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Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Cuba

Population aged 65 and over in Cuba in 2025 — 1,863,153 people. Ranked 55 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 500.4%.

2025 1.86M people +2.41% vs 2024
World rank 55of 217
Period maximum 1.86M people2025
Period minimum 310,293 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Cuba, 1960–20250500,0001M1.5M2M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 310,293 people1962: 324,803 people1964: 345,371 people1966: 373,932 people1968: 410,582 people1970: 450,039 people1972: 498,715 people1974: 551,262 people1976: 606,888 people1978: 664,218 people1980: 719,368 people1982: 758,427 people1984: 794,825 people1986: 829,135 people1988: 859,789 people1990: 889,193 people1992: 916,228 people1994: 944,759 people1996: 988,669 people1998: 1,037,147 people2000: 1,090,767 people2002: 1,155,945 people2004: 1,221,421 people2006: 1,290,902 people2008: 1,360,580 people2010: 1,427,852 people2012: 1,500,082 people2014: 1,570,874 people2016: 1,630,867 people2018: 1,690,861 people2020: 1,747,932 people2022: 1,755,844 people2024: 1,819,249 people2025: 1,863,153 people
Change over the period: +1.55M (+500.45%) Average annual rate: 2.8 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cuba

Cuba 1.86M people
World 855M people
Latin America & Caribbean 67.72M people
Caribbean computed 4.87M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 333M people
Population aged 65 and over — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.86M +43,904 +2.41%
2024 1.82M +34,513 +1.93%
2023 1.78M +28,892 +1.65%
2022 1.76M +4,706 +0.27%
2021 1.75M +3,206 +0.18%
2020 1.75M +26,088 +1.52%
2019 1.72M +30,983 +1.83%
2018 1.69M +31,288 +1.89%
2017 1.66M +28,706 +1.76%
2016 1.63M +29,568 +1.85%
2015 1.6M +30,425 +1.94%
2014 1.57M +33,015 +2.15%
2013 1.54M +37,777 +2.52%
2012 1.5M +37,551 +2.57%
2011 1.46M +34,679 +2.43%
2010 1.43M +33,285 +2.39%
2009 1.39M +33,987 +2.5%
2008 1.36M +35,285 +2.66%
2007 1.33M +34,393 +2.66%
2006 1.29M +34,580 +2.75%
2005 1.26M +34,901 +2.86%
2004 1.22M +32,439 +2.73%
2003 1.19M +33,037 +2.86%
2002 1.16M +34,218 +3.05%
2001 1.12M +30,960 +2.84%
2000 1.09M +27,533 +2.59%
1999 1.06M +26,087 +2.52%
1998 1.04M +24,928 +2.46%
1997 1.01M +23,550 +2.38%
1996 988,669 +22,391 +2.32%
1995 966,278 +21,519 +2.28%
1994 944,759 +16,425 +1.77%
1993 928,334 +12,106 +1.32%
1992 916,228 +12,891 +1.43%
1991 903,337 +14,144 +1.59%
1990 889,193 +14,774 +1.69%
1989 874,419 +14,630 +1.7%
1988 859,789 +14,952 +1.77%
1987 844,837 +15,702 +1.89%
1986 829,135 +16,685 +2.05%
1985 812,450 +17,625 +2.22%
1984 794,825 +18,268 +2.35%
1983 776,557 +18,130 +2.39%
1982 758,427 +17,316 +2.34%
1981 741,111 +21,743 +3.02%
1980 719,368 +27,155 +3.92%
1979 692,213 +27,995 +4.21%
1978 664,218 +28,605 +4.5%
1977 635,613 +28,725 +4.73%
1976 606,888 +28,209 +4.87%
1975 578,679 +27,417 +4.97%
1974 551,262 +26,609 +5.07%
1973 524,653 +25,938 +5.2%
1972 498,715 +25,709 +5.44%
1971 473,006 +22,967 +5.1%
1970 450,039 +19,879 +4.62%
1969 430,160 +19,578 +4.77%
1968 410,582 +19,105 +4.88%
1967 391,477 +17,545 +4.69%
1966 373,932 +15,296 +4.27%
1965 358,636 +13,265 +3.84%
1964 345,371 +11,280 +3.38%
1963 334,091 +9,288 +2.86%
1962 324,803 +7,806 +2.46%
1961 316,997 +6,704 +2.16%
1960 310,293 — —

Caribbean, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CU Cuba 1.86M DO Dominican Republic 943,281 PR Puerto Rico 804,899 HT Haiti 570,507 JM Jamaica 243,395 TT Trinidad and Tobago 176,790 BS Bahamas 48,745 BB Barbados 48,290 CW Curaçao 27,035 VI United States Virgin Islands 24,001 AW Aruba 19,321 LC Saint Lucia 17,949 GD Grenada 14,810 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12,241 AG Antigua and Barbuda 11,623 DM Dominica 8,694 KY Cayman Islands 7,216 SX Sint Maarten 6,360 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,500 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 5,472 MF Saint Martin 4,902 VG British Virgin Islands 4,016
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About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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