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2012 Cuba census

{{Infobox census

| name = Tenth census of the Republic of Cuba

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| country = Cuba

| date = {{start date and age|2012|09|15|df=y}}

| previous_census = 2002 Cuba census

| previous_year = 2002

| next_census = 2025 Cuba census

| next_year = 2025

| topic1 = Geography and migration

| topic2 = Personal characteristics and homes

| topic3 = Education

| topic4 = Economic

| topic5 = Movement of workers

| topic6 = Housing

| topic7 =

| topic8 =

| population = 11,167,325{{cite web|url=https://cubamemorias.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Cuba_INFORME_NACIONAL_CENSO_2012.pdf|title= Archivo del Censo de Población y Viviendas de Cuba 2012|date=2014|website=cubamemorias.com|accessdate= 15 May 2025}}

| percent_change = {{decrease}} %

| annual_percent_change =

| authority = National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI)

| website = {{URL|https://www.onei.gob.cu/|www.onei.gob.cu}} (2012)

| region_type = Province

| most_populous = La Habana (2,154,454)

| least_populous = Mayabeque (371,198)

}}

The 2012 Cuba census was the tenth 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 also the 18th census including the colonial period.

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.{{cite web|url=https://cubamemorias.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Cuba_INFORME_NACIONAL_CENSO_2012.pdf|title= Archivo del Censo de Población y Viviendas de Cuba 2012|date=2014|website=cubamemorias.com|accessdate= 15 May 2025}}{{cite web|url= http://www.cubadebate.cu/noticias/2014/04/16/cuba-en-numeros-lo-que-el-censo-nos-dejo/ |title= Cuba en números: Lo que el Censo nos dejó |website=cubadebate|accessdate= 8 May 2025}}

Early census results were published and released to the public in January 2014.{{cite web|url=https://cubamemorias.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Cuba_INFORME_NACIONAL_CENSO_2012.pdf|title= Archivo del Censo de Población y Viviendas de Cuba 2012|date=2014|website=cubamemorias.com|accessdate= 15 May 2025}}{{cite web|url= http://www.cubadebate.cu/noticias/2014/04/16/cuba-en-numeros-lo-que-el-censo-nos-dejo/ |title= Cuba en números: Lo que el Censo nos dejó |accessdate= 8 May 2025}} Cuba's next census is scheduled to take place in 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.granma.cu/cuba/2025-04-17/avanza-capacitacion-para-el-censo-de-poblacion-y-viviendas-2025-17-04-2025-00-04-53|title= Avanza capacitación para el Censo de Población y Viviendas 2025|date= April 2025|accessdate= 12 May 2025}}

Census subjects

  • Geography and migration{{cite web|url= http://www.cubadebate.cu/noticias/2014/04/16/cuba-en-numeros-lo-que-el-censo-nos-dejo/ |title= Cuba en números: Lo que el Censo nos dejó |date= April 2014|accessdate= 8 May 2025}}
  • Personal characteristics and homes
  • Education
  • Economic
  • Movement
  • Housing

Population

=Sex and age=

class="sort wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
colspan=6|Population by Sex and Age Group (2012){{cite web |url=http://www.one.cu/publicaciones/cepde/cpv2012/20140428informenacional/46_tabla_II_4.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-08-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603230454/http://www.one.cu/publicaciones/cepde/cpv2012/20140428informenacional/46_tabla_II_4.pdf |archive-date=2014-06-03 }}
width="80pt"|Ages

! width="80pt"|Male

! width="80pt"|Female

! width="80pt"|Total

! width="80pt"|%

align="right" | Total

| align="right" | 5,570,825

| align="right" | 5,596,500

| align="right" | 11,167,325

| align="right" | 100

align="right" | 0–4

| align="right" | 321,422

| align="right" | 303,770

| align="right" | 625,192

| align="right" | 5.60

align="right" | 5–9

| align="right" | 305,672

| align="right" | 288,427

| align="right" | 594,099

| align="right" | 5.32

align="right" | 10–14

| align="right" | 362,252

| align="right" | 341,019

| align="right" | 703,271

| align="right" | 6.30

align="right" | 15–19

| align="right" | 363 p,986

| align="right" | 340,140

| align="right" | 704,126

| align="right" | 6.31

align="right" | 20–24

| align="right" | 426,956

| align="right" | 399,702

| align="right" | 826,658

| align="right" | 7.40

align="right" | 25–29

| align="right" | 388,961

| align="right" | 366,768

| align="right" | 755,729

| align="right" | 6.77

align="right" | 30–34

| align="right" | 318,339

| align="right" | 305,141

| align="right" | 623,480

| align="right" | 5.58

align="right" | 35–39

| align="right" | 421,389

| align="right" | 417,242

| align="right" | 838,631

| align="right" | 7.51

align="right" | 40–44

| align="right" | 504,738

| align="right" | 510,284

| align="right" | 1,015,022

| align="right" | 9.09

align="right" | 45–49

| align="right" | 511,501

| align="right" | 529,712

| align="right" | 1,041,213

| align="right" | 9.32

align="right" | 50–54

| align="right" | 378,808

| align="right" | 395,691

| align="right" | 774,499

| align="right" | 6.94

align="right" | 55–59

| align="right" | 302,073

| align="right" | 321,940

| align="right" | 624,013

| align="right" | 5.59

align="right" | 60–64

| align="right" | 274,261

| align="right" | 290,374

| align="right" | 564,635

| align="right" | 5.06

align="right" | 65–69

| align="right" | 230,423

| align="right" | 250,494

| align="right" | 480,917

| align="right" | 4.31

align="right" | 70–74

| align="right" | 182,623

| align="right" | 198,274

| align="right" | 380,897

| align="right" | 3.41

align="right" | 75–79

| align="right" | 123,987

| align="right" | 140,936

| align="right" | 264,923

| align="right" | 2.37

align="right" | 80–84

| align="right" | 82,067

| align="right" | 97,603

| align="right" | 179,670

| align="right" | 1.61

align="right" | 85+

| align="right" | 71,367

| align="right" | 98,983

| align="right" | 170,350

| align="right" | 1.53

width="50"|Ages

! width="80pt"|Male

! width="80"|Female

! width="80"|Total

! width="50"|%

align="right" | 0–14

| align="right" | 989,346

| align="right" | 933,216

| align="right" | 1,922,562

| align="right" | 17.22

align="right" | 15–64

| align="right" | 3,891,012

| align="right" | 3,876,994

| align="right" | 7,768,006

| align="right" | 69.56

align="right" | 65+

| align="right" | 690,467

| align="right" | 786,290

| align="right" | 1,476,757

| align="right" | 13.22

=City rank=

{{Largest cities

| country = Cuba

| stat_ref = 2012 census{{cite web|url=https://cubamemorias.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Cuba_INFORME_NACIONAL_CENSO_2012.pdf|title= Archivo del Censo de Población y Viviendas de Cuba 2012|date=2014|website=cubamemorias.com|accessdate= 15 May 2025}}

| div_name = Province

| city_1 = Havana

| div_1 = La Habana Province{{!}}La Habana

| pop_1 = 2,106,146

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| city_2 = Santiago de Cuba

| div_2 = Santiago de Cuba Province{{!}}Santiago de Cuba

| pop_2 = 431,272

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| city_3 = Camagüey

| div_3 = Camagüey Province{{!}}Camagüey

| pop_3 = 300,958

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| city_4 = Holguín

| div_4 = Holguín Province{{!}}Holguín

| pop_4 = 287,881

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| city_5 = Guantánamo | div_5 = Guantánamo Province{{!}}Guantánamo | pop_5 = 217,135

| city_6 = Santa Clara, Cuba{{!}}Santa Clara | div_6 = Villa Clara Province{{!}}Villa Clara | pop_6 = 211,925

| city_7 = Las Tunas (city){{!}}Las Tunas | div_7 = Las Tunas Province{{!}}Las Tunas | pop_7 = 162,957

| city_8 = Bayamo | div_8 = Granma Province{{!}}Granma | pop_8 = 157,027

| city_9 = Cienfuegos | div_9 = Cienfuegos Province{{!}}Cienfuegos | pop_9 = 147,110

| city_10 = Pinar del Río | div_10 = Pinar del Río Province{{!}}Pinar del Río | pop_10 = 140,230

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Havana - Cuba - 3917.jpg|right|Havana is the most populated city.

Parque Cespedes santiago de cuba1.jpg|right|Santiago de Cuba, the second most populated city.

Iglesia Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria - 01.jpg|right|Camagüey, the 3rd largest city.

Race or color

class="sort wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
Provinces{{cite web|url=https://www.almendron.com/tribuna/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/publicacion-completa-color-de-la-piel.pdf|title=El Color de la Piel según el Censo de Población y Viviendas|website=almendron|date=2016|page=17|accessdate=9 May 2025}}White (%)Black (%)Mestizo or
Mulatto (%)
align="center" | Cuba

! align="center | 64.1

! align="center" | 9.3

! align="center" | 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

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! width="50pt"|Ages{{cite web|url=https://www.almendron.com/tribuna/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/publicacion-completa-color-de-la-piel.pdf|title=El Color de la Piel según el Censo de Población y Viviendas|website=almendron|date=2016|page=17|accessdate=9 May 2025}}

! width="50pt"|Total
100%

! width="50pt"|White 64.12%
{{small|(% in race/in age group)}}

! width="50pt"|Black 9.26%
{{small|(% in race/in age group)}}

! width="50pt"|Mulatto/Mestizo 26.62%
{{small|(% in race/in age group)}}

Population ||11,167,325||7,160,399||1,034,044||2,972,882
0131 419 (1,18%)91 432 (1,28%/69,57%)5 368 (0,52%/4,08%)34 619 (1,16%/26,34%)
0-4625 192 (5,60%)412 604 (5,76%/66,00%)31 828 (3,08%/5,09%)180 760 (6,08%/28,91%)
5-9594 099 (5,32%)372 304 (5,20%/62,67%)38 481 (3,72%/6,48%)183 314 (6,17%/30,86%)
10-14703 271 (6,30%)439 406 (6,14%/62,48%)52 121 (5,04%/7,41%)211 744 (7,12%/30,11%)
15-19704 126 (6,31%)434 944 (6,07%/61,77%)57 638 (5,57%/8,19%)211 544 (7,12%/30,04%)
20-24826 658 (7,40%)511 488 (7,14%/61,87%)71 570 (6,92%/8,66%)243 600 (8,19%/29,47%)
25-29755 729 (6,77%)463 004 (6,47%/61,27%)69 282 (6,70%/9,17%)223 443 (7,52%/29,57%)
30-34623 480 (5,58%)380 742 (5,32%/61,07%)61 368 (5,93%/9,84%)181 370 (6,10%/29,09%)
35-39838 631 (7,51%)520 668 (7,27%/62,09%)82 640 (7,99%/9,85%)235 323 (7,92%/28,06%)
40-441 015 022 (9,09%)635 473 (8,87%/62,61%)103 827 (10,04%/10,23%)275 722 (9,27%/27,16%)
45-491 041 213 (9,32%)662 297 (9,25%/63,61%)111 934 (10,82%/10,75%)266 982 (8,98%/25,64%)
50-54774 499 (6,94%)492 046 (6,87%/63,53%)85 145 (8,23%/10,99%)197 308 (6,64%/25,48%)
55-59624 013 (5,59%)401 361 (5,61%/64,32%)68 511 (6,63%/10,98%)154 141 (5,18%/24,70%)
60-64564 635 (5,06%)383 286 (5,35%/67,88%)58 247 (5,63%/10,32%)123 102 (4,14%/21,80%)
65-69480 917 (4,31%)335 144 (4,68%/69,69%)46 826 (4,53%/9,74%)98 947 (3,33%/20,57%)
70-74380 897 (3,41%)269 331 (3,76%/70,71%)36 701 (3,55%/9,64%)74 865 (2,52%/19,65%)
75-79264 923 (2,37%)188 653 (2,63%/71,21%)25 867 (2,50%/9,76%)50 403 (1,70%/19,03%)
80-84179 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

References

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Cuba

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