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Cuba population

Current population of Cuba

10,890,283

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
53
Deaths today
64
Change today (UTC)
−24
World rank
88th of 218
0.13% of world population
Population
10,937,203
2025 estimate
Annual growth
−0.39%
2025
Density
106 /km²
2023
Land area
103,800 km²
Urban population
77%
2025
Median age
42.2 yrs
2025 (UN WPP)
Fertility rate
1.45
births per woman, 2024
Life expectancy
78.3 yrs
2024
Net migration
−22,244
2025
Capital
Havana
Region
Latin America & Caribbean

Population of Cuba: overview

Cuba has a population of 10,937,203 according to the latest official estimates (2025), the 88th largest in the world. Cuba is part of the Latin America & Caribbean region and its capital is Havana.

The population is shrinking, declining at 0.39% per year — Cuba belongs to the growing group of countries whose populations have begun to fall. That translates to a loss of roughly 42,580 people over the past year. Net emigration — about 22,244 people in 2025 — compounds the decline.

Population density is moderate — about 106 people per km², spread across 103,800 km² of land. Most residents — 77% — live in urban areas.

The population is maturing, with a median age of 42.2 years. Fertility is well below replacement, at 1.45 children per woman. Life expectancy at birth is 78.3 years (2024).

UN projections point downward: 9.38 million people by 2050, 14% fewer than today. The 2030 projection is 10,700,822.

Cuba population, 1960–2025 and projections

02.5M5M7.5M10M12.5M19601980200020202040projected2025: 10.94M1960: 7,238,0811961: 7,387,1171962: 7,541,0981963: 7,701,6601964: 7,866,0201965: 8,030,7971966: 8,193,4501967: 8,352,6251968: 8,509,5221969: 8,666,6401970: 8,824,3821971: 8,979,0851972: 9,123,8911973: 9,255,3281974: 9,374,1831975: 9,479,7261976: 9,571,2421977: 9,648,4401978: 9,711,9801979: 9,763,3551980: 9,804,7961981: 9,849,3201982: 9,912,6811983: 9,991,0261984: 10,073,2991985: 10,157,2281986: 10,244,2471987: 10,335,3421988: 10,432,5851989: 10,533,2431990: 10,631,7991991: 10,717,6401992: 10,785,8011993: 10,841,0311994: 10,886,0211995: 10,925,3621996: 10,962,0101997: 10,997,9341998: 11,034,7121999: 11,072,2302000: 11,109,1092001: 11,144,1322002: 11,177,4182003: 11,209,3832004: 11,238,7562005: 11,262,5542006: 11,278,5502007: 11,287,2722008: 11,291,7622009: 11,294,7192010: 11,297,4092011: 11,301,5712012: 11,303,1752013: 11,298,1672014: 11,285,7752015: 11,275,0652016: 11,265,6122017: 11,247,8292018: 11,227,1182019: 11,202,8462020: 11,176,3542021: 11,122,1682022: 11,059,8202023: 11,019,9312024: 10,979,7832025: 10,937,2032030: 10,700,8222050: 9,382,000
Population of Cuba by year
YearPopulationGrowth rateAnnual change
202510,937,203−0.39%−42,580
202410,979,783−0.37%−40,148
202311,019,931−0.36%−39,889
202211,059,820−0.56%−62,348
202111,122,168−0.49%−54,186
202011,176,354−0.24%−26,492
201911,202,846−0.22%−24,272
201811,227,118−0.18%−20,711
201711,247,829−0.16%−17,783
201611,265,612−0.08%−9,453
201511,275,065−0.09%−10,710
201411,285,775−0.11%−12,392
201011,297,409+0.02%+2,690
200511,262,554+0.21%+23,798
200011,109,109+0.33%+36,879
199510,925,362+0.36%+39,341
199010,631,799+0.93%+98,556
198510,157,228+0.83%+83,929
19809,804,796+0.42%+41,441
19759,479,726+1.12%+105,543
19708,824,382+1.80%+157,742
19658,030,797+2.07%+164,777
19607,238,081––

Recent years annually, earlier years at five-year steps. Annual change compares against the immediately preceding year.

Cuba population forecast

United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant.

Projected population of Cuba
YearProjected populationvs today
203010,700,822−2.2%
20509,382,000−14.2%

Cuba population pyramid (2025)

Age and sex structure from UN World Population Prospects 2024: 15.0% of Cuba's population is under 15, 67.9% is of working age (15–64), and 17.0% is 65 or older. Hover any bar for the group's size.

MaleFemale
0%2%2%4%4%0-4 male: 245,547 (2.2%)0-4 female: 229,196 (2.1%)0-45-9 male: 286,315 (2.6%)5-9 female: 266,232 (2.4%)10-14 male: 317,406 (2.9%)10-14 female: 298,483 (2.7%)10-1415-19 male: 299,582 (2.7%)15-19 female: 285,519 (2.6%)20-24 male: 326,079 (3.0%)20-24 female: 311,856 (2.9%)20-2425-29 male: 344,149 (3.1%)25-29 female: 326,456 (3.0%)30-34 male: 362,235 (3.3%)30-34 female: 341,185 (3.1%)30-3435-39 male: 401,687 (3.7%)35-39 female: 381,774 (3.5%)40-44 male: 336,795 (3.1%)40-44 female: 325,442 (3.0%)40-4445-49 male: 328,021 (3.0%)45-49 female: 325,528 (3.0%)50-54 male: 446,302 (4.1%)50-54 female: 466,137 (4.3%)50-5455-59 male: 459,796 (4.2%)55-59 female: 493,505 (4.5%)60-64 male: 413,363 (3.8%)60-64 female: 455,462 (4.2%)60-6465-69 male: 261,743 (2.4%)65-69 female: 300,144 (2.7%)70-74 male: 213,126 (1.9%)70-74 female: 257,747 (2.4%)70-7475-79 male: 161,851 (1.5%)75-79 female: 204,803 (1.9%)80-84 male: 106,918 (1.0%)80-84 female: 144,710 (1.3%)80-8485-89 male: 55,051 (0.5%)85-89 female: 81,201 (0.7%)90-94 male: 20,938 (0.2%)90-94 female: 34,559 (0.3%)90-9495-99 male: 6,074 (0.1%)95-99 female: 11,203 (0.1%)100+ male: 991 (0.0%)100+ female: 2,096 (0.0%)100+

Cuba population FAQ

What is the population of Cuba in 2026?

Cuba's population is estimated at about 10.89 million in 2026, extrapolated from the latest official figure of 10,937,203 (2025). Cuba ranks 88th in the world by population.

Is the population of Cuba growing or shrinking?

Cuba's population is shrinking by about 0.39% per year — a loss of roughly 42,580 people over the past year.

How densely populated is Cuba?

Cuba has about 106 people per square kilometre across a land area of 103,800 km².

What share of the world's population lives in Cuba?

Cuba is home to about 0.13% of the world's population.

What is Cuba's projected population in 2050?

United Nations medium-variant projections put Cuba's population at 9,382,000 in 2050, passing through 10,700,822 in 2030.

What is the median age in Cuba?

The median age in Cuba is 42.2 years (2025 estimate) — half the population is younger and half older than that.

Sources: World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0); median age and projections from UN World Population Prospects 2024. Live figures are estimates extrapolated from the latest official data — see methodology.