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Years colonized in Cuba

Cuba: Years colonized was 389 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
389
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 159 countries
All-time high
389
in 1899
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Cuba, 1462–2022

0100200300400146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for years colonized in Cuba is 389, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Cuba peaked at 389 in 1899 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Cuba ranks 7th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Cuba, year by year

Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 1 —
1512 2 +100.0%
1513 3 +50.0%
1514 4 +33.3%
1515 5 +25.0%
1516 6 +20.0%
1517 7 +16.7%
1518 8 +14.3%
1519 9 +12.5%
1520 10 +11.1%
1521 11 +10.0%
1522 12 +9.1%
1523 13 +8.3%
1524 14 +7.7%
1525 15 +7.1%
1526 16 +6.7%
1527 17 +6.2%
1528 18 +5.9%
1529 19 +5.6%
1530 20 +5.3%
1531 21 +5.0%
1532 22 +4.8%
1533 23 +4.5%
1534 24 +4.3%
1535 25 +4.2%
1536 26 +4.0%
1537 27 +3.8%
1538 28 +3.7%
1539 29 +3.6%
1540 30 +3.4%
1541 31 +3.3%
1542 32 +3.2%
1543 33 +3.1%
1544 34 +3.0%
1545 35 +2.9%
1546 36 +2.9%
1547 37 +2.8%
1548 38 +2.7%
1549 39 +2.6%
1550 40 +2.6%
1551 41 +2.5%
1552 42 +2.4%
1553 43 +2.4%
1554 44 +2.3%
1555 45 +2.3%
1556 46 +2.2%
1557 47 +2.2%
1558 48 +2.1%
1559 49 +2.1%
1560 50 +2.0%
1561 51 +2.0%
1562 52 +2.0%
1563 53 +1.9%
1564 54 +1.9%
1565 55 +1.9%
1566 56 +1.8%
1567 57 +1.8%
1568 58 +1.8%
1569 59 +1.7%
1570 60 +1.7%
1571 61 +1.7%
1572 62 +1.6%
1573 63 +1.6%
1574 64 +1.6%
1575 65 +1.6%
1576 66 +1.5%
1577 67 +1.5%
1578 68 +1.5%
1579 69 +1.5%
1580 70 +1.4%
1581 71 +1.4%
1582 72 +1.4%
1583 73 +1.4%
1584 74 +1.4%
1585 75 +1.4%
1586 76 +1.3%
1587 77 +1.3%
1588 78 +1.3%
1589 79 +1.3%
1590 80 +1.3%
1591 81 +1.2%
1592 82 +1.2%
1593 83 +1.2%
1594 84 +1.2%
1595 85 +1.2%
1596 86 +1.2%
1597 87 +1.2%
1598 88 +1.1%
1599 89 +1.1%
1600 90 +1.1%
1601 91 +1.1%
1602 92 +1.1%
1603 93 +1.1%
1604 94 +1.1%
1605 95 +1.1%
1606 96 +1.1%
1607 97 +1.0%
1608 98 +1.0%
1609 99 +1.0%
1610 100 +1.0%
1611 101 +1.0%
1612 102 +1.0%
1613 103 +1.0%
1614 104 +1.0%
1615 105 +1.0%
1616 106 +1.0%
1617 107 +0.9%
1618 108 +0.9%
1619 109 +0.9%
1620 110 +0.9%
1621 111 +0.9%
1622 112 +0.9%
1623 113 +0.9%
1624 114 +0.9%
1625 115 +0.9%
1626 116 +0.9%
1627 117 +0.9%
1628 118 +0.9%
1629 119 +0.8%
1630 120 +0.8%
1631 121 +0.8%
1632 122 +0.8%
1633 123 +0.8%
1634 124 +0.8%
1635 125 +0.8%
1636 126 +0.8%
1637 127 +0.8%
1638 128 +0.8%
1639 129 +0.8%
1640 130 +0.8%
1641 131 +0.8%
1642 132 +0.8%
1643 133 +0.8%
1644 134 +0.8%
1645 135 +0.7%
1646 136 +0.7%
1647 137 +0.7%
1648 138 +0.7%
1649 139 +0.7%
1650 140 +0.7%
1651 141 +0.7%
1652 142 +0.7%
1653 143 +0.7%
1654 144 +0.7%
1655 145 +0.7%
1656 146 +0.7%
1657 147 +0.7%
1658 148 +0.7%
1659 149 +0.7%
1660 150 +0.7%
1661 151 +0.7%
1662 152 +0.7%
1663 153 +0.7%
1664 154 +0.7%
1665 155 +0.6%
1666 156 +0.6%
1667 157 +0.6%
1668 158 +0.6%
1669 159 +0.6%
1670 160 +0.6%
1671 161 +0.6%
1672 162 +0.6%
1673 163 +0.6%
1674 164 +0.6%
1675 165 +0.6%
1676 166 +0.6%
1677 167 +0.6%
1678 168 +0.6%
1679 169 +0.6%
1680 170 +0.6%
1681 171 +0.6%
1682 172 +0.6%
1683 173 +0.6%
1684 174 +0.6%
1685 175 +0.6%
1686 176 +0.6%
1687 177 +0.6%
1688 178 +0.6%
1689 179 +0.6%
1690 180 +0.6%
1691 181 +0.6%
1692 182 +0.6%
1693 183 +0.5%
1694 184 +0.5%
1695 185 +0.5%
1696 186 +0.5%
1697 187 +0.5%
1698 188 +0.5%
1699 189 +0.5%
1700 190 +0.5%
1701 191 +0.5%
1702 192 +0.5%
1703 193 +0.5%
1704 194 +0.5%
1705 195 +0.5%
1706 196 +0.5%
1707 197 +0.5%
1708 198 +0.5%
1709 199 +0.5%
1710 200 +0.5%
1711 201 +0.5%
1712 202 +0.5%
1713 203 +0.5%
1714 204 +0.5%
1715 205 +0.5%
1716 206 +0.5%
1717 207 +0.5%
1718 208 +0.5%
1719 209 +0.5%
1720 210 +0.5%
1721 211 +0.5%
1722 212 +0.5%
1723 213 +0.5%
1724 214 +0.5%
1725 215 +0.5%
1726 216 +0.5%
1727 217 +0.5%
1728 218 +0.5%
1729 219 +0.5%
1730 220 +0.5%
1731 221 +0.5%
1732 222 +0.5%
1733 223 +0.5%
1734 224 +0.4%
1735 225 +0.4%
1736 226 +0.4%
1737 227 +0.4%
1738 228 +0.4%
1739 229 +0.4%
1740 230 +0.4%
1741 231 +0.4%
1742 232 +0.4%
1743 233 +0.4%
1744 234 +0.4%
1745 235 +0.4%
1746 236 +0.4%
1747 237 +0.4%
1748 238 +0.4%
1749 239 +0.4%
1750 240 +0.4%
1751 241 +0.4%
1752 242 +0.4%
1753 243 +0.4%
1754 244 +0.4%
1755 245 +0.4%
1756 246 +0.4%
1757 247 +0.4%
1758 248 +0.4%
1759 249 +0.4%
1760 250 +0.4%
1761 251 +0.4%
1762 252 +0.4%
1763 253 +0.4%
1764 254 +0.4%
1765 255 +0.4%
1766 256 +0.4%
1767 257 +0.4%
1768 258 +0.4%
1769 259 +0.4%
1770 260 +0.4%
1771 261 +0.4%
1772 262 +0.4%
1773 263 +0.4%
1774 264 +0.4%
1775 265 +0.4%
1776 266 +0.4%
1777 267 +0.4%
1778 268 +0.4%
1779 269 +0.4%
1780 270 +0.4%
1781 271 +0.4%
1782 272 +0.4%
1783 273 +0.4%
1784 274 +0.4%
1785 275 +0.4%
1786 276 +0.4%
1787 277 +0.4%
1788 278 +0.4%
1789 279 +0.4%
1790 280 +0.4%
1791 281 +0.4%
1792 282 +0.4%
1793 283 +0.4%
1794 284 +0.4%
1795 285 +0.4%
1796 286 +0.4%
1797 287 +0.3%
1798 288 +0.3%
1799 289 +0.3%
1800 290 +0.3%
1801 291 +0.3%
1802 292 +0.3%
1803 293 +0.3%
1804 294 +0.3%
1805 295 +0.3%
1806 296 +0.3%
1807 297 +0.3%
1808 298 +0.3%
1809 299 +0.3%
1810 300 +0.3%
1811 301 +0.3%
1812 302 +0.3%
1813 303 +0.3%
1814 304 +0.3%
1815 305 +0.3%
1816 306 +0.3%
1817 307 +0.3%
1818 308 +0.3%
1819 309 +0.3%
1820 310 +0.3%
1821 311 +0.3%
1822 312 +0.3%
1823 313 +0.3%
1824 314 +0.3%
1825 315 +0.3%
1826 316 +0.3%
1827 317 +0.3%
1828 318 +0.3%
1829 319 +0.3%
1830 320 +0.3%
1831 321 +0.3%
1832 322 +0.3%
1833 323 +0.3%
1834 324 +0.3%
1835 325 +0.3%
1836 326 +0.3%
1837 327 +0.3%
1838 328 +0.3%
1839 329 +0.3%
1840 330 +0.3%
1841 331 +0.3%
1842 332 +0.3%
1843 333 +0.3%
1844 334 +0.3%
1845 335 +0.3%
1846 336 +0.3%
1847 337 +0.3%
1848 338 +0.3%
1849 339 +0.3%
1850 340 +0.3%
1851 341 +0.3%
1852 342 +0.3%
1853 343 +0.3%
1854 344 +0.3%
1855 345 +0.3%
1856 346 +0.3%
1857 347 +0.3%
1858 348 +0.3%
1859 349 +0.3%
1860 350 +0.3%
1861 351 +0.3%
1862 352 +0.3%
1863 353 +0.3%
1864 354 +0.3%
1865 355 +0.3%
1866 356 +0.3%
1867 357 +0.3%
1868 358 +0.3%
1869 359 +0.3%
1870 360 +0.3%
1871 361 +0.3%
1872 362 +0.3%
1873 363 +0.3%
1874 364 +0.3%
1875 365 +0.3%
1876 366 +0.3%
1877 367 +0.3%
1878 368 +0.3%
1879 369 +0.3%
1880 370 +0.3%
1881 371 +0.3%
1882 372 +0.3%
1883 373 +0.3%
1884 374 +0.3%
1885 375 +0.3%
1886 376 +0.3%
1887 377 +0.3%
1888 378 +0.3%
1889 379 +0.3%
1890 380 +0.3%
1891 381 +0.3%
1892 382 +0.3%
1893 383 +0.3%
1894 384 +0.3%
1895 385 +0.3%
1896 386 +0.3%
1897 387 +0.3%
1898 388 +0.3%
1899 389 +0.3%
1900 389 +0.0%
1901 389 +0.0%
1902 389 +0.0%
1903 389 +0.0%
1904 389 +0.0%
1905 389 +0.0%
1906 389 +0.0%
1907 389 +0.0%
1908 389 +0.0%
1909 389 +0.0%
1910 389 +0.0%
1911 389 +0.0%
1912 389 +0.0%
1913 389 +0.0%
1914 389 +0.0%
1915 389 +0.0%
1916 389 +0.0%
1917 389 +0.0%
1918 389 +0.0%
1919 389 +0.0%
1920 389 +0.0%
1921 389 +0.0%
1922 389 +0.0%
1923 389 +0.0%
1924 389 +0.0%
1925 389 +0.0%
1926 389 +0.0%
1927 389 +0.0%
1928 389 +0.0%
1929 389 +0.0%
1930 389 +0.0%
1931 389 +0.0%
1932 389 +0.0%
1933 389 +0.0%
1934 389 +0.0%
1935 389 +0.0%
1936 389 +0.0%
1937 389 +0.0%
1938 389 +0.0%
1939 389 +0.0%
1940 389 +0.0%
1941 389 +0.0%
1942 389 +0.0%
1943 389 +0.0%
1944 389 +0.0%
1945 389 +0.0%
1946 389 +0.0%
1947 389 +0.0%
1948 389 +0.0%
1949 389 +0.0%
1950 389 +0.0%
1951 389 +0.0%
1952 389 +0.0%
1953 389 +0.0%
1954 389 +0.0%
1955 389 +0.0%
1956 389 +0.0%
1957 389 +0.0%
1958 389 +0.0%
1959 389 +0.0%
1960 389 +0.0%
1961 389 +0.0%
1962 389 +0.0%
1963 389 +0.0%
1964 389 +0.0%
1965 389 +0.0%
1966 389 +0.0%
1967 389 +0.0%
1968 389 +0.0%
1969 389 +0.0%
1970 389 +0.0%
1971 389 +0.0%
1972 389 +0.0%
1973 389 +0.0%
1974 389 +0.0%
1975 389 +0.0%
1976 389 +0.0%
1977 389 +0.0%
1978 389 +0.0%
1979 389 +0.0%
1980 389 +0.0%
1981 389 +0.0%
1982 389 +0.0%
1983 389 +0.0%
1984 389 +0.0%
1985 389 +0.0%
1986 389 +0.0%
1987 389 +0.0%
1988 389 +0.0%
1989 389 +0.0%
1990 389 +0.0%
1991 389 +0.0%
1992 389 +0.0%
1993 389 +0.0%
1994 389 +0.0%
1995 389 +0.0%
1996 389 +0.0%
1997 389 +0.0%
1998 389 +0.0%
1999 389 +0.0%
2000 389 +0.0%
2001 389 +0.0%
2002 389 +0.0%
2003 389 +0.0%
2004 389 +0.0%
2005 389 +0.0%
2006 389 +0.0%
2007 389 +0.0%
2008 389 +0.0%
2009 389 +0.0%
2010 389 +0.0%
2011 389 +0.0%
2012 389 +0.0%
2013 389 +0.0%
2014 389 +0.0%
2015 389 +0.0%
2016 389 +0.0%
2017 389 +0.0%
2018 389 +0.0%
2019 389 +0.0%
2020 389 +0.0%
2021 389 +0.0%
2022 389 +0.0%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 389 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198, 2.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 389 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized 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.

YearChange FromTo
1512 +100.0% 1 2
1513 +50.0% 2 3
1514 +33.3% 3 4
1515 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 4.5 0 9 10
1520s 14.5 10 19 10
1530s 24.5 20 29 10
1540s 34.5 30 39 10
1550s 44.5 40 49 10
1560s 54.5 50 59 10
1570s 64.5 60 69 10
1580s 74.5 70 79 10
1590s 84.5 80 89 10
1600s 94.5 90 99 10
1610s 104.5 100 109 10
1620s 114.5 110 119 10
1630s 124.5 120 129 10
1640s 134.5 130 139 10
1650s 144.5 140 149 10
1660s 154.5 150 159 10
1670s 164.5 160 169 10
1680s 174.5 170 179 10
1690s 184.5 180 189 10
1700s 194.5 190 199 10
1710s 204.5 200 209 10
1720s 214.5 210 219 10
1730s 224.5 220 229 10
1740s 234.5 230 239 10
1750s 244.5 240 249 10
1760s 254.5 250 259 10
1770s 264.5 260 269 10
1780s 274.5 270 279 10
1790s 284.5 280 289 10
1800s 294.5 290 299 10
1810s 304.5 300 309 10
1820s 314.5 310 319 10
1830s 324.5 320 329 10
1840s 334.5 330 339 10
1850s 344.5 340 349 10
1860s 354.5 350 359 10
1870s 364.5 360 369 10
1880s 374.5 370 379 10
1890s 384.5 380 389 10
1900s 389 389 389 10
1910s 389 389 389 10
1920s 389 389 389 10
1930s 389 389 389 10
1940s 389 389 389 10
1950s 389 389 389 10
1960s 389 389 389 10
1970s 389 389 389 10
1980s 389 389 389 10
1990s 389 389 389 10
2000s 389 389 389 10
2010s 389 389 389 10
2020s 389 389 389 3

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 5 Ghana 426 compare
  2. 6 Angola 400 compare
  3. 8 Guyana 387 compare
  4. 9 Dominican Republic 371 compare
  5. 9 Trinidad and Tobago 371 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Cuba?
Years colonized in Cuba was 389 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 389 in 1899.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Cuba rank for years colonized?
Cuba ranks 7th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cuba data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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