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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 11,772,557 people in Haiti in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 12,076,663 in Haiti.

Population statistics:

  • Haiti's population is 1.11 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Haiti is the 82nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.15% for Haiti.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +1.29% in Haiti.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Haiti has grown from 9.22M to 12.1M (31% growth).

Cuba vs Haiti: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Haiti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Haiti
2100 5,596,718 15,259,049
2099 5,657,375 15,299,437
2098 5,718,645 15,338,455
2097 5,780,569 15,376,492
2096 5,843,224 15,413,214
2095 5,906,751 15,448,584
2094 5,970,804 15,482,530
2093 6,035,854 15,515,275
2092 6,101,659 15,546,829
2091 6,168,154 15,576,873
2090 6,235,722 15,605,593
2089 6,304,222 15,633,063
2088 6,373,377 15,658,679
2087 6,443,413 15,682,423
2086 6,514,289 15,704,764
2085 6,585,780 15,724,953
2084 6,657,505 15,743,346
2083 6,729,522 15,759,380
2082 6,801,995 15,773,768
2081 6,874,468 15,786,254
2080 6,947,089 15,796,710
2079 7,019,723 15,804,509
2078 7,092,413 15,810,531
2077 7,165,274 15,813,971
2076 7,238,004 15,814,939
2075 7,311,071 15,813,894
2074 7,384,626 15,810,308
2073 7,458,600 15,804,302
2072 7,533,524 15,795,380
2071 7,609,105 15,783,669
2070 7,686,135 15,769,538
2069 7,764,393 15,752,007
2068 7,843,807 15,731,378
2067 7,924,753 15,707,152
2066 8,007,003 15,679,510
2065 8,090,881 15,648,952
2064 8,176,150 15,614,758
2063 8,262,542 15,576,832
2062 8,350,350 15,535,522
2061 8,439,080 15,490,720
2060 8,528,768 15,442,338
2059 8,618,786 15,389,829
2058 8,708,762 15,333,225
2057 8,798,693 15,273,178
2056 8,888,562 15,210,219
2055 8,977,652 15,143,461
2054 9,066,133 15,072,996
2053 9,153,249 14,998,576
2052 9,238,892 14,920,449
2051 9,323,021 14,838,409
2050 9,405,481 14,752,631
2049 9,486,566 14,664,689
2048 9,565,607 14,573,517
2047 9,643,403 14,480,194
2046 9,719,554 14,384,177
2045 9,793,859 14,285,803
2044 9,866,367 14,184,902
2043 9,937,436 14,081,547
2042 10,006,554 13,975,641
2041 10,073,994 13,867,631
2040 10,139,368 13,758,146
2039 10,203,016 13,646,894
2038 10,264,587 13,532,882
2037 10,325,061 13,417,458
2036 10,383,547 13,300,237
2035 10,440,509 13,181,288
2034 10,496,359 13,060,482
2033 10,550,821 12,938,038
2032 10,603,749 12,813,730
2031 10,655,312 12,688,158
2030 10,705,845 12,561,034
2029 10,755,262 12,432,856
2028 10,803,047 12,303,271
2027 10,849,321 12,172,389
2026 10,894,785 12,041,170
2025 10,938,241 11,908,056
2024 10,979,783 11,772,557
2023 11,019,931 11,637,398
2022 11,059,820 11,503,606
2021 11,122,168 11,374,586
2020 11,176,354 11,243,848
2019 11,202,846 11,105,163
2018 11,227,118 10,962,362
2017 11,247,829 10,817,754
2016 11,265,612 10,671,457
2015 11,275,065 10,523,242
2014 11,285,775 10,373,235
2013 11,298,167 10,222,362
2012 11,303,175 10,069,771
2011 11,301,571 9,914,904
2010 11,297,409 9,803,294
2009 11,294,719 9,689,581
2008 11,291,762 9,530,774
2007 11,287,272 9,373,296
2006 11,278,550 9,216,562
2005 11,262,554 9,061,273
2004 11,238,756 8,910,263
2003 11,209,383 8,759,912
2002 11,177,418 8,607,641
2001 11,144,132 8,455,918
2000 11,109,109 8,303,151
1999 11,072,230 8,151,296
1998 11,034,712 8,002,143
1997 10,997,934 7,854,298
1996 10,962,010 7,707,557
1995 10,925,362 7,562,546
1994 10,886,021 7,419,771
1993 10,841,031 7,278,181
1992 10,785,801 7,136,571
1991 10,717,640 6,995,450
1990 10,631,799 6,854,441
1989 10,533,243 6,714,730
1988 10,432,585 6,578,145
1987 10,335,342 6,445,123
1986 10,244,247 6,316,122
1985 10,157,228 6,190,862
1984 10,073,299 6,069,230
1983 9,991,026 5,951,096
1982 9,912,681 5,835,937
1981 9,849,320 5,723,725
1980 9,804,796 5,614,493
1979 9,763,355 5,507,590
1978 9,711,980 5,402,580
1977 9,648,440 5,299,476
1976 9,571,242 5,198,357
1975 9,479,726 5,099,086
1974 9,374,183 5,001,796
1973 9,255,328 4,906,743
1972 9,123,891 4,813,868
1971 8,979,085 4,723,244
1970 8,824,382 4,635,124
1969 8,666,640 4,549,334
1968 8,509,522 4,465,328
1967 8,352,625 4,382,999
1966 8,193,450 4,302,639
1965 8,030,797 4,223,820
1964 7,866,020 4,146,244
1963 7,701,660 4,073,068
1962 7,541,098 4,001,575
1961 7,387,117 3,929,030
1960 7,238,081 3,858,443

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/haiti | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Haiti gained 1,454,895 people (a 15.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Haiti's population increased by 1,405,206 people (a 13.2% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Haiti was ranked 87th in 2006 and ranked 82nd 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 Haiti will increase by 22.2% to 14,752,631 people and rank change from 82nd to 87th.

Haiti is projected to reach its peak in 2076 at 15.8M 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
Haiti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Haiti
2100 -1.07% -0.26%
2099 -1.07% -0.25%
2098 -1.07% -0.25%
2097 -1.07% -0.24%
2096 -1.08% -0.23%
2095 -1.07% -0.22%
2094 -1.08% -0.21%
2093 -1.08% -0.2%
2092 -1.08% -0.19%
2091 -1.08% -0.18%
2090 -1.09% -0.18%
2089 -1.09% -0.16%
2088 -1.09% -0.15%
2087 -1.09% -0.14%
2086 -1.09% -0.13%
2085 -1.08% -0.12%
2084 -1.07% -0.1%
2083 -1.07% -0.09%
2082 -1.05% -0.08%
2081 -1.05% -0.07%
2080 -1.03% -0.05%
2079 -1.02% -0.04%
2078 -1.02% -0.02%
2077 -1% -0.006%
2076 -1% 0.007%
2075 -1% 0.02%
2074 -0.99% 0.04%
2073 -0.99% 0.06%
2072 -0.99% 0.07%
2071 -1% 0.09%
2070 -1.01% 0.11%
2069 -1.01% 0.13%
2068 -1.02% 0.15%
2067 -1.03% 0.18%
2066 -1.04% 0.2%
2065 -1.04% 0.22%
2064 -1.05% 0.24%
2063 -1.05% 0.27%
2062 -1.05% 0.29%
2061 -1.05% 0.31%
2060 -1.04% 0.34%
2059 -1.03% 0.37%
2058 -1.02% 0.39%
2057 -1.01% 0.41%
2056 -0.99% 0.44%
2055 -0.98% 0.47%
2054 -0.95% 0.5%
2053 -0.93% 0.52%
2052 -0.9% 0.55%
2051 -0.88% 0.58%
2050 -0.85% 0.6%
2049 -0.83% 0.63%
2048 -0.81% 0.64%
2047 -0.78% 0.67%
2046 -0.76% 0.69%
2045 -0.73% 0.71%
2044 -0.72% 0.73%
2043 -0.69% 0.76%
2042 -0.67% 0.78%
2041 -0.64% 0.8%
2040 -0.62% 0.82%
2039 -0.6% 0.84%
2038 -0.59% 0.86%
2037 -0.56% 0.88%
2036 -0.55% 0.9%
2035 -0.53% 0.92%
2034 -0.52% 0.95%
2033 -0.5% 0.97%
2032 -0.48% 0.99%
2031 -0.47% 1.01%
2030 -0.46% 1.03%
2029 -0.44% 1.05%
2028 -0.43% 1.08%
2027 -0.42% 1.09%
2026 -0.4% 1.12%
2025 -0.38% 1.15%
2024 -0.36% 1.16%
2023 -0.36% 1.16%
2022 -0.56% 1.13%
2021 -0.48% 1.16%
2020 -0.24% 1.25%
2019 -0.22% 1.3%
2018 -0.18% 1.34%
2017 -0.16% 1.37%
2016 -0.08% 1.41%
2015 -0.09% 1.45%
2014 -0.11% 1.48%
2013 -0.04% 1.52%
2012 0.01% 1.56%
2011 0.04% 1.14%
2010 0.02% 1.17%
2009 0.03% 1.67%
2008 0.04% 1.68%
2007 0.08% 1.7%
2006 0.14% 1.71%
2005 0.21% 1.69%
2004 0.26% 1.72%
2003 0.29% 1.77%
2002 0.3% 1.79%
2001 0.32% 1.84%
2000 0.33% 1.86%
1999 0.34% 1.86%
1998 0.33% 1.88%
1997 0.33% 1.9%
1996 0.34% 1.92%
1995 0.36% 1.92%
1994 0.41% 1.95%
1993 0.51% 1.98%
1992 0.64% 2.02%
1991 0.81% 2.06%
1990 0.94% 2.08%
1989 0.96% 2.08%
1988 0.94% 2.06%
1987 0.89% 2.04%
1986 0.86% 2.02%
1985 0.83% 2%
1984 0.82% 1.99%
1983 0.79% 1.97%
1982 0.64% 1.96%
1981 0.45% 1.95%
1980 0.42% 1.94%
1979 0.53% 1.94%
1978 0.66% 1.95%
1977 0.81% 1.95%
1976 0.97% 1.95%
1975 1.13% 1.95%
1974 1.28% 1.94%
1973 1.44% 1.93%
1972 1.61% 1.92%
1971 1.75% 1.9%
1970 1.82% 1.89%
1969 1.85% 1.88%
1968 1.88% 1.88%
1967 1.94% 1.87%
1966 2.03% 1.87%
1965 2.09% 1.87%
1964 2.13% 1.8%
1963 2.13% 1.79%
1962 2.08% 1.85%
1961 2.06% 1.83%

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/haiti | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cuba declined by 0.36%, while Haiti's population grew by 1.16%.

Live population counters

Cuba Haiti
Current population
10894785
12076663
Population rank 90/197 82/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.15%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
3.89 minutes
One birth every
5.48 minutes
2.03 minutes
One death every
4.7 minutes
5.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -110 +370
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +135,159
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +1.16%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 92/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
16.4 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 -32,052
Net migration rank 153/196 168/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 19,581
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 170/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 187/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Haiti
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Haiti
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -32,052
2024 - -22,356 - -31,747
2023 -15,880 -22,797 167,381 -31,786
2022 -17,961 -23,149 164,214 -32,220
2021 -71,616 -11,976 158,994 -32,952
2020 -12,808 -11,976 169,264 -33,850
2019 -4,245 -23,955 176,550 -34,612
2018 3,436 -23,779 178,632 -34,976
2017 2,306 -23,394 180,310 -34,742
2016 9,677 -24,146 180,902 -33,879
2015 20,464 -24,910 182,063 -32,669
2014 22,448 -39,426 182,009 -31,390
2013 29,827 -37,619 181,457 -30,323
2012 33,864 -36,101 183,702 -29,658
2011 40,753 -35,313 184,695 -29,029
2010 37,021 -34,121 95,965 -28,416
2009 37,543 -35,063 187,804 -27,924
2008 32,848 -29,427 185,364 -27,630
2007 24,617 -19,050 184,223 -26,995
2006 24,508 -12,619 182,866 -26,629
2005 36,660 -16,561 180,618 -26,276
2004 44,258 -16,776 174,071 -26,399
2003 56,170 -24,916 179,543 -26,518
2002 58,212 -25,535 178,126 -26,626
2001 57,325 -23,442 178,741 -26,812
2000 61,133 -24,980 180,677 -27,075
1999 69,069 -31,456 177,421 -27,317
1998 71,284 -33,863 175,687 -27,476
1997 71,828 -35,712 174,962 -27,492
1996 61,837 -26,105 173,351 -27,348
1995 66,809 -29,235 171,852 -27,826
1994 68,604 -27,501 169,260 -27,744
1993 73,221 -24,358 169,240 -27,584
1992 83,461 -21,867 168,980 -27,415
1991 95,398 -20,665 167,919 -27,245
1990 112,378 -15,438 167,420 -26,075
1989 114,865 -14,705 163,947 -25,857
1988 116,626 -15,474 160,750 -25,662
1987 109,617 -16,290 156,468 -25,518
1986 105,997 -17,146 152,288 -25,257
1985 103,228 -18,048 148,364 -24,887
1984 101,670 -18,994 144,211 -24,427
1983 101,858 -19,994 140,422 -23,944
1982 95,866 -21,055 137,214 -23,375
1981 74,067 -22,159 133,695 -23,106
1980 74,271 -37,114 130,773 -22,900
1979 81,192 -35,473 128,206 -22,280
1978 86,864 -29,839 125,885 -21,809
1977 106,875 -36,811 123,520 -21,401
1976 125,383 -41,042 120,992 -20,870
1975 144,964 -46,268 118,508 -20,074
1974 165,099 -52,697 115,941 -19,792
1973 177,387 -52,073 113,223 -19,278
1972 187,588 -50,031 110,709 -18,916
1971 195,106 -43,056 107,968 -18,509
1970 201,823 -44,466 105,208 -18,425
1969 205,581 -47,446 103,133 -18,340
1968 205,487 -49,387 101,300 -18,087
1967 207,245 -49,556 99,266 -17,827
1966 209,179 -48,509 96,973 -17,690
1965 211,322 -46,683 95,754 -17,404
1964 209,315 -44,406 93,987 -17,179
1963 205,788 -41,979 86,394 -16,846
1962 196,423 -39,116 89,683 -16,253
1961 183,806 -33,163 87,563 -15,902
1960 172,816 -25,396 85,368 -15,862

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

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/haiti | 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 Haiti 83.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,740,319 people) and 16.1% is from migration (a loss of 333,076 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 19,581 people or 0.2% in Haiti.

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
Haiti
City Population
Port-au-Prince 987K
Carrefour 511K
Petion-Ville 377K
Gonaives 356K
Delmas 284K
Saint-Marc 267K
Cap-Haitien 190K
Miragoane 62.5K
Cerca-la-Source 56.5K
Anse-a-Veau 34.6K

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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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