Population growth rate in Cuba
Cuba: Population growth rate was -1.08 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-1.08
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
218th
of 239 countries
All-time high
4.47
in 1800
All-time low
-1.09
in 2086
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Cuba, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Cuba is -1.08, measured in 2100.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Cuba peaked at 4.47 in 1800 and was at its lowest, -1.09, in 2086.
Cuba ranks 218th of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.2231 | — |
| 1800 | 4.47 | +1902.2% |
| 1900 | 1.32 | -70.4% |
| 1905 | 2.95 | +123.6% |
| 1910 | 2.99 | +1.3% |
| 1915 | 3.04 | +1.8% |
| 1920 | 2.78 | -8.6% |
| 1925 | 2.47 | -11.2% |
| 1930 | 2.17 | -12.2% |
| 1935 | 1.74 | -19.8% |
| 1940 | 2 | +14.8% |
| 1945 | 2.37 | +18.4% |
| 1950 | 1.98 | -16.4% |
| 1951 | 1.96 | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 1.98 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 1.99 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 2.01 | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 2.01 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 2.01 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 2.01 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 2.02 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 2.03 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 2.04 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 2.04 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 2.09 | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 2.13 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 2.1 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 2.05 | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 1.96 | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 1.89 | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 1.83 | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 1.82 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.78 | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 1.69 | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 1.51 | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 1.35 | -10.2% |
| 1974 | 1.2 | -11.4% |
| 1975 | 1.04 | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 0.881 | -15.4% |
| 1977 | 0.726 | -17.6% |
| 1978 | 0.587 | -19.1% |
| 1979 | 0.468 | -20.3% |
| 1980 | 0.379 | -19.0% |
| 1981 | 0.527 | +39.1% |
| 1982 | 0.755 | +43.3% |
| 1983 | 0.819 | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 0.821 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.839 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.867 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.903 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.97 | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.951 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.912 | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.697 | -23.6% |
| 1992 | 0.571 | -18.1% |
| 1993 | 0.451 | -21.0% |
| 1994 | 0.378 | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 0.344 | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.326 | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.328 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.339 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.34 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.325 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.304 | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.292 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.279 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.245 | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.178 | -27.3% |
| 2006 | 0.105 | -41.0% |
| 2007 | 0.049 | -53.3% |
| 2008 | 0.03 | -38.8% |
| 2009 | 0.022 | -26.7% |
| 2010 | 0.026 | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 0.048 | +84.6% |
| 2012 | -0.02 | -141.7% |
| 2013 | -0.069 | +245.0% |
| 2014 | -0.151 | +118.8% |
| 2015 | -0.039 | -74.2% |
| 2016 | -0.129 | +230.8% |
| 2017 | -0.187 | +45.0% |
| 2018 | -0.181 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | -0.252 | +39.2% |
| 2020 | -0.222 | -11.9% |
| 2021 | -0.752 | +238.7% |
| 2022 | -0.372 | -50.5% |
| 2023 | -0.351 | -5.6% |
| 2024 | -0.379 | +8.0% |
| 2025 | -0.398 | +5.0% |
| 2026 | -0.418 | +5.0% |
| 2027 | -0.427 | +2.2% |
| 2028 | -0.443 | +3.7% |
| 2029 | -0.461 | +4.1% |
| 2030 | -0.473 | +2.6% |
| 2031 | -0.485 | +2.5% |
| 2032 | -0.5 | +3.1% |
| 2033 | -0.518 | +3.6% |
| 2034 | -0.534 | +3.1% |
| 2035 | -0.547 | +2.4% |
| 2036 | -0.565 | +3.3% |
| 2037 | -0.587 | +3.9% |
| 2038 | -0.602 | +2.6% |
| 2039 | -0.626 | +4.0% |
| 2040 | -0.647 | +3.4% |
| 2041 | -0.672 | +3.9% |
| 2042 | -0.693 | +3.1% |
| 2043 | -0.718 | +3.6% |
| 2044 | -0.738 | +2.8% |
| 2045 | -0.762 | +3.3% |
| 2046 | -0.787 | +3.3% |
| 2047 | -0.81 | +2.9% |
| 2048 | -0.83 | +2.5% |
| 2049 | -0.858 | +3.4% |
| 2050 | -0.881 | +2.7% |
| 2051 | -0.906 | +2.8% |
| 2052 | -0.931 | +2.8% |
| 2053 | -0.956 | +2.7% |
| 2054 | -0.981 | +2.6% |
| 2055 | -0.997 | +1.6% |
| 2056 | -1.02 | +1.9% |
| 2057 | -1.03 | +1.1% |
| 2058 | -1.04 | +1.2% |
| 2059 | -1.05 | +1.1% |
| 2060 | -1.06 | +0.7% |
| 2061 | -1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2062 | -1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2063 | -1.05 | -0.6% |
| 2064 | -1.05 | -0.3% |
| 2065 | -1.04 | -0.6% |
| 2066 | -1.03 | -0.9% |
| 2067 | -1.03 | -0.6% |
| 2068 | -1.02 | -0.9% |
| 2069 | -1.01 | -0.5% |
| 2070 | -1.01 | -0.6% |
| 2071 | -0.998 | -0.9% |
| 2072 | -1 | +0.2% |
| 2073 | -0.997 | -0.3% |
| 2074 | -1 | +0.4% |
| 2075 | -1 | +0.3% |
| 2076 | -1.01 | +0.6% |
| 2077 | -1.02 | +1.2% |
| 2078 | -1.03 | +0.8% |
| 2079 | -1.04 | +1.0% |
| 2080 | -1.05 | +1.1% |
| 2081 | -1.06 | +0.9% |
| 2082 | -1.07 | +1.0% |
| 2083 | -1.08 | +0.5% |
| 2084 | -1.08 | +0.7% |
| 2085 | -1.09 | +0.7% |
| 2086 | -1.09 | +0.3% |
| 2087 | -1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2088 | -1.09 | -0.2% |
| 2089 | -1.09 | +0.2% |
| 2090 | -1.09 | -0.4% |
| 2091 | -1.08 | -0.5% |
| 2092 | -1.08 | -0.0% |
| 2093 | -1.08 | -0.0% |
| 2094 | -1.08 | -0.5% |
| 2095 | -1.08 | +0.2% |
| 2096 | -1.08 | -0.3% |
| 2097 | -1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2098 | -1.08 | -0.0% |
| 2099 | -1.08 | +0.1% |
| 2100 | -1.08 | -0.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's -1.08 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's -1.08 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.711, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | +1902.2% | 0.2231 | 4.47 |
| 2013 | -245.0% | -0.02 | -0.069 |
| 2021 | -238.7% | -0.222 | -0.752 |
| 2016 | -230.8% | -0.039 | -0.129 |
| 2012 | -141.7% | 0.048 | -0.02 |
| 1905 | +123.6% | 1.32 | 2.95 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2231 | 0.2231 | 0.2231 | 1 |
| 1800s | 4.47 | 4.47 | 4.47 | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.14 | 1.32 | 2.95 | 2 |
| 1910s | 3.02 | 2.99 | 3.04 | 2 |
| 1920s | 2.63 | 2.47 | 2.78 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.95 | 1.74 | 2.17 | 2 |
| 1940s | 2.18 | 2 | 2.37 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.96 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.99 | 1.82 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.12 | 0.468 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7831 | 0.379 | 0.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4686 | 0.326 | 0.912 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1829 | 0.022 | 0.325 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0954 | -0.252 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4223 | -0.752 | -0.222 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.5437 | -0.626 | -0.473 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.7515 | -0.858 | -0.647 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.9784 | -1.05 | -0.881 | 10 |
| 2060s | -1.04 | -1.06 | -1.01 | 10 |
| 2070s | -1.01 | -1.04 | -0.997 | 10 |
| 2080s | -1.08 | -1.09 | -1.05 | 10 |
| 2090s | -1.08 | -1.09 | -1.08 | 10 |
| 2100s | -1.08 | -1.08 | -1.08 | 1 |
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.9101 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9735 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 53.73 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 195,101 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.08 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Cuba?
- Population growth rate in Cuba was -1.08 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 4.47 in 1800.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.09 in 2086.
- How does Cuba rank for population growth rate?
- Cuba ranks 218th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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