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Population in Brazil compared to Cuba: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 10,979,783 people in Cuba in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 10,894,785 in Cuba.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 19.6 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Cuba is the 90th.
  • The countries together account for 2.71% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.13% for Cuba.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs -0.26% in Cuba.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Cuba has declined from 11.3M to 10.9M (3.4% decline).

Brazil vs Cuba: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Cuba
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Cuba
2100 164,294,719 5,596,718
2099 165,504,324 5,657,375
2098 166,724,540 5,718,645
2097 167,957,900 5,780,569
2096 169,198,878 5,843,224
2095 170,447,187 5,906,751
2094 171,702,406 5,970,804
2093 172,959,201 6,035,854
2092 174,226,209 6,101,659
2091 175,495,014 6,168,154
2090 176,771,657 6,235,722
2089 178,046,664 6,304,222
2088 179,329,069 6,373,377
2087 180,613,269 6,443,413
2086 181,900,405 6,514,289
2085 183,185,504 6,585,780
2084 184,470,859 6,657,505
2083 185,757,734 6,729,522
2082 187,047,504 6,801,995
2081 188,336,189 6,874,468
2080 189,617,504 6,947,089
2079 190,892,825 7,019,723
2078 192,160,856 7,092,413
2077 193,420,209 7,165,274
2076 194,668,253 7,238,004
2075 195,904,930 7,311,071
2074 197,131,520 7,384,626
2073 198,346,178 7,458,600
2072 199,541,890 7,533,524
2071 200,718,990 7,609,105
2070 201,872,528 7,686,135
2069 203,003,940 7,764,393
2068 204,112,753 7,843,807
2067 205,191,144 7,924,753
2066 206,245,316 8,007,003
2065 207,268,823 8,090,881
2064 208,258,342 8,176,150
2063 209,219,808 8,262,542
2062 210,147,571 8,350,350
2061 211,035,957 8,439,080
2060 211,887,727 8,528,768
2059 212,703,223 8,618,786
2058 213,475,371 8,708,762
2057 214,208,817 8,798,693
2056 214,897,416 8,888,562
2055 215,547,622 8,977,652
2054 216,155,836 9,066,133
2053 216,720,807 9,153,249
2052 217,240,244 9,238,892
2051 217,710,548 9,323,021
2050 218,139,994 9,405,481
2049 218,529,238 9,486,566
2048 218,862,226 9,565,607
2047 219,144,767 9,643,403
2046 219,374,582 9,719,554
2045 219,555,915 9,793,859
2044 219,680,790 9,866,367
2043 219,751,357 9,937,436
2042 219,767,446 10,006,554
2041 219,726,082 10,073,994
2040 219,627,035 10,139,368
2039 219,488,186 10,203,016
2038 219,300,758 10,264,587
2037 219,070,710 10,325,061
2036 218,795,673 10,383,547
2035 218,478,532 10,440,509
2034 218,116,666 10,496,359
2033 217,714,006 10,550,821
2032 217,266,965 10,603,749
2031 216,776,060 10,655,312
2030 216,239,032 10,705,845
2029 215,655,337 10,755,262
2028 215,029,016 10,803,047
2027 214,352,035 10,849,321
2026 213,629,498 10,894,785
2025 212,848,504 10,938,241
2024 211,998,573 10,979,783
2023 211,140,729 11,019,931
2022 210,306,415 11,059,820
2021 209,550,294 11,122,168
2020 208,660,842 11,176,354
2019 207,455,459 11,202,846
2018 206,107,261 11,227,118
2017 204,703,445 11,247,829
2016 203,218,114 11,265,612
2015 201,675,532 11,275,065
2014 200,085,127 11,285,775
2013 198,478,299 11,298,167
2012 196,876,111 11,303,175
2011 195,284,734 11,301,571
2010 193,701,929 11,297,409
2009 192,079,951 11,294,719
2008 190,367,302 11,291,762
2007 188,552,320 11,287,272
2006 186,653,106 11,278,550
2005 184,688,101 11,262,554
2004 182,675,143 11,238,756
2003 180,622,688 11,209,383
2002 178,503,484 11,177,418
2001 176,301,203 11,144,132
2000 174,018,282 11,109,109
1999 171,641,543 11,072,230
1998 169,159,655 11,034,712
1997 166,661,659 10,997,934
1996 164,202,549 10,962,010
1995 161,735,073 10,925,362
1994 159,265,006 10,886,021
1993 156,794,577 10,841,031
1992 154,275,079 10,785,801
1991 151,724,256 10,717,640
1990 149,143,223 10,631,799
1989 146,502,972 10,533,243
1988 143,826,357 10,432,585
1987 141,104,944 10,335,342
1986 138,336,370 10,244,247
1985 135,515,595 10,157,228
1984 132,658,864 10,073,299
1983 129,790,077 9,991,026
1982 126,923,155 9,912,681
1981 124,063,109 9,849,320
1980 121,207,461 9,804,796
1979 118,380,821 9,763,355
1978 115,600,942 9,711,980
1977 112,875,292 9,648,440
1976 110,213,349 9,571,242
1975 107,619,565 9,479,726
1974 105,089,675 9,374,183
1973 102,600,976 9,255,328
1972 100,146,797 9,123,891
1971 97,739,273 8,979,085
1970 95,375,651 8,824,382
1969 93,045,777 8,666,640
1968 90,741,240 8,509,522
1967 88,446,124 8,352,625
1966 86,139,359 8,193,450
1965 83,817,583 8,030,797
1964 81,488,595 7,866,020
1963 79,164,235 7,701,660
1962 76,865,323 7,541,098
1961 74,605,447 7,387,117
1960 72,388,126 7,238,081

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/brazil/cuba | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Cuba lost 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Cuba's population decreased by 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Cuba was ranked 73rd in 2006 and ranked 90th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Brazil's population will grow by 2.02% to 218,139,994 people with a rank change from 7th to 9th. The population of Cuba will decrease by 13.7% to 9,405,481 people and rank change from 90th to 104th.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people, while Cuba's population already peaked in 2012 at 11.3M people and is projected to decrease to 5.6M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Cuba
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Cuba
2100 -0.73% -1.07%
2099 -0.73% -1.07%
2098 -0.73% -1.07%
2097 -0.73% -1.07%
2096 -0.73% -1.08%
2095 -0.73% -1.07%
2094 -0.73% -1.08%
2093 -0.73% -1.08%
2092 -0.72% -1.08%
2091 -0.72% -1.08%
2090 -0.72% -1.09%
2089 -0.72% -1.09%
2088 -0.71% -1.09%
2087 -0.71% -1.09%
2086 -0.7% -1.09%
2085 -0.7% -1.08%
2084 -0.69% -1.07%
2083 -0.69% -1.07%
2082 -0.68% -1.05%
2081 -0.68% -1.05%
2080 -0.67% -1.03%
2079 -0.66% -1.02%
2078 -0.65% -1.02%
2077 -0.64% -1%
2076 -0.63% -1%
2075 -0.62% -1%
2074 -0.61% -0.99%
2073 -0.6% -0.99%
2072 -0.59% -0.99%
2071 -0.57% -1%
2070 -0.56% -1.01%
2069 -0.54% -1.01%
2068 -0.53% -1.02%
2067 -0.51% -1.03%
2066 -0.49% -1.04%
2065 -0.48% -1.04%
2064 -0.46% -1.05%
2063 -0.44% -1.05%
2062 -0.42% -1.05%
2061 -0.4% -1.05%
2060 -0.38% -1.04%
2059 -0.36% -1.03%
2058 -0.34% -1.02%
2057 -0.32% -1.01%
2056 -0.3% -0.99%
2055 -0.28% -0.98%
2054 -0.26% -0.95%
2053 -0.24% -0.93%
2052 -0.22% -0.9%
2051 -0.2% -0.88%
2050 -0.18% -0.85%
2049 -0.15% -0.83%
2048 -0.13% -0.81%
2047 -0.1% -0.78%
2046 -0.08% -0.76%
2045 -0.06% -0.73%
2044 -0.03% -0.72%
2043 -0.007% -0.69%
2042 0.02% -0.67%
2041 0.05% -0.64%
2040 0.06% -0.62%
2039 0.09% -0.6%
2038 0.11% -0.59%
2037 0.13% -0.56%
2036 0.15% -0.55%
2035 0.17% -0.53%
2034 0.18% -0.52%
2033 0.21% -0.5%
2032 0.23% -0.48%
2031 0.25% -0.47%
2030 0.27% -0.46%
2029 0.29% -0.44%
2028 0.32% -0.43%
2027 0.34% -0.42%
2026 0.37% -0.4%
2025 0.4% -0.38%
2024 0.41% -0.36%
2023 0.4% -0.36%
2022 0.36% -0.56%
2021 0.43% -0.48%
2020 0.58% -0.24%
2019 0.65% -0.22%
2018 0.69% -0.18%
2017 0.73% -0.16%
2016 0.76% -0.08%
2015 0.79% -0.09%
2014 0.81% -0.11%
2013 0.81% -0.04%
2012 0.81% 0.01%
2011 0.82% 0.04%
2010 0.84% 0.02%
2009 0.9% 0.03%
2008 0.96% 0.04%
2007 1.02% 0.08%
2006 1.06% 0.14%
2005 1.1% 0.21%
2004 1.14% 0.26%
2003 1.19% 0.29%
2002 1.25% 0.3%
2001 1.31% 0.32%
2000 1.38% 0.33%
1999 1.47% 0.34%
1998 1.5% 0.33%
1997 1.5% 0.33%
1996 1.53% 0.34%
1995 1.55% 0.36%
1994 1.58% 0.41%
1993 1.63% 0.51%
1992 1.68% 0.64%
1991 1.73% 0.81%
1990 1.8% 0.94%
1989 1.86% 0.96%
1988 1.93% 0.94%
1987 2% 0.89%
1986 2.08% 0.86%
1985 2.15% 0.83%
1984 2.21% 0.82%
1983 2.26% 0.79%
1982 2.31% 0.64%
1981 2.36% 0.45%
1980 2.39% 0.42%
1979 2.4% 0.53%
1978 2.41% 0.66%
1977 2.42% 0.81%
1976 2.41% 0.97%
1975 2.41% 1.13%
1974 2.43% 1.28%
1973 2.45% 1.44%
1972 2.46% 1.61%
1971 2.48% 1.75%
1970 2.5% 1.82%
1969 2.54% 1.85%
1968 2.59% 1.88%
1967 2.68% 1.94%
1966 2.77% 2.03%
1965 2.86% 2.09%
1964 2.94% 2.13%
1963 2.99% 2.13%
1962 3.03% 2.08%
1961 3.06% 2.06%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Cuba's population declined by 0.36%.

Live population counters

Brazil Cuba
Current population
213824938
10894785
Population rank 7/197 90/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.13%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
13.1 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
5.48 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
4.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 -110
Annual growth/decline +857,844 -40,148
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% -0.36%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 182/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
23.7 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -22,244
Net migration rank 186/196 153/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 2,144
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 193/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.12%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 191/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Cuba
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Cuba
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -22,244
2024 - -225,510 - -22,356
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 -15,880 -22,797
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 -17,961 -23,149
2021 919,507 -208,581 -71,616 -11,976
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 -12,808 -11,976
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 -4,245 -23,955
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 3,436 -23,779
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 2,306 -23,394
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 9,677 -24,146
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 20,464 -24,910
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 22,448 -39,426
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 29,827 -37,619
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 33,864 -36,101
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 40,753 -35,313
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 37,021 -34,121
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 37,543 -35,063
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 32,848 -29,427
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 24,617 -19,050
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 24,508 -12,619
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 36,660 -16,561
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 44,258 -16,776
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 56,170 -24,916
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 58,212 -25,535
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 57,325 -23,442
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 61,133 -24,980
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 69,069 -31,456
1998 2,514,728 21,666 71,284 -33,863
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 71,828 -35,712
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 61,837 -26,105
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 66,809 -29,235
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 68,604 -27,501
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 73,221 -24,358
1992 2,547,698 14,394 83,461 -21,867
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 95,398 -20,665
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 112,378 -15,438
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 114,865 -14,705
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 116,626 -15,474
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 109,617 -16,290
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 105,997 -17,146
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 103,228 -18,048
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 101,670 -18,994
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 101,858 -19,994
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 95,866 -21,055
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 74,067 -22,159
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 74,271 -37,114
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 81,192 -35,473
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 86,864 -29,839
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 106,875 -36,811
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 125,383 -41,042
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 144,964 -46,268
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 165,099 -52,697
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 177,387 -52,073
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 187,588 -50,031
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 195,106 -43,056
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 201,823 -44,466
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 205,581 -47,446
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 205,487 -49,387
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 207,245 -49,556
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 209,179 -48,509
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 211,322 -46,683
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 209,315 -44,406
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 205,788 -41,979
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 196,423 -39,116
1961 2,240,178 75 183,806 -33,163
1960 2,190,392 4,066 172,816 -25,396

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 89.1% of the population change in Brazil is from natural causes (a gain of 14,004,164 people) and 10.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,708,894 people). In Cuba 21.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 64,179 people) and 78.1% is from migration (a loss of 229,508 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 2,144 people or 0.12% in Cuba.

Biggest cities by population

Brazil
City Population
Sao Paulo 11.5M
Rio de Janeiro 6.21M
Brasilia 3M
Fortaleza 2.58M
Salvador 2.42M
Belo Horizonte 2.32M
Manaus 2.3M
Curitiba 1.77M
Recife 1.49M
Goiania 1.44M
Cuba
City Population
Havana 2.49M
Santiago de Cuba 445K
Holguin 350K
Camaguey 322K
Santa Clara 247K
Bayamo 235K
Guantanamo 228K
Las Tunas 202K
Pinar del Rio 189K
Cienfuegos 165K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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