The current population of Cuba is 10,937,204 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 10,979,783 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Cuba's population peaked in 2012 at 11.3M people and has been in decline since.
- The UN estimates that Cuba's population is going to decline by -14.2% to 9.38M people by 2050.
- For the last 20 years, Cuba has had an average decline rate of -0.14% per year.
- Cuba accounts for 0.13% of the world's population.
- Cuba is ranked 89/197 by population and was ranked 72nd in 2005.
- Since 2005, population has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (-2.89% decline in 20 years).
Cuba population clock
Cuba
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World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
10937204
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 89/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.13% | N/A |
| One net population change |
13.1 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
5.48 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
4.7 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | -110 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | -40,148 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.36% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 180/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
23.5 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -22,356 | N/A |
Cuba population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7,238,081 | - |
| 1961 | 7,387,117 | 2.06% |
| 1962 | 7,541,098 | 2.08% |
| 1963 | 7,701,660 | 2.13% |
| 1964 | 7,866,020 | 2.13% |
| 1965 | 8,030,797 | 2.09% |
| 1966 | 8,193,450 | 2.03% |
| 1967 | 8,352,625 | 1.94% |
| 1968 | 8,509,522 | 1.88% |
| 1969 | 8,666,640 | 1.85% |
| 1970 | 8,824,382 | 1.82% |
| 1971 | 8,979,085 | 1.75% |
| 1972 | 9,123,891 | 1.61% |
| 1973 | 9,255,328 | 1.44% |
| 1974 | 9,374,183 | 1.28% |
| 1975 | 9,479,726 | 1.13% |
| 1976 | 9,571,242 | 0.97% |
| 1977 | 9,648,440 | 0.81% |
| 1978 | 9,711,980 | 0.66% |
| 1979 | 9,763,355 | 0.53% |
| 1980 | 9,804,796 | 0.42% |
| 1981 | 9,849,320 | 0.45% |
| 1982 | 9,912,681 | 0.64% |
| 1983 | 9,991,026 | 0.79% |
| 1984 | 10,073,299 | 0.82% |
| 1985 | 10,157,228 | 0.83% |
| 1986 | 10,244,247 | 0.86% |
| 1987 | 10,335,342 | 0.89% |
| 1988 | 10,432,585 | 0.94% |
| 1989 | 10,533,243 | 0.96% |
| 1990 | 10,631,799 | 0.94% |
| 1991 | 10,717,640 | 0.81% |
| 1992 | 10,785,801 | 0.64% |
| 1993 | 10,841,031 | 0.51% |
| 1994 | 10,886,021 | 0.41% |
| 1995 | 10,925,362 | 0.36% |
| 1996 | 10,962,010 | 0.34% |
| 1997 | 10,997,934 | 0.33% |
| 1998 | 11,034,712 | 0.33% |
| 1999 | 11,072,230 | 0.34% |
| 2000 | 11,109,109 | 0.33% |
| 2001 | 11,144,132 | 0.32% |
| 2002 | 11,177,418 | 0.3% |
| 2003 | 11,209,383 | 0.29% |
| 2004 | 11,238,756 | 0.26% |
| 2005 | 11,262,554 | 0.21% |
| 2006 | 11,278,550 | 0.14% |
| 2007 | 11,287,272 | 0.08% |
| 2008 | 11,291,762 | 0.04% |
| 2009 | 11,294,719 | 0.03% |
| 2010 | 11,297,409 | 0.02% |
| 2011 | 11,301,571 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | 11,303,175 | 0.01% |
| 2013 | 11,298,167 | -0.04% |
| 2014 | 11,285,775 | -0.11% |
| 2015 | 11,275,065 | -0.09% |
| 2016 | 11,265,612 | -0.08% |
| 2017 | 11,247,829 | -0.16% |
| 2018 | 11,227,118 | -0.18% |
| 2019 | 11,202,846 | -0.22% |
| 2020 | 11,176,354 | -0.24% |
| 2021 | 11,122,168 | -0.48% |
| 2022 | 11,059,820 | -0.56% |
| 2023 | 11,019,931 | -0.36% |
| 2024 | 10,979,783 | -0.36% |
| 2025 | 10,937,204 | -0.39% |
| 2026 | 10,892,659 | -0.41% |
| 2027 | 10,846,709 | -0.42% |
| 2028 | 10,799,586 | -0.43% |
| 2029 | 10,750,892 | -0.45% |
| 2030 | 10,700,820 | -0.47% |
| 2031 | 10,649,673 | -0.48% |
| 2032 | 10,597,336 | -0.49% |
| 2033 | 10,543,539 | -0.51% |
| 2034 | 10,488,270 | -0.52% |
| 2035 | 10,431,762 | -0.54% |
| 2036 | 10,373,926 | -0.55% |
| 2037 | 10,314,339 | -0.57% |
| 2038 | 10,253,201 | -0.59% |
| 2039 | 10,190,465 | -0.61% |
| 2040 | 10,125,837 | -0.63% |
| 2041 | 10,059,299 | -0.66% |
| 2042 | 9,990,897 | -0.68% |
| 2043 | 9,920,670 | -0.7% |
| 2044 | 9,848,751 | -0.72% |
| 2045 | 9,775,205 | -0.75% |
| 2046 | 9,699,830 | -0.77% |
| 2047 | 9,622,707 | -0.8% |
| 2048 | 9,544,142 | -0.82% |
| 2049 | 9,463,925 | -0.84% |
| 2050 | 9,381,995 | -0.87% |
Cuba has a population of 10.9M as of 2025, compared to 11.3M in 2015, 11.3M in 2005, and 10.9M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to decrease by an average of 0.3% per year. Cuba is ranked 178th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Cuba will have 9,775,205 people (-10.6% decline) with a rank change from 89th to 98th.
By the year 2100, Cuba's population is projected to decline by 49% to 5.58M people.
Largest cities by population
|
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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Cuba population statistics
|
Cuba
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.4 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 42 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 43.1 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.3:50.7 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.44 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 274 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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