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

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The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,937,203 in 2025 vs 135,472,051 people in Ethiopia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,893,750 people compared to 140,722,974 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 12.9 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 -0.28% per year vs +2.69% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.41% decline), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 141M (74.4% growth).

Cuba vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Ethiopia
2100 5,596,187 371,078,260
2099 5,656,838 369,338,252
2098 5,718,102 367,513,542
2097 5,780,020 365,567,496
2096 5,842,669 363,536,294
2095 5,906,190 361,596,042
2094 5,970,237 359,531,317
2093 6,035,281 357,460,480
2092 6,101,080 355,389,829
2091 6,167,568 353,218,632
2090 6,235,130 350,960,021
2089 6,303,623 348,751,618
2088 6,372,772 346,517,326
2087 6,442,801 344,162,324
2086 6,513,670 341,671,994
2085 6,585,155 339,167,930
2084 6,656,872 336,649,520
2083 6,728,883 334,083,247
2082 6,801,349 331,401,460
2081 6,873,815 328,715,487
2080 6,946,429 326,013,981
2079 7,019,056 323,282,865
2078 7,091,740 320,422,535
2077 7,164,594 317,492,915
2076 7,237,317 314,518,328
2075 7,310,377 311,487,723
2074 7,383,925 308,416,133
2073 7,457,892 305,383,505
2072 7,532,809 302,258,564
2071 7,608,382 299,119,280
2070 7,685,405 295,963,235
2069 7,763,655 292,756,723
2068 7,843,062 289,522,748
2067 7,924,000 286,191,689
2066 8,006,242 282,905,709
2065 8,090,113 279,576,283
2064 8,175,374 276,197,958
2063 8,261,758 272,782,685
2062 8,349,557 269,340,926
2061 8,438,278 265,803,351
2060 8,527,958 262,269,354
2059 8,617,968 258,692,767
2058 8,707,935 255,205,644
2057 8,797,858 251,656,356
2056 8,887,718 248,002,497
2055 8,976,800 244,426,069
2054 9,065,272 240,794,405
2053 9,152,380 237,155,110
2052 9,238,015 233,479,314
2051 9,322,135 229,733,593
2050 9,404,588 226,055,085
2049 9,485,665 222,351,471
2048 9,564,698 218,627,197
2047 9,642,488 214,883,954
2046 9,718,631 211,161,780
2045 9,792,929 207,461,987
2044 9,865,430 203,749,820
2043 9,936,492 200,035,613
2042 10,005,604 196,351,202
2041 10,073,038 192,689,672
2040 10,138,405 189,023,384
2039 10,202,047 185,365,776
2038 10,263,612 181,733,067
2037 10,324,081 178,124,993
2036 10,382,560 174,515,366
2035 10,439,517 170,904,339
2034 10,495,362 167,316,305
2033 10,549,819 163,763,376
2032 10,602,742 160,167,364
2031 10,654,301 156,590,018
2030 10,704,828 153,023,174
2029 10,754,241 149,461,578
2028 10,802,022 145,944,350
2027 10,848,290 142,419,893
2026 10,893,750 138,930,724
2025 10,937,203 135,472,051
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 371,862 people (a 3.3% decline), while Ethiopia's population increased by 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% 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 9,404,588 people with a rank change from 90th to 104th. The population of Ethiopia will increase by 60.6% to 226,055,085 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 -0.39% 2.58%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Cuba declined by 0.39%, while Ethiopia's population grew by 2.58%.

Live population counters

Cuba Ethiopia
Current population
10893750
140722974
Population rank 90/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 1.69%
One net population change
12.4 minutes
9.27 seconds
One birth every
5.55 minutes
7.59 seconds
One death every
4.61 minutes
40.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -117 +9,349
Annual growth/decline -42,580 +3,412,284
Annual growth/decline rate -0.39% +2.58%
Population growth rate rank 180/197 24/197
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 -19,270 -22,356 3,379,409 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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 33.3% of the population change in Cuba is from natural causes (a loss of 105,897 people) and 66.7% is from migration (a loss of 212,438 people). In Ethiopia 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,993,135 people) and 0.93% is from migration (a gain of 292,435 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 506K
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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