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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 34,427,414 people in Ghana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 35,885,254 in Ghana.

Population statistics:

  • Ghana's population is 3.29 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Ghana is the 46th.
  • The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.43% for Ghana.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +2.1% in Ghana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Ghana has grown from 23M to 35.9M (55.7% growth).

Cuba vs Ghana: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Ghana
2100 5,596,718 68,131,252
2099 5,657,375 68,021,644
2098 5,718,645 67,902,002
2097 5,780,569 67,772,694
2096 5,843,224 67,638,801
2095 5,906,751 67,494,855
2094 5,970,804 67,339,471
2093 6,035,854 67,176,337
2092 6,101,659 67,005,259
2091 6,168,154 66,817,473
2090 6,235,722 66,618,611
2089 6,304,222 66,408,323
2088 6,373,377 66,186,701
2087 6,443,413 65,950,524
2086 6,514,289 65,712,980
2085 6,585,780 65,464,770
2084 6,657,505 65,209,090
2083 6,729,522 64,935,455
2082 6,801,995 64,651,183
2081 6,874,468 64,355,091
2080 6,947,089 64,047,069
2079 7,019,723 63,730,285
2078 7,092,413 63,397,338
2077 7,165,274 63,059,578
2076 7,238,004 62,711,928
2075 7,311,071 62,350,445
2074 7,384,626 61,987,133
2073 7,458,600 61,616,792
2072 7,533,524 61,239,369
2071 7,609,105 60,847,204
2070 7,686,135 60,454,501
2069 7,764,393 60,053,700
2068 7,843,807 59,639,035
2067 7,924,753 59,215,226
2066 8,007,003 58,786,613
2065 8,090,881 58,353,059
2064 8,176,150 57,904,896
2063 8,262,542 57,451,482
2062 8,350,350 56,986,329
2061 8,439,080 56,511,652
2060 8,528,768 56,031,122
2059 8,618,786 55,540,726
2058 8,708,762 55,042,478
2057 8,798,693 54,535,407
2056 8,888,562 54,018,018
2055 8,977,652 53,492,136
2054 9,066,133 52,959,604
2053 9,153,249 52,417,582
2052 9,238,892 51,869,801
2051 9,323,021 51,311,110
2050 9,405,481 50,740,453
2049 9,486,566 50,163,262
2048 9,565,607 49,577,819
2047 9,643,403 48,982,219
2046 9,719,554 48,383,052
2045 9,793,859 47,776,375
2044 9,866,367 47,163,926
2043 9,937,436 46,548,210
2042 10,006,554 45,925,724
2041 10,073,994 45,300,725
2040 10,139,368 44,669,515
2039 10,203,016 44,038,043
2038 10,264,587 43,402,009
2037 10,325,061 42,760,604
2036 10,383,547 42,120,700
2035 10,440,509 41,478,927
2034 10,496,359 40,831,962
2033 10,550,821 40,184,070
2032 10,603,749 39,540,131
2031 10,655,312 38,900,194
2030 10,705,845 38,258,832
2029 10,755,262 37,623,609
2028 10,803,047 36,986,250
2027 10,849,321 36,349,705
2026 10,894,785 35,713,042
2025 10,938,241 35,071,292
2024 10,979,783 34,427,414
2023 11,019,931 33,787,914
2022 11,059,820 33,149,152
2021 11,122,168 32,518,665
2020 11,176,354 31,887,809
2019 11,202,846 31,258,945
2018 11,227,118 30,637,585
2017 11,247,829 30,008,354
2016 11,265,612 29,356,742
2015 11,275,065 28,696,068
2014 11,285,775 28,041,592
2013 11,298,167 27,386,193
2012 11,303,175 26,734,268
2011 11,301,571 26,095,088
2010 11,297,409 25,474,995
2009 11,294,719 24,862,664
2008 11,291,762 24,249,946
2007 11,287,272 23,642,279
2006 11,278,550 23,040,702
2005 11,262,554 22,449,438
2004 11,238,756 21,868,298
2003 11,209,383 21,296,705
2002 11,177,418 20,729,388
2001 11,144,132 20,167,069
2000 11,109,109 19,637,087
1999 11,072,230 19,149,864
1998 11,034,712 18,688,036
1997 10,997,934 18,238,958
1996 10,962,010 17,810,181
1995 10,925,362 17,399,017
1994 10,886,021 16,993,190
1993 10,841,031 16,589,519
1992 10,785,801 16,184,855
1991 10,717,640 15,787,496
1990 10,631,799 15,394,648
1989 10,533,243 15,006,813
1988 10,432,585 14,636,568
1987 10,335,342 14,289,108
1986 10,244,247 13,965,217
1985 10,157,228 13,661,229
1984 10,073,299 13,370,590
1983 9,991,026 13,029,836
1982 9,912,681 12,643,819
1981 9,849,320 12,281,712
1980 9,804,796 11,941,448
1979 9,763,355 11,597,255
1978 9,711,980 11,248,450
1977 9,648,440 10,911,871
1976 9,571,242 10,594,913
1975 9,479,726 10,294,308
1974 9,374,183 10,000,523
1973 9,255,328 9,714,617
1972 9,123,891 9,438,187
1971 8,979,085 9,176,264
1970 8,824,382 8,925,813
1969 8,666,640 8,690,383
1968 8,509,522 8,475,729
1967 8,352,625 8,271,913
1966 8,193,450 8,074,521
1965 8,030,797 7,882,606
1964 7,866,020 7,695,739
1963 7,701,660 7,514,714
1962 7,541,098 7,337,375
1961 7,387,117 7,162,667
1960 7,238,081 6,961,215

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/ghana | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Ghana gained 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Ghana's population increased by 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Ghana was ranked 48th in 2006 and ranked 46th 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 Ghana will increase by 41.4% to 50,740,453 people and rank change from 46th to 42nd.

Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.1M 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
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Ghana
2100 -1.07% 0.16%
2099 -1.07% 0.18%
2098 -1.07% 0.19%
2097 -1.07% 0.2%
2096 -1.08% 0.21%
2095 -1.07% 0.23%
2094 -1.08% 0.24%
2093 -1.08% 0.26%
2092 -1.08% 0.28%
2091 -1.08% 0.3%
2090 -1.09% 0.32%
2089 -1.09% 0.33%
2088 -1.09% 0.36%
2087 -1.09% 0.36%
2086 -1.09% 0.38%
2085 -1.08% 0.39%
2084 -1.07% 0.42%
2083 -1.07% 0.44%
2082 -1.05% 0.46%
2081 -1.05% 0.48%
2080 -1.03% 0.5%
2079 -1.02% 0.53%
2078 -1.02% 0.54%
2077 -1% 0.55%
2076 -1% 0.58%
2075 -1% 0.59%
2074 -0.99% 0.6%
2073 -0.99% 0.62%
2072 -0.99% 0.64%
2071 -1% 0.65%
2070 -1.01% 0.67%
2069 -1.01% 0.7%
2068 -1.02% 0.72%
2067 -1.03% 0.73%
2066 -1.04% 0.74%
2065 -1.04% 0.77%
2064 -1.05% 0.79%
2063 -1.05% 0.82%
2062 -1.05% 0.84%
2061 -1.05% 0.86%
2060 -1.04% 0.88%
2059 -1.03% 0.91%
2058 -1.02% 0.93%
2057 -1.01% 0.96%
2056 -0.99% 0.98%
2055 -0.98% 1.01%
2054 -0.95% 1.03%
2053 -0.93% 1.06%
2052 -0.9% 1.09%
2051 -0.88% 1.12%
2050 -0.85% 1.15%
2049 -0.83% 1.18%
2048 -0.81% 1.22%
2047 -0.78% 1.24%
2046 -0.76% 1.27%
2045 -0.73% 1.3%
2044 -0.72% 1.32%
2043 -0.69% 1.36%
2042 -0.67% 1.38%
2041 -0.64% 1.41%
2040 -0.62% 1.43%
2039 -0.6% 1.47%
2038 -0.59% 1.5%
2037 -0.56% 1.52%
2036 -0.55% 1.55%
2035 -0.53% 1.58%
2034 -0.52% 1.61%
2033 -0.5% 1.63%
2032 -0.48% 1.65%
2031 -0.47% 1.68%
2030 -0.46% 1.69%
2029 -0.44% 1.72%
2028 -0.43% 1.75%
2027 -0.42% 1.78%
2026 -0.4% 1.83%
2025 -0.38% 1.87%
2024 -0.36% 1.89%
2023 -0.36% 1.93%
2022 -0.56% 1.94%
2021 -0.48% 1.98%
2020 -0.24% 2.01%
2019 -0.22% 2.03%
2018 -0.18% 2.1%
2017 -0.16% 2.22%
2016 -0.08% 2.3%
2015 -0.09% 2.33%
2014 -0.11% 2.39%
2013 -0.04% 2.44%
2012 0.01% 2.45%
2011 0.04% 2.43%
2010 0.02% 2.46%
2009 0.03% 2.53%
2008 0.04% 2.57%
2007 0.08% 2.61%
2006 0.14% 2.63%
2005 0.21% 2.66%
2004 0.26% 2.68%
2003 0.29% 2.74%
2002 0.3% 2.79%
2001 0.32% 2.7%
2000 0.33% 2.54%
1999 0.34% 2.47%
1998 0.33% 2.46%
1997 0.33% 2.41%
1996 0.34% 2.36%
1995 0.36% 2.39%
1994 0.41% 2.43%
1993 0.51% 2.5%
1992 0.64% 2.52%
1991 0.81% 2.55%
1990 0.94% 2.58%
1989 0.96% 2.53%
1988 0.94% 2.43%
1987 0.89% 2.32%
1986 0.86% 2.23%
1985 0.83% 2.17%
1984 0.82% 2.62%
1983 0.79% 3.05%
1982 0.64% 2.95%
1981 0.45% 2.85%
1980 0.42% 2.97%
1979 0.53% 3.1%
1978 0.66% 3.08%
1977 0.81% 2.99%
1976 0.97% 2.92%
1975 1.13% 2.94%
1974 1.28% 2.94%
1973 1.44% 2.93%
1972 1.61% 2.85%
1971 1.75% 2.81%
1970 1.82% 2.71%
1969 1.85% 2.53%
1968 1.88% 2.46%
1967 1.94% 2.44%
1966 2.03% 2.43%
1965 2.09% 2.43%
1964 2.13% 2.41%
1963 2.13% 2.42%
1962 2.08% 2.44%
1961 2.06% 2.89%

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 Ghana's population grew by 1.89%.

Live population counters

Cuba Ghana
Current population
10894785
35885254
Population rank 90/197 46/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.43%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
49.3 seconds
One birth every
5.48 minutes
35.5 seconds
One death every
4.7 minutes
2.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline -110 +1,752
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +639,500
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +1.89%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 57/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
30.9 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 -17,079
Net migration rank 153/196 150/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 532,286
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 77/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 145/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Ghana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Ghana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -17,079
2024 - -22,356 - -13,114
2023 -15,880 -22,797 651,094 -10,003
2022 -17,961 -23,149 646,441 -10,003
2021 -71,616 -11,976 635,805 -11,259
2020 -12,808 -11,976 637,469 -291
2019 -4,245 -23,955 642,403 -21,857
2018 3,436 -23,779 641,551 -19,375
2017 2,306 -23,394 641,218 -4,913
2016 9,677 -24,146 659,910 7,009
2015 20,464 -24,910 667,729 -13,306
2014 22,448 -39,426 660,829 -6,312
2013 29,827 -37,619 658,638 -2,377
2012 33,864 -36,101 646,595 1,005
2011 40,753 -35,313 631,501 -720
2010 37,021 -34,121 613,133 -3,726
2009 37,543 -35,063 592,825 22,416
2008 32,848 -29,427 579,695 30,506
2007 24,617 -19,050 572,332 32,813
2006 24,508 -12,619 569,474 28,536
2005 36,660 -16,561 563,234 21,272
2004 44,258 -16,776 543,339 34,433
2003 56,170 -24,916 536,656 28,768
2002 58,212 -25,535 528,620 40,573
2001 57,325 -23,442 519,382 36,050
2000 61,133 -24,980 508,738 -4,206
1999 69,069 -31,456 487,210 -17,304
1998 71,284 -33,863 471,313 -17,564
1997 71,828 -35,712 459,822 -15,409
1996 61,837 -26,105 450,259 -37,113
1995 66,809 -29,235 451,748 -42,558
1994 68,604 -27,501 449,589 -47,120
1993 73,221 -24,358 454,669 -49,792
1992 83,461 -21,867 452,156 -47,736
1991 95,398 -20,665 448,159 -57,878
1990 112,378 -15,438 442,211 -46,789
1989 114,865 -14,705 432,541 -52,293
1988 116,626 -15,474 425,031 -64,810
1987 109,617 -16,290 419,328 -84,648
1986 105,997 -17,146 411,191 -98,099
1985 103,228 -18,048 401,722 -106,855
1984 101,670 -18,994 392,053 -105,655
1983 101,858 -19,994 379,846 15,276
1982 95,866 -21,055 369,061 7,863
1981 74,067 -22,159 359,572 -12,296
1980 74,271 -37,114 346,816 -13,564
1979 81,192 -35,473 334,848 20,291
1978 86,864 -29,839 324,428 18,041
1977 106,875 -36,811 315,429 15,243
1976 125,383 -41,042 305,769 -2,528
1975 144,964 -46,268 298,267 -292
1974 165,099 -52,697 290,796 -1,197
1973 177,387 -52,073 283,385 -1,168
1972 187,588 -50,031 275,236 -4,589
1971 195,106 -43,056 265,442 -12,238
1970 201,823 -44,466 257,938 -10,233
1969 205,581 -47,446 251,925 -28,752
1968 205,487 -49,387 242,821 -36,683
1967 207,245 -49,556 237,156 -35,666
1966 209,179 -48,509 231,440 -38,143
1965 211,322 -46,683 229,061 -38,519
1964 209,315 -44,406 226,685 -43,480
1963 205,788 -41,979 225,367 -46,516
1962 196,423 -39,116 223,842 -48,017
1961 183,806 -33,163 222,372 -48,777
1960 172,816 -25,396 217,134 12,181

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 Ghana 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,484,449 people) and 1.37% is from migration (a loss of 90,310 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 532,286 people or 1.5% in Ghana.

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
Ghana
City Population
Kumasi 3.9M
Accra 1.78M
Tamale 730K
Sekondi-Takoradi 540K
Ashaiman 208K
Obuasi 180K
Tema 162K
Koforidua 127K
Ho 126K
Hohoe 56.2K

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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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