Cuba’s 2022 exodus surpassed two famous migration crises
Almost 250,000 Cubans
Nearly 250,000 Cubans migrated to the United States in 2022—more than 2% of Cuba’s population. That exceeded the combined numbers from the famous Mariel boatlift of 1980 and the 1994 rafter crisis. The comparison reveals just how large the more recent wave of migration was.