Population density in Cuba

Cuba: Population density was 53.73 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
53.73 people per km²
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
164th
of 235 countries
All-time high
108.89 people per km²
in 2012
All-time low
0.2015 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Cuba, 1000–2100

0255075100100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

The most recent figure for population density in Cuba is 53.73 people per km², measured in 2100.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Cuba peaked at 108.89 people per km² in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2015 people per km², in 1000.

That places Cuba 164th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Cuba, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.2015 people per km²
1100 0.2519 people per km² +25.0%
1200 0.3149 people per km² +25.0%
1300 0.3936 people per km² +25.0%
1400 0.4921 people per km² +25.0%
1500 0.6151 people per km² +25.0%
1600 0.7688 people per km² +25.0%
1700 0.961 people per km² +25.0%
1710 1.12 people per km² +16.2%
1720 1.3 people per km² +16.2%
1730 1.51 people per km² +16.2%
1740 1.75 people per km² +16.2%
1750 2.04 people per km² +16.2%
1760 2.37 people per km² +16.2%
1770 2.75 people per km² +16.2%
1780 3.2 people per km² +16.2%
1790 3.71 people per km² +16.2%
1800 2.62 people per km² -29.4%
1801 2.82 people per km² +7.7%
1802 3.04 people per km² +7.7%
1803 3.28 people per km² +7.7%
1804 3.53 people per km² +7.7%
1805 3.8 people per km² +7.7%
1806 4.09 people per km² +7.7%
1807 4.41 people per km² +7.7%
1808 4.75 people per km² +7.7%
1809 5.12 people per km² +7.7%
1810 5.3 people per km² +3.6%
1811 5.47 people per km² +3.2%
1812 5.57 people per km² +1.9%
1813 5.6 people per km² +0.6%
1814 5.64 people per km² +0.6%
1815 5.67 people per km² +0.6%
1816 5.7 people per km² +0.6%
1817 5.73 people per km² +0.6%
1818 5.76 people per km² +0.6%
1819 5.85 people per km² +1.5%
1820 6 people per km² +2.5%
1821 6.2 people per km² +3.4%
1822 6.47 people per km² +4.4%
1823 6.81 people per km² +5.2%
1824 7.17 people per km² +5.2%
1825 7.54 people per km² +5.2%
1826 7.94 people per km² +5.2%
1827 8.35 people per km² +5.2%
1828 8.79 people per km² +5.2%
1829 9.15 people per km² +4.1%
1830 9.43 people per km² +3.0%
1831 9.61 people per km² +2.0%
1832 9.71 people per km² +1.0%
1833 9.71 people per km² +0.0%
1834 9.71 people per km² +0.0%
1835 9.71 people per km² +0.0%
1836 9.71 people per km² +0.0%
1837 9.71 people per km² +0.0%
1838 9.71 people per km² +0.0%
1839 9.74 people per km² +0.3%
1840 9.81 people per km² +0.7%
1841 9.9 people per km² +1.0%
1842 10.03 people per km² +1.3%
1843 10.2 people per km² +1.6%
1844 10.37 people per km² +1.6%
1845 10.54 people per km² +1.6%
1846 10.71 people per km² +1.6%
1847 10.88 people per km² +1.6%
1848 11.06 people per km² +1.6%
1849 11.24 people per km² +1.6%
1850 11.43 people per km² +1.6%
1851 11.62 people per km² +1.7%
1852 11.82 people per km² +1.7%
1853 12.02 people per km² +1.7%
1854 12.22 people per km² +1.7%
1855 12.43 people per km² +1.7%
1856 12.64 people per km² +1.7%
1857 12.85 people per km² +1.7%
1858 13.07 people per km² +1.7%
1859 13.23 people per km² +1.3%
1860 13.34 people per km² +0.8%
1861 13.4 people per km² +0.4%
1862 13.39 people per km² -0.0%
1863 13.33 people per km² -0.4%
1864 13.27 people per km² -0.4%
1865 13.22 people per km² -0.4%
1866 13.16 people per km² -0.4%
1867 13.1 people per km² -0.4%
1868 13.04 people per km² -0.4%
1869 13.03 people per km² -0.1%
1870 13.07 people per km² +0.3%
1871 13.15 people per km² +0.7%
1872 13.29 people per km² +1.0%
1873 13.47 people per km² +1.4%
1874 13.66 people per km² +1.4%
1875 13.85 people per km² +1.4%
1876 14.04 people per km² +1.4%
1877 14.24 people per km² +1.4%
1878 14.44 people per km² +1.4%
1879 14.62 people per km² +1.3%
1880 14.78 people per km² +1.1%
1881 14.93 people per km² +1.0%
1882 15.06 people per km² +0.9%
1883 15.17 people per km² +0.7%
1884 15.28 people per km² +0.7%
1885 15.4 people per km² +0.7%
1886 15.51 people per km² +0.7%
1887 15.62 people per km² +0.7%
1888 15.74 people per km² +0.7%
1889 15.84 people per km² +0.6%
1890 15.92 people per km² +0.5%
1891 15.99 people per km² +0.4%
1892 16.04 people per km² +0.3%
1893 16.07 people per km² +0.2%
1894 16.1 people per km² +0.2%
1895 16.13 people per km² +0.2%
1896 16.16 people per km² +0.2%
1897 16.19 people per km² +0.2%
1898 16.23 people per km² +0.2%
1899 16.35 people per km² +0.8%
1900 16.57 people per km² +1.3%
1901 16.88 people per km² +1.9%
1902 17.3 people per km² +2.5%
1903 17.81 people per km² +3.0%
1904 18.35 people per km² +3.0%
1905 18.9 people per km² +3.0%
1906 19.47 people per km² +3.0%
1907 20.05 people per km² +3.0%
1908 20.65 people per km² +3.0%
1909 21.27 people per km² +3.0%
1910 21.92 people per km² +3.0%
1911 22.59 people per km² +3.1%
1912 23.28 people per km² +3.1%
1913 24 people per km² +3.1%
1914 24.74 people per km² +3.1%
1915 25.51 people per km² +3.1%
1916 26.3 people per km² +3.1%
1917 27.11 people per km² +3.1%
1918 27.94 people per km² +3.1%
1919 28.76 people per km² +2.9%
1920 29.57 people per km² +2.8%
1921 30.37 people per km² +2.7%
1922 31.16 people per km² +2.6%
1923 31.94 people per km² +2.5%
1924 32.74 people per km² +2.5%
1925 33.56 people per km² +2.5%
1926 34.4 people per km² +2.5%
1927 35.26 people per km² +2.5%
1928 36.14 people per km² +2.5%
1929 36.99 people per km² +2.3%
1930 37.8 people per km² +2.2%
1931 38.57 people per km² +2.0%
1932 39.31 people per km² +1.9%
1933 39.99 people per km² +1.8%
1934 40.7 people per km² +1.8%
1935 41.41 people per km² +1.8%
1936 42.14 people per km² +1.8%
1937 42.88 people per km² +1.8%
1938 43.63 people per km² +1.8%
1939 44.45 people per km² +1.9%
1940 45.35 people per km² +2.0%
1941 46.32 people per km² +2.1%
1942 47.37 people per km² +2.3%
1943 48.51 people per km² +2.4%
1944 49.67 people per km² +2.4%
1945 50.86 people per km² +2.4%
1946 52.08 people per km² +2.4%
1947 53.32 people per km² +2.4%
1948 54.6 people per km² +2.4%
1949 55.86 people per km² +2.3%
1950 57.08 people per km² +2.2%
1951 58.21 people per km² +2.0%
1952 59.37 people per km² +2.0%
1953 60.56 people per km² +2.0%
1954 61.78 people per km² +2.0%
1955 63.04 people per km² +2.0%
1956 64.32 people per km² +2.0%
1957 65.62 people per km² +2.0%
1958 66.96 people per km² +2.0%
1959 68.33 people per km² +2.0%
1960 69.73 people per km² +2.1%
1961 71.17 people per km² +2.1%
1962 72.65 people per km² +2.1%
1963 74.2 people per km² +2.1%
1964 75.78 people per km² +2.1%
1965 77.37 people per km² +2.1%
1966 78.94 people per km² +2.0%
1967 80.47 people per km² +1.9%
1968 81.98 people per km² +1.9%
1969 83.49 people per km² +1.8%
1970 85.01 people per km² +1.8%
1971 86.5 people per km² +1.8%
1972 87.9 people per km² +1.6%
1973 89.17 people per km² +1.4%
1974 90.31 people per km² +1.3%
1975 91.33 people per km² +1.1%
1976 92.21 people per km² +1.0%
1977 92.95 people per km² +0.8%
1978 93.56 people per km² +0.7%
1979 94.06 people per km² +0.5%
1980 94.46 people per km² +0.4%
1981 94.89 people per km² +0.5%
1982 95.5 people per km² +0.6%
1983 96.25 people per km² +0.8%
1984 97.05 people per km² +0.8%
1985 97.85 people per km² +0.8%
1986 98.69 people per km² +0.9%
1987 99.57 people per km² +0.9%
1988 100.51 people per km² +0.9%
1989 101.48 people per km² +1.0%
1990 102.43 people per km² +0.9%
1991 103.25 people per km² +0.8%
1992 103.91 people per km² +0.6%
1993 104.44 people per km² +0.5%
1994 104.88 people per km² +0.4%
1995 105.25 people per km² +0.4%
1996 105.61 people per km² +0.3%
1997 105.95 people per km² +0.3%
1998 106.31 people per km² +0.3%
1999 106.67 people per km² +0.3%
2000 107.02 people per km² +0.3%
2001 107.36 people per km² +0.3%
2002 107.68 people per km² +0.3%
2003 107.99 people per km² +0.3%
2004 108.27 people per km² +0.3%
2005 108.5 people per km² +0.2%
2006 108.66 people per km² +0.1%
2007 108.74 people per km² +0.1%
2008 108.78 people per km² +0.0%
2009 108.81 people per km² +0.0%
2010 108.84 people per km² +0.0%
2011 108.88 people per km² +0.0%
2012 108.89 people per km² +0.0%
2013 108.85 people per km² -0.0%
2014 108.73 people per km² -0.1%
2015 108.62 people per km² -0.1%
2016 108.53 people per km² -0.1%
2017 108.36 people per km² -0.2%
2018 108.16 people per km² -0.2%
2019 107.93 people per km² -0.2%
2020 107.67 people per km² -0.2%
2021 107.15 people per km² -0.5%
2022 106.55 people per km² -0.6%
2023 106.17 people per km² -0.4%
2024 105.78 people per km² -0.4%
2025 105.37 people per km² -0.4%
2026 104.94 people per km² -0.4%
2027 104.5 people per km² -0.4%
2028 104.04 people per km² -0.4%
2029 103.57 people per km² -0.5%
2030 103.09 people per km² -0.5%
2031 102.6 people per km² -0.5%
2032 102.09 people per km² -0.5%
2033 101.58 people per km² -0.5%
2034 101.04 people per km² -0.5%
2035 100.5 people per km² -0.5%
2036 99.94 people per km² -0.6%
2037 99.37 people per km² -0.6%
2038 98.78 people per km² -0.6%
2039 98.17 people per km² -0.6%
2040 97.55 people per km² -0.6%
2041 96.91 people per km² -0.7%
2042 96.25 people per km² -0.7%
2043 95.57 people per km² -0.7%
2044 94.88 people per km² -0.7%
2045 94.17 people per km² -0.7%
2046 93.45 people per km² -0.8%
2047 92.7 people per km² -0.8%
2048 91.95 people per km² -0.8%
2049 91.17 people per km² -0.8%
2050 90.39 people per km² -0.9%
2051 89.58 people per km² -0.9%
2052 88.76 people per km² -0.9%
2053 87.93 people per km² -0.9%
2054 87.08 people per km² -1.0%
2055 86.22 people per km² -1.0%
2056 85.36 people per km² -1.0%
2057 84.49 people per km² -1.0%
2058 83.62 people per km² -1.0%
2059 82.76 people per km² -1.0%
2060 81.89 people per km² -1.0%
2061 81.03 people per km² -1.1%
2062 80.18 people per km² -1.1%
2063 79.33 people per km² -1.0%
2064 78.51 people per km² -1.0%
2065 77.69 people per km² -1.0%
2066 76.89 people per km² -1.0%
2067 76.1 people per km² -1.0%
2068 75.33 people per km² -1.0%
2069 74.57 people per km² -1.0%
2070 73.82 people per km² -1.0%
2071 73.08 people per km² -1.0%
2072 72.35 people per km² -1.0%
2073 71.63 people per km² -1.0%
2074 70.92 people per km² -1.0%
2075 70.22 people per km² -1.0%
2076 69.51 people per km² -1.0%
2077 68.81 people per km² -1.0%
2078 68.11 people per km² -1.0%
2079 67.41 people per km² -1.0%
2080 66.7 people per km² -1.0%
2081 66 people per km² -1.0%
2082 65.3 people per km² -1.1%
2083 64.61 people per km² -1.1%
2084 63.91 people per km² -1.1%
2085 63.22 people per km² -1.1%
2086 62.53 people per km² -1.1%
2087 61.85 people per km² -1.1%
2088 61.18 people per km² -1.1%
2089 60.52 people per km² -1.1%
2090 59.86 people per km² -1.1%
2091 59.22 people per km² -1.1%
2092 58.58 people per km² -1.1%
2093 57.95 people per km² -1.1%
2094 57.32 people per km² -1.1%
2095 56.71 people per km² -1.1%
2096 56.1 people per km² -1.1%
2097 55.5 people per km² -1.1%
2098 54.9 people per km² -1.1%
2099 54.31 people per km² -1.1%
2100 53.73 people per km² -1.1%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 53.73 people per km² is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23 people per km², 80% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 53.73 people per km² is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.05 people per km², 60% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1800 -29.4% 3.71 people per km² 2.62 people per km²
1100 +25.0% 0.2015 people per km² 0.2519 people per km²
1200 +25.0% 0.2519 people per km² 0.3149 people per km²
1300 +25.0% 0.3149 people per km² 0.3936 people per km²
1400 +25.0% 0.3936 people per km² 0.4921 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.2015 people per km² 0.2015 people per km² 0.2015 people per km² 1
1100s 0.2519 people per km² 0.2519 people per km² 0.2519 people per km² 1
1200s 0.3149 people per km² 0.3149 people per km² 0.3149 people per km² 1
1300s 0.3936 people per km² 0.3936 people per km² 0.3936 people per km² 1
1400s 0.4921 people per km² 0.4921 people per km² 0.4921 people per km² 1
1500s 0.6151 people per km² 0.6151 people per km² 0.6151 people per km² 1
1600s 0.7688 people per km² 0.7688 people per km² 0.7688 people per km² 1
1700s 0.961 people per km² 0.961 people per km² 0.961 people per km² 1
1710s 1.12 people per km² 1.12 people per km² 1.12 people per km² 1
1720s 1.3 people per km² 1.3 people per km² 1.3 people per km² 1
1730s 1.51 people per km² 1.51 people per km² 1.51 people per km² 1
1740s 1.75 people per km² 1.75 people per km² 1.75 people per km² 1
1750s 2.04 people per km² 2.04 people per km² 2.04 people per km² 1
1760s 2.37 people per km² 2.37 people per km² 2.37 people per km² 1
1770s 2.75 people per km² 2.75 people per km² 2.75 people per km² 1
1780s 3.2 people per km² 3.2 people per km² 3.2 people per km² 1
1790s 3.71 people per km² 3.71 people per km² 3.71 people per km² 1
1800s 3.75 people per km² 2.62 people per km² 5.12 people per km² 10
1810s 5.63 people per km² 5.3 people per km² 5.85 people per km² 10
1820s 7.44 people per km² 6 people per km² 9.15 people per km² 10
1830s 9.68 people per km² 9.43 people per km² 9.74 people per km² 10
1840s 10.47 people per km² 9.81 people per km² 11.24 people per km² 10
1850s 12.33 people per km² 11.43 people per km² 13.23 people per km² 10
1860s 13.23 people per km² 13.03 people per km² 13.4 people per km² 10
1870s 13.78 people per km² 13.07 people per km² 14.62 people per km² 10
1880s 15.33 people per km² 14.78 people per km² 15.84 people per km² 10
1890s 16.12 people per km² 15.92 people per km² 16.35 people per km² 10
1900s 18.72 people per km² 16.57 people per km² 21.27 people per km² 10
1910s 25.21 people per km² 21.92 people per km² 28.76 people per km² 10
1920s 33.21 people per km² 29.57 people per km² 36.99 people per km² 10
1930s 41.09 people per km² 37.8 people per km² 44.45 people per km² 10
1940s 50.39 people per km² 45.35 people per km² 55.86 people per km² 10
1950s 62.53 people per km² 57.08 people per km² 68.33 people per km² 10
1960s 76.58 people per km² 69.73 people per km² 83.49 people per km² 10
1970s 90.3 people per km² 85.01 people per km² 94.06 people per km² 10
1980s 97.62 people per km² 94.46 people per km² 101.48 people per km² 10
1990s 104.87 people per km² 102.43 people per km² 106.67 people per km² 10
2000s 108.18 people per km² 107.02 people per km² 108.81 people per km² 10
2010s 108.58 people per km² 107.93 people per km² 108.89 people per km² 10
2020s 105.57 people per km² 103.57 people per km² 107.67 people per km² 10
2030s 100.72 people per km² 98.17 people per km² 103.09 people per km² 10
2040s 94.46 people per km² 91.17 people per km² 97.55 people per km² 10
2050s 86.62 people per km² 82.76 people per km² 90.39 people per km² 10
2060s 78.15 people per km² 74.57 people per km² 81.89 people per km² 10
2070s 70.59 people per km² 67.41 people per km² 73.82 people per km² 10
2080s 63.58 people per km² 60.52 people per km² 66.7 people per km² 10
2090s 57.04 people per km² 54.31 people per km² 59.86 people per km² 10
2100s 53.73 people per km² 53.73 people per km² 53.73 people per km² 1

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  1. 161 Congo 58.64 people per km² compare
  2. 162 Chad 55.23 people per km² compare
  3. 163 French Polynesia 53.84 people per km² compare
  4. 165 Iran 49.33 people per km² compare
  5. 166 Wallis and Futuna 49.26 people per km² compare
  6. 167 Greece 48.69 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Cuba?
Population density in Cuba was 53.73 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 108.89 people per km² in 2012.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2015 people per km² in 1000.
How does Cuba rank for population density?
Cuba ranks 164th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cuba data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
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HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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