Cyprus

People

Greek 98.8%, other 1% (includes Maronite, Armenian, Turkish-Cypriot), unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)

note: data represent only the Greek-Cypriot citizens in the Republic of Cyprus
Languages

Greek (official) 80.9%, Turkish (official) 0.2%, English 4.1%, Romanian 2.9%, Russian 2.5%, Bulgarian 2.2%, Arabic 1.2%, Filipino 1.1%, other 4.3%, unspecified 0.6%; note - data represent only the Republic of Cyprus (2011 est.)

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1990 2000 2010 2020
Population, total (millions) 0.77 0.94 1.11 1.21
Population growth (annual %) 2.1 1.8 1.3 0.7
Surface area (sq. km) (thousands) 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 83 102.1 120.4 128.7
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) .. .. 14.8 14.7
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) .. .. 0 0
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 77 78 79 81
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2.4 1.7 1.4 1.3
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 28 10 6 4
Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) .. .. .. ..
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) 100 98 99 98
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 11 7 4 2
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) .. .. .. ..
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 77 86 87 86
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 79 98 99 102
School enrollment, primary (% gross) 82.4 96.7 101.6 99.8
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 64 93 91 100
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 1 1 1 1
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) .. .. .. ..
Environment
Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) .. .. .. 1.7
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) 27.3 21.9 32.7 27.7
Urban population growth (annual %) 2.7 2 1.1 0.8
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) 1,781 2,265 2,195 ..
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 5.95 7.5 7.03 6.08
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) 2,430 3,373 4,586 ..