Cuba Population Pyramid 1975
Year
1975Cuba in 1975
The population of Cuba in 1975 was 9,479,725. A decade earlier, in 1965, the population was 8,030,798; it has grown by 18.0% since.
With a median age of 22.5 years, Cuba had a youth dependency ratio of 64.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 10.7 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Cuba was 1.44 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 78.1 years in 2023: 80.5 for women and 75.7 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
2,000 immigrants live in Cuba.
| Spain | 357 |
| Italy | 263 |
| Russian Federation | 243 |
| Venezuela | 174 |
| United States of America | 125 |
1,877,731 people born in Cuba live in other countries.
| United States of America | 1,394,750 |
| Spain | 215,409 |
| Mexico | 72,440 |
| Italy | 41,658 |
| Canada | 23,859 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 9,479,726 | 22.5 | |
| Haiti | 5,099,086 | 19.3 | |
| Dominican Republic | 5,046,777 | 16.8 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2,966,106 | 23.2 | |
| Jamaica | 2,018,981 | 18.2 |





