Age dependency ratio in Cuba
Cuba: Age dependency ratio was 47.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Cuba, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Cuba is 47.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Cuba peaked at 76.3% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2008.
Cuba ranks 165th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.5% | — |
| 1961 | 68.0% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 68.8% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 69.8% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 70.8% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 71.7% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 72.6% | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 73.6% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 74.4% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 75.1% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 76.3% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 76.3% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 76.0% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 75.3% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 74.1% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 72.3% | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 70.0% | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 67.4% | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 64.5% | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 61.4% | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 58.5% | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 56.0% | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 53.8% | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 51.8% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 49.9% | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 48.2% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 46.8% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 45.9% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 45.2% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 44.9% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 44.6% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 44.5% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 44.6% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 44.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 45.2% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 45.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 45.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 45.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 44.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 44.3% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 43.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 44.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 46.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 46.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 46.8% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 47.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.2% | 67.5% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.9% | 67.4% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.7% | 45.9% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 44.5% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 43.3% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 43.6% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 45.9% | 47.2% | 6 |
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More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,696 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 67 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0726 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0776 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Cuba?
- Age dependency ratio in Cuba was 47.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 1972.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2008.
- How does Cuba rank for age dependency ratio?
- Cuba ranks 165th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.