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.)

Population growth rate 0.53% (2006 est.)

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

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

Net migration rate 0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 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: 0.77 male(s)/female Total population: 1 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

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.)  

Life expectancy at birth Total population: 77.82 years Male: 75.44 years Female: 80.31 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate 1.82 children born/woman (2006 est.) 

Nationality Noun: Cypriot(s) Adjective: Cypriot

HIV/AIDS Adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2003 est.) People living with HIV/AIDS: less than 1,000 (1999 est.) Deaths: NA

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

Religions Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, Maronite, Armenian Apostolic,  Buddhist 0.4%, and other 3.6%

Languages Greek, Turkish

Literacy Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 97.6% Male: 98.9% Female: 96.3% (2003 est.)