The 2012 Cuba census was the eighteenth national population census of Cuba and was conducted by the National Office of Statistics and Information. The reference days used for the census, was the period from 15 and 24 September 2012. It is the 10th census for the Republic of Cuba. The total population of Cuba was counted as having 11,167,325 – a decrease of 10,418 people, 0.1% compared to the 2002 census.[2][3]
| Eighteenth census of Cuba | |
|---|---|
15 September 2012
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| General information | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Topics | Census topics
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| Authority | National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI) |
| Website | www.onei.gob.cu |
| Results | |
| Total population | 11,167,325[1] ( %) |
| Most populous | La Habana (2,154,454) |
| Least populous | Mayabeque (371,198) |
Early census results were published and released to the public in January 2014.[4][5] Cuba's next census is scheduled to take place in 2026.[6]
Census subjects
edit- Geography and migration[7]
- Personal characteristics and homes
- Education
- Economic
- Movement
- Housing
Population
editSex and age
edit| Population by Sex and Age Group (2012)[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ages | Male | Female | Total | % | |
| Total | 5,570,825 | 5,596,500 | 11,167,325 | 100 | |
| 0–4 | 321,422 | 303,770 | 625,192 | 5.60 | |
| 5–9 | 305,672 | 288,427 | 594,099 | 5.32 | |
| 10–14 | 362,252 | 341,019 | 703,271 | 6.30 | |
| 15–19 | 363 p,986 | 340,140 | 704,126 | 6.31 | |
| 20–24 | 426,956 | 399,702 | 826,658 | 7.40 | |
| 25–29 | 388,961 | 366,768 | 755,729 | 6.77 | |
| 30–34 | 318,339 | 305,141 | 623,480 | 5.58 | |
| 35–39 | 421,389 | 417,242 | 838,631 | 7.51 | |
| 40–44 | 504,738 | 510,284 | 1,015,022 | 9.09 | |
| 45–49 | 511,501 | 529,712 | 1,041,213 | 9.32 | |
| 50–54 | 378,808 | 395,691 | 774,499 | 6.94 | |
| 55–59 | 302,073 | 321,940 | 624,013 | 5.59 | |
| 60–64 | 274,261 | 290,374 | 564,635 | 5.06 | |
| 65–69 | 230,423 | 250,494 | 480,917 | 4.31 | |
| 70–74 | 182,623 | 198,274 | 380,897 | 3.41 | |
| 75–79 | 123,987 | 140,936 | 264,923 | 2.37 | |
| 80–84 | 82,067 | 97,603 | 179,670 | 1.61 | |
| 85+ | 71,367 | 98,983 | 170,350 | 1.53 | |
| Ages | Male | Female | Total | % | |
| 0–14 | 989,346 | 933,216 | 1,922,562 | 17.22 | |
| 15–64 | 3,891,012 | 3,876,994 | 7,768,006 | 69.56 | |
| 65+ | 690,467 | 786,290 | 1,476,757 | 13.22 | |
Density by province
edit
City rank
edit| Rank | Name | Province | Pop. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Havana | La Habana | 2,106,146 | ||||||
| 2 | Santiago de Cuba | Santiago de Cuba | 431,272 | ||||||
| 3 | Camagüey | Camagüey | 300,958 | ||||||
| 4 | Holguín | Holguín | 287,881 | ||||||
| 5 | Guantánamo | Guantánamo | 217,135 | ||||||
| 6 | Santa Clara | Villa Clara | 211,925 | ||||||
| 7 | Las Tunas | Las Tunas | 162,957 | ||||||
| 8 | Bayamo | Granma | 157,027 | ||||||
| 9 | Cienfuegos | Cienfuegos | 147,110 | ||||||
| 10 | Pinar del Río | Pinar del Río | 140,230 | ||||||
Havana is the most populated city.
Santiago de Cuba, the second most populated city.
Camagüey, the 3rd largest city.
Race or color
editProvinces
editThe table shows the proportion of ethnic or racial groups by province.
| Province[10] | White (%) | Black (%) | Mestizo / Mulatto (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 64.1 | 9.3 | 26.6 |
| Pinar del Río | 78.0 | 10.8 | 11.2 |
| Artemisa | 76.5 | 9.3 | 14.2 |
| La Habana | 58.4 | 15.2 | 26.4 |
| Mayabeque | 78.1 | 7.9 | 14.0 |
| Matanzas | 73.9 | 10.2 | 15.9 |
| Cienfuegos | 75.8 | 7.5 | 16.7 |
| Villa Clara | 82.5 | 5.3 | 12.2 |
| Sancti Spíritus | 83.7 | 5.4 | 10.9 |
| Ciego de Ávila | 78.8 | 6.7 | 14.5 |
| Camagüey | 75.2 | 8.0 | 16.8 |
| Las Tunas | 74.6 | 4.4 | 21.0 |
| Granma | 42.2 | 3.5 | 54.3 |
| Holguín | 80.0 | 3.9 | 16.1 |
| Santiago de Cuba | 25.6 | 14.2 | 60.2 |
| Guantánamo | 24.4 | 12.8 | 62.8 |
| Isla de la Juventud | 59.9 | 9.4 | 30.7 |
Age
editThis shows the ethnic groups by ages.
| Ages[11] | Total 100% |
White 64.12% (% in race/in age group) |
Black 9.26% (% in race/in age group) |
Mulatto/Mestizo 26.62% (% in race/in age group) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 11,167,325 | 7,160,399 | 1,034,044 | 2,972,882 |
| 0 | 131 419 (1,18%) | 91 432 (1,28%/69,57%) | 5 368 (0,52%/4,08%) | 34 619 (1,16%/26,34%) |
| 0-4 | 625 192 (5,60%) | 412 604 (5,76%/66,00%) | 31 828 (3,08%/5,09%) | 180 760 (6,08%/28,91%) |
| 5-9 | 594 099 (5,32%) | 372 304 (5,20%/62,67%) | 38 481 (3,72%/6,48%) | 183 314 (6,17%/30,86%) |
| 10-14 | 703 271 (6,30%) | 439 406 (6,14%/62,48%) | 52 121 (5,04%/7,41%) | 211 744 (7,12%/30,11%) |
| 15-19 | 704 126 (6,31%) | 434 944 (6,07%/61,77%) | 57 638 (5,57%/8,19%) | 211 544 (7,12%/30,04%) |
| 20-24 | 826 658 (7,40%) | 511 488 (7,14%/61,87%) | 71 570 (6,92%/8,66%) | 243 600 (8,19%/29,47%) |
| 25-29 | 755 729 (6,77%) | 463 004 (6,47%/61,27%) | 69 282 (6,70%/9,17%) | 223 443 (7,52%/29,57%) |
| 30-34 | 623 480 (5,58%) | 380 742 (5,32%/61,07%) | 61 368 (5,93%/9,84%) | 181 370 (6,10%/29,09%) |
| 35-39 | 838 631 (7,51%) | 520 668 (7,27%/62,09%) | 82 640 (7,99%/9,85%) | 235 323 (7,92%/28,06%) |
| 40-44 | 1 015 022 (9,09%) | 635 473 (8,87%/62,61%) | 103 827 (10,04%/10,23%) | 275 722 (9,27%/27,16%) |
| 45-49 | 1 041 213 (9,32%) | 662 297 (9,25%/63,61%) | 111 934 (10,82%/10,75%) | 266 982 (8,98%/25,64%) |
| 50-54 | 774 499 (6,94%) | 492 046 (6,87%/63,53%) | 85 145 (8,23%/10,99%) | 197 308 (6,64%/25,48%) |
| 55-59 | 624 013 (5,59%) | 401 361 (5,61%/64,32%) | 68 511 (6,63%/10,98%) | 154 141 (5,18%/24,70%) |
| 60-64 | 564 635 (5,06%) | 383 286 (5,35%/67,88%) | 58 247 (5,63%/10,32%) | 123 102 (4,14%/21,80%) |
| 65-69 | 480 917 (4,31%) | 335 144 (4,68%/69,69%) | 46 826 (4,53%/9,74%) | 98 947 (3,33%/20,57%) |
| 70-74 | 380 897 (3,41%) | 269 331 (3,76%/70,71%) | 36 701 (3,55%/9,64%) | 74 865 (2,52%/19,65%) |
| 75-79 | 264 923 (2,37%) | 188 653 (2,63%/71,21%) | 25 867 (2,50%/9,76%) | 50 403 (1,70%/19,03%) |
| 80-84 | 179 670 (1,61%) | 131 158 (1,83%/73,00%) | 17 011 (1,65%/9,47%) | 31 501 (1,06%/17,53%) |
| 85+ | 170 350 (1,53%) | 126 490 (1,77%/74,25%) | 15 047 (1,46%/8,83%) | 28 813 (0,97%/16,91%) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Archivo del Censo de Población y Viviendas de Cuba 2012". cubamemorias.com. 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ↑ "Archivo del Censo de Población y Viviendas de Cuba 2012" (PDF). cubamemorias.com. 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ↑ "Cuba en números: Lo que el Censo nos dejó". cubadebate. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ↑ "Archivo del Censo de Población y Viviendas de Cuba 2012" (PDF). cubamemorias.com. 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ↑ "Cuba en números: Lo que el Censo nos dejó". Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ↑ "Cuba se prepara para el Censo de Población y Viviendas 2026". November 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ↑ "Cuba en números: Lo que el Censo nos dejó". April 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-03. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Archivo del Censo de Población y Viviendas de Cuba 2012" (PDF). cubamemorias.com. 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ↑ "El Color de la Piel según el Censo de Población y Viviendas" (PDF). almendron (in Spanish). 2016. p. 20. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ↑ "El Color de la Piel según el Censo de Población y Viviendas" (PDF). almendron. 2016. p. 17. Retrieved 9 May 2025.