Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Cuba
Cuba: Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate was -0.6739 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Cuba, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Cuba stood at -0.6739 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and down 227.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Cuba peaked at 2.5 % change on previous year in 1982 and was at its lowest, -0.6739 % change on previous year, in 2025.
Cuba ranks 191st of 217 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 ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.76 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 1.55 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 1.43 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 1.49 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 1.52 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 1.45 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.53 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 1.67 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 1.84 % change on previous year | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 2.01 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 2.12 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 2.16 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 2.36 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 2.5 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 2.39 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 1990 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 1991 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -21.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8124 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6071 % change on previous year | -25.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3601 % change on previous year | -40.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1639 % change on previous year | -54.5% |
| 1996 | 0.103 % change on previous year | -37.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1989 % change on previous year | +93.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3507 % change on previous year | +76.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4119 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4363 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4126 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3868 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.446 % change on previous year | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5013 % change on previous year | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4582 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3663 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2187 % change on previous year | -40.3% |
| 2008 | 0.062 % change on previous year | -71.7% |
| 2009 | -0.0381 % change on previous year | -161.4% |
| 2010 | -0.0886 % change on previous year | +132.8% |
| 2011 | -0.1036 % change on previous year | +16.9% |
| 2012 | -0.1716 % change on previous year | +65.7% |
| 2013 | -0.2423 % change on previous year | +41.2% |
| 2014 | -0.2504 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2015 | -0.206 % change on previous year | -17.8% |
| 2016 | -0.1783 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 2017 | -0.2527 % change on previous year | +41.7% |
| 2018 | -0.3656 % change on previous year | +44.7% |
| 2019 | -0.4563 % change on previous year | +24.8% |
| 2020 | -0.4598 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2021 | -0.5364 % change on previous year | +16.6% |
| 2022 | -0.622 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 2023 | -0.5888 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2024 | -0.5883 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2025 | -0.6739 % change on previous year | +14.6% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's -0.6739 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8139 % change on previous year. (59 countries reporting)
- Cuba's -0.6739 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5308 % change on previous year. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 15-64, total, annual 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -161.4% | 0.062 % change on previous year | -0.0381 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | -132.8% | -0.0381 % change on previous year | -0.0886 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +93.1% | 0.103 % change on previous year | 0.1989 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.52 % change on previous year | 1.4 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.66 % change on previous year | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.16 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year | 2.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5429 % change on previous year | 0.103 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.325 % change on previous year | -0.0381 % change on previous year | 0.5013 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2315 % change on previous year | -0.4563 % change on previous year | -0.0886 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5782 % change on previous year | -0.6739 % change on previous year | -0.4598 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 188 Estonia -0.6177 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Slovakia -0.6201 % change on previous year compare
- 190 Russia -0.6628 % change on previous year compare
- 192 Hungary -0.6776 % change on previous year compare
- 193 Kosovo -0.6842 % change on previous year compare
- 193 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) -0.6842 % change on previous year 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Cuba?
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Cuba was -0.6739 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 % change on previous year in 1982.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6739 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Cuba rank for population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate?
- Cuba ranks 191st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 227.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 15-64, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 15-64, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.