Age dependency ratio, young in Cuba
Cuba: Age dependency ratio, young was 22.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Cuba, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, young in Cuba stood at 22.1%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Cuba peaked at 66.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2025.
That places Cuba 188th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 60.4% | — |
| 1961 | 60.8% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 61.5% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 62.4% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 63.3% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 64.0% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 64.8% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 65.4% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 66.0% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 66.4% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 66.7% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 66.8% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 66.6% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 66.3% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 65.6% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 64.6% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 63.0% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 60.9% | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 58.4% | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 55.5% | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 52.4% | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 49.3% | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 46.4% | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 43.9% | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 41.7% | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 39.6% | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 37.7% | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 36.0% | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 34.7% | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 33.7% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 33.1% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 32.7% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 32.3% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 32.1% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 32.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 32.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 32.1% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 32.0% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 31.7% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 31.3% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 30.8% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 30.4% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 29.3% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 28.6% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 27.8% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 22.1% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.5% | 60.4% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.4% | 55.5% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.6% | 33.7% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.1% | 31.3% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 25.7% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 23.2% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 22.1% | 23.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 185 Hungary 22.3% compare
- 186 Isle of Man 22.3% compare
- 187 Germany 22.2% compare
- 189 China 22.1% compare
- 190 Liechtenstein 22.1% compare
- 191 Turks and Caicos Islands 22.1% compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (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, young in Cuba?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Cuba was 22.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 1971.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2025.
- How does Cuba rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Cuba ranks 188th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.