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

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The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,937,203 in 2025 vs 835,986 people in Guyana in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,893,750 people compared to 843,423 in Guyana.

Population statistics:

  • Cuba's population is 12.9 times bigger than Guyana's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Guyana is the 162nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.01% for Guyana.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.28% per year vs +0.94% in Guyana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.41% decline), while Guyana has grown from 759K to 843K (11.1% growth).

Cuba vs Guyana: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Guyana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Guyana
2100 5,596,187 893,400
2099 5,656,838 897,049
2098 5,718,102 900,704
2097 5,780,020 903,852
2096 5,842,669 907,213
2095 5,906,190 910,422
2094 5,970,237 913,693
2093 6,035,281 916,720
2092 6,101,080 919,754
2091 6,167,568 922,566
2090 6,235,130 925,355
2089 6,303,623 928,338
2088 6,372,772 931,122
2087 6,442,801 933,697
2086 6,513,670 936,460
2085 6,585,155 939,094
2084 6,656,872 941,456
2083 6,728,883 943,457
2082 6,801,349 945,740
2081 6,873,815 947,585
2080 6,946,429 949,719
2079 7,019,056 951,522
2078 7,091,740 953,282
2077 7,164,594 954,797
2076 7,237,317 956,257
2075 7,310,377 957,459
2074 7,383,925 958,504
2073 7,457,892 959,702
2072 7,532,809 960,812
2071 7,608,382 961,668
2070 7,685,405 962,203
2069 7,763,655 962,904
2068 7,843,062 963,022
2067 7,924,000 963,054
2066 8,006,242 962,921
2065 8,090,113 962,791
2064 8,175,374 962,542
2063 8,261,758 962,076
2062 8,349,557 961,203
2061 8,438,278 960,260
2060 8,527,958 959,002
2059 8,617,968 957,472
2058 8,707,935 956,199
2057 8,797,858 954,833
2056 8,887,718 953,856
2055 8,976,800 952,473
2054 9,065,272 950,751
2053 9,152,380 948,550
2052 9,238,015 946,418
2051 9,322,135 944,600
2050 9,404,588 942,132
2049 9,485,665 939,501
2048 9,564,698 936,652
2047 9,642,488 933,791
2046 9,718,631 930,620
2045 9,792,929 927,519
2044 9,865,430 924,138
2043 9,936,492 920,425
2042 10,005,604 916,573
2041 10,073,038 912,228
2040 10,138,405 908,107
2039 10,202,047 903,833
2038 10,263,612 899,477
2037 10,324,081 895,081
2036 10,382,560 890,800
2035 10,439,517 886,268
2034 10,495,362 881,349
2033 10,549,819 876,484
2032 10,602,742 871,096
2031 10,654,301 866,145
2030 10,704,828 860,981
2029 10,754,241 856,128
2028 10,802,022 851,179
2027 10,848,290 845,822
2026 10,893,750 840,890
2025 10,937,203 835,986
2024 10,979,783 831,087
2023 11,019,931 826,353
2022 11,059,820 821,637
2021 11,122,168 815,482
2020 11,176,354 807,481
2019 11,202,846 807,665
2018 11,227,118 791,556
2017 11,247,829 768,479
2016 11,265,612 763,548
2015 11,275,065 758,781
2014 11,285,775 754,229
2013 11,298,167 750,021
2012 11,303,175 746,288
2011 11,301,571 746,153
2010 11,297,409 749,256
2009 11,294,719 752,094
2008 11,291,762 754,606
2007 11,287,272 756,861
2006 11,278,550 758,966
2005 11,262,554 760,914
2004 11,238,756 762,418
2003 11,209,383 763,101
2002 11,177,418 763,652
2001 11,144,132 764,477
2000 11,109,109 764,832
1999 11,072,230 764,483
1998 11,034,712 763,586
1997 10,997,934 762,245
1996 10,962,010 760,526
1995 10,925,362 758,388
1994 10,886,021 755,822
1993 10,841,031 752,965
1992 10,785,801 749,911
1991 10,717,640 747,861
1990 10,631,799 749,894
1989 10,533,243 754,865
1988 10,432,585 759,663
1987 10,335,342 764,120
1986 10,244,247 768,098
1985 10,157,228 771,477
1984 10,073,299 774,111
1983 9,991,026 775,891
1982 9,912,681 776,712
1981 9,849,320 776,453
1980 9,804,796 774,367
1979 9,763,355 770,062
1978 9,711,980 764,586
1977 9,648,440 758,654
1976 9,571,242 752,253
1975 9,479,726 745,393
1974 9,374,183 738,057
1973 9,255,328 730,138
1972 9,123,891 721,617
1971 8,979,085 712,662
1970 8,824,382 702,705
1969 8,666,640 690,223
1968 8,509,522 676,160
1967 8,352,625 662,311
1966 8,193,450 648,646
1965 8,030,797 635,128
1964 7,866,020 621,764
1963 7,701,660 608,537
1962 7,541,098 595,461
1961 7,387,117 582,568
1960 7,238,081 569,143

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/guyana | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Guyana gained 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 371,862 people (a 3.3% decline), while Guyana's population increased by 79,875 people (a 10.5% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Guyana was ranked 160th in 2006 and ranked 162nd 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 Guyana will increase by 11.7% to 942,132 people and will still be ranked 162nd.

Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 963K 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
Guyana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Guyana
2100 -1.07% -0.41%
2099 -1.07% -0.41%
2098 -1.07% -0.35%
2097 -1.07% -0.37%
2096 -1.08% -0.35%
2095 -1.07% -0.36%
2094 -1.08% -0.33%
2093 -1.08% -0.33%
2092 -1.08% -0.3%
2091 -1.08% -0.3%
2090 -1.09% -0.32%
2089 -1.09% -0.3%
2088 -1.09% -0.28%
2087 -1.09% -0.3%
2086 -1.09% -0.28%
2085 -1.08% -0.25%
2084 -1.07% -0.21%
2083 -1.07% -0.24%
2082 -1.05% -0.19%
2081 -1.05% -0.22%
2080 -1.03% -0.19%
2079 -1.02% -0.18%
2078 -1.02% -0.16%
2077 -1% -0.15%
2076 -1% -0.13%
2075 -1% -0.11%
2074 -0.99% -0.12%
2073 -0.99% -0.12%
2072 -0.99% -0.09%
2071 -1% -0.06%
2070 -1.01% -0.07%
2069 -1.01% -0.01%
2068 -1.02% -0.003%
2067 -1.03% 0.01%
2066 -1.04% 0.01%
2065 -1.04% 0.03%
2064 -1.05% 0.05%
2063 -1.05% 0.09%
2062 -1.05% 0.1%
2061 -1.05% 0.13%
2060 -1.04% 0.16%
2059 -1.03% 0.13%
2058 -1.02% 0.14%
2057 -1.01% 0.1%
2056 -0.99% 0.15%
2055 -0.98% 0.18%
2054 -0.95% 0.23%
2053 -0.93% 0.23%
2052 -0.9% 0.19%
2051 -0.88% 0.26%
2050 -0.85% 0.28%
2049 -0.83% 0.3%
2048 -0.81% 0.31%
2047 -0.78% 0.34%
2046 -0.76% 0.33%
2045 -0.73% 0.37%
2044 -0.72% 0.4%
2043 -0.69% 0.42%
2042 -0.67% 0.48%
2041 -0.64% 0.45%
2040 -0.62% 0.47%
2039 -0.6% 0.48%
2038 -0.59% 0.49%
2037 -0.56% 0.48%
2036 -0.55% 0.51%
2035 -0.53% 0.56%
2034 -0.52% 0.56%
2033 -0.5% 0.62%
2032 -0.48% 0.57%
2031 -0.47% 0.6%
2030 -0.46% 0.57%
2029 -0.44% 0.58%
2028 -0.43% 0.63%
2027 -0.42% 0.59%
2026 -0.4% 0.59%
2025 -0.39% 0.59%
2024 -0.36% 0.57%
2023 -0.36% 0.57%
2022 -0.56% 0.75%
2021 -0.48% 0.99%
2020 -0.24% -0.02%
2019 -0.22% 2.04%
2018 -0.18% 3%
2017 -0.16% 0.65%
2016 -0.08% 0.63%
2015 -0.09% 0.6%
2014 -0.11% 0.56%
2013 -0.04% 0.5%
2012 0.01% 0.02%
2011 0.04% -0.41%
2010 0.02% -0.38%
2009 0.03% -0.33%
2008 0.04% -0.3%
2007 0.08% -0.28%
2006 0.14% -0.26%
2005 0.21% -0.2%
2004 0.26% -0.09%
2003 0.29% -0.07%
2002 0.3% -0.11%
2001 0.32% -0.05%
2000 0.33% 0.05%
1999 0.34% 0.12%
1998 0.33% 0.18%
1997 0.33% 0.23%
1996 0.34% 0.28%
1995 0.36% 0.34%
1994 0.41% 0.38%
1993 0.51% 0.41%
1992 0.64% 0.27%
1991 0.81% -0.27%
1990 0.94% -0.66%
1989 0.96% -0.63%
1988 0.94% -0.58%
1987 0.89% -0.52%
1986 0.86% -0.44%
1985 0.83% -0.34%
1984 0.82% -0.23%
1983 0.79% -0.11%
1982 0.64% 0.03%
1981 0.45% 0.27%
1980 0.42% 0.56%
1979 0.53% 0.72%
1978 0.66% 0.78%
1977 0.81% 0.85%
1976 0.97% 0.92%
1975 1.13% 0.99%
1974 1.28% 1.08%
1973 1.44% 1.18%
1972 1.61% 1.26%
1971 1.75% 1.42%
1970 1.82% 1.81%
1969 1.85% 2.08%
1968 1.88% 2.09%
1967 1.94% 2.11%
1966 2.03% 2.13%
1965 2.09% 2.15%
1964 2.13% 2.17%
1963 2.13% 2.2%
1962 2.08% 2.21%
1961 2.06% 2.36%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/guyana | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Cuba declined by 0.39%, while Guyana's population grew by 0.59%.

Live population counters

Cuba Guyana
Current population
10893750
843423
Population rank 90/197 162/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.01%
One net population change
12.4 minutes
1.79 hours
One birth every
5.55 minutes
31.8 minutes
One death every
4.61 minutes
1.41 hours
Daily growth/decline -117 +13
Annual growth/decline -42,580 +4,899
Annual growth/decline rate -0.39% +0.59%
Population growth rate rank 180/197 124/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
1.73 hours
Annual migration change -22,244 -5,092
Net migration rank 153/196 116/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 54,175
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 147/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 6.5%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 82/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Guyana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Guyana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -5,092
2024 -19,270 -22,356 10,310 -5,407
2023 -15,880 -22,797 10,716 -6,161
2022 -17,961 -23,149 11,042 -6,161
2021 -71,616 -11,976 8,125 -689
2020 -12,808 -11,976 10,307 -1,743
2019 -4,245 -23,955 11,665 -20,603
2018 3,436 -23,779 10,946 30,213
2017 2,306 -23,394 11,108 -6,107
2016 9,677 -24,146 11,168 -6,309
2015 20,464 -24,910 11,199 -6,527
2014 22,448 -39,426 11,143 -6,710
2013 29,827 -37,619 10,887 -6,907
2012 33,864 -36,101 10,633 -7,152
2011 40,753 -35,313 10,713 -13,920
2010 37,021 -34,121 10,652 -13,655
2009 37,543 -35,063 10,758 -13,425
2008 32,848 -29,427 10,792 -13,143
2007 24,617 -19,050 10,741 -12,906
2006 24,508 -12,619 10,525 -12,575
2005 36,660 -16,561 10,455 -12,290
2004 44,258 -16,776 10,767 -11,938
2003 56,170 -24,916 11,344 -11,551
2002 58,212 -25,535 12,218 -13,116
2001 57,325 -23,442 13,307 -14,050
2000 61,133 -24,980 14,128 -14,090
1999 69,069 -31,456 14,763 -14,115
1998 71,284 -33,863 15,292 -14,155
1997 71,828 -35,712 15,568 -14,019
1996 61,837 -26,105 15,768 -13,871
1995 66,809 -29,235 15,991 -13,614
1994 68,604 -27,501 16,185 -13,426
1993 73,221 -24,358 16,099 -13,137
1992 83,461 -21,867 15,990 -12,844
1991 95,398 -20,665 15,896 -14,949
1990 112,378 -15,438 15,917 -20,930
1989 114,865 -14,705 15,947 -20,870
1988 116,626 -15,474 16,189 -20,860
1987 109,617 -16,290 16,600 -20,848
1986 105,997 -17,146 16,940 -20,647
1985 103,228 -18,048 17,292 -20,337
1984 101,670 -18,994 17,466 -19,702
1983 101,858 -19,994 17,753 -19,075
1982 95,866 -21,055 17,644 -17,959
1981 74,067 -22,159 17,471 -16,648
1980 74,271 -37,114 17,298 -13,952
1979 81,192 -35,473 17,402 -12,138
1978 86,864 -29,839 17,539 -11,841
1977 106,875 -36,811 17,805 -11,636
1976 125,383 -41,042 18,083 -11,445
1975 144,964 -46,268 18,317 -11,231
1974 165,099 -52,697 18,589 -11,012
1973 177,387 -52,073 18,991 -10,731
1972 187,588 -50,031 19,219 -10,448
1971 195,106 -43,056 19,273 -10,142
1970 201,823 -44,466 19,233 -8,439
1969 205,581 -47,446 19,133 -4,969
1968 205,487 -49,387 19,035 -5,071
1967 207,245 -49,556 18,933 -5,192
1966 209,179 -48,509 18,862 -5,277
1965 211,322 -46,683 18,791 -5,347
1964 209,315 -44,406 18,729 -5,437
1963 205,788 -41,979 18,606 -5,434
1962 196,423 -39,116 18,344 -5,379
1961 183,806 -33,163 18,092 -5,267
1960 172,816 -25,396 17,867 -3,837

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/guyana | CC BY

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 Guyana 78.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 106,586 people) and 21.7% is from migration (a loss of 29,494 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 54,175 people or 6.5% in Guyana.

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
Guyana
City Population
Georgetown 235K
Linden 28.7K
New Amsterdam 14.8K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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