Migration trends in Cuba
Latin America
1.9M people from Cuba have built lives abroad. That's 17.1% of the country population, spread across 62 different countries
11M
Population
2K
Immigrants
1.9M
Emigrants
−1.9M
Outflow
Every 7th person born in Cuba now lives abroad
The #44 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Cuba
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
29.6K immigrants · 839.6K emigrants
1995
- Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 24%
2000
- The diaspora abroad passed 1M people
2005
- Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 36%
2015
- Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 35%
Today
- Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 29%
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and 1M more citizens living abroad