Population of Cuba Decreases and Ages at an Accelerated Pace (+Photo)

The National Bureau of Statistics and Information (ONEI) today alerted about the accelerated decline and aging of the population of Cuba and indicated that there is an urgent need to develop strategies and adopt measures to stop this trend.By updating the island's main demographic indicators, with data compiled until the last day of 2024, the entity insisted that this impact significantly on various spheres of society. According to a meeting of …

Havana, May 23 (RHC) The National Bureau of Statistics and Information (ONEI) today alerted about the rapid decline and ageing of the population of Cuba and indicated that there is an urgent need for strategies and measures to stop this trend.

HAVANA – Cuba’s demographic indexes show an aging country, with lower birth rate than mortality, a lot of migration of young people of working age abroad, and an environment of shortages and economic crisis for older adults, considered one of the most vulnerable population groups. At the end of 2024, the latest reports [...] This article Demographic Ageing Overshadows Cuba’s Future was originally published in IPS News Agency