Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Cuba

Refugees by country of origin in Cuba in 2024 — 23,865 people. Ranked 157 in the world out of 200. Since 1969, the indicator has risen by 64.6%.

2024 23,865 people +28.58% vs 2023
World rank 157of 200
Period maximum 54,500 people1971
Period minimum 655 people1982

Trend over time

1969–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Cuba, 1969–2024020,00040,00060,00019691975198119871993199920052011201720231969: 14,500 people1970: 16,700 people1971: 54,500 people1972: 17,070 people1974: 1,600 people1979: 3,560 people1980: 1,695 people1981: 2,705 people1982: 655 people1983: 925 people1984: 1,356 people1985: 1,876 people1986: 686 people1987: 836 people1988: 3,874 people1989: 7,680 people1990: 13,520 people1991: 17,614 people1992: 21,273 people1993: 22,409 people1994: 23,320 people1995: 24,857 people1996: 25,462 people1997: 24,911 people1998: 23,559 people1999: 23,322 people2000: 20,077 people2001: 18,950 people2002: 18,035 people2003: 16,084 people2004: 15,671 people2005: 19,003 people2006: 33,580 people2007: 7,496 people2008: 7,928 people2009: 7,537 people2010: 7,460 people2011: 7,845 people2012: 7,722 people2013: 7,453 people2014: 7,497 people2015: 6,827 people2016: 5,940 people2017: 5,331 people2018: 5,488 people2019: 6,625 people2020: 8,912 people2021: 11,534 people2022: 14,676 people2023: 18,560 people2024: 23,865 people
Change over the period: +9,365 (+64.59%) Average annual rate: 0.91 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Cuba 23,865 people
World computed 30.69M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 928,888 people
Caribbean computed 178,778 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.11M people
Refugees by country of origin — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 23,865 +5,305 +28.58%
2023 18,560 +3,884 +26.46%
2022 14,676 +3,142 +27.24%
2021 11,534 +2,622 +29.42%
2020 8,912 +2,287 +34.52%
2019 6,625 +1,137 +20.72%
2018 5,488 +157 +2.95%
2017 5,331 −609 −10.25%
2016 5,940 −887 −12.99%
2015 6,827 −670 −8.94%
2014 7,497 +44 +0.59%
2013 7,453 −269 −3.48%
2012 7,722 −123 −1.57%
2011 7,845 +385 +5.16%
2010 7,460 −77 −1.02%
2009 7,537 −391 −4.93%
2008 7,928 +432 +5.76%
2007 7,496 −26,084 −77.68%
2006 33,580 +14,577 +76.71%
2005 19,003 +3,332 +21.26%
2004 15,671 −413 −2.57%
2003 16,084 −1,951 −10.82%
2002 18,035 −915 −4.83%
2001 18,950 −1,127 −5.61%
2000 20,077 −3,245 −13.91%
1999 23,322 −237 −1.01%
1998 23,559 −1,352 −5.43%
1997 24,911 −551 −2.16%
1996 25,462 +605 +2.43%
1995 24,857 +1,537 +6.59%
1994 23,320 +911 +4.07%
1993 22,409 +1,136 +5.34%
1992 21,273 +3,659 +20.77%
1991 17,614 +4,094 +30.28%
1990 13,520 +5,840 +76.04%
1989 7,680 +3,806 +98.24%
1988 3,874 +3,038 +363.4%
1987 836 +150 +21.87%
1986 686 −1,190 −63.43%
1985 1,876 +520 +38.35%
1984 1,356 +431 +46.59%
1983 925 +270 +41.22%
1982 655 −2,050 −75.79%
1981 2,705 +1,010 +59.59%
1980 1,695 −1,865 −52.39%
1979 3,560
1974 1,600
1972 17,070 −37,430 −68.68%
1971 54,500 +37,800 +226.35%
1970 16,700 +2,200 +15.17%
1969 14,500

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.