Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 8:26 PM

SERIAL · 192North America

Cuba

CapitalHavana

CurrencyCUP · Cuban peso

LanguageSpanish

Since1898

ISOCUB · CU

Population

10.9Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in the Caribbean

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country in the Caribbean. It comprises the eponymous main island as well as 4,195 islands, islets, and cays. Situated at the convergence of the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean, Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula, south of both Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola, and north of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital. Cuba is the third-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti and Dominican Republic, with about 10 million inhabitants. It is the largest country in the Caribbean by area. Culturally, Cuba is considered part of Latin America.

Text: Wikipedia — CubaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-01

— FACTS —

Capital: Havana
Currency: Cuban peso (CUP)
Official language: Spanish
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +53
Licence plate code: C
Top-level domain: .cu
Independence / founding: 10 Dec 1898
Highest point: Pico Turquino (1,974 m)
Lowest point: Caribbean Sea (0 m)
Anthem: El Himno de Bayamo

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

5 of 5 figures unavailable for Cuba.

— PEOPLE —

Population

10.9Mpeople

#87 of 2162025

29% of world average

Population growth

-0.4%% per year

#193 of 2162025

-39% of world average

Population density

106people per km²

#98 of 2152023

23% of world average

People living in cities

77.2%% of population

#70 of 2162025

122% of world average

Urban population growth

-0.3%% per year

#199 of 2162025

-20% of world average

People living rurally

22.8%% of population

#147 of 2162025

62% of world average

Population aged 0-14

15.0%% of population

#178 of 2162025

60% of world average

Population aged 15-64

67.9%% of population

#52 of 2162025

106% of world average

Population aged 65+

17.0%% of population

#56 of 2162025

157% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

47.2%% of working-age population

#165 of 2162025

82% of world average

Female population

50.7%% of population

#76 of 2162025

101% of world average

Births per woman

1births per woman

#165 of 2162024

61% of world average

Birth rate

8.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#177 of 2162024

50% of world average

Death rate

10.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#31 of 2162024

135% of world average

Net migration

-22,244people (5-year total)

#173 of 2162025

-20201% of world average

Migrants living in the country

0.0%% of population

#214 of 2152024

0% of world average

— MONEY —

39 of 39 figures unavailable for Cuba.

— TRADE —

Terms of trade

93index

#161 of 2062024

88% of world average

11 of 12 figures unavailable for Cuba.

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

78.3 yrsyears

#65 of 2162024

106% of world average

Life expectancy, women

80.7 yrsyears

#74 of 2162024

105% of world average

Life expectancy, men

75.9 yrsyears

#65 of 2162024

106% of world average

Infant deaths

6.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#58 of 1962024

37% of world average

Deaths under age 5

8.6 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#62 of 1962024

36% of world average

Maternal deaths

35per 100,000 live births

#85 of 1942023

30% of world average

Health spending

9.4%% of GDP

#38 of 1932023

137% of world average

Health spending per person

$1,199current US$

#58 of 1932020

82% of world average

11 of 19 figures unavailable for Cuba.

— LEARNING —

10 of 10 figures unavailable for Cuba.

— WORK —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for Cuba.

— CONNECTED —

18 of 18 figures unavailable for Cuba.

— NATURE —

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— STATE —

7 of 7 figures unavailable for Cuba.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Cuba.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

El Himno de BayamoAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Havana · approx. UTC-5

Neighbours

Cuba has no land borders

Landmarks

Alexander von Humboldt National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Trinidad and the Valley de los IngeniosImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic Centre of CamagüeyImage: Wikimedia Commons

Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of CubaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Desembarco del Granma National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Castillo de San Pedro de la RocaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic Centre of CienfuegosImage: Wikimedia Commons

Agramonte Park (Camaguey)Image: Wikimedia Commons

People

Che GuevaraArgentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)

Fidel CastroCuban politician, author and revolutionary (1926–2016)

Raúl Castroformer First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba

José Raúl CapablancaCuban chess player (1888-1942)

Anaïs NinFrench-born American author (1903–1977)

Fulgencio BatistaPresident of Cuba, 1940–1944; dictator, 1952-1959 (1901-1973)

Miguel Díaz-CanelFirst Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and top leader of Cuba since 2021

Camila CabelloCuban-Mexican-American singer

Max ErnstGerman artist (1891–1976)

Gloria EstefanCuban-American singer (born 1957)

Alejo CarpanterCuban-French writer and musicologist (1904–1980)

History

10 Dec 1898Cuba — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population10.9M2025

GDP$107.35B2020

GDP per person$9,6052020