Cuba vs Ivory Coast Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Cuba vs Ivory Coast

Table

Year	Median age
	Cuba	Ivory Coast
1960	22.5	18.5
1961	22.5	18.5
1962	22.4	18.5
1963	22.3	18.5
1964	22.2	18.4
1965	22.1	18.3
1966	22	18.2
1967	21.9	18.1
1968	21.9	18
1969	21.8	17.8
1970	21.8	17.7
1971	21.9	17.7
1972	21.9	17.7
1973	22.1	17.6
1974	22.2	17.6
1975	22.5	17.5
1976	22.7	17.4
1977	23	17.1
1978	23.4	16.9
1979	23.7	16.7
1980	24.1	16.5
1981	24.5	16.4
1982	24.8	16.3
1983	25.1	16.2
1984	25.5	16.1
1985	25.9	16
1986	26.3	16
1987	26.7	15.9
1988	27.1	15.9
1989	27.5	16
1990	27.9	16
1991	28.3	16.1
1992	28.7	16.2
1993	29.2	16.3
1994	29.7	16.4
1995	30.3	16.5
1996	30.9	16.6
1997	31.4	16.7
1998	32	16.8
1999	32.5	16.8
2000	33.1	16.8
2001	33.6	16.8
2002	34.2	16.7
2003	34.7	16.7
2004	35.2	16.7
2005	35.7	16.7
2006	36.2	16.6
2007	36.8	16.6
2008	37.3	16.9
2009	37.7	17.3
2010	38.2	17.7
2011	38.6	18.2
2012	39.1	18.6
2013	39.7	19
2014	40.2	19.1
2015	40.6	19
2016	40.9	18.9
2017	41.3	18.9
2018	41.6	18.9
2019	41.9	18.9
2020	42.1	18.9
2021	42.3	19
2022	42.5	19.1
2023	42.8	19.2
2024	43.1	19.3
2025	43.2	19.3
2026	43.5	19.5
2027	43.8	19.7
2028	44.1	19.9
2029	44.5	20.1
2030	44.8	20.3
2031	45.2	20.5
2032	45.6	20.7
2033	45.9	20.9
2034	46.3	21
2035	46.7	21.2
2036	47.1	21.5
2037	47.5	21.7
2038	47.9	21.9
2039	48.3	22.1
2040	48.6	22.3
2041	48.9	22.4
2042	49.2	22.6
2043	49.4	22.7
2044	49.6	22.8
2045	49.8	23
2046	50	23.1
2047	50.3	23.2
2048	50.5	23.4
2049	50.7	23.5
2050	50.9	23.6

In 1960, the median age in Cuba was 22.5 years compared to 18.5 years in Ivory Coast. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 43.1 years in Cuba and to 19.3 years in Ivory Coast.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Cuba is expected to increased to around 50.9 years by 2050 compared to 23.6 years in Ivory Coast. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Cuba		Ivory Coast
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	2.3%	2.14%	7.31%	7.21%
5-9	2.69%	2.5%	7.03%	6.96%
10-14	2.91%	2.75%	6.31%	6.04%
15-19	2.71%	2.58%	5.46%	5.19%
20-24	3.07%	2.94%	4.55%	4.16%
25-29	3.12%	2.96%	3.68%	3.56%
30-34	3.47%	3.27%	3.33%	3.5%
35-39	3.6%	3.41%	3.14%	3.27%
40-44	2.93%	2.84%	2.78%	2.67%
45-49	3.18%	3.2%	2.26%	1.97%
50-54	4.22%	4.41%	1.67%	1.4%
55-59	4.23%	4.56%	1.2%	1.07%
60-64	3.55%	3.89%	0.86%	0.81%
65-69	2.3%	2.65%	0.58%	0.55%
70-74	1.92%	2.31%	0.36%	0.35%
75-79	1.45%	1.84%	0.2%	0.22%
80+	1.69%	2.41%	0.15%	0.19%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Cuba has low demographic potential with 39.4% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 74.3% and high potential in Ivory Coast.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Cuba			Ivory Coast
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	67.5%	60.4%	7.18%	83.7%	79.2%	4.43%
1961	68%	60.8%	7.21%	84%	79.5%	4.47%
1962	68.8%	61.5%	7.27%	84.5%	80%	4.5%
1963	69.8%	62.4%	7.37%	85.3%	80.8%	4.53%
1964	70.8%	63.3%	7.5%	86.3%	81.8%	4.57%
1965	71.7%	64%	7.67%	87.2%	82.6%	4.61%
1966	72.6%	64.8%	7.88%	88%	83.3%	4.63%
1967	73.6%	65.4%	8.13%	88.8%	84.1%	4.66%
1968	74.4%	66%	8.41%	89.5%	84.8%	4.69%
1969	75.1%	66.4%	8.69%	90.2%	85.5%	4.71%
1970	75.7%	66.7%	8.96%	90.7%	85.9%	4.73%
1971	76.1%	66.8%	9.27%	90.9%	86.2%	4.74%
1972	76.3%	66.6%	9.64%	91.1%	86.3%	4.74%
1973	76.3%	66.3%	9.99%	91.2%	86.5%	4.75%
1974	76%	65.6%	10.3%	91.5%	86.7%	4.75%
1975	75.3%	64.6%	10.7%	91.8%	87%	4.75%
1976	74.1%	63%	11%	92.8%	88.1%	4.77%
1977	72.3%	60.9%	11.4%	94.6%	89.7%	4.81%
1978	70%	58.4%	11.6%	96%	91.2%	4.84%
1979	67.4%	55.5%	11.9%	97.2%	92.3%	4.86%
1980	64.5%	52.4%	12.1%	98.2%	93.4%	4.88%
1981	61.4%	49.3%	12.1%	99.1%	94.3%	4.89%
1982	58.5%	46.4%	12.1%	99.9%	95%	4.9%
1983	56%	43.9%	12.1%	100.5%	95.6%	4.9%
1984	53.8%	41.7%	12.1%	101.1%	96.2%	4.91%
1985	51.8%	39.6%	12.1%	101.5%	96.6%	4.91%
1986	49.9%	37.7%	12.1%	101.8%	96.9%	4.92%
1987	48.2%	36%	12.1%	102%	97%	4.92%
1988	46.8%	34.7%	12.1%	101.9%	97%	4.91%
1989	45.9%	33.7%	12.1%	101.5%	96.6%	4.91%
1990	45.2%	33.1%	12.1%	100.9%	96%	4.92%
1991	44.9%	32.7%	12.2%	100.1%	95.2%	4.92%
1992	44.6%	32.3%	12.3%	99.3%	94.4%	4.92%
1993	44.5%	32.1%	12.4%	98.4%	93.5%	4.91%
1994	44.6%	32%	12.5%	97.5%	92.6%	4.9%
1995	44.8%	32%	12.8%	96.6%	91.7%	4.89%
1996	45.2%	32.1%	13.1%	95.8%	90.9%	4.87%
1997	45.4%	32%	13.4%	95%	90.1%	4.84%
1998	45.3%	31.7%	13.7%	94.3%	89.5%	4.81%
1999	45.2%	31.3%	13.9%	94%	89.2%	4.76%
2000	45.1%	30.8%	14.2%	94.1%	89.3%	4.71%
2001	45%	30.4%	14.6%	94.2%	89.5%	4.67%
2002	44.8%	29.8%	15%	94.3%	89.7%	4.62%
2003	44.6%	29.3%	15.3%	94.5%	89.9%	4.57%
2004	44.3%	28.6%	15.7%	94.6%	90.1%	4.51%
2005	43.9%	27.8%	16.1%	94.6%	90.2%	4.45%
2006	43.6%	27.1%	16.4%	94.6%	90.2%	4.38%
2007	43.4%	26.5%	16.8%	94.4%	90.1%	4.31%
2008	43.3%	26.1%	17.3%	92.5%	88.2%	4.27%
2009	43.4%	25.7%	17.7%	89.1%	84.8%	4.27%
2010	43.6%	25.4%	18.1%	86.2%	82%	4.29%
2011	43.8%	25.2%	18.6%	84%	79.6%	4.35%
2012	44.1%	24.9%	19.1%	82.2%	77.8%	4.44%
2013	44.4%	24.7%	19.6%	80.8%	76.2%	4.56%
2014	44.6%	24.4%	20.1%	80.4%	75.8%	4.61%
2015	44.7%	24.2%	20.6%	81%	76.4%	4.56%
2016	44.9%	23.9%	21%	81.3%	76.8%	4.53%
2017	45%	23.6%	21.4%	81.5%	77%	4.51%
2018	45.3%	23.4%	21.9%	81.4%	76.9%	4.5%
2019	45.6%	23.2%	22.4%	81.1%	76.6%	4.51%
2020	45.9%	23.1%	22.8%	80.8%	76.2%	4.51%
2021	46%	23%	23%	80.1%	75.6%	4.52%
2022	46.1%	22.9%	23.2%	79.2%	74.7%	4.54%
2023	46.4%	22.7%	23.7%	78.1%	73.5%	4.57%
2024	46.8%	22.4%	24.3%	76.9%	72.3%	4.62%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64.

Age dependency in Cuba increased from 44.3% to 46.8% between 2004 and 2024.

In Ivory Coast, the ratio of dependent people decreased from 94.6% to 76.9% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Cuba	Ivory Coast
1960	59.7%	54.4%
1961	59.5%	54.4%
1962	59.2%	54.2%
1963	58.9%	54%
1964	58.6%	53.7%
1965	58.2%	53.4%
1966	57.9%	53.2%
1967	57.6%	53%
1968	57.3%	52.8%
1969	57.1%	52.6%
1970	56.9%	52.4%
1971	56.8%	52.4%
1972	56.7%	52.3%
1973	56.7%	52.3%
1974	56.8%	52.2%
1975	57.1%	52.1%
1976	57.5%	51.9%
1977	58%	51.4%
1978	58.8%	51%
1979	59.8%	50.7%
1980	60.8%	50.4%
1981	61.9%	50.2%
1982	63.1%	50%
1983	64.1%	49.9%
1984	65%	49.7%
1985	65.9%	49.6%
1986	66.7%	49.5%
1987	67.5%	49.5%
1988	68.1%	49.5%
1989	68.6%	49.6%
1990	68.8%	49.8%
1991	69%	50%
1992	69.1%	50.2%
1993	69.2%	50.4%
1994	69.2%	50.6%
1995	69%	50.9%
1996	68.9%	51.1%
1997	68.8%	51.3%
1998	68.8%	51.5%
1999	68.8%	51.5%
2000	68.9%	51.5%
2001	69%	51.5%
2002	69%	51.5%
2003	69.2%	51.4%
2004	69.3%	51.4%
2005	69.5%	51.4%
2006	69.6%	51.4%
2007	69.7%	51.4%
2008	69.8%	52%
2009	69.7%	52.9%
2010	69.6%	53.7%
2011	69.5%	54.4%
2012	69.4%	54.9%
2013	69.3%	55.3%
2014	69.2%	55.4%
2015	69.1%	55.3%
2016	69%	55.2%
2017	69%	55.1%
2018	68.8%	55.1%
2019	68.7%	55.2%
2020	68.5%	55.3%
2021	68.5%	55.5%
2022	68.4%	55.8%
2023	68.3%	56.2%
2024	68.1%	56.5%
2025	67.9%	56.9%
2026	67.7%	57.3%
2027	67.3%	57.6%
2028	66.7%	57.9%
2029	66%	58.3%
2030	65.4%	58.8%
2031	64.7%	59.3%
2032	64.1%	59.6%
2033	63.4%	60%
2034	62.8%	60.2%
2035	62.2%	60.4%
2036	61.5%	60.6%
2037	60.7%	60.7%
2038	60%	60.9%
2039	59.5%	60.9%
2040	59.1%	61%
2041	58.7%	61.1%
2042	58.5%	61.1%
2043	58.4%	61.1%
2044	58.4%	61.2%
2045	58.5%	61.2%
2046	58.5%	61.2%
2047	58.5%	61.3%
2048	58.4%	61.4%
2049	58.2%	61.4%
2050	58%	61.5%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 69.3% to 68.1% in Cuba and from 51.4% to 56.5% in Ivory Coast.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cuba	Ivory Coast
1960	36%	43.1%
1961	36.2%	43.2%
1962	36.5%	43.4%
1963	36.8%	43.6%
1964	37.1%	43.9%
1965	37.3%	44.1%
1966	37.5%	44.3%
1967	37.7%	44.6%
1968	37.8%	44.8%
1969	37.9%	44.9%
1970	38%	45.1%
1971	37.9%	45.1%
1972	37.8%	45.2%
1973	37.6%	45.2%
1974	37.3%	45.3%
1975	36.8%	45.4%
1976	36.2%	45.7%
1977	35.4%	46.1%
1978	34.3%	46.5%
1979	33.2%	46.8%
1980	31.9%	47.1%
1981	30.5%	47.3%
1982	29.3%	47.5%
1983	28.1%	47.7%
1984	27.1%	47.8%
1985	26.1%	47.9%
1986	25.2%	48%
1987	24.3%	48.1%
1988	23.6%	48%
1989	23.1%	47.9%
1990	22.8%	47.8%
1991	22.5%	47.6%
1992	22.4%	47.4%
1993	22.2%	47.1%
1994	22.1%	46.9%
1995	22.1%	46.7%
1996	22.1%	46.4%
1997	22%	46.2%
1998	21.8%	46.1%
1999	21.5%	46%
2000	21.3%	46%
2001	20.9%	46.1%
2002	20.6%	46.2%
2003	20.2%	46.2%
2004	19.8%	46.3%
2005	19.4%	46.3%
2006	18.9%	46.3%
2007	18.5%	46.4%
2008	18.2%	45.8%
2009	17.9%	44.9%
2010	17.7%	44%
2011	17.5%	43.3%
2012	17.3%	42.7%
2013	17.1%	42.2%
2014	16.9%	42%
2015	16.7%	42.2%
2016	16.5%	42.3%
2017	16.3%	42.4%
2018	16.1%	42.4%
2019	16%	42.3%
2020	15.8%	42.2%
2021	15.8%	42%
2022	15.7%	41.7%
2023	15.5%	41.3%
2024	15.3%	40.9%
2025	15%	40.5%
2026	14.7%	40%
2027	14.4%	39.7%
2028	14.1%	39.3%
2029	13.9%	38.8%
2030	13.6%	38.3%
2031	13.4%	37.8%
2032	13.2%	37.3%
2033	13%	37%
2034	12.8%	36.7%
2035	12.7%	36.4%
2036	12.6%	36.2%
2037	12.6%	35.9%
2038	12.5%	35.7%
2039	12.4%	35.6%
2040	12.4%	35.4%
2041	12.3%	35.3%
2042	12.3%	35.1%
2043	12.2%	35%
2044	12.2%	34.8%
2045	12.1%	34.7%
2046	12.1%	34.5%
2047	12%	34.4%
2048	12%	34.2%
2049	11.9%	34%
2050	11.8%	33.7%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 15.3% in Cuba and 40.9% in Ivory Coast. Birth rates in Cuba compared to Ivory Coast .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Cuba	Ivory Coast
1960	4.29%	2.41%
1961	4.29%	2.43%
1962	4.31%	2.44%
1963	4.34%	2.45%
1964	4.39%	2.45%
1965	4.47%	2.46%
1966	4.56%	2.47%
1967	4.69%	2.47%
1968	4.82%	2.47%
1969	4.96%	2.48%
1970	5.1%	2.48%
1971	5.27%	2.48%
1972	5.47%	2.48%
1973	5.67%	2.48%
1974	5.88%	2.48%
1975	6.1%	2.48%
1976	6.34%	2.48%
1977	6.59%	2.47%
1978	6.84%	2.47%
1979	7.09%	2.47%
1980	7.34%	2.46%
1981	7.52%	2.46%
1982	7.65%	2.45%
1983	7.77%	2.44%
1984	7.89%	2.44%
1985	8%	2.44%
1986	8.09%	2.44%
1987	8.17%	2.44%
1988	8.24%	2.43%
1989	8.3%	2.44%
1990	8.36%	2.45%
1991	8.43%	2.46%
1992	8.49%	2.47%
1993	8.56%	2.47%
1994	8.68%	2.48%
1995	8.84%	2.49%
1996	9.02%	2.49%
1997	9.2%	2.48%
1998	9.4%	2.47%
1999	9.6%	2.46%
2000	9.82%	2.43%
2001	10.1%	2.4%
2002	10.3%	2.38%
2003	10.6%	2.35%
2004	10.9%	2.32%
2005	11.2%	2.28%
2006	11.4%	2.25%
2007	11.7%	2.22%
2008	12%	2.22%
2009	12.3%	2.26%
2010	12.6%	2.31%
2011	12.9%	2.36%
2012	13.3%	2.44%
2013	13.6%	2.53%
2014	13.9%	2.55%
2015	14.2%	2.52%
2016	14.5%	2.5%
2017	14.8%	2.48%
2018	15.1%	2.48%
2019	15.4%	2.49%
2020	15.6%	2.5%
2021	15.7%	2.51%
2022	15.9%	2.53%
2023	16.2%	2.57%
2024	16.6%	2.61%
2025	17%	2.65%
2026	17.6%	2.7%
2027	18.3%	2.75%
2028	19.2%	2.8%
2029	20.1%	2.85%
2030	21%	2.9%
2031	21.9%	2.96%
2032	22.7%	3.01%
2033	23.6%	3.07%
2034	24.3%	3.13%
2035	25.1%	3.19%
2036	25.9%	3.25%
2037	26.8%	3.33%
2038	27.5%	3.4%
2039	28.1%	3.48%
2040	28.5%	3.58%
2041	28.9%	3.68%
2042	29.2%	3.78%
2043	29.3%	3.89%
2044	29.4%	4%
2045	29.4%	4.12%
2046	29.4%	4.24%
2047	29.5%	4.36%
2048	29.7%	4.48%
2049	29.9%	4.6%
2050	30.2%	4.72%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 16.6% in Cuba and 2.61% in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy in Cuba compared to Ivory Coast .