Population growth in Cuba
Cuba: Population growth was -0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Cuba, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded -0.4% for population growth in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 309.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Cuba peaked at 2.1% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 2022.
That places Cuba 194th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Cuba, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.0% | — |
| 1962 | 2.1% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 2.1% | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 2.1% | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 2.0% | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 1.9% | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 1.9% | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 1.8% | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 1.7% | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 1.6% | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | -12.3% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | -14.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | -16.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | -18.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -19.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | -19.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +41.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | +22.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -21.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -19.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -18.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -12.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -32.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -45.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -48.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -34.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +54.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -61.5% |
| 2013 | -0.0% | -412.3% |
| 2014 | -0.1% | +147.6% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | -0.1% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | -0.2% | +88.3% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | +17.4% |
| 2020 | -0.2% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | -0.5% | +105.3% |
| 2022 | -0.6% | +15.7% |
| 2023 | -0.4% | -35.7% |
| 2024 | -0.4% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | -0.4% | +6.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's -0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%. (59 countries reporting)
- Cuba's -0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -412.3% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -147.6% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | -105.3% | -0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | -88.3% | -0.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -0.6% | -0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More climate change data for Cuba
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 70.05 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,149 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 320.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,054 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 500.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,554 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.89 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Cuba?
- Population growth in Cuba was -0.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1964.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 2022.
- How does Cuba rank for population growth?
- Cuba ranks 194th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 309.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.