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 | .. |