Cuba Population Clock

Cuba records about 258 births and 311 deaths a day — more deaths than births. Natural change is therefore negative, at roughly 53 fewer people per day, or about 19,358 a year before migration.

Net migration runs at about 22,244 over the reported period, with more people leaving than arriving. That is equivalent to about 115% of its natural change.

If the current rate held indefinitely, Cuba would take roughly 179 years to halve in size — a projection of today's rate, not a forecast.

Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population fell from 11.3 million to 10.9 million — a loss of 328,409, or 2.9%.

With about 106 people per square kilometre, Cuba is moderately populated, roughly 1.7× the world average of 62. That ranks 51st of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Malaysia and Hungary.

Cuba covers about 103,800 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 10.9 million into that density figure.

About 77.2% of people live in urban areas, making Cuba highly urbanised, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 8.45 million town and city dwellers and 2.49 million living rurally.

Cuba has an ageing population: about 15.0% are under 15 and 17.0% are 65 or older. Over-65s now outnumber under-15s, which is the classic marker of a population that has finished its demographic transition.

The total fertility rate is about 1.45 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.

Life expectancy at birth is about 78.3 years, roughly 4.8 years above the global average of 73.5.