Population, female in Cuba
Cuba: Population, female was 5.54 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Cuba, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in Cuba stood at 5.54 million.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Cuba peaked at 5.69 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.54 million, in 1960.
That places Cuba 86th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.90 million | 3.54 million | 4.27 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.61 million | 4.35 million | 4.80 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.99 million | 4.82 million | 5.20 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.39 million | 5.25 million | 5.50 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.62 million | 5.53 million | 5.67 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.68 million | 5.66 million | 5.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.59 million | 5.54 million | 5.65 million | 6 |
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More health data for Cuba
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 69,425 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 66,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 68,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 65,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 67,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 64,884 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Cuba?
- Population, female in Cuba was 5.54 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 5.69 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.54 million in 1960.
- How does Cuba rank for population, female?
- Cuba ranks 86th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.