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Median age in Cuba

Cuba: Median age was 41.71 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
41.71 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
41st
of 236 countries
All-time high
41.71 years
in 2023
All-time low
20.73 years
in 1970
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Cuba, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Cuba recorded 41.71 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Cuba peaked at 41.71 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.73 years, in 1970.

That places Cuba 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Cuba, year by year

Year years Change
1950 21.17 years —
1951 21.18 years +0.0%
1952 21.2 years +0.1%
1953 21.22 years +0.1%
1954 21.23 years +0.1%
1955 21.25 years +0.1%
1956 21.27 years +0.1%
1957 21.31 years +0.2%
1958 21.35 years +0.2%
1959 21.39 years +0.2%
1960 21.41 years +0.1%
1961 21.4 years -0.0%
1962 21.36 years -0.2%
1963 21.28 years -0.4%
1964 21.18 years -0.5%
1965 21.08 years -0.5%
1966 20.98 years -0.4%
1967 20.9 years -0.4%
1968 20.83 years -0.3%
1969 20.77 years -0.3%
1970 20.73 years -0.2%
1971 20.76 years +0.2%
1972 20.87 years +0.5%
1973 21.02 years +0.7%
1974 21.2 years +0.9%
1975 21.42 years +1.1%
1976 21.69 years +1.2%
1977 21.99 years +1.4%
1978 22.32 years +1.5%
1979 22.68 years +1.6%
1980 23.05 years +1.6%
1981 23.42 years +1.6%
1982 23.78 years +1.5%
1983 24.1 years +1.4%
1984 24.43 years +1.4%
1985 24.77 years +1.4%
1986 25.13 years +1.4%
1987 25.5 years +1.5%
1988 25.89 years +1.5%
1989 26.29 years +1.6%
1990 26.71 years +1.6%
1991 27.16 years +1.7%
1992 27.65 years +1.8%
1993 28.17 years +1.9%
1994 28.71 years +1.9%
1995 29.28 years +2.0%
1996 29.86 years +2.0%
1997 30.43 years +1.9%
1998 30.99 years +1.9%
1999 31.55 years +1.8%
2000 32.1 years +1.7%
2001 32.63 years +1.7%
2002 33.16 years +1.6%
2003 33.67 years +1.5%
2004 34.18 years +1.5%
2005 34.69 years +1.5%
2006 35.21 years +1.5%
2007 35.73 years +1.5%
2008 36.25 years +1.5%
2009 36.77 years +1.4%
2010 37.28 years +1.4%
2011 37.76 years +1.3%
2012 38.26 years +1.3%
2013 38.77 years +1.3%
2014 39.24 years +1.2%
2015 39.68 years +1.1%
2016 40.07 years +1.0%
2017 40.44 years +0.9%
2018 40.78 years +0.8%
2019 41.1 years +0.8%
2020 41.34 years +0.6%
2021 41.42 years +0.2%
2022 41.51 years +0.2%
2023 41.71 years +0.5%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 41.71 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94 years, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 41.71 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82 years, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 21.26 years 21.17 years 21.39 years 10
1960s 21.12 years 20.77 years 21.41 years 10
1970s 21.47 years 20.73 years 22.68 years 10
1980s 24.63 years 23.05 years 26.29 years 10
1990s 29.05 years 26.71 years 31.55 years 10
2000s 34.44 years 32.1 years 36.77 years 10
2010s 39.34 years 37.28 years 41.1 years 10
2020s 41.5 years 41.34 years 41.71 years 4

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 38 Ukraine 41.98 years compare
  2. 39 Estonia 41.89 years compare
  3. 40 France 41.82 years compare
  4. 42 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 41.59 years compare
  5. 43 Montserrat 41.55 years compare
  6. 44 Falkland Islands 41.53 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Cuba?
Median age in Cuba was 41.71 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 41.71 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 20.73 years in 1970.
How does Cuba rank for median age?
Cuba ranks 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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