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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 132,059,767 people in Ethiopia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 139,917,664 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 12.8 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 1.82% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +2.71% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 140M (73.4% growth).

Cuba vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Ethiopia
2100 5,596,718 371,192,732
2099 5,657,375 369,452,188
2098 5,718,645 367,626,914
2097 5,780,569 365,680,268
2096 5,843,224 363,648,440
2095 5,906,751 361,707,589
2094 5,970,804 359,642,227
2093 6,035,854 357,570,752
2092 6,101,659 355,499,462
2091 6,168,154 353,327,595
2090 6,235,722 351,068,287
2089 6,304,222 348,859,203
2088 6,373,377 346,624,222
2087 6,443,413 344,268,493
2086 6,514,289 341,777,395
2085 6,585,780 339,272,558
2084 6,657,505 336,753,372
2083 6,729,522 334,186,307
2082 6,801,995 331,503,693
2081 6,874,468 328,816,892
2080 6,947,089 326,114,551
2079 7,019,723 323,382,593
2078 7,092,413 320,521,381
2077 7,165,274 317,590,857
2076 7,238,004 314,615,353
2075 7,311,071 311,583,813
2074 7,384,626 308,511,275
2073 7,458,600 305,477,711
2072 7,533,524 302,351,806
2071 7,609,105 299,211,554
2070 7,686,135 296,054,535
2069 7,764,393 292,847,034
2068 7,843,807 289,612,061
2067 7,924,753 286,279,975
2066 8,007,003 282,992,981
2065 8,090,881 279,662,528
2064 8,176,150 276,283,161
2063 8,262,542 272,866,834
2062 8,350,350 269,424,014
2061 8,439,080 265,885,347
2060 8,528,768 262,350,260
2059 8,618,786 258,772,570
2058 8,708,762 255,284,371
2057 8,798,693 251,733,988
2056 8,888,562 248,079,002
2055 8,977,652 244,501,471
2054 9,066,133 240,868,686
2053 9,153,249 237,228,269
2052 9,238,892 233,551,340
2051 9,323,021 229,804,463
2050 9,405,481 226,124,819
2049 9,486,566 222,420,063
2048 9,565,607 218,694,640
2047 9,643,403 214,950,242
2046 9,719,554 211,226,920
2045 9,793,859 207,525,986
2044 9,866,367 203,812,674
2043 9,937,436 200,097,321
2042 10,006,554 196,411,774
2041 10,073,994 192,749,114
2040 10,139,368 189,081,695
2039 10,203,016 185,422,958
2038 10,264,587 181,789,129
2037 10,325,061 178,179,942
2036 10,383,547 174,569,201
2035 10,440,509 170,957,061
2034 10,496,359 167,367,920
2033 10,550,821 163,813,895
2032 10,603,749 160,216,774
2031 10,655,312 156,638,324
2030 10,705,845 153,070,380
2029 10,755,262 149,507,684
2028 10,803,047 145,989,372
2027 10,849,321 142,463,827
2026 10,894,785 138,973,582
2025 10,938,241 135,513,842
2024 10,979,783 132,059,767
2023 11,019,931 128,691,692
2022 11,059,820 125,384,287
2021 11,122,168 122,138,588
2020 11,176,354 118,917,671
2019 11,202,846 115,737,383
2018 11,227,118 112,664,152
2017 11,247,829 109,666,481
2016 11,265,612 106,718,162
2015 11,275,065 103,867,135
2014 11,285,775 101,115,610
2013 11,298,167 98,438,751
2012 11,303,175 95,798,767
2011 11,301,571 93,149,970
2010 11,297,409 90,538,514
2009 11,294,719 88,007,636
2008 11,291,762 85,543,668
2007 11,287,272 83,103,217
2006 11,278,550 80,703,490
2005 11,262,554 78,367,470
2004 11,238,756 76,077,206
2003 11,209,383 73,832,663
2002 11,177,418 71,635,517
2001 11,144,132 69,487,762
2000 11,109,109 67,411,494
1999 11,072,230 65,374,561
1998 11,034,712 63,363,524
1997 10,997,934 61,404,539
1996 10,962,010 59,467,635
1995 10,925,362 57,537,335
1994 10,886,021 55,611,508
1993 10,841,031 53,708,891
1992 10,785,801 51,853,747
1991 10,717,640 49,717,198
1990 10,631,799 47,609,755
1989 10,533,243 45,879,690
1988 10,432,585 44,150,825
1987 10,335,342 42,460,039
1986 10,244,247 41,037,656
1985 10,157,228 39,842,136
1984 10,073,299 38,735,722
1983 9,991,026 37,740,817
1982 9,912,681 36,701,290
1981 9,849,320 35,304,012
1980 9,804,796 34,428,514
1979 9,763,355 34,238,652
1978 9,711,980 33,734,592
1977 9,648,440 33,167,272
1976 9,571,242 32,534,418
1975 9,479,726 31,723,252
1974 9,374,183 30,957,273
1973 9,255,328 30,166,785
1972 9,123,891 29,374,608
1971 8,979,085 28,600,106
1970 8,824,382 27,829,128
1969 8,666,640 27,072,571
1968 8,509,522 26,337,930
1967 8,352,625 25,620,276
1966 8,193,450 24,952,689
1965 8,030,797 24,310,612
1964 7,866,020 23,666,548
1963 7,701,660 23,051,637
1962 7,541,098 22,465,126
1961 7,387,117 21,906,102
1960 7,238,081 21,376,693

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 Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Ethiopia's population increased by 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th 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 Ethiopia will increase by 61.6% to 226,124,819 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M 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
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Ethiopia
2100 -1.07% 0.47%
2099 -1.07% 0.5%
2098 -1.07% 0.53%
2097 -1.07% 0.56%
2096 -1.08% 0.54%
2095 -1.07% 0.57%
2094 -1.08% 0.58%
2093 -1.08% 0.58%
2092 -1.08% 0.61%
2091 -1.08% 0.64%
2090 -1.09% 0.63%
2089 -1.09% 0.64%
2088 -1.09% 0.68%
2087 -1.09% 0.73%
2086 -1.09% 0.74%
2085 -1.08% 0.75%
2084 -1.07% 0.77%
2083 -1.07% 0.81%
2082 -1.05% 0.82%
2081 -1.05% 0.83%
2080 -1.03% 0.84%
2079 -1.02% 0.89%
2078 -1.02% 0.92%
2077 -1% 0.95%
2076 -1% 0.97%
2075 -1% 1%
2074 -0.99% 0.99%
2073 -0.99% 1.03%
2072 -0.99% 1.05%
2071 -1% 1.07%
2070 -1.01% 1.1%
2069 -1.01% 1.12%
2068 -1.02% 1.16%
2067 -1.03% 1.16%
2066 -1.04% 1.19%
2065 -1.04% 1.22%
2064 -1.05% 1.25%
2063 -1.05% 1.28%
2062 -1.05% 1.33%
2061 -1.05% 1.35%
2060 -1.04% 1.38%
2059 -1.03% 1.37%
2058 -1.02% 1.41%
2057 -1.01% 1.47%
2056 -0.99% 1.46%
2055 -0.98% 1.51%
2054 -0.95% 1.53%
2053 -0.93% 1.57%
2052 -0.9% 1.63%
2051 -0.88% 1.63%
2050 -0.85% 1.67%
2049 -0.83% 1.7%
2048 -0.81% 1.74%
2047 -0.78% 1.76%
2046 -0.76% 1.78%
2045 -0.73% 1.82%
2044 -0.72% 1.86%
2043 -0.69% 1.88%
2042 -0.67% 1.9%
2041 -0.64% 1.94%
2040 -0.62% 1.97%
2039 -0.6% 2%
2038 -0.59% 2.03%
2037 -0.56% 2.07%
2036 -0.55% 2.11%
2035 -0.53% 2.14%
2034 -0.52% 2.17%
2033 -0.5% 2.25%
2032 -0.48% 2.28%
2031 -0.47% 2.33%
2030 -0.46% 2.38%
2029 -0.44% 2.41%
2028 -0.43% 2.47%
2027 -0.42% 2.51%
2026 -0.4% 2.55%
2025 -0.38% 2.62%
2024 -0.36% 2.62%
2023 -0.36% 2.64%
2022 -0.56% 2.66%
2021 -0.48% 2.71%
2020 -0.24% 2.75%
2019 -0.22% 2.73%
2018 -0.18% 2.73%
2017 -0.16% 2.76%
2016 -0.08% 2.74%
2015 -0.09% 2.72%
2014 -0.11% 2.72%
2013 -0.04% 2.76%
2012 0.01% 2.84%
2011 0.04% 2.88%
2010 0.02% 2.88%
2009 0.03% 2.88%
2008 0.04% 2.94%
2007 0.08% 2.97%
2006 0.14% 2.98%
2005 0.21% 3.01%
2004 0.26% 3.04%
2003 0.29% 3.07%
2002 0.3% 3.09%
2001 0.32% 3.08%
2000 0.33% 3.12%
1999 0.34% 3.17%
1998 0.33% 3.19%
1997 0.33% 3.26%
1996 0.34% 3.35%
1995 0.36% 3.46%
1994 0.41% 3.54%
1993 0.51% 3.58%
1992 0.64% 4.3%
1991 0.81% 4.43%
1990 0.94% 3.77%
1989 0.96% 3.92%
1988 0.94% 3.98%
1987 0.89% 3.47%
1986 0.86% 3%
1985 0.83% 2.86%
1984 0.82% 2.64%
1983 0.79% 2.83%
1982 0.64% 3.96%
1981 0.45% 2.54%
1980 0.42% 0.55%
1979 0.53% 1.49%
1978 0.66% 1.71%
1977 0.81% 1.95%
1976 0.97% 2.56%
1975 1.13% 2.47%
1974 1.28% 2.62%
1973 1.44% 2.7%
1972 1.61% 2.71%
1971 1.75% 2.77%
1970 1.82% 2.79%
1969 1.85% 2.79%
1968 1.88% 2.8%
1967 1.94% 2.68%
1966 2.03% 2.64%
1965 2.09% 2.72%
1964 2.13% 2.67%
1963 2.13% 2.61%
1962 2.08% 2.55%
1961 2.06% 2.48%

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 Ethiopia's population grew by 2.62%.

Live population counters

Cuba Ethiopia
Current population
10894785
139917664
Population rank 90/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 1.69%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
9.36 seconds
One birth every
5.48 minutes
7.68 seconds
One death every
4.7 minutes
41.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline -110 +9,228
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +3,368,075
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +2.62%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 25/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 +24,054
Net migration rank 153/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - 24,054
2024 - -22,356 - 30,069
2023 -15,880 -22,797 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 -17,961 -23,149 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 -71,616 -11,976 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 -12,808 -11,976 3,199,718 38,866
2019 -4,245 -23,955 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 3,436 -23,779 3,015,231 9,302
2017 2,306 -23,394 2,899,143 71,766
2016 9,677 -24,146 2,809,889 115,823
2015 20,464 -24,910 2,713,529 62,785
2014 22,448 -39,426 2,623,647 103,122
2013 29,827 -37,619 2,546,020 80,955
2012 33,864 -36,101 2,533,398 119,517
2011 40,753 -35,313 2,527,811 116,793
2010 37,021 -34,121 2,498,048 80,213
2009 37,543 -35,063 2,467,118 16,315
2008 32,848 -29,427 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 24,617 -19,050 2,436,753 -381
2006 24,508 -12,619 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 36,660 -16,561 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 44,258 -16,776 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 56,170 -24,916 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 58,212 -25,535 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 57,325 -23,442 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 61,133 -24,980 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 69,069 -31,456 2,010,987 29,142
1998 71,284 -33,863 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 71,828 -35,712 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 61,837 -26,105 1,896,364 41,456
1995 66,809 -29,235 1,831,068 91,727
1994 68,604 -27,501 1,788,133 140,715
1993 73,221 -24,358 1,734,851 141,545
1992 83,461 -21,867 1,673,839 160,106
1991 95,398 -20,665 1,579,416 859,737
1990 112,378 -15,438 1,479,663 296,014
1989 114,865 -14,705 1,441,769 242,614
1988 116,626 -15,474 1,393,356 379,966
1987 109,617 -16,290 1,356,853 251,387
1986 105,997 -17,146 1,050,277 186,227
1985 103,228 -18,048 997,050 157,476
1984 101,670 -18,994 920,670 137,632
1983 101,858 -19,994 863,472 68,022
1982 95,866 -21,055 1,080,853 66,702
1981 74,067 -22,159 1,018,838 628,135
1980 74,271 -37,114 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 81,192 -35,473 987,203 -711,455
1978 86,864 -29,839 943,388 -210,991
1977 106,875 -36,811 929,381 -527,133
1976 125,383 -41,042 899,577 -36,125
1975 144,964 -46,268 801,425 -42,540
1974 165,099 -52,697 777,306 -4,232
1973 177,387 -52,073 807,535 347
1972 187,588 -50,031 779,808 -3,375
1971 195,106 -43,056 787,047 -14,510
1970 201,823 -44,466 760,821 8,589
1969 205,581 -47,446 736,428 7,258
1968 205,487 -49,387 715,602 9,992
1967 207,245 -49,556 695,283 14,437
1966 209,179 -48,509 616,281 9,160
1965 211,322 -46,683 642,359 16,348
1964 209,315 -44,406 618,667 10,749
1963 205,788 -41,979 590,998 9,418
1962 196,423 -39,116 563,650 8,960
1961 183,806 -33,163 538,518 6,938
1960 172,816 -25,396 511,694 1,696

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 Ethiopia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,237,373 people) and 1.19% is from migration (a gain of 365,488 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

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
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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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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