More than 2 million Cubans have been forced into exile.

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The claim asserts 'more than 2 million' without temporal qualification. The best-documented recent migration wave (2021–2024) is estimated at approximately 1.79 million — below the claimed threshold. Even the most generous interpretation of the available data does not clearly support 'more than 2 million' for any single identifiable period.

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• The claim does not specify a time period, creating ambiguity: the total cumulative Cuban diaspora since 1959 likely exceeds 2 million, but data for the recent migration wave (2021–2025) consistently falls below 2 million. The MEP did not clarify which population they were referencing.
• No primary official source (e.g. UN DESA, IOM detailed database, Cuban government statistics) was found that explicitly states a total Cuban exile figure. The available sources are secondary academic or journalistic analyses.
• The highest available estimate (1.79 million for 2021–2024) does not include 2025 departures; adding 2025 could bring the recent-wave total closer to or slightly above 2 million, but this cannot be confirmed from the sources retrieved.

Sources

• SecondaryUniversity of Navarra – Global AffairsThe total number of Cubans who left the island between 2021 and 2024 is close to an estimated 1.79 million, according to Cuban economist and demographer Juan Carlos Albizu-Campos.
• SecondaryCiberCubaBetween 2021 and mid-2024, more than 860,000 Cubans arrived in the United States alone, primarily concentrated during the 2022–2023 period. The total exodus across all destinations for the 2021–2025 period is discussed but no consolidated global figure exceeding 2 million is provided.
• SecondaryBTI Transformation Index – Cuba Country Report 2026Since 2022, more than one million Cubans have left the island in the country's largest-ever wave of emigration.