Population, male in Cuba

Cuba: Population, male was 5.39 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
5.39 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
88th
of 215 countries
All-time high
5.63 million
in 2006
All-time low
3.70 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, male in Cuba, 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, male in Cuba is 5.39 million, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male in Cuba peaked at 5.63 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.70 million, in 1960.

That places Cuba 88th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.05 million 3.70 million 4.40 million 10
1970s 4.76 million 4.48 million 4.96 million 10
1980s 5.14 million 4.99 million 5.34 million 10
1990s 5.50 million 5.38 million 5.57 million 10
2000s 5.61 million 5.58 million 5.63 million 10
2010s 5.59 million 5.55 million 5.62 million 10
2020s 5.46 million 5.39 million 5.53 million 6

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 85 Dominican Republic 5.73 million compare
  2. 86 Honduras 5.54 million compare
  3. 87 Papua New Guinea 5.53 million compare
  4. 89 Czechia 5.37 million compare
  5. 90 Sweden 5.34 million compare
  6. 91 Tajikistan 5.30 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, male in Cuba?
Population, male in Cuba was 5.39 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, male recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 5.63 million in 2006.
What is the lowest population, male recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 3.70 million in 1960.
How does Cuba rank for population, male?
Cuba ranks 88th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, male rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Population, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, male
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.