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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 11.1 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 1.59% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

Cuba vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Egypt
2100 5,596,718 203,522,884
2099 5,657,375 203,403,368
2098 5,718,645 203,247,703
2097 5,780,569 203,074,807
2096 5,843,224 202,870,003
2095 5,906,751 202,625,820
2094 5,970,804 202,350,087
2093 6,035,854 202,040,251
2092 6,101,659 201,709,051
2091 6,168,154 201,347,225
2090 6,235,722 200,966,749
2089 6,304,222 200,561,011
2088 6,373,377 200,123,182
2087 6,443,413 199,650,440
2086 6,514,289 199,156,169
2085 6,585,780 198,637,936
2084 6,657,505 198,084,947
2083 6,729,522 197,501,965
2082 6,801,995 196,891,089
2081 6,874,468 196,242,522
2080 6,947,089 195,570,383
2079 7,019,723 194,850,670
2078 7,092,413 194,103,613
2077 7,165,274 193,324,592
2076 7,238,004 192,507,892
2075 7,311,071 191,661,705
2074 7,384,626 190,786,862
2073 7,458,600 189,886,620
2072 7,533,524 188,947,991
2071 7,609,105 187,981,245
2070 7,686,135 186,988,514
2069 7,764,393 185,965,572
2068 7,843,807 184,912,088
2067 7,924,753 183,835,428
2066 8,007,003 182,734,967
2065 8,090,881 181,620,901
2064 8,176,150 180,467,102
2063 8,262,542 179,293,260
2062 8,350,350 178,110,375
2061 8,439,080 176,907,621
2060 8,528,768 175,686,879
2059 8,618,786 174,441,815
2058 8,708,762 173,179,511
2057 8,798,693 171,897,733
2056 8,888,562 170,593,445
2055 8,977,652 169,269,144
2054 9,066,133 167,915,661
2053 9,153,249 166,538,943
2052 9,238,892 165,130,747
2051 9,323,021 163,704,732
2050 9,405,481 162,240,246
2049 9,486,566 160,743,182
2048 9,565,607 159,206,813
2047 9,643,403 157,631,586
2046 9,719,554 156,023,680
2045 9,793,859 154,371,216
2044 9,866,367 152,668,334
2043 9,937,436 150,927,496
2042 10,006,554 149,145,569
2041 10,073,994 147,333,445
2040 10,139,368 145,505,786
2039 10,203,016 143,662,428
2038 10,264,587 141,820,567
2037 10,325,061 139,977,812
2036 10,383,547 138,139,382
2035 10,440,509 136,315,557
2034 10,496,359 134,490,574
2033 10,550,821 132,681,153
2032 10,603,749 130,879,780
2031 10,655,312 129,085,888
2030 10,705,845 127,304,473
2029 10,755,262 125,524,007
2028 10,803,047 123,745,979
2027 10,849,321 121,973,080
2026 10,894,785 120,224,089
2025 10,938,241 118,473,897
2024 10,979,783 116,538,258
2023 11,019,931 114,535,772
2022 11,059,820 112,618,250
2021 11,122,168 110,957,008
2020 11,176,354 109,315,124
2019 11,202,846 107,553,158
2018 11,227,118 105,682,094
2017 11,247,829 103,696,057
2016 11,265,612 101,644,589
2015 11,275,065 99,597,342
2014 11,285,775 97,528,654
2013 11,298,167 95,333,553
2012 11,303,175 93,161,001
2011 11,301,571 91,093,059
2010 11,297,409 89,196,072
2009 11,294,719 87,501,636
2008 11,291,762 85,864,789
2007 11,287,272 84,276,225
2006 11,278,550 82,700,403
2005 11,262,554 81,101,004
2004 11,238,756 79,477,443
2003 11,209,383 77,853,548
2002 11,177,418 76,239,137
2001 11,144,132 74,652,029
2000 11,109,109 73,083,284
1999 11,072,230 71,520,954
1998 11,034,712 69,943,294
1997 10,997,934 68,431,740
1996 10,962,010 67,028,048
1995 10,925,362 65,652,622
1994 10,886,021 64,285,589
1993 10,841,031 62,915,681
1992 10,785,801 61,480,660
1991 10,717,640 60,028,997
1990 10,631,799 58,396,618
1989 10,533,243 56,710,642
1988 10,432,585 55,187,681
1987 10,335,342 53,674,435
1986 10,244,247 52,206,295
1985 10,157,228 50,734,968
1984 10,073,299 49,247,334
1983 9,991,026 47,786,402
1982 9,912,681 46,407,611
1981 9,849,320 45,147,224
1980 9,804,796 43,950,413
1979 9,763,355 42,818,628
1978 9,711,980 41,761,431
1977 9,648,440 40,748,870
1976 9,571,242 39,795,557
1975 9,479,726 38,875,327
1974 9,374,183 37,969,667
1973 9,255,328 37,102,043
1972 9,123,891 36,258,328
1971 8,979,085 35,433,368
1970 8,824,382 34,623,990
1969 8,666,640 33,811,615
1968 8,509,522 32,998,319
1967 8,352,625 32,196,360
1966 8,193,450 31,406,541
1965 8,030,797 30,629,174
1964 7,866,020 29,858,922
1963 7,701,660 29,091,869
1962 7,541,098 28,337,013
1961 7,387,117 27,600,898
1960 7,238,081 26,896,479

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 Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th 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 Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M 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
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Egypt
2100 -1.07% 0.06%
2099 -1.07% 0.08%
2098 -1.07% 0.09%
2097 -1.07% 0.1%
2096 -1.08% 0.12%
2095 -1.07% 0.14%
2094 -1.08% 0.15%
2093 -1.08% 0.16%
2092 -1.08% 0.18%
2091 -1.08% 0.19%
2090 -1.09% 0.2%
2089 -1.09% 0.22%
2088 -1.09% 0.24%
2087 -1.09% 0.25%
2086 -1.09% 0.26%
2085 -1.08% 0.28%
2084 -1.07% 0.3%
2083 -1.07% 0.31%
2082 -1.05% 0.33%
2081 -1.05% 0.34%
2080 -1.03% 0.37%
2079 -1.02% 0.38%
2078 -1.02% 0.4%
2077 -1% 0.42%
2076 -1% 0.44%
2075 -1% 0.46%
2074 -0.99% 0.47%
2073 -0.99% 0.5%
2072 -0.99% 0.51%
2071 -1% 0.53%
2070 -1.01% 0.55%
2069 -1.01% 0.57%
2068 -1.02% 0.59%
2067 -1.03% 0.6%
2066 -1.04% 0.61%
2065 -1.04% 0.64%
2064 -1.05% 0.65%
2063 -1.05% 0.66%
2062 -1.05% 0.68%
2061 -1.05% 0.69%
2060 -1.04% 0.71%
2059 -1.03% 0.73%
2058 -1.02% 0.75%
2057 -1.01% 0.76%
2056 -0.99% 0.78%
2055 -0.98% 0.81%
2054 -0.95% 0.83%
2053 -0.93% 0.85%
2052 -0.9% 0.87%
2051 -0.88% 0.9%
2050 -0.85% 0.93%
2049 -0.83% 0.97%
2048 -0.81% 1%
2047 -0.78% 1.03%
2046 -0.76% 1.07%
2045 -0.73% 1.12%
2044 -0.72% 1.15%
2043 -0.69% 1.19%
2042 -0.67% 1.23%
2041 -0.64% 1.26%
2040 -0.62% 1.28%
2039 -0.6% 1.3%
2038 -0.59% 1.32%
2037 -0.56% 1.33%
2036 -0.55% 1.34%
2035 -0.53% 1.36%
2034 -0.52% 1.36%
2033 -0.5% 1.38%
2032 -0.48% 1.39%
2031 -0.47% 1.4%
2030 -0.46% 1.42%
2029 -0.44% 1.44%
2028 -0.43% 1.45%
2027 -0.42% 1.45%
2026 -0.4% 1.48%
2025 -0.38% 1.66%
2024 -0.36% 1.75%
2023 -0.36% 1.7%
2022 -0.56% 1.5%
2021 -0.48% 1.5%
2020 -0.24% 1.64%
2019 -0.22% 1.77%
2018 -0.18% 1.92%
2017 -0.16% 2.02%
2016 -0.08% 2.06%
2015 -0.09% 2.12%
2014 -0.11% 2.3%
2013 -0.04% 2.33%
2012 0.01% 2.27%
2011 0.04% 2.13%
2010 0.02% 1.94%
2009 0.03% 1.91%
2008 0.04% 1.88%
2007 0.08% 1.91%
2006 0.14% 1.97%
2005 0.21% 2.04%
2004 0.26% 2.09%
2003 0.29% 2.12%
2002 0.3% 2.13%
2001 0.32% 2.15%
2000 0.33% 2.18%
1999 0.34% 2.26%
1998 0.33% 2.21%
1997 0.33% 2.09%
1996 0.34% 2.1%
1995 0.36% 2.13%
1994 0.41% 2.18%
1993 0.51% 2.33%
1992 0.64% 2.42%
1991 0.81% 2.8%
1990 0.94% 2.97%
1989 0.96% 2.76%
1988 0.94% 2.82%
1987 0.89% 2.81%
1986 0.86% 2.9%
1985 0.83% 3.02%
1984 0.82% 3.06%
1983 0.79% 2.97%
1982 0.64% 2.79%
1981 0.45% 2.72%
1980 0.42% 2.64%
1979 0.53% 2.53%
1978 0.66% 2.48%
1977 0.81% 2.4%
1976 0.97% 2.37%
1975 1.13% 2.39%
1974 1.28% 2.34%
1973 1.44% 2.33%
1972 1.61% 2.33%
1971 1.75% 2.34%
1970 1.82% 2.4%
1969 1.85% 2.46%
1968 1.88% 2.49%
1967 1.94% 2.51%
1966 2.03% 2.54%
1965 2.09% 2.58%
1964 2.13% 2.64%
1963 2.13% 2.66%
1962 2.08% 2.67%
1961 2.06% 2.62%

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 Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

Cuba Egypt
Current population
10894785
120697176
Population rank 90/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 1.46%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
15.7 seconds
One birth every
5.48 minutes
13.1 seconds
One death every
4.7 minutes
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline -110 +5,486
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 62/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 -57,305
Net migration rank 153/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -57,305
2024 - -22,356 - 123,884
2023 -15,880 -22,797 1,780,230 305,006
2022 -17,961 -23,149 1,736,123 13,707
2021 -71,616 -11,976 1,566,491 6,161
2020 -12,808 -11,976 1,704,988 6,016
2019 -4,245 -23,955 1,805,818 7,050
2018 3,436 -23,779 1,908,512 20,788
2017 2,306 -23,394 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 9,677 -24,146 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 20,464 -24,910 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 22,448 -39,426 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 29,827 -37,619 2,156,922 130,305
2012 33,864 -36,101 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 40,753 -35,313 1,951,851 126,170
2010 37,021 -34,121 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 37,543 -35,063 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 32,848 -29,427 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 24,617 -19,050 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 24,508 -12,619 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 36,660 -16,561 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 44,258 -16,776 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 56,170 -24,916 1,614,293 9,854
2002 58,212 -25,535 1,593,474 11,205
2001 57,325 -23,442 1,568,962 556
2000 61,133 -24,980 1,540,084 27,873
1999 69,069 -31,456 1,534,697 22,026
1998 71,284 -33,863 1,519,728 78,858
1997 71,828 -35,712 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 61,837 -26,105 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 66,809 -29,235 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 68,604 -27,501 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 73,221 -24,358 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 83,461 -21,867 1,421,372 74,950
1991 95,398 -20,665 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 112,378 -15,438 1,450,747 406,994
1989 114,865 -14,705 1,461,547 52,648
1988 116,626 -15,474 1,465,620 66,147
1987 109,617 -16,290 1,436,059 58,678
1986 105,997 -17,146 1,410,249 31,299
1985 103,228 -18,048 1,388,718 112,411
1984 101,670 -18,994 1,351,297 122,791
1983 101,858 -19,994 1,318,474 129,242
1982 95,866 -21,055 1,258,574 51,229
1981 74,067 -22,159 1,206,830 4,140
1980 74,271 -37,114 1,181,914 738
1979 81,192 -35,473 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 86,864 -29,839 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 106,875 -36,811 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 125,383 -41,042 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 144,964 -46,268 987,822 -62,368
1974 165,099 -52,697 946,052 -60,174
1973 177,387 -52,073 905,068 -55,702
1972 187,588 -50,031 893,333 -55,282
1971 195,106 -43,056 868,365 -56,503
1970 201,823 -44,466 841,952 -35,064
1969 205,581 -47,446 824,564 -6,703
1968 205,487 -49,387 809,482 -764
1967 207,245 -49,556 788,908 6,286
1966 209,179 -48,509 774,391 10,089
1965 211,322 -46,683 752,682 17,605
1964 209,315 -44,406 749,608 20,596
1963 205,788 -41,979 738,788 25,109
1962 196,423 -39,116 720,128 25,696
1961 183,806 -33,163 703,216 23,184
1960 172,816 -25,396 685,403 -2,954

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 Egypt 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

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
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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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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