Population of Cuba decreases and ages at a accelerated rhythm

The National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI) alerted today about the accelerated decrease and aging of the population of Cuba and indicated that it is urgent to specify strategies and adopt measures to stop that trend.

When updating the main demographic indicators of the island, with data compiled until the last day of 2024, the entity insisted that this significantly impacts several spheres of society.

As transcended in a meeting of Onei authorities with local press media, 71 thousand 358 births, 19 thousand 34 less than the total of 2023.

Cuba, according to the source, concluded the referred period with a total of 9 million 748 thousand seven inhabitants.

Another theme addressed in the exchange was the execution of the organizational registry prior to the population and housing census, provided for the end of the current year.