World's Fastest-Shrinking Countries

Bloomberg

No. 12 Cuba

2010 Population: 11,246,000
Forecast 2050 Population: 9,725,000
Percent Decrease: 13.5 percent
2010 Population over age 65: 12 percent
Fertility Rate: 1.6
Net Migration Rate: -3

At 1.6, Cuba's fertility rate is among the lowest in the Latin America-Caribbean region. More young people are leaving the island: Global Post reported that about 37,000 Cubans left in 2008.

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