Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Cuba
Cuba: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 9,379 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Cuba, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 9,379 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Cuba peaked at 9,379 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,589, in 1960.
Cuba ranks 59th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,589 | — |
| 1965 | 4,963 | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 5,347 | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 5,797 | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 6,565 | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 7,381 | +12.4% |
| 1990 | 8,116 | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 8,447 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 8,771 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 9,120 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 9,379 | +2.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 9,379 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,636, 97% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 9,379 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,825, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,776 | 4,589 | 4,963 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5,572 | 5,347 | 5,797 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6,973 | 6,565 | 7,381 | 2 |
| 1990s | 8,282 | 8,116 | 8,447 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8,946 | 8,771 | 9,120 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9,379 | 9,379 | 9,379 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,576 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,635 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,121 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 162,406 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 662,491 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 698,052 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0636 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Cuba?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Cuba was 9,379 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 9,379 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,589 in 1960.
- How does Cuba rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Cuba ranks 59th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.