Cuba vs Dominican Republic
Cuba vs Dominican Republic: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -2.1 per 1,000 people in Cuba and -3.1 per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Cuba, by 1 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Cuba has been higher since 1981, when it overtook Dominican Republic.
- In 2023, Cuba ranked 174 and Dominican Republic ranked 188 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Cuba at -0.7 per 1,000 people and Dominican Republic at -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Cuba | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -2.1 | -3.1 |
| 2022 | -2.1 | -3.1 |
| 2021 | -1.1 | -1.6 |
| 2020 | -1.1 | -1.6 |
| 2019 | -2.1 | -3.3 |
| 2018 | -2.1 | -3.3 |
| 2017 | -2.1 | -3.4 |
| 2016 | -2.1 | -3.4 |
| 2015 | -2.2 | -3.5 |
| 2014 | -3.5 | -3.5 |
| 2013 | -3.3 | -3.6 |
| 2012 | -3.2 | -3.6 |
| 2011 | -3.1 | -3.7 |
| 2010 | -3 | -3.7 |
| 2009 | -3.1 | -3.8 |
| 2008 | -2.6 | -3.8 |
| 2007 | -1.7 | -3.9 |
| 2006 | -1.1 | -4 |
| 2005 | -1.5 | -4 |
| 2004 | -1.5 | -4 |
| 2003 | -2.2 | -4.1 |
| 2002 | -2.3 | -4.1 |
| 2001 | -2.1 | -4.2 |
| 2000 | -2.2 | -3.9 |
| 1999 | -2.8 | -3.6 |
| 1998 | -3.1 | -3.6 |
| 1997 | -3.2 | -3.7 |
| 1996 | -2.4 | -3.7 |
| 1995 | -2.7 | -3.8 |
| 1994 | -2.5 | -3.8 |
| 1993 | -2.2 | -4 |
| 1992 | -2 | -4.1 |
| 1991 | -1.9 | -4 |
| 1990 | -1.5 | -3.8 |
| 1989 | -1.4 | -3.9 |
| 1988 | -1.5 | -3.9 |
| 1987 | -1.6 | -3.9 |
| 1986 | -1.7 | -3.8 |
| 1985 | -1.8 | -3.6 |
| 1984 | -1.9 | -3.5 |
| 1983 | -2 | -3.5 |
| 1982 | -2.1 | -3.5 |
| 1981 | -2.3 | -3.4 |
| 1980 | -3.8 | -3.1 |
| 1979 | -3.6 | -2.9 |
| 1978 | -3.1 | -3.1 |
| 1977 | -3.8 | -3.2 |
| 1976 | -4.3 | -3.3 |
| 1975 | -4.9 | -3.3 |
| 1974 | -5.6 | -3.1 |
| 1973 | -5.6 | -3.1 |
| 1972 | -5.5 | -3.1 |
| 1971 | -4.8 | -3.1 |
| 1970 | -5 | -3.2 |
| 1969 | -5.5 | -3.4 |
| 1968 | -5.8 | -3.6 |
| 1967 | -5.9 | -3.8 |
| 1966 | -5.9 | -4 |
| 1965 | -5.8 | -4.2 |
| 1964 | -5.6 | -4.3 |
| 1963 | -5.5 | -4.4 |
| 1962 | -5.2 | -4.4 |
| 1961 | -4.5 | -4.3 |
| 1960 | -3.5 | -4.1 |
| 1959 | -2.5 | -3.8 |
| 1958 | -1.8 | -3.5 |
| 1957 | -1.5 | -3.1 |
| 1956 | -1.3 | -2.9 |
| 1955 | -1.2 | -2.7 |
| 1954 | -1.1 | -2.5 |
| 1953 | -1 | -2.5 |
| 1952 | -0.9 | -2.5 |
| 1951 | -1 | -2.6 |
| 1950 | -1 | -2.6 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Cuba | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -2-3.1–-1.1 | -3-4–-2.2 |
| 2025 | -2-3.4–-0.8 | -3.1-4.3–-2 |
| 2026 | -2-3.6–-0.5 | -3-4.5–-1.8 |
| 2027 | -1.9-3.7–-0.3 | -2.9-4.5–-1.6 |
| 2028 | -1.9-3.7–-0.3 | -2.8-4.4–-1.4 |
| 2029 | -1.9-3.8–-0.1 | -2.8-4.4–-1.3 |
| 2030 | -1.8-3.8–0.2 | -2.7-4.3–-1.1 |
| 2031 | -1.7-3.8–0.2 | -2.6-4.4–-1.1 |
| 2032 | -1.7-3.8–0.3 | -2.5-4.3–-0.8 |
| 2033 | -1.7-4–0.4 | -2.5-4.3–-0.7 |
| 2034 | -1.6-3.8–0.5 | -2.4-4.3–-0.6 |
| 2035 | -1.5-3.8–0.7 | -2.3-4.3–-0.5 |
| 2036 | -1.5-3.8–0.7 | -2.2-4.1–-0.4 |
| 2037 | -1.5-3.8–0.7 | -2.2-3.9–-0.3 |
| 2038 | -1.4-3.5–0.9 | -2.1-3.9–-0.1 |
| 2039 | -1.4-3.7–0.9 | -2.1-4–-0.1 |
| 2040 | -1.3-3.5–1 | -2-4–0 |
| 2041 | -1.3-3.5–1.1 | -1.9-3.9–0.2 |
| 2042 | -1.2-3.4–1.1 | -1.8-3.7–0.3 |
| 2043 | -1.2-3.3–1.2 | -1.8-3.8–0.3 |
| 2044 | -1.1-3.4–1.2 | -1.7-3.6–0.4 |
| 2045 | -1.1-3.4–1.4 | -1.6-3.5–0.5 |
| 2046 | -1-3.3–1.4 | -1.6-3.5–0.5 |
| 2047 | -1-3.3–1.5 | -1.5-3.5–0.6 |
| 2048 | -0.9-3.3–1.6 | -1.4-3.4–0.7 |
| 2049 | -0.9-3.2–1.5 | -1.4-3.4–0.8 |
| 2050 | -0.8-3.2–1.6 | -1.3-3.3–0.9 |
| 2051 | -0.8-3.2–1.5 | -1.3-3.3–0.9 |
| 2052 | -0.8-3.2–1.7 | -1.3-3.3–1.1 |
| 2053 | -0.8-3.2–1.6 | -1.3-3.5–0.9 |
| 2054 | -0.8-3.3–1.7 | -1.3-3.5–1 |
| 2055 | -0.8-3.4–1.7 | -1.3-3.3–1 |
| 2056 | -0.8-3.6–1.6 | -1.3-3.3–1.1 |
| 2057 | -0.8-3.5–1.7 | -1.3-3.4–1.2 |
| 2058 | -0.8-3.4–2 | -1.2-3.3–1.3 |
| 2059 | -0.8-3.5–2 | -1.3-3.5–1.4 |
| 2060 | -0.8-3.5–1.8 | -1.3-3.5–1.2 |
| 2061 | -0.8-3.4–1.9 | -1.3-3.6–1.3 |
| 2062 | -0.8-3.4–2.1 | -1.3-3.5–1.4 |
| 2063 | -0.8-3.3–2 | -1.3-3.5–1.4 |
| 2064 | -0.8-3.4–2.1 | -1.3-3.5–1.5 |
| 2065 | -0.8-3.4–2.1 | -1.3-3.7–1.4 |
| 2066 | -0.8-3.4–2.1 | -1.2-3.4–1.5 |
| 2067 | -0.8-3.6–2.1 | -1.2-3.5–1.5 |
| 2068 | -0.8-3.5–2.1 | -1.2-3.4–1.5 |
| 2069 | -0.8-3.3–2.1 | -1.2-3.5–1.6 |
| 2070 | -0.8-3.4–2.1 | -1.2-3.4–1.7 |
| 2071 | -0.7-3.3–2.1 | -1.2-3.5–1.8 |
| 2072 | -0.8-3.5–2.1 | -1.2-3.5–1.6 |
| 2073 | -0.8-3.5–2.1 | -1.2-3.5–1.7 |
| 2074 | -0.8-3.3–2 | -1.2-3.6–1.7 |
| 2075 | -0.8-3.4–2.2 | -1.2-3.4–1.7 |
| 2076 | -0.7-3.3–2.2 | -1.2-3.5–1.8 |
| 2077 | -0.8-3.5–2.2 | -1.2-3.7–1.8 |
| 2078 | -0.7-3.5–2.2 | -1.2-3.7–1.9 |
| 2079 | -0.8-3.6–2.3 | -1.2-3.6–1.9 |
| 2080 | -0.7-3.5–2.1 | -1.2-3.6–1.9 |
| 2081 | -0.7-3.3–2.2 | -1.2-3.6–1.9 |
| 2082 | -0.7-3.5–2.2 | -1.2-3.6–1.8 |
| 2083 | -0.7-3.4–2.2 | -1.1-3.5–2 |
| 2084 | -0.7-3.5–2.3 | -1.2-3.5–1.9 |
| 2085 | -0.8-3.6–2.3 | -1.2-3.5–2 |
| 2086 | -0.7-3.4–2.5 | -1.2-3.5–2 |
| 2087 | -0.7-3.5–2.5 | -1.1-3.6–2 |
| 2088 | -0.7-3.4–2.4 | -1.1-3.5–2.1 |
| 2089 | -0.7-3.7–2.3 | -1.2-3.5–2 |
| 2090 | -0.7-3.7–2.3 | -1.2-3.7–2 |
| 2091 | -0.7-3.5–2.6 | -1.1-3.6–2.1 |
| 2092 | -0.7-3.5–2.6 | -1.1-3.6–2.1 |
| 2093 | -0.7-3.3–2.6 | -1.2-3.6–2.1 |
| 2094 | -0.7-3.4–2.5 | -1.1-3.6–2.1 |
| 2095 | -0.7-3.4–2.4 | -1.2-3.6–2.1 |
| 2096 | -0.7-3.3–2.6 | -1.1-3.6–2.1 |
| 2097 | -0.7-3.6–2.6 | -1.1-3.7–2.3 |
| 2098 | -0.7-3.7–2.5 | -1.2-3.8–2.3 |
| 2099 | -0.7-3.7–2.4 | -1.1-3.8–2.1 |
| 2100 | -0.7-3.7–2.2 | -1.2-3.9–2.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cuba vs Dominican Republic
Health
- Life expectancyCuba: 78.1 years in 2023Dominican Republic: 73.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCuba: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Dominican Republic: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCuba: 4.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Dominican Republic: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCuba: 3.32% in 2017Dominican Republic: 2.98% in 2017
- Suicide rateCuba: 11.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Dominican Republic: 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCuba: 11 million people in 2023Dominican Republic: 11.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthCuba: -0.35% a year in 2023Dominican Republic: 0.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCuba: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Dominican Republic: 2.24 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCuba: 77.2% in 2025Dominican Republic: 72.5% in 2025
- Median ageCuba: 41.7 years in 2023Dominican Republic: 27.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCuba: 16.2% in 2023Dominican Republic: 7.6% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCuba: 2.88% of GDP in 2018Dominican Republic: 0.8% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCuba: $11 in 2018Dominican Republic: $90 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCuba: 76,000 people in 2020Dominican Republic: 71,000 people in 2020
- National powerCuba: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Dominican Republic: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCuba: 1.54% of the labour force in 2020Dominican Republic: 1.48% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCuba: 8 million TIV in 2004Dominican Republic: 13 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCuba: 8 million TIV in 1980Dominican Republic: 0 TIV in 2022