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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 18,135,478 people in Ecuador in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 18,487,749 in Ecuador.

Population statistics:

  • Ecuador's population is 1.7 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Ecuador is the 71st.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.22% for Ecuador.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +1.26% in Ecuador.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Ecuador has grown from 14.1M to 18.5M (31.2% growth).

Cuba vs Ecuador: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Ecuador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Ecuador
2100 5,596,718 19,229,713
2099 5,657,375 19,341,033
2098 5,718,645 19,451,634
2097 5,780,569 19,561,648
2096 5,843,224 19,670,931
2095 5,906,751 19,779,419
2094 5,970,804 19,887,014
2093 6,035,854 19,993,637
2092 6,101,659 20,099,245
2091 6,168,154 20,203,483
2090 6,235,722 20,306,051
2089 6,304,222 20,406,878
2088 6,373,377 20,505,637
2087 6,443,413 20,602,336
2086 6,514,289 20,696,910
2085 6,585,780 20,788,583
2084 6,657,505 20,877,503
2083 6,729,522 20,963,515
2082 6,801,995 21,046,396
2081 6,874,468 21,126,142
2080 6,947,089 21,202,360
2079 7,019,723 21,275,051
2078 7,092,413 21,343,714
2077 7,165,274 21,408,164
2076 7,238,004 21,468,178
2075 7,311,071 21,523,680
2074 7,384,626 21,575,092
2073 7,458,600 21,621,989
2072 7,533,524 21,664,137
2071 7,609,105 21,701,599
2070 7,686,135 21,734,495
2069 7,764,393 21,762,453
2068 7,843,807 21,785,682
2067 7,924,753 21,804,316
2066 8,007,003 21,818,306
2065 8,090,881 21,828,156
2064 8,176,150 21,833,185
2063 8,262,542 21,833,449
2062 8,350,350 21,828,963
2061 8,439,080 21,819,781
2060 8,528,768 21,805,954
2059 8,618,786 21,787,357
2058 8,708,762 21,764,005
2057 8,798,693 21,735,561
2056 8,888,562 21,702,294
2055 8,977,652 21,664,097
2054 9,066,133 21,620,873
2053 9,153,249 21,572,669
2052 9,238,892 21,519,295
2051 9,323,021 21,460,703
2050 9,405,481 21,396,494
2049 9,486,566 21,326,969
2048 9,565,607 21,251,792
2047 9,643,403 21,171,429
2046 9,719,554 21,085,795
2045 9,793,859 20,994,872
2044 9,866,367 20,898,682
2043 9,937,436 20,797,349
2042 10,006,554 20,691,071
2041 10,073,994 20,579,788
2040 10,139,368 20,463,641
2039 10,203,016 20,342,868
2038 10,264,587 20,217,211
2037 10,325,061 20,087,384
2036 10,383,547 19,953,661
2035 10,440,509 19,816,154
2034 10,496,359 19,674,920
2033 10,550,821 19,529,719
2032 10,603,749 19,381,178
2031 10,655,312 19,229,060
2030 10,705,845 19,073,682
2029 10,755,262 18,916,480
2028 10,803,047 18,758,598
2027 10,849,321 18,601,326
2026 10,894,785 18,445,637
2025 10,938,241 18,290,781
2024 10,979,783 18,135,478
2023 11,019,931 17,980,083
2022 11,059,820 17,823,897
2021 11,122,168 17,682,454
2020 11,176,354 17,546,065
2019 11,202,846 17,340,021
2018 11,227,118 17,049,547
2017 11,247,829 16,759,519
2016 11,265,612 16,505,139
2015 11,275,065 16,266,225
2014 11,285,775 16,035,124
2013 11,298,167 15,807,128
2012 11,303,175 15,572,194
2011 11,301,571 15,326,227
2010 11,297,409 15,076,695
2009 11,294,719 14,825,954
2008 11,291,762 14,575,202
2007 11,287,272 14,328,773
2006 11,278,550 14,086,131
2005 11,262,554 13,846,163
2004 11,238,756 13,608,701
2003 11,209,383 13,372,306
2002 11,177,418 13,138,472
2001 11,144,132 12,910,740
2000 11,109,109 12,689,206
1999 11,072,230 12,470,795
1998 11,034,712 12,251,184
1997 10,997,934 12,031,127
1996 10,962,010 11,810,950
1995 10,925,362 11,590,514
1994 10,886,021 11,372,197
1993 10,841,031 11,154,274
1992 10,785,801 10,930,128
1991 10,717,640 10,702,380
1990 10,631,799 10,473,673
1989 10,533,243 10,241,852
1988 10,432,585 10,010,808
1987 10,335,342 9,779,290
1986 10,244,247 9,545,998
1985 10,157,228 9,311,154
1984 10,073,299 9,074,782
1983 9,991,026 8,840,417
1982 9,912,681 8,611,298
1981 9,849,320 8,386,910
1980 9,804,796 8,165,877
1979 9,763,355 7,948,869
1978 9,711,980 7,736,167
1977 9,648,440 7,526,819
1976 9,571,242 7,320,912
1975 9,479,726 7,118,251
1974 9,374,183 6,918,573
1973 9,255,328 6,722,033
1972 9,123,891 6,529,034
1971 8,979,085 6,340,052
1970 8,824,382 6,155,387
1969 8,666,640 5,975,236
1968 8,509,522 5,799,680
1967 8,352,625 5,629,057
1966 8,193,450 5,463,748
1965 8,030,797 5,303,963
1964 7,866,020 5,149,918
1963 7,701,660 5,001,716
1962 7,541,098 4,859,269
1961 7,387,117 4,722,331
1960 7,238,081 4,590,891

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Ecuador gained 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Ecuador's population increased by 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Ecuador was ranked 65th in 2006 and ranked 71st 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 Ecuador will increase by 15.7% to 21,396,494 people and rank change from 71st to 74th.

Ecuador is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 21.8M 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
Ecuador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Ecuador
2100 -1.07% -0.58%
2099 -1.07% -0.57%
2098 -1.07% -0.56%
2097 -1.07% -0.56%
2096 -1.08% -0.55%
2095 -1.07% -0.54%
2094 -1.08% -0.53%
2093 -1.08% -0.53%
2092 -1.08% -0.52%
2091 -1.08% -0.51%
2090 -1.09% -0.49%
2089 -1.09% -0.48%
2088 -1.09% -0.47%
2087 -1.09% -0.46%
2086 -1.09% -0.44%
2085 -1.08% -0.43%
2084 -1.07% -0.41%
2083 -1.07% -0.39%
2082 -1.05% -0.38%
2081 -1.05% -0.36%
2080 -1.03% -0.34%
2079 -1.02% -0.32%
2078 -1.02% -0.3%
2077 -1% -0.28%
2076 -1% -0.26%
2075 -1% -0.24%
2074 -0.99% -0.22%
2073 -0.99% -0.19%
2072 -0.99% -0.17%
2071 -1% -0.15%
2070 -1.01% -0.13%
2069 -1.01% -0.11%
2068 -1.02% -0.09%
2067 -1.03% -0.06%
2066 -1.04% -0.05%
2065 -1.04% -0.02%
2064 -1.05% -0.001%
2063 -1.05% 0.02%
2062 -1.05% 0.04%
2061 -1.05% 0.06%
2060 -1.04% 0.09%
2059 -1.03% 0.11%
2058 -1.02% 0.13%
2057 -1.01% 0.15%
2056 -0.99% 0.18%
2055 -0.98% 0.2%
2054 -0.95% 0.22%
2053 -0.93% 0.25%
2052 -0.9% 0.27%
2051 -0.88% 0.3%
2050 -0.85% 0.33%
2049 -0.83% 0.35%
2048 -0.81% 0.38%
2047 -0.78% 0.41%
2046 -0.76% 0.43%
2045 -0.73% 0.46%
2044 -0.72% 0.49%
2043 -0.69% 0.51%
2042 -0.67% 0.54%
2041 -0.64% 0.57%
2040 -0.62% 0.59%
2039 -0.6% 0.62%
2038 -0.59% 0.65%
2037 -0.56% 0.67%
2036 -0.55% 0.69%
2035 -0.53% 0.72%
2034 -0.52% 0.74%
2033 -0.5% 0.77%
2032 -0.48% 0.79%
2031 -0.47% 0.81%
2030 -0.46% 0.83%
2029 -0.44% 0.84%
2028 -0.43% 0.85%
2027 -0.42% 0.84%
2026 -0.4% 0.85%
2025 -0.38% 0.86%
2024 -0.36% 0.86%
2023 -0.36% 0.88%
2022 -0.56% 0.8%
2021 -0.48% 0.78%
2020 -0.24% 1.19%
2019 -0.22% 1.7%
2018 -0.18% 1.73%
2017 -0.16% 1.54%
2016 -0.08% 1.47%
2015 -0.09% 1.44%
2014 -0.11% 1.44%
2013 -0.04% 1.51%
2012 0.01% 1.6%
2011 0.04% 1.66%
2010 0.02% 1.69%
2009 0.03% 1.72%
2008 0.04% 1.72%
2007 0.08% 1.72%
2006 0.14% 1.73%
2005 0.21% 1.74%
2004 0.26% 1.77%
2003 0.29% 1.78%
2002 0.3% 1.76%
2001 0.32% 1.75%
2000 0.33% 1.75%
1999 0.34% 1.79%
1998 0.33% 1.83%
1997 0.33% 1.86%
1996 0.34% 1.9%
1995 0.36% 1.92%
1994 0.41% 1.95%
1993 0.51% 2.05%
1992 0.64% 2.13%
1991 0.81% 2.18%
1990 0.94% 2.26%
1989 0.96% 2.31%
1988 0.94% 2.37%
1987 0.89% 2.44%
1986 0.86% 2.52%
1985 0.83% 2.6%
1984 0.82% 2.65%
1983 0.79% 2.66%
1982 0.64% 2.68%
1981 0.45% 2.71%
1980 0.42% 2.73%
1979 0.53% 2.75%
1978 0.66% 2.78%
1977 0.81% 2.81%
1976 0.97% 2.85%
1975 1.13% 2.89%
1974 1.28% 2.92%
1973 1.44% 2.96%
1972 1.61% 2.98%
1971 1.75% 3%
1970 1.82% 3.01%
1969 1.85% 3.03%
1968 1.88% 3.03%
1967 1.94% 3.03%
1966 2.03% 3.01%
1965 2.09% 2.99%
1964 2.13% 2.96%
1963 2.13% 2.93%
1962 2.08% 2.9%
1961 2.06% 2.86%

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 Cuba declined by 0.36%, while Ecuador's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Cuba Ecuador
Current population
10894785
18487749
Population rank 90/197 71/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.22%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
3.38 minutes
One birth every
5.48 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
4.7 minutes
5.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline -110 +426
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +155,395
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 109/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
30.6 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 -17,219
Net migration rank 153/196 151/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 747,749
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 67/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 104/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Ecuador
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Ecuador
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -17,219
2024 - -22,356 - -19,704
2023 -15,880 -22,797 178,093 -21,948
2022 -17,961 -23,149 179,308 -23,090
2021 -71,616 -11,976 155,146 -28,503
2020 -12,808 -11,976 156,458 -10,320
2019 -4,245 -23,955 211,045 54,921
2018 3,436 -23,779 219,513 95,482
2017 2,306 -23,394 211,355 53,707
2016 9,677 -24,146 208,245 35,461
2015 20,464 -24,910 219,399 14,724
2014 22,448 -39,426 225,790 2,273
2013 29,827 -37,619 234,103 -6,182
2012 33,864 -36,101 249,825 -7,883
2011 40,753 -35,313 258,171 -8,167
2010 37,021 -34,121 257,404 -8,330
2009 37,543 -35,063 260,892 -8,491
2008 32,848 -29,427 257,894 -8,799
2007 24,617 -19,050 253,419 -9,644
2006 24,508 -12,619 254,184 -12,679
2005 36,660 -16,561 255,295 -16,855
2004 44,258 -16,776 257,436 -20,940
2003 56,170 -24,916 258,928 -22,641
2002 58,212 -25,535 259,446 -28,090
2001 57,325 -23,442 259,376 -35,275
2000 61,133 -24,980 259,837 -40,859
1999 69,069 -31,456 261,650 -43,813
1998 71,284 -33,863 263,927 -42,550
1997 71,828 -35,712 266,020 -47,287
1996 61,837 -26,105 267,695 -46,082
1995 66,809 -29,235 264,449 -45,201
1994 68,604 -27,501 261,788 -44,399
1993 73,221 -24,358 260,330 -41,867
1992 83,461 -21,867 259,787 -29,958
1991 95,398 -20,665 257,713 -32,064
1990 112,378 -15,438 252,919 -21,164
1989 114,865 -14,705 248,129 -16,240
1988 116,626 -15,474 241,191 -10,977
1987 109,617 -16,290 237,724 -4,886
1986 105,997 -17,146 237,084 -3,345
1985 103,228 -18,048 236,438 -494
1984 101,670 -18,994 236,543 249
1983 101,858 -19,994 231,336 578
1982 95,866 -21,055 227,606 -1,282
1981 74,067 -22,159 224,073 -1,605
1980 74,271 -37,114 220,120 -517
1979 81,192 -35,473 216,162 -1,749
1978 86,864 -29,839 212,497 -1,518
1977 106,875 -36,811 209,095 -1,377
1976 125,383 -41,042 205,366 -1,264
1975 144,964 -46,268 202,407 -1,189
1974 165,099 -52,697 199,276 -1,133
1973 177,387 -52,073 196,028 -1,090
1972 187,588 -50,031 192,136 -1,078
1971 195,106 -43,056 187,995 -1,096
1970 201,823 -44,466 183,517 -1,091
1969 205,581 -47,446 178,403 -518
1968 205,487 -49,387 173,828 -582
1967 207,245 -49,556 168,629 -623
1966 209,179 -48,509 163,317 -710
1965 211,322 -46,683 157,915 -957
1964 209,315 -44,406 152,263 -1,130
1963 205,788 -41,979 146,531 -1,254
1962 196,423 -39,116 140,943 -1,315
1961 183,806 -33,163 135,573 -1,317
1960 172,816 -25,396 130,368 -1,746

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

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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 Ecuador 91.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,964,352 people) and 8.08% is from migration (a gain of 172,707 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 747,749 people or 4.1% in Ecuador.

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
Ecuador
City Population
Guayaquil 2.65M
Quito 1.76M
Cuenca 362K
Santo Domingo 335K
Duran 295K
Machala 288K
Manta 259K
Portoviejo 244K
Loja 203K
Quevedo 178K

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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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