Cuba
Americas · 2024
Cuba Overview & Key Indicators
Cuba is in the Americas region. Population is 10,979,783. Life expectancy is 78.3 years.
Population
10,979,783
World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.POP.TOTL · 2024
Life Expectancy
78.3
World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Median Age (years)
41.9
UN World Population Prospects · MedianAgePop · 2024
Population Growth
-0.36%
World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.POP.GROW · 2024
Urbanization
77.2%
World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2024
Net Migration
-2.0
World Bank World Development Indicators · derived · 2024
Cuba Economy
Unemployment Rate
1.8%
World Bank World Development Indicators · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2024
Cuba Environment
CO₂ Emissions
1.91
World Bank World Development Indicators · EN.ATM.CO2E.PC · 2024
Renewable Energy Share
20.9%
Data year 2021
World Bank World Development Indicators · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2021
Forest Area
31.2%
Data year 2023
World Bank World Development Indicators · AG.LND.FRST.ZS · 2023
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)
9.4
Data year 2023
World Bank World Development Indicators · EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3 · 2023
Cuba Technology
Internet Users
70.5%
World Bank World Development Indicators · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024
Mobile Subscriptions
72.9
World Bank World Development Indicators · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024
Frequently Asked Questions about Cuba
Cuba had a population of 10,979,783 in 2024 (World Bank).
Life expectancy at birth in Cuba was 78.3 years in 2024 (World Bank).
Data Sources & Accuracy
World Development Indicators, The World Bank, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Human Development Index and Education Index inputs, UNDP Human Development Report Office, licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO. Median age, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects, licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO.
Headline figures use 2024 where available. Older values show their year on the card. Missing values are shown as “No data”; they are never filled in with zeros.
- World Bank Open Data (World Development Indicators)
- UNDP Human Development Report (Human Development Index)
- UN World Population Prospects (median age)
Last checked: September 30, 2026
Cuba Social & Health
Life Expectancy
78.3
World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Literacy Rate
97.7%
Data year 2019
World Bank World Development Indicators · SE.ADT.LITR.ZS · 2019
Human Development Index
0.762
Data year 2023
UNDP Human Development Report · hdi · 2023
Education Index
0.740
Data year 2023
UNDP Human Development Report · education_index · 2023