Cuba

CUBLatin America & Caribbean Upper middle incomeCapital: Havana
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Health
Education
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Tech
Governance
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▶About Cuba

Cuba has a population of 10.9M (2025). Key indicators include life expectancy of 78.3 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy21 indicators · 2019–2024 · WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary1 indicator · 2011 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
PPP Conversion Factor0.322011—WB
▶Trade8 indicators · 2020–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)124.9%2024▲ 3.6%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)42.5%2024▼ 6.9%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)82.4%2024▲ 10.0%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$8.77B2020▼ 30.6%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$8.07B2020▼ 26.5%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$1.62B2025▲ 0.8%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$8.75B2025▼ 0.1%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)7.9%2022▼ 88.8%WB
▶External Debt2 indicators · 2019–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)0.5%2019▼ 35.7%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$167.1M2023▲ 20.6%WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population10.9M2025▼ 0.4%WB
Population Growth (%)-0.4%2025▼ 6.5%WB
Population Density (per km²)1062023▼ 0.4%WB
Surface Area (sq km)109,8802023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)103,8002023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)77.2%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Urban Population (total)8.4M2025▼ 0.3%WB
Rural Population (%)22.8%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth78.3 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Male75.9 years2024▲ 0.3%WB
Life Expectancy, Female80.7 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.42024▲ 0.4%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)8.62024▼ 1.0%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)10.42024▲ 2.2%WB
Net Migration-22,2442025▲ 0.5%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)15.0%2025▼ 1.8%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)67.9%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)17.0%2025▲ 2.8%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)47.2%2025▲ 0.9%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)25.1%2025▲ 3.1%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)22.1%2025▼ 1.5%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)123.42024▼ 2.6%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)69.92024▼ 4.5%WB
▶Labor19 indicators · 2010–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force4.9M2025▼ 0.8%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)52.2%2025▼ 0.7%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)40.0%2025▼ 1.0%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)65.1%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Unemployment (%)1.7%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Female Unemployment (%)1.9%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Male Unemployment (%)1.7%2025▼ 1.0%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)4.3%2025▼ 0.1%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)15.5%2025▼ 2.0%WB
Employment in Industry (%)16.9%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Employment in Services (%)67.6%2025▲ 0.5%WB
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)72.9%2013▲ 34.2%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)19.3%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)75.1%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)2.0%2010▼ 11.9%WB
Employers (% of total employment)5.6%2025▲ 0.7%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)39.1%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)51.3%2025▼ 0.7%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)24.9%2025▼ 0.1%WB
▶Education21 indicators · 2007–2024 · WB
▶Health49 indicators · 2019–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)9.4%2023▼ 20.4%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$1,1992020▲ 17.2%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)7.8%2023▼ 25.3%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)16.6%2023▲ 48.9%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)9.52021▲ 2.7%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)7.62020▼ 0.4%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)4.32023▲ 0.2%WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)8.62024▲ 4.9%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)4.32024▲ 2.4%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)352023▼ 14.6%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)7.62024▲ 4.1%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)9.52024▲ 5.6%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)34.6%2021▲ 350.5%WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)61.1%2021▼ 28.4%WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)4.3%2021▼ 38.7%WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)99.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)99.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.172024▲ 0.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)112024▲ 35.8%WHO
Stunting, Children Under 5 (%)7.1%2019▲ 1.4%WHO
Overweight, Children Under 5 (%)10.3%2019—WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)23.6%2024▼ 2.5%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)8.7%2024▼ 4.4%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)13.82021▼ 5.6%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)5.42020▼ 10.5%WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)73.673330772021—WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)18.115445332021—WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)64.61946962021—WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)6.8110366372024—WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)8.55942062024—WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)4.2553704942024—WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)33.380902042023—WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)112024—WHO
TB Mortality, Excluding HIV (per 100K)0.662024—WHO
People Living with HIV420002025—WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)11.7728072022—WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)992025—WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)992025—WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)992025—WHO
Physicians (total)94,0662022▼ 11.4%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel79,5692022▼ 8.5%WHO
Dentists (total)17,6572022▼ 15.5%WHO
Pharmacists (total)5,9422022▲ 9.2%WHO
Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)22019—WHO
Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)7.12019—WHO
Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)2.42019—WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)862023—WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)5.42021—WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)1199.353271482020—WHO
▶Energy & Environment18 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
▶Agriculture11 indicators · 2006–2024 · WB
▶Technology11 indicators · 2021–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)70.5%2024▲ 1.3%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)732024▲ 4.8%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)3.12024▲ 3.8%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)192.52024▲ 13.7%WB
R&D Spending (% of GDP)0.44%2024▲ 11.8%WB
Patent Applications, Residents212021▼ 36.4%WB
Patent Applications, Non-Residents862021▲ 13.2%WB
Scientific Journal Articles1,2172023▼ 14.4%WB
High-Technology Exports (USD)$13.3M2022▼ 94.0%WB
Industrial Design Applications, Resident142021▼ 26.3%WB
Researchers in R&D (per million)2,1712024▲ 10.3%WB
▶Infrastructure9 indicators · 2007–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried136,9982023▼ 1.9%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)5.22023▲ 60.2%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)281,1402023▲ 7.7%WB
Rail Lines (total km)5,0762007▲ 24.9%WB
Rail Passengers Carried (million passenger-km)1,2852007▲ 4.2%WB
Railways, Goods (million ton-km)1,3512007▼ 6.1%WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.202022▲ 0.0%WB
Electricity from Oil (%)83.3%2023▼ 1.5%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender8 indicators · 2013–2025 · WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption-0.062023▲ 20.5%WB
Government Effectiveness-0.482023▼ 35.5%WB
Political Stability0.382023▼ 21.8%WB
Regulatory Quality-1.52023▼ 8.6%WB
Rule of Law-0.452023▲ 1.8%WB
Voice & Accountability-1.252023▲ 6.7%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)52.4%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)33.5%2023▼ 10.1%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)36.3%2023▼ 1.3%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)56.9%2023▼ 7.3%WB
▶Military5 indicators · 2018–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)2.9%2018▲ 0.1%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$128.6M2018▲ 4.9%WB
Armed Forces Personnel76,0002020▲ 0.0%WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)1.5%2020▲ 5.3%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)4.52019▲ 2.1%WB
▶Tourism4 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals1.1M2020▼ 74.6%WB
International Tourism, Departures271,0002020▼ 58.3%WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$1.15B2020▼ 56.4%WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$15.0M2020▼ 69.4%WB
▶Urban Development7 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)-0.3%2025▲ 0.8%WB
Population in Largest City2.2M2025▲ 0.2%WB
Population in Largest City (% of urban)25.5%2025▲ 0.5%WB
Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)19.7%2025▲ 0.6%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)11.0%2022▲ 4.7%WB
Rural Population Growth (%)-0.7%2025▼ 20.7%WB
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)45.9%2024▲ 0.8%WHO

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