Population: 11,064,344 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.95% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 16.59 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 6.52 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 10.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.89 years
male: 74.72 years
female: 79.18 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.83 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Cuban(s)
adjective: Cuban

Ethnic divisions: mulatto 51%, white 37%, black 11%, Chinese 1%

Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 85% prior to Castro assuming power

Languages: Spanish

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
total population: 94%
male: 95%
female: 93%
Labor force: 4,620,800 economically active population (1988); 3,578,800 in state sector
by occupation: services and government 30%, industry 22%, agriculture 20%, commerce 11%, construction 10%, transportation and communications 7% (June 1990)

NOTE: The information regarding Cuba on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cuba People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cuba People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.