The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 1,892,516 people in Equatorial Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,892,659 people compared to 1,984,968 in Equatorial Guinea.
Population statistics:
- Cuba's population is 5.49 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
- Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Equatorial Guinea is the 148th.
- The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea.
- For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +3.15% in Equatorial Guinea.
- Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.42% decline), while Equatorial Guinea has grown from 990K to 1.98M (100.4% growth).
- Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5M people, while Cuba's population already peaked in 2012 at 11.3M people and is projected to decrease to 5.58M people by 2100.
Cuba vs Equatorial Guinea: live population counter
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| Current population |
10892659
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1984968
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| Population rank | 90/197 | 148/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.13% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
13.1 minutes
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11.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
5.48 minutes
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9.61 minutes
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| One death every |
4.7 minutes
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36.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
23.5 minutes
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2.25 hours
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| Annual migration change | -22,356 | +3,891 |
| Daily growth/decline | -110 | +123 |
| Annual growth/decline | -40,148 | +44,967 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.36% | +2.43% |
| Population growth rate rank | 182/197 | 30/197 |
Cuba and Equatorial Guinea: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 7,238,081 | 269,807 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,387,117 | 274,896 | 2.06% | 1.89% |
| 1962 | 7,541,098 | 280,286 | 2.08% | 1.96% |
| 1963 | 7,701,660 | 285,965 | 2.13% | 2.03% |
| 1964 | 7,866,020 | 291,942 | 2.13% | 2.09% |
| 1965 | 8,030,797 | 298,238 | 2.09% | 2.16% |
| 1966 | 8,193,450 | 304,859 | 2.03% | 2.22% |
| 1967 | 8,352,625 | 311,805 | 1.94% | 2.28% |
| 1968 | 8,509,522 | 318,849 | 1.88% | 2.26% |
| 1969 | 8,666,640 | 322,517 | 1.85% | 1.15% |
| 1970 | 8,824,382 | 320,803 | 1.82% | -0.53% |
| 1971 | 8,979,085 | 315,940 | 1.75% | -1.52% |
| 1972 | 9,123,891 | 309,468 | 1.61% | -2.05% |
| 1973 | 9,255,328 | 302,281 | 1.44% | -2.32% |
| 1974 | 9,374,183 | 294,953 | 1.28% | -2.42% |
| 1975 | 9,479,726 | 287,901 | 1.13% | -2.39% |
| 1976 | 9,571,242 | 281,031 | 0.97% | -2.39% |
| 1977 | 9,648,440 | 276,779 | 0.81% | -1.51% |
| 1978 | 9,711,980 | 276,531 | 0.66% | -0.09% |
| 1979 | 9,763,355 | 279,846 | 0.53% | 1.2% |
| 1980 | 9,804,796 | 288,644 | 0.42% | 3.14% |
| 1981 | 9,849,320 | 303,252 | 0.45% | 5.06% |
| 1982 | 9,912,681 | 322,216 | 0.64% | 6.25% |
| 1983 | 9,991,026 | 343,421 | 0.79% | 6.58% |
| 1984 | 10,073,299 | 364,899 | 0.82% | 6.25% |
| 1985 | 10,157,228 | 385,547 | 0.83% | 5.66% |
| 1986 | 10,244,247 | 404,728 | 0.86% | 4.98% |
| 1987 | 10,335,342 | 422,522 | 0.89% | 4.4% |
| 1988 | 10,432,585 | 439,651 | 0.94% | 4.05% |
| 1989 | 10,533,243 | 456,808 | 0.96% | 3.9% |
| 1990 | 10,631,799 | 474,274 | 0.94% | 3.82% |
| 1991 | 10,717,640 | 492,217 | 0.81% | 3.78% |
| 1992 | 10,785,801 | 510,770 | 0.64% | 3.77% |
| 1993 | 10,841,031 | 530,023 | 0.51% | 3.77% |
| 1994 | 10,886,021 | 550,138 | 0.41% | 3.8% |
| 1995 | 10,925,362 | 571,264 | 0.36% | 3.84% |
| 1996 | 10,962,010 | 593,492 | 0.34% | 3.89% |
| 1997 | 10,997,934 | 616,893 | 0.33% | 3.94% |
| 1998 | 11,034,712 | 641,474 | 0.33% | 3.98% |
| 1999 | 11,072,230 | 667,214 | 0.34% | 4.01% |
| 2000 | 11,109,109 | 703,279 | 0.33% | 5.41% |
| 2001 | 11,144,132 | 749,836 | 0.32% | 6.62% |
| 2002 | 11,177,418 | 797,957 | 0.3% | 6.42% |
| 2003 | 11,209,383 | 847,862 | 0.29% | 6.25% |
| 2004 | 11,238,756 | 899,917 | 0.26% | 6.14% |
| 2005 | 11,262,554 | 947,367 | 0.21% | 5.27% |
| 2006 | 11,278,550 | 990,343 | 0.14% | 4.54% |
| 2007 | 11,287,272 | 1,036,044 | 0.08% | 4.61% |
| 2008 | 11,291,762 | 1,084,530 | 0.04% | 4.68% |
| 2009 | 11,294,719 | 1,135,673 | 0.03% | 4.72% |
| 2010 | 11,297,409 | 1,189,085 | 0.02% | 4.7% |
| 2011 | 11,301,571 | 1,241,835 | 0.04% | 4.44% |
| 2012 | 11,303,175 | 1,293,483 | 0.01% | 4.16% |
| 2013 | 11,298,167 | 1,346,218 | -0.04% | 4.08% |
| 2014 | 11,285,775 | 1,399,828 | -0.11% | 3.98% |
| 2015 | 11,275,065 | 1,453,923 | -0.09% | 3.86% |
| 2016 | 11,265,612 | 1,508,186 | -0.08% | 3.73% |
| 2017 | 11,247,829 | 1,562,396 | -0.16% | 3.59% |
| 2018 | 11,227,118 | 1,616,422 | -0.18% | 3.46% |
| 2019 | 11,202,846 | 1,670,177 | -0.22% | 3.33% |
| 2020 | 11,176,354 | 1,716,468 | -0.24% | 2.77% |
| 2021 | 11,122,168 | 1,758,786 | -0.48% | 2.47% |
| 2022 | 11,059,820 | 1,803,545 | -0.56% | 2.54% |
| 2023 | 11,019,931 | 1,847,549 | -0.36% | 2.44% |
| 2024 | 10,979,783 | 1,892,516 | -0.36% | 2.43% |
| 2025 | 10,937,204 | 1,938,427 | -0.39% | 2.43% |
| 2026 | 10,892,659 | 1,984,463 | -0.41% | 2.37% |
| 2027 | 10,846,709 | 2,030,749 | -0.42% | 2.33% |
| 2028 | 10,799,586 | 2,077,253 | -0.43% | 2.29% |
| 2029 | 10,750,892 | 2,123,699 | -0.45% | 2.24% |
| 2030 | 10,700,820 | 2,170,434 | -0.47% | 2.2% |
| 2031 | 10,649,673 | 2,218,077 | -0.48% | 2.2% |
| 2032 | 10,597,336 | 2,267,025 | -0.49% | 2.21% |
| 2033 | 10,543,539 | 2,315,991 | -0.51% | 2.16% |
| 2034 | 10,488,270 | 2,364,847 | -0.52% | 2.11% |
| 2035 | 10,431,762 | 2,414,263 | -0.54% | 2.09% |
| 2036 | 10,373,926 | 2,463,880 | -0.55% | 2.06% |
| 2037 | 10,314,339 | 2,513,955 | -0.57% | 2.03% |
| 2038 | 10,253,201 | 2,564,843 | -0.59% | 2.02% |
| 2039 | 10,190,465 | 2,615,417 | -0.61% | 1.97% |
| 2040 | 10,125,837 | 2,665,575 | -0.63% | 1.92% |
| 2041 | 10,059,299 | 2,715,477 | -0.66% | 1.87% |
| 2042 | 9,990,897 | 2,764,764 | -0.68% | 1.82% |
| 2043 | 9,920,670 | 2,813,769 | -0.7% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 9,848,751 | 2,862,511 | -0.72% | 1.73% |
| 2045 | 9,775,205 | 2,911,227 | -0.75% | 1.7% |
| 2046 | 9,699,830 | 2,959,088 | -0.77% | 1.64% |
| 2047 | 9,622,707 | 3,005,551 | -0.8% | 1.57% |
| 2048 | 9,544,142 | 3,051,480 | -0.82% | 1.53% |
| 2049 | 9,463,925 | 3,097,625 | -0.84% | 1.51% |
| 2050 | 9,381,995 | 3,143,719 | -0.87% | 1.49% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Equatorial Guinea gained 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost -372,953 (a 3.31% decline), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 476,782 (a 31.6% growth).
Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th in 2006 and ranked 148th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Cuba's population will shrink by 13.9% to 9,381,995 people with a rank change from 90th to 104th. The population of Equatorial Guinea will increase by 58.4% to 3,143,719 people and rank change from 148th to 140th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Malabo | 297K |
| Bata | 290K |
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Population differences between Cuba and Equatorial Guinea
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| Life expectancy | 78.6 years | 64.3 years |
| Average age | 42 years | 25.9 years |
| Median age | 43.1 years | 22 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.3:50.7 | 52.7:47.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.44 births per woman | 4.08 births per woman |
| Population density | 274 ppl/mi² | 174.7 ppl/mi² |
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