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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 1,358,282 people in Cyprus in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 1,386,362 in Cyprus.

Population statistics:

  • Cuba's population is 7.86 times bigger than Cyprus'.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Cyprus is the 153rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.02% for Cyprus.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +1.26% in Cyprus.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Cyprus has grown from 1.05M to 1.39M (31.5% growth).

Cuba vs Cyprus: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Cyprus
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Cyprus
2100 5,596,718 1,283,630
2099 5,657,375 1,288,020
2098 5,718,645 1,292,508
2097 5,780,569 1,296,742
2096 5,843,224 1,301,023
2095 5,906,751 1,305,479
2094 5,970,804 1,309,718
2093 6,035,854 1,313,969
2092 6,101,659 1,318,737
2091 6,168,154 1,323,639
2090 6,235,722 1,328,837
2089 6,304,222 1,334,392
2088 6,373,377 1,340,131
2087 6,443,413 1,346,159
2086 6,514,289 1,352,854
2085 6,585,780 1,359,724
2084 6,657,505 1,366,740
2083 6,729,522 1,373,868
2082 6,801,995 1,381,157
2081 6,874,468 1,388,924
2080 6,947,089 1,396,828
2079 7,019,723 1,404,677
2078 7,092,413 1,412,505
2077 7,165,274 1,420,434
2076 7,238,004 1,428,032
2075 7,311,071 1,435,762
2074 7,384,626 1,443,463
2073 7,458,600 1,450,943
2072 7,533,524 1,458,241
2071 7,609,105 1,464,781
2070 7,686,135 1,471,110
2069 7,764,393 1,477,182
2068 7,843,807 1,483,033
2067 7,924,753 1,488,356
2066 8,007,003 1,492,983
2065 8,090,881 1,497,204
2064 8,176,150 1,501,025
2063 8,262,542 1,504,504
2062 8,350,350 1,507,711
2061 8,439,080 1,509,940
2060 8,528,768 1,511,787
2059 8,618,786 1,513,161
2058 8,708,762 1,514,533
2057 8,798,693 1,515,475
2056 8,888,562 1,515,978
2055 8,977,652 1,516,427
2054 9,066,133 1,516,816
2053 9,153,249 1,517,078
2052 9,238,892 1,517,120
2051 9,323,021 1,516,244
2050 9,405,481 1,515,102
2049 9,486,566 1,513,890
2048 9,565,607 1,512,298
2047 9,643,403 1,510,494
2046 9,719,554 1,508,356
2045 9,793,859 1,506,087
2044 9,866,367 1,503,508
2043 9,937,436 1,500,726
2042 10,006,554 1,497,592
2041 10,073,994 1,493,983
2040 10,139,368 1,489,871
2039 10,203,016 1,485,335
2038 10,264,587 1,480,323
2037 10,325,061 1,475,124
2036 10,383,547 1,469,196
2035 10,440,509 1,463,098
2034 10,496,359 1,456,442
2033 10,550,821 1,449,244
2032 10,603,749 1,441,479
2031 10,655,312 1,433,522
2030 10,705,845 1,424,675
2029 10,755,262 1,415,483
2028 10,803,047 1,405,454
2027 10,849,321 1,394,504
2026 10,894,785 1,383,344
2025 10,938,241 1,371,233
2024 10,979,783 1,358,282
2023 11,019,931 1,344,976
2022 11,059,820 1,331,370
2021 11,122,168 1,317,309
2020 11,176,354 1,302,247
2019 11,202,846 1,286,671
2018 11,227,118 1,270,737
2017 11,247,829 1,254,275
2016 11,265,612 1,237,112
2015 11,275,065 1,219,502
2014 11,285,775 1,201,801
2013 11,298,167 1,183,895
2012 11,303,175 1,165,397
2011 11,301,571 1,146,493
2010 11,297,409 1,127,816
2009 11,294,719 1,109,371
2008 11,291,762 1,091,026
2007 11,287,272 1,072,714
2006 11,278,550 1,054,418
2005 11,262,554 1,036,151
2004 11,238,756 1,017,875
2003 11,209,383 999,590
2002 11,177,418 981,440
2001 11,144,132 964,127
2000 11,109,109 947,667
1999 11,072,230 931,234
1998 11,034,712 914,548
1997 10,997,934 897,568
1996 10,962,010 880,290
1995 10,925,362 862,695
1994 10,886,021 844,667
1993 10,841,031 826,034
1992 10,785,801 810,341
1991 10,717,640 798,944
1990 10,631,799 788,351
1989 10,533,243 777,420
1988 10,432,585 766,235
1987 10,335,342 754,785
1986 10,244,247 743,105
1985 10,157,228 731,277
1984 10,073,299 719,334
1983 9,991,026 707,225
1982 9,912,681 696,497
1981 9,849,320 688,893
1980 9,804,796 683,076
1979 9,763,355 677,549
1978 9,711,980 672,249
1977 9,648,440 667,101
1976 9,571,242 662,032
1975 9,479,726 659,405
1974 9,374,183 663,254
1973 9,255,328 665,937
1972 9,123,891 661,063
1971 8,979,085 654,050
1970 8,824,382 647,446
1969 8,666,640 641,189
1968 8,509,522 635,157
1967 8,352,625 629,251
1966 8,193,450 623,390
1965 8,030,797 617,736
1964 7,866,020 612,521
1963 7,701,660 607,252
1962 7,541,098 601,466
1961 7,387,117 595,514
1960 7,238,081 586,490

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/cuba/cyprus | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Cyprus gained 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Cyprus' population increased by 149,250 people (a 12.1% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Cyprus was ranked 153rd in 2006 and still ranked 153rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cuba's population will shrink by 13.7% to 9,405,481 people with a rank change from 90th to 104th. The population of Cyprus will increase by 9.29% to 1,515,102 people and will still be ranked 153rd.

Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.52M 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

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Cyprus
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Cyprus
2100 -1.07% -0.34%
2099 -1.07% -0.35%
2098 -1.07% -0.33%
2097 -1.07% -0.33%
2096 -1.08% -0.34%
2095 -1.07% -0.32%
2094 -1.08% -0.32%
2093 -1.08% -0.36%
2092 -1.08% -0.37%
2091 -1.08% -0.39%
2090 -1.09% -0.42%
2089 -1.09% -0.43%
2088 -1.09% -0.45%
2087 -1.09% -0.49%
2086 -1.09% -0.51%
2085 -1.08% -0.51%
2084 -1.07% -0.52%
2083 -1.07% -0.53%
2082 -1.05% -0.56%
2081 -1.05% -0.57%
2080 -1.03% -0.56%
2079 -1.02% -0.55%
2078 -1.02% -0.56%
2077 -1% -0.53%
2076 -1% -0.54%
2075 -1% -0.53%
2074 -0.99% -0.52%
2073 -0.99% -0.5%
2072 -0.99% -0.45%
2071 -1% -0.43%
2070 -1.01% -0.41%
2069 -1.01% -0.39%
2068 -1.02% -0.36%
2067 -1.03% -0.31%
2066 -1.04% -0.28%
2065 -1.04% -0.25%
2064 -1.05% -0.23%
2063 -1.05% -0.21%
2062 -1.05% -0.15%
2061 -1.05% -0.12%
2060 -1.04% -0.09%
2059 -1.03% -0.09%
2058 -1.02% -0.06%
2057 -1.01% -0.03%
2056 -0.99% -0.03%
2055 -0.98% -0.03%
2054 -0.95% -0.02%
2053 -0.93% -0.003%
2052 -0.9% 0.06%
2051 -0.88% 0.08%
2050 -0.85% 0.08%
2049 -0.83% 0.11%
2048 -0.81% 0.12%
2047 -0.78% 0.14%
2046 -0.76% 0.15%
2045 -0.73% 0.17%
2044 -0.72% 0.19%
2043 -0.69% 0.21%
2042 -0.67% 0.24%
2041 -0.64% 0.28%
2040 -0.62% 0.31%
2039 -0.6% 0.34%
2038 -0.59% 0.35%
2037 -0.56% 0.4%
2036 -0.55% 0.42%
2035 -0.53% 0.46%
2034 -0.52% 0.5%
2033 -0.5% 0.54%
2032 -0.48% 0.56%
2031 -0.47% 0.62%
2030 -0.46% 0.65%
2029 -0.44% 0.71%
2028 -0.43% 0.79%
2027 -0.42% 0.81%
2026 -0.4% 0.88%
2025 -0.38% 0.95%
2024 -0.36% 0.99%
2023 -0.36% 1.02%
2022 -0.56% 1.07%
2021 -0.48% 1.16%
2020 -0.24% 1.21%
2019 -0.22% 1.25%
2018 -0.18% 1.31%
2017 -0.16% 1.39%
2016 -0.08% 1.44%
2015 -0.09% 1.47%
2014 -0.11% 1.51%
2013 -0.04% 1.59%
2012 0.01% 1.65%
2011 0.04% 1.66%
2010 0.02% 1.66%
2009 0.03% 1.68%
2008 0.04% 1.71%
2007 0.08% 1.74%
2006 0.14% 1.76%
2005 0.21% 1.8%
2004 0.26% 1.83%
2003 0.29% 1.85%
2002 0.3% 1.8%
2001 0.32% 1.74%
2000 0.33% 1.76%
1999 0.34% 1.82%
1998 0.33% 1.89%
1997 0.33% 1.96%
1996 0.34% 2.04%
1995 0.36% 2.13%
1994 0.41% 2.26%
1993 0.51% 1.94%
1992 0.64% 1.43%
1991 0.81% 1.34%
1990 0.94% 1.41%
1989 0.96% 1.46%
1988 0.94% 1.52%
1987 0.89% 1.57%
1986 0.86% 1.62%
1985 0.83% 1.66%
1984 0.82% 1.71%
1983 0.79% 1.54%
1982 0.64% 1.1%
1981 0.45% 0.85%
1980 0.42% 0.82%
1979 0.53% 0.79%
1978 0.66% 0.77%
1977 0.81% 0.77%
1976 0.97% 0.4%
1975 1.13% -0.58%
1974 1.28% -0.4%
1973 1.44% 0.74%
1972 1.61% 1.07%
1971 1.75% 1.02%
1970 1.82% 0.98%
1969 1.85% 0.95%
1968 1.88% 0.94%
1967 1.94% 0.94%
1966 2.03% 0.92%
1965 2.09% 0.85%
1964 2.13% 0.87%
1963 2.13% 0.96%
1962 2.08% 1%
1961 2.06% 1.54%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Cuba declined by 0.36%, while Cyprus' population grew by 0.99%.

Live population counters

Cuba Cyprus
Current population
10894785
1386362
Population rank 90/197 153/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.02%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
39.5 minutes
One birth every
5.48 minutes
36.2 minutes
One death every
4.7 minutes
55.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -110 +36
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +13,306
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +0.99%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 103/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
1.13 hours
Annual migration change -22,244 +7,749
Net migration rank 153/196 46/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 202,062
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 111/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 42/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Cyprus
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Cyprus
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - 7,749
2024 - -22,356 - 8,138
2023 -15,880 -22,797 5,025 8,697
2022 -17,961 -23,149 4,466 9,014
2021 -71,616 -11,976 5,305 9,341
2020 -12,808 -11,976 5,826 9,653
2019 -4,245 -23,955 5,679 9,983
2018 3,436 -23,779 5,905 10,311
2017 2,306 -23,394 6,082 10,632
2016 9,677 -24,146 6,643 10,951
2015 20,464 -24,910 6,340 11,277
2014 22,448 -39,426 6,193 11,599
2013 29,827 -37,619 6,116 11,914
2012 33,864 -36,101 6,726 12,237
2011 40,753 -35,313 6,271 12,566
2010 37,021 -34,121 6,723 11,793
2009 37,543 -35,063 6,820 11,555
2008 32,848 -29,427 6,429 11,887
2007 24,617 -19,050 5,983 12,332
2006 24,508 -12,619 6,166 12,110
2005 36,660 -16,561 5,646 12,616
2004 44,258 -16,776 5,705 12,583
2003 56,170 -24,916 5,484 12,786
2002 58,212 -25,535 5,225 12,814
2001 57,325 -23,442 5,308 11,283
2000 61,133 -24,980 5,570 10,753
1999 69,069 -31,456 5,524 11,023
1998 71,284 -33,863 5,879 10,942
1997 71,828 -35,712 6,444 10,696
1996 61,837 -26,105 6,911 10,506
1995 66,809 -29,235 7,226 10,549
1994 68,604 -27,501 7,973 10,305
1993 73,221 -24,358 8,463 10,520
1992 83,461 -21,867 9,844 2,562
1991 95,398 -20,665 9,102 1,294
1990 112,378 -15,438 9,417 1,371
1989 114,865 -14,705 9,156 1,903
1988 116,626 -15,474 9,595 1,727
1987 109,617 -16,290 9,114 2,465
1986 105,997 -17,146 9,412 2,362
1985 103,228 -18,048 9,242 2,647
1984 101,670 -18,994 9,516 2,485
1983 101,858 -19,994 9,318 2,899
1982 95,866 -21,055 9,282 -46
1981 74,067 -22,159 7,135 -1,171
1980 74,271 -37,114 7,954 -2,284
1979 81,192 -35,473 6,620 -1,232
1978 86,864 -29,839 5,949 -735
1977 106,875 -36,811 5,607 -521
1976 125,383 -41,042 6,546 -1,496
1975 144,964 -46,268 5,023 -4,820
1974 165,099 -52,697 321 -8,220
1973 177,387 -52,073 5,405 -2,877
1972 187,588 -50,031 8,244 -1,037
1971 195,106 -43,056 8,398 -1,586
1970 201,823 -44,466 8,412 -2,001
1969 205,581 -47,446 8,857 -2,744
1968 205,487 -49,387 9,153 -3,207
1967 207,245 -49,556 9,313 -3,451
1966 209,179 -48,509 9,478 -3,623
1965 211,322 -46,683 9,643 -4,184
1964 209,315 -44,406 8,322 -3,347
1963 205,788 -41,979 8,568 -3,005
1962 196,423 -39,116 9,455 -3,441
1961 183,806 -33,163 9,584 -3,695
1960 172,816 -25,396 8,385 3,766

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 21.9% of the population change in Cuba is from natural causes (a loss of 64,179 people) and 78.1% is from migration (a loss of 229,508 people). In Cyprus 36.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 57,464 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 101,458 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 202,062 people or 14.9% in Cyprus.

Biggest 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
Cyprus
City Population
Limassol 108K
Larnaca 59.2K
Nicosia 56.8K
Famagusta 40.9K
Paphos 36K
Kyrenia 33.2K
Aradippou 19.2K
Paralimni 15K
Ypsonas 11.1K
Dali 10.5K

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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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