Cuba Population Pyramid 1999
Year
1999Cuba in 1999
The population of Cuba in 1999 was 11,072,231. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 5.1%, up from 10,533,243 in 1989.
With a median age of 32.5 years, Cuba had a youth dependency ratio of 31.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 13.9 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 11,072,231 | 32.5 | |
| Dominican Republic | 8,446,208 | 21.9 | |
| Haiti | 8,151,296 | 19.3 | |
| Puerto Rico | 3,794,476 | 31.9 | |
| Jamaica | 2,589,795 | 23.1 |





