Cubans age 60 and older reach 26.7 percent of population
The 2025 demographic yearbook records a one-percentage-point increase from the previous year and differences among territories.
Cuba's 2025 demographic-aging yearbook places the share of people age 60 and older at 26.7 percent. That is one percentage point higher than in 2024, when the group represented 25.7 percent. The comparison shows an increase within one year and highlights aging within the country's population structure.
The trend is uneven across territories. Havana's Plaza de la Revolución municipality leads the cited figures at 38.2 percent, followed by Villa Clara province at 30.2 percent. Both exceed the national figure, while the gap between them is also substantial.
Guantánamo has the youngest cited population, with 23.3 percent in the older-age group. It is below the national rate and contrasts with Plaza de la Revolución and Villa Clara. Santiago de Cuba and Artemisa each register 24.2 percent.
Within Guantánamo, the municipality with the smallest older population records 17.9 percent. The local figure is below the provincial average and shows that territorial percentages are not homogeneous. Comparing provinces and municipalities reveals different scales in the distribution of residents over 60.
The yearbook says the process has accelerated during the five years since 2021. The available information combines that trend with the 2025 balance, the comparison with 2024 and territorial differences. It shows a growing older population and marked variation among localities.