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Cuba

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population10,937,203 people202587 of 217 · 2025−3%
Life expectancy at birth78.26 years202466 of 217 · 2024+0.56%
Total fertility rate1.45 births per woman2024165 of 217 · 2024−12.69%
Population growth−0.39%2025194 of 217 · 2025−0.29 pp
Infant mortality6.8 per 1,000 live births202458 of 196 · 2024+41.67%
Urban population77.23%202570 of 217 · 2025+0.36 pp
Population ages 65 and above17.04%202557 of 217 · 2025+2.83 pp
Population density106.17 people per km²202398 of 215 · 2023−2.07%
Economy
Annual GDP growth−1.06%2024No data−2.11 pp
Employment
Total unemployment1.75%202515 of 182 · 2025−0.65 pp
Youth unemployment4.28%202523 of 182 · 2025−1.69 pp
Labor force participation52.25%2025148 of 182 · 2025−3.3 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet70.48%2024118 of 182 · 2024+41.41 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions3.08 per 100 people2024117 of 151 · 2024+4,364.75%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption20.9%2021104 of 212 · 2021+1.7 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita1.91 t CO₂e per person202488 of 203 · 2024−19.76%
Access to electricity100%20241 of 215 · 2024+1.3 pp
Forest area31.23%2023106 of 213 · 2023+1.65 pp
Society
Current health expenditure9.38%202337 of 192 · 2023−1.05 pp
Maternal mortality35 per 100,000 live births202383 of 194 · 2023−16.67%

Historical trend

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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