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Population in Cuba compared to the DR Congo: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 109,276,265 people in the DR Congo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 117,507,801 in the DR Congo.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 10.8 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while the DR Congo is the 15th.
  • The countries together account for 1.55% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 1.42% for the DR Congo.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +3.38% in the DR Congo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while the DR Congo has grown from 60.6M to 118M (93.9% growth).

Cuba vs DR Congo: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba DR Congo
2100 5,596,718 436,320,913
2099 5,657,375 433,372,904
2098 5,718,645 430,335,169
2097 5,780,569 427,231,271
2096 5,843,224 424,043,303
2095 5,906,751 420,759,430
2094 5,970,804 417,384,609
2093 6,035,854 413,946,692
2092 6,101,659 410,440,733
2091 6,168,154 406,841,757
2090 6,235,722 403,166,901
2089 6,304,222 399,411,004
2088 6,373,377 395,583,655
2087 6,443,413 391,688,383
2086 6,514,289 387,713,874
2085 6,585,780 383,678,330
2084 6,657,505 379,568,054
2083 6,729,522 375,402,379
2082 6,801,995 371,195,818
2081 6,874,468 366,948,626
2080 6,947,089 362,644,227
2079 7,019,723 358,295,825
2078 7,092,413 353,888,897
2077 7,165,274 349,435,210
2076 7,238,004 344,932,895
2075 7,311,071 340,403,800
2074 7,384,626 335,826,108
2073 7,458,600 331,220,816
2072 7,533,524 326,568,298
2071 7,609,105 321,892,514
2070 7,686,135 317,165,418
2069 7,764,393 312,409,702
2068 7,843,807 307,625,941
2067 7,924,753 302,820,577
2066 8,007,003 297,989,401
2065 8,090,881 293,137,514
2064 8,176,150 288,267,282
2063 8,262,542 283,369,365
2062 8,350,350 278,452,605
2061 8,439,080 273,517,380
2060 8,528,768 268,572,331
2059 8,618,786 263,620,905
2058 8,708,762 258,672,397
2057 8,798,693 253,733,756
2056 8,888,562 248,796,045
2055 8,977,652 243,861,631
2054 9,066,133 238,931,249
2053 9,153,249 234,016,357
2052 9,238,892 229,117,369
2051 9,323,021 224,240,788
2050 9,405,481 219,397,034
2049 9,486,566 214,588,560
2048 9,565,607 209,814,694
2047 9,643,403 205,079,870
2046 9,719,554 200,379,842
2045 9,793,859 195,731,078
2044 9,866,367 191,124,003
2043 9,937,436 186,569,843
2042 10,006,554 182,068,630
2041 10,073,994 177,617,360
2040 10,139,368 173,224,822
2039 10,203,016 168,878,834
2038 10,264,587 164,583,465
2037 10,325,061 160,347,349
2036 10,383,547 156,129,049
2035 10,440,509 151,953,443
2034 10,496,359 147,811,138
2033 10,550,821 143,712,496
2032 10,603,749 139,669,159
2031 10,655,312 135,660,570
2030 10,705,845 131,710,378
2029 10,755,262 127,818,130
2028 10,803,047 123,980,695
2027 10,849,321 120,212,011
2026 10,894,785 116,505,117
2025 10,938,241 112,854,120
2024 10,979,783 109,276,265
2023 11,019,931 105,789,731
2022 11,059,820 102,396,968
2021 11,122,168 99,148,932
2020 11,176,354 95,989,998
2019 11,202,846 92,947,442
2018 11,227,118 90,047,644
2017 11,247,829 87,083,398
2016 11,265,612 83,956,415
2015 11,275,065 81,035,531
2014 11,285,775 78,403,242
2013 11,298,167 75,789,395
2012 11,303,175 73,254,618
2011 11,301,571 70,849,311
2010 11,297,409 68,563,038
2009 11,294,719 66,412,044
2008 11,291,762 64,390,664
2007 11,287,272 62,477,752
2006 11,278,550 60,615,908
2005 11,262,554 58,775,724
2004 11,238,756 56,997,741
2003 11,209,383 55,343,867
2002 11,177,418 53,750,524
2001 11,144,132 52,132,646
2000 11,109,109 50,507,442
1999 11,072,230 48,912,971
1998 11,034,712 47,297,600
1997 10,997,934 46,029,902
1996 10,962,010 45,296,124
1995 10,925,362 44,433,704
1994 10,886,021 42,626,876
1993 10,841,031 40,656,336
1992 10,785,801 39,228,910
1991 10,717,640 37,925,817
1990 10,631,799 36,684,063
1989 10,533,243 35,486,866
1988 10,432,585 34,382,752
1987 10,335,342 33,298,904
1986 10,244,247 32,265,196
1985 10,157,228 31,264,816
1984 10,073,299 30,245,081
1983 9,991,026 29,250,963
1982 9,912,681 28,338,190
1981 9,849,320 27,500,515
1980 9,804,796 26,711,099
1979 9,763,355 25,886,782
1978 9,711,980 24,992,689
1977 9,648,440 24,229,061
1976 9,571,242 23,624,031
1975 9,479,726 23,021,101
1974 9,374,183 22,418,878
1973 9,255,328 21,827,665
1972 9,123,891 21,251,160
1971 8,979,085 20,695,569
1970 8,824,382 20,137,436
1969 8,666,640 19,570,445
1968 8,509,522 19,012,189
1967 8,352,625 18,462,782
1966 8,193,450 17,931,929
1965 8,030,797 17,427,802
1964 7,866,020 16,955,327
1963 7,701,660 16,507,599
1962 7,541,098 16,075,724
1961 7,387,117 15,662,374
1960 7,238,081 15,264,846

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/dr-congo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while the DR Congo gained 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while the DR Congo's population increased by 33,551,386 people (a 40% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. The DR Congo was ranked 22nd in 2006 and ranked 15th 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 the DR Congo will increase by 86.7% to 219,397,034 people and rank change from 15th to 8th.

The DR Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 436M 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
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba DR Congo
2100 -1.07% 0.68%
2099 -1.07% 0.71%
2098 -1.07% 0.73%
2097 -1.07% 0.75%
2096 -1.08% 0.78%
2095 -1.07% 0.81%
2094 -1.08% 0.83%
2093 -1.08% 0.85%
2092 -1.08% 0.88%
2091 -1.08% 0.91%
2090 -1.09% 0.94%
2089 -1.09% 0.97%
2088 -1.09% 0.99%
2087 -1.09% 1.03%
2086 -1.09% 1.05%
2085 -1.08% 1.08%
2084 -1.07% 1.11%
2083 -1.07% 1.13%
2082 -1.05% 1.16%
2081 -1.05% 1.19%
2080 -1.03% 1.21%
2079 -1.02% 1.25%
2078 -1.02% 1.27%
2077 -1% 1.31%
2076 -1% 1.33%
2075 -1% 1.36%
2074 -0.99% 1.39%
2073 -0.99% 1.42%
2072 -0.99% 1.45%
2071 -1% 1.49%
2070 -1.01% 1.52%
2069 -1.01% 1.56%
2068 -1.02% 1.59%
2067 -1.03% 1.62%
2066 -1.04% 1.66%
2065 -1.04% 1.69%
2064 -1.05% 1.73%
2063 -1.05% 1.77%
2062 -1.05% 1.8%
2061 -1.05% 1.84%
2060 -1.04% 1.88%
2059 -1.03% 1.91%
2058 -1.02% 1.95%
2057 -1.01% 1.98%
2056 -0.99% 2.02%
2055 -0.98% 2.06%
2054 -0.95% 2.1%
2053 -0.93% 2.14%
2052 -0.9% 2.17%
2051 -0.88% 2.21%
2050 -0.85% 2.24%
2049 -0.83% 2.28%
2048 -0.81% 2.31%
2047 -0.78% 2.35%
2046 -0.76% 2.38%
2045 -0.73% 2.41%
2044 -0.72% 2.44%
2043 -0.69% 2.47%
2042 -0.67% 2.51%
2041 -0.64% 2.54%
2040 -0.62% 2.57%
2039 -0.6% 2.61%
2038 -0.59% 2.64%
2037 -0.56% 2.7%
2036 -0.55% 2.75%
2035 -0.53% 2.8%
2034 -0.52% 2.85%
2033 -0.5% 2.89%
2032 -0.48% 2.95%
2031 -0.47% 3%
2030 -0.46% 3.05%
2029 -0.44% 3.1%
2028 -0.43% 3.14%
2027 -0.42% 3.18%
2026 -0.4% 3.24%
2025 -0.38% 3.27%
2024 -0.36% 3.3%
2023 -0.36% 3.31%
2022 -0.56% 3.28%
2021 -0.48% 3.29%
2020 -0.24% 3.27%
2019 -0.22% 3.22%
2018 -0.18% 3.4%
2017 -0.16% 3.72%
2016 -0.08% 3.6%
2015 -0.09% 3.36%
2014 -0.11% 3.45%
2013 -0.04% 3.46%
2012 0.01% 3.39%
2011 0.04% 3.33%
2010 0.02% 3.24%
2009 0.03% 3.14%
2008 0.04% 3.06%
2007 0.08% 3.07%
2006 0.14% 3.13%
2005 0.21% 3.12%
2004 0.26% 2.99%
2003 0.29% 2.96%
2002 0.3% 3.1%
2001 0.32% 3.22%
2000 0.33% 3.26%
1999 0.34% 3.42%
1998 0.33% 2.75%
1997 0.33% 1.62%
1996 0.34% 1.94%
1995 0.36% 4.24%
1994 0.41% 4.85%
1993 0.51% 3.64%
1992 0.64% 3.44%
1991 0.81% 3.38%
1990 0.94% 3.37%
1989 0.96% 3.21%
1988 0.94% 3.25%
1987 0.89% 3.2%
1986 0.86% 3.2%
1985 0.83% 3.37%
1984 0.82% 3.4%
1983 0.79% 3.22%
1982 0.64% 3.05%
1981 0.45% 2.96%
1980 0.42% 3.18%
1979 0.53% 3.58%
1978 0.66% 3.15%
1977 0.81% 2.56%
1976 0.97% 2.62%
1975 1.13% 2.69%
1974 1.28% 2.71%
1973 1.44% 2.71%
1972 1.61% 2.68%
1971 1.75% 2.77%
1970 1.82% 2.9%
1969 1.85% 2.94%
1968 1.88% 2.98%
1967 1.94% 2.96%
1966 2.03% 2.89%
1965 2.09% 2.79%
1964 2.13% 2.71%
1963 2.13% 2.69%
1962 2.08% 2.64%
1961 2.06% 2.6%

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/dr-congo | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cuba declined by 0.36%, while the DR Congo's population grew by 3.3%.

Live population counters

Cuba DR Congo
Current population
10894785
117507801
Population rank 90/197 15/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 1.42%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
9.05 seconds
One birth every
5.48 minutes
7.22 seconds
One death every
4.7 minutes
35 seconds
Daily growth/decline -110 +9,552
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +3,486,534
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +3.3%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 11/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 -27,309
Net migration rank 153/196 159/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 1,085,090
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 57/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 152/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
DR Congo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba DR Congo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -27,309
2024 - -22,356 - -26,968
2023 -15,880 -22,797 3,467,787 -14,992
2022 -17,961 -23,149 3,347,664 -14,991
2021 -71,616 -11,976 3,227,992 -64,639
2020 -12,808 -11,976 3,156,152 -1,633
2019 -4,245 -23,955 3,075,538 -144,920
2018 3,436 -23,779 2,993,184 -124,246
2017 2,306 -23,394 2,883,245 176,290
2016 9,677 -24,146 2,753,687 440,748
2015 20,464 -24,910 2,665,016 -17,711
2014 22,448 -39,426 2,580,251 36,966
2013 29,827 -37,619 2,489,378 121,097
2012 33,864 -36,101 2,405,462 53,668
2011 40,753 -35,313 2,310,679 40,891
2010 37,021 -34,121 2,212,255 8,823
2009 37,543 -35,063 2,126,912 -46,009
2008 32,848 -29,427 2,044,210 -82,339
2007 24,617 -19,050 1,963,738 -99,742
2006 24,508 -12,619 1,889,398 -29,715
2005 36,660 -16,561 1,800,300 20,384
2004 44,258 -16,776 1,731,022 4,260
2003 56,170 -24,916 1,679,188 -106,731
2002 58,212 -25,535 1,631,597 -17,358
2001 57,325 -23,442 1,594,999 26,523
2000 61,133 -24,980 1,549,518 79,340
1999 69,069 -31,456 1,450,318 109,761
1998 71,284 -33,863 1,375,130 295,560
1997 71,828 -35,712 1,392,037 -527,356
1996 61,837 -26,105 1,380,490 -777,833
1995 66,809 -29,235 1,395,440 -273,434
1994 68,604 -27,501 1,259,539 1,232,105
1993 73,221 -24,358 1,209,242 240,176
1992 83,461 -21,867 1,152,781 252,666
1991 95,398 -20,665 1,114,033 86,721
1990 112,378 -15,438 1,063,508 219,270
1989 114,865 -14,705 1,027,238 84,415
1988 116,626 -15,474 995,278 101,314
1987 109,617 -16,290 959,875 111,220
1986 105,997 -17,146 925,334 70,988
1985 103,228 -18,048 885,670 118,791
1984 101,670 -18,994 844,956 190,045
1983 101,858 -19,994 807,122 146,095
1982 95,866 -21,055 774,823 97,495
1981 74,067 -22,159 748,371 54,656
1980 74,271 -37,114 724,111 51,685
1979 81,192 -35,473 691,773 181,028
1978 86,864 -29,839 646,411 268,974
1977 106,875 -36,811 638,242 -26,355
1976 125,383 -41,042 624,147 -25,965
1975 144,964 -46,268 608,655 -972
1974 165,099 -52,697 593,539 3,216
1973 177,387 -52,073 578,280 7,414
1972 187,588 -50,031 564,495 2,840
1971 195,106 -43,056 549,343 -5,497
1970 201,823 -44,466 533,300 39,116
1969 205,581 -47,446 514,800 46,778
1968 205,487 -49,387 497,682 57,274
1967 207,245 -49,556 479,552 64,307
1966 209,179 -48,509 463,397 54,443
1965 211,322 -46,683 429,002 61,397
1964 209,315 -44,406 406,334 48,207
1963 205,788 -41,979 398,972 41,960
1962 196,423 -39,116 383,406 39,431
1961 183,806 -33,163 368,207 35,654
1960 172,816 -25,396 363,517 27,673

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

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/dr-congo | 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 the DR Congo 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,150,516 people) and 0.89% is from migration (a gain of 270,872 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 1,085,090 people or 1% in the DR Congo.

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
DR Congo
City Population
Kinshasa 14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi 2.89M
Kananga 1.97M
Lubumbashi 1.79M
Kisangani 1.37M
Tshikapa 1.01M
Uvira 726K
Bukavu 707K
Kolwezi 480K
Mbandaka 470K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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