The National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI in the Spanish acronym). Warned about the accelerated decrease and aging of Cuba’s population. Indicated that it is urgent to implement strategies and adopt measures to halt this trend.
By updating the main demographic indicators of the largest of the Antilles, with data compiled until the last day of 2024. The entity insisted that this has a significant impact on several spheres of society.
According to a meeting between ONEI authorities and local media, last year 71,358 births were registered here, 19,344 fewer than the total for 2023.
Cuba, according to the source, concluded the referred period with a total of 9,748,000 seven inhabitants.
Another topic discussed during the exchange was the execution of the organizational registration prior to the population and housing census, scheduled for the end of this year.
With a duration of two months, this process will count, for the first time, with the collection of data through mobile capture devices.
The Deputy Director of the Office, Juan Carlos Alfonso, pointed out that the exercise obtains essential statistics for the country’s development and stressed the need for citizen cooperation in order to complete it successfully.
He also informed that the population may clarify doubts. Express complaints or make suggestions related to the previous registration by means of a mail enabled for this purpose (registroprevio@onei.gob.cu).
With information from Prensa Latina
Translated by Aliani Rojas Fernandez
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