Share of the population that is female in Cuba
Cuba: Share of the population that is female was 50.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
50.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
75th
of 215 countries
All-time high
50.7%
in 2025
All-time low
48.9%
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Cuba, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Cuba is 50.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Cuba peaked at 50.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 1960.
Cuba ranks 75th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.1% | 48.9% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.2% | 49.2% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.3% | 49.1% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.5% | 49.4% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 49.8% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 50.3% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More gender data for Cuba
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 45,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 48,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 45,350 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 48,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 45,468 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 48,692 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 45,801 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 49,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 47,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 51,057 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Cuba?
- Share of the population that is female in Cuba was 50.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 1960.
- How does Cuba rank for share of the population that is female?
- Cuba ranks 75th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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