Population ages 0-14 in Cuba
Cuba: Population ages 0-14 was 15.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Cuba, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 15.0% for population ages 0-14 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Cuba peaked at 38.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2025.
Cuba ranks 179th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.0% | — |
| 1961 | 36.2% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 36.5% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 36.8% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 37.1% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 37.3% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 37.5% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 37.7% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 37.8% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 37.9% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 38.0% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 37.9% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 37.8% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 37.6% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 37.3% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 36.8% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 36.2% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 35.4% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 34.3% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 33.2% | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 31.9% | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 30.5% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 29.3% | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 28.1% | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 27.1% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 26.1% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 25.2% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 24.3% | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 23.6% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 23.1% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 22.8% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 22.5% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 22.4% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 22.2% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 22.1% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 22.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 22.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 22.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 21.8% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 21.5% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 21.3% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 20.9% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 15.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.1% | 36.0% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.5% | 33.2% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.9% | 23.1% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 21.5% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 17.9% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 16.0% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.0% | 15.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Cuba
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 82,575 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Cuba?
- Population ages 0-14 in Cuba was 15.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2025.
- How does Cuba rank for population ages 0-14?
- Cuba ranks 179th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.