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Population in Cuba compared to Equatorial Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

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 10,894,785 people compared to 1,998,075 in Equatorial Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Cuba's population is 5.45 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 (3.4% decline), while Equatorial Guinea has grown from 990K to 2M (101.8% growth).

Cuba vs Equatorial Guinea: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Equatorial Guinea
2100 5,596,718 5,053,285
2099 5,657,375 5,030,801
2098 5,718,645 5,007,228
2097 5,780,569 4,983,150
2096 5,843,224 4,959,082
2095 5,906,751 4,933,332
2094 5,970,804 4,905,464
2093 6,035,854 4,877,815
2092 6,101,659 4,850,016
2091 6,168,154 4,823,911
2090 6,235,722 4,796,204
2089 6,304,222 4,765,373
2088 6,373,377 4,734,246
2087 6,443,413 4,703,695
2086 6,514,289 4,673,217
2085 6,585,780 4,642,131
2084 6,657,505 4,607,210
2083 6,729,522 4,574,316
2082 6,801,995 4,540,818
2081 6,874,468 4,505,519
2080 6,947,089 4,469,469
2079 7,019,723 4,430,966
2078 7,092,413 4,393,054
2077 7,165,274 4,354,278
2076 7,238,004 4,312,881
2075 7,311,071 4,271,277
2074 7,384,626 4,230,374
2073 7,458,600 4,189,634
2072 7,533,524 4,148,110
2071 7,609,105 4,106,996
2070 7,686,135 4,064,376
2069 7,764,393 4,021,900
2068 7,843,807 3,981,311
2067 7,924,753 3,939,430
2066 8,007,003 3,896,865
2065 8,090,881 3,852,791
2064 8,176,150 3,808,133
2063 8,262,542 3,764,740
2062 8,350,350 3,721,365
2061 8,439,080 3,677,181
2060 8,528,768 3,632,328
2059 8,618,786 3,586,049
2058 8,708,762 3,537,963
2057 8,798,693 3,491,303
2056 8,888,562 3,444,436
2055 8,977,652 3,396,599
2054 9,066,133 3,348,286
2053 9,153,249 3,300,634
2052 9,238,892 3,252,844
2051 9,323,021 3,205,569
2050 9,405,481 3,158,891
2049 9,486,566 3,112,260
2048 9,565,607 3,065,466
2047 9,643,403 3,019,272
2046 9,719,554 2,971,402
2045 9,793,859 2,922,377
2044 9,866,367 2,872,776
2043 9,937,436 2,823,692
2042 10,006,554 2,773,582
2041 10,073,994 2,723,897
2040 10,139,368 2,672,567
2039 10,203,016 2,622,347
2038 10,264,587 2,570,184
2037 10,325,061 2,519,310
2036 10,383,547 2,468,819
2035 10,440,509 2,418,856
2034 10,496,359 2,368,775
2033 10,550,821 2,319,952
2032 10,603,749 2,269,637
2031 10,655,312 2,220,861
2030 10,705,845 2,173,192
2029 10,755,262 2,126,230
2028 10,803,047 2,079,176
2027 10,849,321 2,032,075
2026 10,894,785 1,985,469
2025 10,938,241 1,938,873
2024 10,979,783 1,892,516
2023 11,019,931 1,847,549
2022 11,059,820 1,803,545
2021 11,122,168 1,758,786
2020 11,176,354 1,716,468
2019 11,202,846 1,670,177
2018 11,227,118 1,616,422
2017 11,247,829 1,562,396
2016 11,265,612 1,508,186
2015 11,275,065 1,453,923
2014 11,285,775 1,399,828
2013 11,298,167 1,346,218
2012 11,303,175 1,293,483
2011 11,301,571 1,241,835
2010 11,297,409 1,189,085
2009 11,294,719 1,135,673
2008 11,291,762 1,084,530
2007 11,287,272 1,036,044
2006 11,278,550 990,343
2005 11,262,554 947,367
2004 11,238,756 899,917
2003 11,209,383 847,862
2002 11,177,418 797,957
2001 11,144,132 749,836
2000 11,109,109 703,279
1999 11,072,230 667,214
1998 11,034,712 641,474
1997 10,997,934 616,893
1996 10,962,010 593,492
1995 10,925,362 571,264
1994 10,886,021 550,138
1993 10,841,031 530,023
1992 10,785,801 510,770
1991 10,717,640 492,217
1990 10,631,799 474,274
1989 10,533,243 456,808
1988 10,432,585 439,651
1987 10,335,342 422,522
1986 10,244,247 404,728
1985 10,157,228 385,547
1984 10,073,299 364,899
1983 9,991,026 343,421
1982 9,912,681 322,216
1981 9,849,320 303,252
1980 9,804,796 288,644
1979 9,763,355 279,846
1978 9,711,980 276,531
1977 9,648,440 276,779
1976 9,571,242 281,031
1975 9,479,726 287,901
1974 9,374,183 294,953
1973 9,255,328 302,281
1972 9,123,891 309,468
1971 8,979,085 315,940
1970 8,824,382 320,803
1969 8,666,640 322,517
1968 8,509,522 318,849
1967 8,352,625 311,805
1966 8,193,450 304,859
1965 8,030,797 298,238
1964 7,866,020 291,942
1963 7,701,660 285,965
1962 7,541,098 280,286
1961 7,387,117 274,896
1960 7,238,081 269,807

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/equatorial-guinea | CC BY

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 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 489,889 people (a 32.5% 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 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 Equatorial Guinea will increase by 58.1% to 3,158,891 people and rank change from 148th to 140th.

Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.05M 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
Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Equatorial Guinea
2100 -1.07% 0.45%
2099 -1.07% 0.47%
2098 -1.07% 0.48%
2097 -1.07% 0.49%
2096 -1.08% 0.52%
2095 -1.07% 0.57%
2094 -1.08% 0.57%
2093 -1.08% 0.57%
2092 -1.08% 0.54%
2091 -1.08% 0.58%
2090 -1.09% 0.65%
2089 -1.09% 0.66%
2088 -1.09% 0.65%
2087 -1.09% 0.65%
2086 -1.09% 0.67%
2085 -1.08% 0.76%
2084 -1.07% 0.72%
2083 -1.07% 0.74%
2082 -1.05% 0.78%
2081 -1.05% 0.81%
2080 -1.03% 0.87%
2079 -1.02% 0.86%
2078 -1.02% 0.89%
2077 -1% 0.96%
2076 -1% 0.97%
2075 -1% 0.97%
2074 -0.99% 0.97%
2073 -0.99% 1%
2072 -0.99% 1%
2071 -1% 1.05%
2070 -1.01% 1.06%
2069 -1.01% 1.02%
2068 -1.02% 1.06%
2067 -1.03% 1.09%
2066 -1.04% 1.14%
2065 -1.04% 1.17%
2064 -1.05% 1.15%
2063 -1.05% 1.17%
2062 -1.05% 1.2%
2061 -1.05% 1.23%
2060 -1.04% 1.29%
2059 -1.03% 1.36%
2058 -1.02% 1.34%
2057 -1.01% 1.36%
2056 -0.99% 1.41%
2055 -0.98% 1.44%
2054 -0.95% 1.44%
2053 -0.93% 1.47%
2052 -0.9% 1.47%
2051 -0.88% 1.48%
2050 -0.85% 1.5%
2049 -0.83% 1.53%
2048 -0.81% 1.53%
2047 -0.78% 1.61%
2046 -0.76% 1.68%
2045 -0.73% 1.73%
2044 -0.72% 1.74%
2043 -0.69% 1.81%
2042 -0.67% 1.82%
2041 -0.64% 1.92%
2040 -0.62% 1.92%
2039 -0.6% 2.03%
2038 -0.59% 2.02%
2037 -0.56% 2.05%
2036 -0.55% 2.07%
2035 -0.53% 2.11%
2034 -0.52% 2.1%
2033 -0.5% 2.22%
2032 -0.48% 2.2%
2031 -0.47% 2.19%
2030 -0.46% 2.21%
2029 -0.44% 2.26%
2028 -0.43% 2.32%
2027 -0.42% 2.35%
2026 -0.4% 2.4%
2025 -0.38% 2.45%
2024 -0.36% 2.43%
2023 -0.36% 2.44%
2022 -0.56% 2.54%
2021 -0.48% 2.47%
2020 -0.24% 2.77%
2019 -0.22% 3.33%
2018 -0.18% 3.46%
2017 -0.16% 3.59%
2016 -0.08% 3.73%
2015 -0.09% 3.86%
2014 -0.11% 3.98%
2013 -0.04% 4.08%
2012 0.01% 4.16%
2011 0.04% 4.44%
2010 0.02% 4.7%
2009 0.03% 4.72%
2008 0.04% 4.68%
2007 0.08% 4.61%
2006 0.14% 4.54%
2005 0.21% 5.27%
2004 0.26% 6.14%
2003 0.29% 6.25%
2002 0.3% 6.42%
2001 0.32% 6.62%
2000 0.33% 5.41%
1999 0.34% 4.01%
1998 0.33% 3.98%
1997 0.33% 3.94%
1996 0.34% 3.89%
1995 0.36% 3.84%
1994 0.41% 3.8%
1993 0.51% 3.77%
1992 0.64% 3.77%
1991 0.81% 3.78%
1990 0.94% 3.82%
1989 0.96% 3.9%
1988 0.94% 4.05%
1987 0.89% 4.4%
1986 0.86% 4.98%
1985 0.83% 5.66%
1984 0.82% 6.25%
1983 0.79% 6.58%
1982 0.64% 6.25%
1981 0.45% 5.06%
1980 0.42% 3.14%
1979 0.53% 1.2%
1978 0.66% -0.09%
1977 0.81% -1.51%
1976 0.97% -2.39%
1975 1.13% -2.39%
1974 1.28% -2.42%
1973 1.44% -2.32%
1972 1.61% -2.05%
1971 1.75% -1.52%
1970 1.82% -0.53%
1969 1.85% 1.15%
1968 1.88% 2.26%
1967 1.94% 2.28%
1966 2.03% 2.22%
1965 2.09% 2.16%
1964 2.13% 2.09%
1963 2.13% 2.03%
1962 2.08% 1.96%
1961 2.06% 1.89%

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/equatorial-guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cuba declined by 0.36%, while Equatorial Guinea's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Cuba Equatorial Guinea
Current population
10894785
1998075
Population rank 90/197 148/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.02%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
11.7 minutes
One birth every
5.48 minutes
9.61 minutes
One death every
4.7 minutes
36.1 minutes
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
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
2.3 hours
Annual migration change -22,244 +3,812
Net migration rank 153/196 53/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 248,930
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 106/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 13.2%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 52/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Equatorial Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - 3,812
2024 - -22,356 - 3,891
2023 -15,880 -22,797 40,140 3,997
2022 -17,961 -23,149 39,873 3,997
2021 -71,616 -11,976 39,160 6,493
2020 -12,808 -11,976 38,994 0
2019 -4,245 -23,955 38,894 14,695
2018 3,436 -23,779 38,332 15,581
2017 2,306 -23,394 37,740 16,399
2016 9,677 -24,146 37,180 17,107
2015 20,464 -24,910 36,543 17,697
2014 22,448 -39,426 35,889 18,058
2013 29,827 -37,619 35,158 18,106
2012 33,864 -36,101 34,347 17,860
2011 40,753 -35,313 33,502 17,604
2010 37,021 -34,121 32,368 22,027
2009 37,543 -35,063 31,184 21,235
2008 32,848 -29,427 29,941 19,925
2007 24,617 -19,050 28,672 18,433
2006 24,508 -12,619 27,404 16,889
2005 36,660 -16,561 26,116 15,548
2004 44,258 -16,776 24,666 28,578
2003 56,170 -24,916 23,168 27,696
2002 58,212 -25,535 21,744 27,198
2001 57,325 -23,442 20,376 26,919
2000 61,133 -24,980 19,132 26,695
1999 69,069 -31,456 18,465 7,846
1998 71,284 -33,863 17,854 7,307
1997 71,828 -35,712 17,305 6,696
1996 61,837 -26,105 16,802 6,003
1995 66,809 -29,235 16,345 5,300
1994 68,604 -27,501 15,937 4,664
1993 73,221 -24,358 15,459 4,175
1992 83,461 -21,867 15,010 3,867
1991 95,398 -20,665 14,581 3,642
1990 112,378 -15,438 14,158 3,511
1989 114,865 -14,705 13,724 3,545
1988 116,626 -15,474 13,266 3,777
1987 109,617 -16,290 12,727 4,482
1986 105,997 -17,146 12,061 6,317
1985 103,228 -18,048 11,179 8,816
1984 101,670 -18,994 10,076 11,221
1983 101,858 -19,994 8,886 12,766
1982 95,866 -21,055 8,182 12,568
1981 74,067 -22,159 7,573 9,605
1980 74,271 -37,114 7,142 4,903
1979 81,192 -35,473 5,786 -235
1978 86,864 -29,839 5,635 -4,553
1977 106,875 -36,811 5,550 -7,131
1976 125,383 -41,042 2,451 -9,377
1975 144,964 -46,268 4,580 -11,398
1974 165,099 -52,697 5,697 -12,983
1973 177,387 -52,073 6,508 -13,875
1972 187,588 -50,031 6,572 -13,576
1971 195,106 -43,056 4,822 -10,760
1970 201,823 -44,466 2,715 -6,499
1969 205,581 -47,446 2,593 -2,237
1968 205,487 -49,387 6,417 565
1967 207,245 -49,556 6,135 974
1966 209,179 -48,509 5,868 915
1965 211,322 -46,683 5,618 837
1964 209,315 -44,406 5,393 735
1963 205,788 -41,979 5,192 632
1962 196,423 -39,116 5,013 528
1961 183,806 -33,163 4,858 384
1960 172,816 -25,396 4,727 210

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

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/equatorial-guinea | 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 Equatorial Guinea 77% is from natural causes (a gain of 382,745 people) and 23% is from migration (a gain of 114,024 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 248,930 people or 13.2% in Equatorial Guinea.

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
Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K

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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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