Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Cuba
Cuba: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled was 130 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Cuba, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Cuba stood at 130 people. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Cuba peaked at 5,092 people in 1992 and was at its lowest, 130 people, in 2024.
Cuba ranks 144th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Cuba, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1,300 people | — |
| 1975 | 1,733 people | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 2,167 people | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 2,600 people | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 4,000 people | +53.8% |
| 1979 | 3,060 people | -23.5% |
| 1980 | 2,970 people | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 2,000 people | -32.7% |
| 1982 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3,990 people | +99.5% |
| 1990 | 3,988 people | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 4,540 people | +13.8% |
| 1992 | 5,092 people | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 3,611 people | -29.1% |
| 1994 | 1,993 people | -44.8% |
| 1995 | 1,831 people | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 1,700 people | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 1,274 people | -25.1% |
| 1998 | 1,065 people | -16.4% |
| 1999 | 956 people | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 951 people | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1,033 people | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 1,001 people | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 833 people | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 791 people | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 697 people | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 656 people | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 617 people | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 523 people | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 445 people | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 406 people | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 381 people | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 366 people | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 377 people | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 276 people | -26.8% |
| 2015 | 300 people | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 312 people | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 343 people | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 287 people | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 233 people | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 222 people | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 199 people | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 174 people | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 136 people | -21.8% |
| 2024 | 130 people | -4.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 130 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,251 people, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 130 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 166 people, 78% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +99.5% | 2,000 people | 3,990 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,477 people | 1,300 people | 4,000 people | 6 |
| 1980s | 2,296 people | 2,000 people | 3,990 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,605 people | 956 people | 5,092 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 754.7 people | 445 people | 1,033 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 328.1 people | 233 people | 406 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 172.2 people | 130 people | 222 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More reference data data for Cuba
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Cuba?
- Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Cuba was 130 people in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 5,092 people in 1992.
- What is the lowest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 130 people in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Cuba ranks 144th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Refugees by country of asylum UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.