The population of Cuba is expected to grow by 2,000 in 2025 and reach 11,513,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 6,000 people yearly. On average there are 113,702 births and 104,043 deaths in Cuba per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.08 percent per year. The population density of Cuba has changed from 91.6 in 1980 to 108.1 in 2023.
| Current population | 11,513,000 people at present (Wednesday 22nd of January 2025) | |
| Median Age | 42.9 years |
| Life expectancy | 81.3 years | |
| Population density | 108.2 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11,513,000 | 2,000 (0.0%) | -6,000 | 42.9 | 1.73 | 108 | 9,031,000 (78.4%) |
| 2024 | 11,511,000 | 3,000 (0.0%) | -12,999 | 42.6 | 108 | 9,011,000 (78.3%) | |
| 2023 | 11,508,000 | 4,000 (0.0%) | -12,999 | 42.3 | 108 | 8,990,000 (78.1%) | |
| 2022 | 11,504,000 | 4,000 (0.0%) | -12,999 | 42.0 | 108 | 8,970,000 (78.0%) | |
| 2021 | 11,500,000 | 5,000 (0.0%) | -12,999 | 41.7 | 108 | 8,950,000 (77.8%) | |
| 2020 | 11,495,000 | 3,000 (0.0%) | -12,999 | 41.4 | 1.72 | 108 | 8,930,000 (77.7%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -22,000 | 41.1 | 1.72 | 108 | 8,912,000 (77.6%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -22,000 | 40.7 | 1.72 | 108 | 8,895,000 (77.4%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -22,000 | 40.4 | 1.72 | 108 | 8,878,000 (77.3%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -22,000 | 40.1 | 1.72 | 110 | 8,857,622 (77.2%) |
| 2015 | 11,461,432 | 21,665 (0.2%) | -22,000 | 39.8 | 1.72 | 110 | 8,833,784 (77.1%) |
| 2010 | 11,333,051 | 14,449 (0.1%) | -14,654 | 38.1 | 1.64 | 106 | 8,680,777 (76.6%) |
| 2005 | 11,284,253 | 17,312 (0.2%) | -35,745 | 36.2 | 1.57 | 106 | 8,591,153 (76.1%) |
| 2000 | 11,150,736 | 40,732 (0.4%) | -29,126 | 34.4 | 1.62 | 104 | 8,399,069 (75.3%) |
| 1995 | 10,906,043 | 55,458 (0.5%) | -26,568 | 33.0 | 1.64 | 102 | 8,100,682 (74.3%) |
| 1990 | 10,582,081 | 95,572 (0.9%) | -24,001 | 31.6 | 1.75 | 99 | 7,763,438 (73.4%) |
| 1985 | 10,082,989 | 65,930 (0.7%) | -14,000 | 30.5 | 1.84 | 94 | 7,152,167 (70.9%) |
| 1980 | 9,835,177 | 57,887 (0.6%) | -54,000 | 28.9 | 1.89 | 92 | 6,698,346 (68.1%) |
| 1975 | 9,438,442 | 123,069 (1.3%) | -32,000 | 27.3 | 2.84 | 88 | 6,061,745 (64.2%) |
| 1970 | 8,715,123 | 151,930 (1.7%) | -38,000 | 26.6 | 4.03 | 81 | 5,252,256 (60.3%) |
| 1965 | 7,951,933 | 164,787 (2.1%) | -50,000 | 26.5 | 4.62 | 74 | 4,718,438 (59.3%) |
| 1960 | 7,141,135 | 148,691 (2.0%) | -41,000 | 26.9 | 4.18 | 67 | 4,170,494 (58.4%) |
In 2024 the population of Cuba was 11,511,000 and the average age increased from 26.9 in 1960 to 42.6. Urban population has increased from 8,399,069 (75.3%) in 2000 to 9,031,000 (78.4%) in the current year. The population density of Cuba has changed from 91.6 in 1980 to 108.1 in 2023.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -12,999 | 41.4 | 1.72 | 108 | 8,930,000 (77.7%) |
| 2025 | 11,513,000 | 2,000 (0.0%) | -6,000 | 42.9 | 1.73 | 108 | 9,031,000 (78.4%) |
| 2030 | 11,496,000 | -8,000 (-0.1%) | -6,000 | 44.3 | 1.74 | 108 | 9,119,000 (79.3%) |
| 2035 | 11,411,000 | -22,000 (-0.2%) | -6,000 | 45.6 | 1.75 | 107 | 9,164,000 (80.3%) |
| 2040 | 11,266,000 | -33,000 (-0.3%) | -6,000 | 46.7 | 1.75 | 106 | 9,167,000 (81.4%) |
| 2045 | 11,071,000 | -43,000 (-0.4%) | -6,000 | 47.7 | 1.76 | 104 | 9,123,000 (82.4%) |
| 2050 | 10,823,000 | -54,000 (-0.5%) | -6,000 | 48.3 | 1.77 | 102 | 9,027,000 (83.4%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 85.2 (84.1 years for male and 86.3 years for females). Population density will go down to 101.7 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Cuba constitutes of 5,760,000 women and 5,753,000 men, which means there are 999 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 20.5% of population (2,362,468) is 19 or younger, 61.4% of population (7,070,133) is between age 20 and 64 and 18.1% of population (2,081,550) is over 65.