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

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The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,937,203 in 2025 vs 112,832,473 people in the DR Congo in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,893,750 people compared to 118,386,491 in the DR Congo.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 10.9 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while the DR Congo is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 1.56% 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 -0.28% per year vs +3.36% in the DR Congo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.41% decline), while the DR Congo has grown from 60.6M to 118M (95.3% growth).

Cuba vs DR Congo: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba DR Congo
2100 5,596,187 436,237,219
2099 5,656,838 433,289,774
2098 5,718,102 430,252,622
2097 5,780,020 427,149,320
2096 5,842,669 423,961,963
2095 5,906,190 420,678,721
2094 5,970,237 417,304,547
2093 6,035,281 413,867,290
2092 6,101,080 410,362,003
2091 6,167,568 406,763,717
2090 6,235,130 403,089,566
2089 6,303,623 399,334,389
2088 6,372,772 395,507,774
2087 6,442,801 391,613,249
2086 6,513,670 387,639,503
2085 6,585,155 383,604,733
2084 6,656,872 379,495,246
2083 6,728,883 375,330,369
2082 6,801,349 371,124,615
2081 6,873,815 366,878,238
2080 6,946,429 362,574,665
2079 7,019,056 358,227,097
2078 7,091,740 353,821,014
2077 7,164,594 349,368,182
2076 7,237,317 344,866,731
2075 7,310,377 340,338,504
2074 7,383,925 335,761,691
2073 7,457,892 331,157,281
2072 7,532,809 326,505,656
2071 7,608,382 321,830,769
2070 7,685,405 317,104,580
2069 7,763,655 312,349,776
2068 7,843,062 307,566,932
2067 7,924,000 302,762,490
2066 8,006,242 297,932,241
2065 8,090,113 293,081,284
2064 8,175,374 288,211,987
2063 8,261,758 283,315,009
2062 8,349,557 278,399,192
2061 8,438,278 273,464,914
2060 8,527,958 268,520,814
2059 8,617,968 263,570,338
2058 8,707,935 258,622,778
2057 8,797,858 253,685,085
2056 8,887,718 248,748,321
2055 8,976,800 243,814,854
2054 9,065,272 238,885,417
2053 9,152,380 233,971,468
2052 9,238,015 229,073,420
2051 9,322,135 224,197,775
2050 9,404,588 219,354,949
2049 9,485,665 214,547,398
2048 9,564,698 209,774,448
2047 9,642,488 205,040,532
2046 9,718,631 200,341,405
2045 9,792,929 195,693,533
2044 9,865,430 191,087,342
2043 9,936,492 186,534,055
2042 10,005,604 182,033,706
2041 10,073,038 177,583,290
2040 10,138,405 173,191,594
2039 10,202,047 168,846,440
2038 10,263,612 164,551,895
2037 10,324,081 160,316,591
2036 10,382,560 156,099,100
2035 10,439,517 151,924,296
2034 10,495,362 147,782,785
2033 10,549,819 143,684,929
2032 10,602,742 139,642,368
2031 10,654,301 135,634,548
2030 10,704,828 131,685,113
2029 10,754,241 127,793,612
2028 10,802,022 123,956,913
2027 10,848,290 120,188,952
2026 10,893,750 116,482,769
2025 10,937,203 112,832,473
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 371,862 people (a 3.3% decline), while the DR Congo's population increased by 34,430,076 people (a 41% 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 14th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cuba's population will shrink by 13.7% to 9,404,588 people with a rank change from 90th to 104th. The population of the DR Congo will increase by 85.3% to 219,354,949 people and rank change from 14th 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 -0.39% 3.25%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/dr-congo | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Cuba declined by 0.39%, while the DR Congo's population grew by 3.25%.

Live population counters

Cuba DR Congo
Current population
10893750
118386491
Population rank 90/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 1.42%
One net population change
12.4 minutes
8.89 seconds
One birth every
5.55 minutes
7.06 seconds
One death every
4.61 minutes
34.3 seconds
Daily growth/decline -117 +9,743
Annual growth/decline -42,580 +3,556,208
Annual growth/decline rate -0.39% +3.25%
Population growth rate rank 180/197 10/197
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 -19,270 -22,356 3,547,217 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/dr-congo | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 33.3% of the population change in Cuba is from natural causes (a loss of 105,897 people) and 66.7% is from migration (a loss of 212,438 people). In the DR Congo 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 31,117,482 people) and 0.66% is from migration (a gain of 206,938 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 506K
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 573K
Mbandaka 470K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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