Cuba Population Pyramid 1991
Year
1991Cuba in 1991
The population of Cuba in 1991 was 10,717,640. A decade earlier, in 1981, the population was 9,849,321; it has grown by 8.8% since.
With a median age of 28.3 years, Cuba had a youth dependency ratio of 32.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 12.2 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is constrictive: cohorts of children are smaller than those of their parents, reflecting low fertility and an ageing population.
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 | 10,717,640 | 28.3 | |
| Dominican Republic | 7,299,853 | 20.1 | |
| Haiti | 6,995,451 | 18.9 | |
| Puerto Rico | 3,573,670 | 28.8 | |
| Jamaica | 2,400,869 | 22.0 |





