Number of children under 5 in Cuba
Cuba: Number of children under 5 was 504,058 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of children under 5 in Cuba, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 504,058 people for number of children under 5 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Cuba peaked at 1.27 million people in 1968 and was at its lowest, 504,058 people, in 2023.
Cuba ranks 107th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 876,701 people | 794,804 people | 964,216 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.16 million people | 993,509 people | 1.27 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.11 million people | 860,508 people | 1.26 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 783,474 people | 721,306 people | 871,643 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 810,721 people | 723,094 people | 898,685 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 681,735 people | 613,766 people | 723,613 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 611,410 people | 574,680 people | 631,507 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 531,069 people | 504,058 people | 558,146 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More reference data data for Cuba
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4515 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6529 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1375 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5937 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7811 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 in Cuba?
- Number of children under 5 in Cuba was 504,058 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children under 5 recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million people in 1968.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 504,058 people in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for number of children under 5?
- Cuba ranks 107th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children under 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.