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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Cuba

Share of population under 15 in Cuba in 2025 — 15%. Ranked 178 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 21 pp.

2025 15% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 178of 217
Period maximum 38%1970
Period minimum 15%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Cuba, 1960–20251020304019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 36%1962: 36.5%1964: 37.1%1966: 37.5%1968: 37.8%1970: 38%1972: 37.8%1974: 37.3%1976: 36.2%1978: 34.3%1980: 31.9%1982: 29.3%1984: 27.1%1986: 25.2%1988: 23.6%1990: 22.8%1992: 22.4%1994: 22.1%1996: 22.1%1998: 21.8%2000: 21.3%2002: 20.6%2004: 19.8%2006: 18.9%2008: 18.2%2010: 17.7%2012: 17.3%2014: 16.9%2016: 16.5%2018: 16.1%2020: 15.8%2022: 15.7%2024: 15.3%2025: 15%
Change over the period: −21 pp Annual average: -0.32 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cuba 15%
World 24.4%
Latin America & Caribbean 22.1%
Caribbean computed 22.4%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 19%
Share of population under 15 — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15 −0.3 pp
2024 15.3 −0.2 pp
2023 15.5 −0.2 pp
2022 15.7 −0.1 pp
2021 15.8 −0.1 pp
2020 15.8 −0.1 pp
2019 16 −0.1 pp
2018 16.1 −0.2 pp
2017 16.3 −0.2 pp
2016 16.5 −0.2 pp
2015 16.7 −0.2 pp
2014 16.9 −0.2 pp
2013 17.1 −0.2 pp
2012 17.3 −0.2 pp
2011 17.5 −0.2 pp
2010 17.7 −0.2 pp
2009 17.9 −0.3 pp
2008 18.2 −0.3 pp
2007 18.5 −0.4 pp
2006 18.9 −0.4 pp
2005 19.4 −0.5 pp
2004 19.8 −0.4 pp
2003 20.2 −0.4 pp
2002 20.6 −0.3 pp
2001 20.9 −0.3 pp
2000 21.3 −0.3 pp
1999 21.5 −0.3 pp
1998 21.8 −0.2 pp
1997 22 −0.1 pp
1996 22.1 −0 pp
1995 22.1 −0 pp
1994 22.1 −0.1 pp
1993 22.2 −0.1 pp
1992 22.4 −0.2 pp
1991 22.5 −0.2 pp
1990 22.8 −0.3 pp
1989 23.1 −0.5 pp
1988 23.6 −0.7 pp
1987 24.3 −0.8 pp
1986 25.2 −0.9 pp
1985 26.1 −1 pp
1984 27.1 −1 pp
1983 28.1 −1.1 pp
1982 29.3 −1.3 pp
1981 30.5 −1.3 pp
1980 31.9 −1.3 pp
1979 33.2 −1.2 pp
1978 34.3 −1 pp
1977 35.4 −0.8 pp
1976 36.2 −0.6 pp
1975 36.8 −0.5 pp
1974 37.3 −0.3 pp
1973 37.6 −0.2 pp
1972 37.8 −0.1 pp
1971 37.9 −0 pp
1970 38 +0 pp
1969 37.9 +0.1 pp
1968 37.8 +0.1 pp
1967 37.7 +0.2 pp
1966 37.5 +0.2 pp
1965 37.3 +0.2 pp
1964 37.1 +0.3 pp
1963 36.8 +0.3 pp
1962 36.5 +0.3 pp
1961 36.2 +0.2 pp
1960 36 —

Caribbean, 2025

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

HT Haiti 30.8 DO Dominican Republic 26.2 MF Saint Martin 21.1 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20.9 GD Grenada 19 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 18.3 JM Jamaica 18.3 DM Dominica 17.6 BS Bahamas 17.5 TT Trinidad and Tobago 17.5 AG Antigua and Barbuda 17.5 LC Saint Lucia 17.2 BB Barbados 17.1 AW Aruba 16.5 VI United States Virgin Islands 16.5 KY Cayman Islands 16.1 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 16 CU Cuba 15 SX Sint Maarten 14.8 CW Curaçao 14.6 VG British Virgin Islands 14.1 PR Puerto Rico 11.2
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About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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

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