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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 83,516,593 people in Germany in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 82,575,542 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 7.58 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 1.13% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +0.32% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.6M (0.24% growth).

Cuba vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Germany
2100 5,596,718 69,929,981
2099 5,657,375 69,956,854
2098 5,718,645 69,973,838
2097 5,780,569 70,015,834
2096 5,843,224 70,046,713
2095 5,906,751 70,067,131
2094 5,970,804 70,085,911
2093 6,035,854 70,106,718
2092 6,101,659 70,132,132
2091 6,168,154 70,178,440
2090 6,235,722 70,240,137
2089 6,304,222 70,294,005
2088 6,373,377 70,352,443
2087 6,443,413 70,434,814
2086 6,514,289 70,532,124
2085 6,585,780 70,627,602
2084 6,657,505 70,722,960
2083 6,729,522 70,829,392
2082 6,801,995 70,932,273
2081 6,874,468 71,045,881
2080 6,947,089 71,171,519
2079 7,019,723 71,305,544
2078 7,092,413 71,445,484
2077 7,165,274 71,601,117
2076 7,238,004 71,757,525
2075 7,311,071 71,891,567
2074 7,384,626 72,046,795
2073 7,458,600 72,206,145
2072 7,533,524 72,356,324
2071 7,609,105 72,517,749
2070 7,686,135 72,664,462
2069 7,764,393 72,828,330
2068 7,843,807 72,993,859
2067 7,924,753 73,178,408
2066 8,007,003 73,370,207
2065 8,090,881 73,561,648
2064 8,176,150 73,762,096
2063 8,262,542 73,971,537
2062 8,350,350 74,198,775
2061 8,439,080 74,426,082
2060 8,528,768 74,678,280
2059 8,618,786 74,932,496
2058 8,708,762 75,206,278
2057 8,798,693 75,482,742
2056 8,888,562 75,756,281
2055 8,977,652 76,041,477
2054 9,066,133 76,325,196
2053 9,153,249 76,595,801
2052 9,238,892 76,839,962
2051 9,323,021 77,084,029
2050 9,405,481 77,325,459
2049 9,486,566 77,569,721
2048 9,565,607 77,818,888
2047 9,643,403 78,049,343
2046 9,719,554 78,272,834
2045 9,793,859 78,497,690
2044 9,866,367 78,722,126
2043 9,937,436 78,936,540
2042 10,006,554 79,130,312
2041 10,073,994 79,324,161
2040 10,139,368 79,536,735
2039 10,203,016 79,754,631
2038 10,264,587 79,978,474
2037 10,325,061 80,194,225
2036 10,383,547 80,425,162
2035 10,440,509 80,640,951
2034 10,496,359 80,844,719
2033 10,550,821 81,069,119
2032 10,603,749 81,286,326
2031 10,655,312 81,520,272
2030 10,705,845 81,736,996
2029 10,755,262 81,963,002
2028 10,803,047 82,178,048
2027 10,849,321 82,384,302
2026 10,894,785 82,575,542
2025 10,938,241 83,233,941
2024 10,979,783 83,516,593
2023 11,019,931 83,287,273
2022 11,059,820 83,177,813
2021 11,122,168 83,196,078
2020 11,176,354 83,160,871
2019 11,202,846 83,092,962
2018 11,227,118 82,905,782
2017 11,247,829 82,657,002
2016 11,265,612 82,348,669
2015 11,275,065 81,686,611
2014 11,285,775 80,982,500
2013 11,298,167 80,645,605
2012 11,303,175 80,425,823
2011 11,301,571 80,274,983
2010 11,297,409 81,776,930
2009 11,294,719 81,902,307
2008 11,291,762 82,110,097
2007 11,287,272 82,266,372
2006 11,278,550 82,376,451
2005 11,262,554 82,469,422
2004 11,238,756 82,516,260
2003 11,209,383 82,534,176
2002 11,177,418 82,488,495
2001 11,144,132 82,349,925
2000 11,109,109 82,211,508
1999 11,072,230 82,100,243
1998 11,034,712 82,047,195
1997 10,997,934 82,034,771
1996 10,962,010 81,914,831
1995 10,925,362 81,678,051
1994 10,886,021 81,438,348
1993 10,841,031 81,156,363
1992 10,785,801 80,624,598
1991 10,717,640 80,013,896
1990 10,631,799 79,433,029
1989 10,533,243 78,751,283
1988 10,432,585 78,144,619
1987 10,335,342 77,839,920
1986 10,244,247 77,720,436
1985 10,157,228 77,684,873
1984 10,073,299 77,858,685
1983 9,991,026 78,128,282
1982 9,912,681 78,333,366
1981 9,849,320 78,407,907
1980 9,804,796 78,288,576
1979 9,763,355 78,126,350
1978 9,711,980 78,091,820
1977 9,648,440 78,159,814
1976 9,571,242 78,336,950
1975 9,479,726 78,673,554
1974 9,374,183 78,967,433
1973 9,255,328 78,936,666
1972 9,123,891 78,688,452
1971 8,979,085 78,312,842
1970 8,824,382 78,169,289
1969 8,666,640 77,909,682
1968 8,509,522 77,294,314
1967 8,352,625 76,951,336
1966 8,193,450 76,600,311
1965 8,030,797 75,963,695
1964 7,866,020 75,318,337
1963 7,701,660 74,714,353
1962 7,541,098 74,025,784
1961 7,387,117 73,377,632
1960 7,238,081 72,814,900

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/germany | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Germany's population increased by 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th 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 Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people and rank change from 19th to 25th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 33.6% of the population in Cuba and 13.1% in Germany.

Population growth rate by year

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Germany
2100 -1.07% -0.04%
2099 -1.07% -0.02%
2098 -1.07% -0.06%
2097 -1.07% -0.04%
2096 -1.08% -0.03%
2095 -1.07% -0.03%
2094 -1.08% -0.03%
2093 -1.08% -0.04%
2092 -1.08% -0.07%
2091 -1.08% -0.09%
2090 -1.09% -0.08%
2089 -1.09% -0.08%
2088 -1.09% -0.12%
2087 -1.09% -0.14%
2086 -1.09% -0.14%
2085 -1.08% -0.13%
2084 -1.07% -0.15%
2083 -1.07% -0.15%
2082 -1.05% -0.16%
2081 -1.05% -0.18%
2080 -1.03% -0.19%
2079 -1.02% -0.2%
2078 -1.02% -0.22%
2077 -1% -0.22%
2076 -1% -0.19%
2075 -1% -0.22%
2074 -0.99% -0.22%
2073 -0.99% -0.21%
2072 -0.99% -0.22%
2071 -1% -0.2%
2070 -1.01% -0.23%
2069 -1.01% -0.23%
2068 -1.02% -0.25%
2067 -1.03% -0.26%
2066 -1.04% -0.26%
2065 -1.04% -0.27%
2064 -1.05% -0.28%
2063 -1.05% -0.31%
2062 -1.05% -0.31%
2061 -1.05% -0.34%
2060 -1.04% -0.34%
2059 -1.03% -0.36%
2058 -1.02% -0.37%
2057 -1.01% -0.36%
2056 -0.99% -0.38%
2055 -0.98% -0.37%
2054 -0.95% -0.35%
2053 -0.93% -0.32%
2052 -0.9% -0.32%
2051 -0.88% -0.31%
2050 -0.85% -0.31%
2049 -0.83% -0.32%
2048 -0.81% -0.3%
2047 -0.78% -0.29%
2046 -0.76% -0.29%
2045 -0.73% -0.29%
2044 -0.72% -0.27%
2043 -0.69% -0.24%
2042 -0.67% -0.24%
2041 -0.64% -0.27%
2040 -0.62% -0.27%
2039 -0.6% -0.28%
2038 -0.59% -0.27%
2037 -0.56% -0.29%
2036 -0.55% -0.27%
2035 -0.53% -0.25%
2034 -0.52% -0.28%
2033 -0.5% -0.27%
2032 -0.48% -0.29%
2031 -0.47% -0.27%
2030 -0.46% -0.28%
2029 -0.44% -0.26%
2028 -0.43% -0.25%
2027 -0.42% -0.23%
2026 -0.4% -0.79%
2025 -0.38% -0.34%
2024 -0.36% 0.28%
2023 -0.36% 0.13%
2022 -0.56% -0.02%
2021 -0.48% 0.04%
2020 -0.24% 0.08%
2019 -0.22% 0.23%
2018 -0.18% 0.3%
2017 -0.16% 0.37%
2016 -0.08% 0.81%
2015 -0.09% 0.87%
2014 -0.11% 0.42%
2013 -0.04% 0.27%
2012 0.01% 0.19%
2011 0.04% -1.84%
2010 0.02% -0.15%
2009 0.03% -0.25%
2008 0.04% -0.19%
2007 0.08% -0.13%
2006 0.14% -0.11%
2005 0.21% -0.06%
2004 0.26% -0.02%
2003 0.29% 0.06%
2002 0.3% 0.17%
2001 0.32% 0.17%
2000 0.33% 0.14%
1999 0.34% 0.06%
1998 0.33% 0.02%
1997 0.33% 0.15%
1996 0.34% 0.29%
1995 0.36% 0.29%
1994 0.41% 0.35%
1993 0.51% 0.66%
1992 0.64% 0.76%
1991 0.81% 0.73%
1990 0.94% 0.87%
1989 0.96% 0.78%
1988 0.94% 0.39%
1987 0.89% 0.15%
1986 0.86% 0.05%
1985 0.83% -0.22%
1984 0.82% -0.35%
1983 0.79% -0.26%
1982 0.64% -0.1%
1981 0.45% 0.15%
1980 0.42% 0.21%
1979 0.53% 0.04%
1978 0.66% -0.09%
1977 0.81% -0.23%
1976 0.97% -0.43%
1975 1.13% -0.37%
1974 1.28% 0.04%
1973 1.44% 0.32%
1972 1.61% 0.48%
1971 1.75% 0.18%
1970 1.82% 0.33%
1969 1.85% 0.8%
1968 1.88% 0.45%
1967 1.94% 0.46%
1966 2.03% 0.84%
1965 2.09% 0.86%
1964 2.13% 0.81%
1963 2.13% 0.93%
1962 2.08% 0.88%
1961 2.06% 0.77%

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/germany | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cuba declined by 0.36%, while Germany's population grew by 0.28%.

Live population counters

Cuba Germany
Current population
10894785
82575542
Population rank 90/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 1%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
2.29 minutes
One birth every
5.48 minutes
45.6 seconds
One death every
4.7 minutes
30.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -110 +628
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +229,320
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +0.28%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 151/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 -334,072
Net migration rank 153/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -334,072
2024 - -22,356 - 36,954
2023 -15,880 -22,797 -333,149 609,553
2022 -17,961 -23,149 -324,394 981,552
2021 -71,616 -11,976 -224,629 310,264
2020 -12,808 -11,976 -216,218 203,468
2019 -4,245 -23,955 -157,877 319,082
2018 3,436 -23,779 -165,812 403,908
2017 2,306 -23,394 -148,783 452,988
2016 9,677 -24,146 -123,523 517,480
2015 20,464 -24,910 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 22,448 -39,426 -153,866 592,338
2013 29,827 -37,619 -209,679 462,384
2012 33,864 -36,101 -193,022 199,143
2011 40,753 -35,313 -184,632 295,282
2010 37,021 -34,121 -179,909 130,116
2009 37,543 -35,063 -188,375 46,533
2008 32,848 -29,427 -164,220 -23,341
2007 24,617 -19,050 -148,080 -24,772
2006 24,508 -12,619 -148,278 -489,056
2005 36,660 -16,561 -148,445 81,351
2004 44,258 -16,776 -107,271 81,735
2003 56,170 -24,916 -140,309 142,009
2002 58,212 -25,535 -123,733 218,795
2001 57,325 -23,442 -98,820 272,875
2000 61,133 -24,980 -73,990 174,594
1999 69,069 -31,456 -73,890 219,280
1998 71,284 -33,863 -65,637 -754,469
1997 71,828 -35,712 -49,221 93,281
1996 61,837 -26,105 -90,107 281,280
1995 66,809 -29,235 -114,349 398,077
1994 68,604 -27,501 -114,013 315,585
1993 73,221 -24,358 -105,503 462,096
1992 83,461 -21,867 -80,625 811,606
1991 95,398 -20,665 -80,014 602,638
1990 112,378 -15,438 -15,887 679,702
1989 114,865 -14,705 -23,625 761,002
1988 116,626 -15,474 -7,815 515,962
1987 109,617 -16,290 -31,136 174,272
1986 105,997 -17,146 -77,721 212,822
1985 103,228 -18,048 -116,527 103,556
1984 101,670 -18,994 -109,002 -150,771
1983 101,858 -19,994 -109,380 -81,349
1982 95,866 -21,055 -78,333 -58,121
1981 74,067 -22,159 -94,090 130,713
1980 74,271 -37,114 -86,117 324,203
1979 81,192 -35,473 -125,002 237,705
1978 86,864 -29,839 -140,566 117,167
1977 106,875 -36,811 -125,055 33,881
1976 125,383 -41,042 -164,508 -79,761
1975 144,964 -46,268 -212,418 -207,740
1974 165,099 -52,697 -150,038 -15,126
1973 177,387 -52,073 -149,980 386,881
1972 187,588 -50,031 -62,950 336,015
1971 195,106 -43,056 46,988 450,328
1970 201,823 -44,466 70,352 -273,498
1969 205,581 -47,446 155,820 584,017
1968 205,487 -49,387 239,612 293,307
1967 207,245 -49,556 353,977 -174,155
1966 209,179 -48,509 405,982 134,107
1965 211,322 -46,683 410,204 338,258
1964 209,315 -44,406 482,038 69,825
1963 205,788 -41,979 455,757 205,976
1962 196,423 -39,116 436,752 276,505
1961 183,806 -33,163 462,279 27,534
1960 172,816 -25,396 385,919 212,666

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

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/germany | 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 Germany 26.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

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
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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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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