Population: 11 050 729 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 22% (male 1 247 339; female 1 182 612)
15-64 years: 69% (male 3 795 310; female 3 777 454)
65 years and over: 9% (male 490 883; female 557 131) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.42% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 13.13 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 7.35 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: -1.53 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 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: 0.88 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 7.89 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.64 years
male: 73.29 years
female: 78.13 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.57 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Cuban(s)
adjective: Cuban

Ethnic groups: mulatto 51% white 37% black 11% Chinese 1%

Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 85% prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants Jehovah's Witnesses Jews and Santeria are also represented

Languages: Spanish

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.7%
male: 96.2%
female: 95.3% (1995 est.)