15,615.02 |
14.21 |
784,178 |
7.02 |
50.22
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| Las Tunas | 6,587.75 |
6.00 |
525,485 |
4.70 |
79.77
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| Holguín | 9,292.83 |
8.46 |
1,021,321 |
9.14 |
109.90
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| Granma | 8,375.49 |
7.62 |
822,452 |
7.36 |
98,20
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| Santiago de Cuba | 6,156.44 |
5.60 |
1,036,281 |
9.27 |
168.32
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| Guantánamo | 6,167.97 |
5.61 |
507,118 |
4.54 |
82.22
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| Isla de la Juventud | 2,419.27 |
2.20 |
86,559 |
0.77 |
35.78
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