Age dependency ratio in Cuba
Cuba: Age dependency ratio was 47.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Cuba, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Cuba is 47.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Cuba peaked at 76.3% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2008.
Cuba ranks 165th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.2% | 67.5% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.9% | 67.4% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.7% | 45.9% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 44.5% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 43.3% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 43.6% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 45.9% | 47.2% | 6 |
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More health data for Cuba
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 62,024 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 60,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 60,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 60,480 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 57,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 57,713 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 57,461 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 54,848 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 7.43 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 57,259 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Cuba?
- Age dependency ratio in Cuba was 47.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 1972.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2008.
- How does Cuba rank for age dependency ratio?
- Cuba ranks 165th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.