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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 10,825,703 people in Honduras in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 11,237,619 in Honduras.

Population statistics:

  • Honduras' population is 1.03 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Honduras is the 87th.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.14% for Honduras.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +1.81% in Honduras.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Honduras has grown from 7.66M to 11.2M (46.8% growth).

Cuba vs Honduras: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Honduras
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Honduras
2100 5,596,718 17,182,880
2099 5,657,375 17,200,743
2098 5,718,645 17,216,673
2097 5,780,569 17,230,617
2096 5,843,224 17,243,183
2095 5,906,751 17,254,277
2094 5,970,804 17,263,401
2093 6,035,854 17,270,885
2092 6,101,659 17,276,077
2091 6,168,154 17,279,262
2090 6,235,722 17,280,244
2089 6,304,222 17,278,863
2088 6,373,377 17,275,243
2087 6,443,413 17,269,390
2086 6,514,289 17,261,244
2085 6,585,780 17,250,657
2084 6,657,505 17,237,497
2083 6,729,522 17,221,748
2082 6,801,995 17,203,519
2081 6,874,468 17,182,479
2080 6,947,089 17,158,940
2079 7,019,723 17,132,405
2078 7,092,413 17,102,986
2077 7,165,274 17,070,304
2076 7,238,004 17,034,815
2075 7,311,071 16,995,967
2074 7,384,626 16,953,990
2073 7,458,600 16,908,709
2072 7,533,524 16,860,005
2071 7,609,105 16,807,876
2070 7,686,135 16,752,434
2069 7,764,393 16,693,639
2068 7,843,807 16,631,495
2067 7,924,753 16,565,869
2066 8,007,003 16,496,654
2065 8,090,881 16,424,002
2064 8,176,150 16,347,532
2063 8,262,542 16,267,544
2062 8,350,350 16,184,126
2061 8,439,080 16,096,836
2060 8,528,768 16,005,900
2059 8,618,786 15,911,560
2058 8,708,762 15,813,659
2057 8,798,693 15,712,525
2056 8,888,562 15,607,710
2055 8,977,652 15,499,284
2054 9,066,133 15,387,571
2053 9,153,249 15,272,588
2052 9,238,892 15,154,647
2051 9,323,021 15,033,669
2050 9,405,481 14,909,683
2049 9,486,566 14,782,980
2048 9,565,607 14,653,660
2047 9,643,403 14,521,415
2046 9,719,554 14,386,305
2045 9,793,859 14,248,465
2044 9,866,367 14,108,133
2043 9,937,436 13,965,397
2042 10,006,554 13,820,314
2041 10,073,994 13,672,863
2040 10,139,368 13,523,320
2039 10,203,016 13,371,558
2038 10,264,587 13,217,312
2037 10,325,061 13,060,893
2036 10,383,547 12,901,848
2035 10,440,509 12,740,293
2034 10,496,359 12,576,635
2033 10,550,821 12,410,569
2032 10,603,749 12,242,213
2031 10,655,312 12,071,682
2030 10,705,845 11,898,926
2029 10,755,262 11,723,895
2028 10,803,047 11,546,959
2027 10,849,321 11,368,676
2026 10,894,785 11,189,025
2025 10,938,241 11,007,845
2024 10,979,783 10,825,703
2023 11,019,931 10,644,851
2022 11,059,820 10,463,872
2021 11,122,168 10,289,877
2020 11,176,354 10,119,640
2019 11,202,846 9,943,633
2018 11,227,118 9,765,210
2017 11,247,829 9,588,137
2016 11,265,612 9,412,380
2015 11,275,065 9,237,305
2014 11,285,775 9,063,122
2013 11,298,167 8,889,278
2012 11,303,175 8,715,076
2011 11,301,571 8,540,583
2010 11,297,409 8,365,878
2009 11,294,719 8,189,899
2008 11,291,762 8,012,587
2007 11,287,272 7,834,798
2006 11,278,550 7,656,832
2005 11,262,554 7,478,355
2004 11,238,756 7,298,994
2003 11,209,383 7,119,213
2002 11,177,418 6,938,859
2001 11,144,132 6,757,993
2000 11,109,109 6,577,773
1999 11,072,230 6,400,463
1998 11,034,712 6,234,431
1997 10,997,934 6,071,454
1996 10,962,010 5,903,954
1995 10,925,362 5,739,637
1994 10,886,021 5,579,242
1993 10,841,031 5,423,249
1992 10,785,801 5,271,431
1991 10,717,640 5,123,792
1990 10,631,799 4,980,488
1989 10,533,243 4,841,838
1988 10,432,585 4,707,677
1987 10,335,342 4,576,910
1986 10,244,247 4,448,899
1985 10,157,228 4,323,342
1984 10,073,299 4,199,850
1983 9,991,026 4,078,174
1982 9,912,681 3,958,728
1981 9,849,320 3,841,778
1980 9,804,796 3,727,173
1979 9,763,355 3,614,981
1978 9,711,980 3,505,463
1977 9,648,440 3,398,655
1976 9,571,242 3,294,457
1975 9,479,726 3,193,234
1974 9,374,183 3,099,836
1973 9,255,328 3,011,459
1972 9,123,891 2,922,064
1971 8,979,085 2,834,616
1970 8,824,382 2,750,715
1969 8,666,640 2,670,289
1968 8,509,522 2,593,057
1967 8,352,625 2,518,648
1966 8,193,450 2,446,751
1965 8,030,797 2,377,157
1964 7,866,020 2,309,855
1963 7,701,660 2,244,878
1962 7,541,098 2,182,064
1961 7,387,117 2,121,242
1960 7,238,081 2,062,060

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/honduras | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Honduras gained 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Honduras' population increased by 1,825,239 people (a 19.4% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Honduras was ranked 94th in 2006 and ranked 87th 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 Honduras will increase by 32.7% to 14,909,683 people and rank change from 87th to 86th.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M 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
Honduras
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Honduras
2100 -1.07% -0.1%
2099 -1.07% -0.09%
2098 -1.07% -0.08%
2097 -1.07% -0.07%
2096 -1.08% -0.06%
2095 -1.07% -0.05%
2094 -1.08% -0.04%
2093 -1.08% -0.03%
2092 -1.08% -0.02%
2091 -1.08% -0.006%
2090 -1.09% 0.008%
2089 -1.09% 0.02%
2088 -1.09% 0.03%
2087 -1.09% 0.05%
2086 -1.09% 0.06%
2085 -1.08% 0.08%
2084 -1.07% 0.09%
2083 -1.07% 0.11%
2082 -1.05% 0.12%
2081 -1.05% 0.14%
2080 -1.03% 0.15%
2079 -1.02% 0.17%
2078 -1.02% 0.19%
2077 -1% 0.21%
2076 -1% 0.23%
2075 -1% 0.25%
2074 -0.99% 0.27%
2073 -0.99% 0.29%
2072 -0.99% 0.31%
2071 -1% 0.33%
2070 -1.01% 0.35%
2069 -1.01% 0.37%
2068 -1.02% 0.4%
2067 -1.03% 0.42%
2066 -1.04% 0.44%
2065 -1.04% 0.47%
2064 -1.05% 0.49%
2063 -1.05% 0.52%
2062 -1.05% 0.54%
2061 -1.05% 0.57%
2060 -1.04% 0.59%
2059 -1.03% 0.62%
2058 -1.02% 0.64%
2057 -1.01% 0.67%
2056 -0.99% 0.7%
2055 -0.98% 0.73%
2054 -0.95% 0.75%
2053 -0.93% 0.78%
2052 -0.9% 0.8%
2051 -0.88% 0.83%
2050 -0.85% 0.86%
2049 -0.83% 0.88%
2048 -0.81% 0.91%
2047 -0.78% 0.94%
2046 -0.76% 0.97%
2045 -0.73% 0.99%
2044 -0.72% 1.02%
2043 -0.69% 1.05%
2042 -0.67% 1.08%
2041 -0.64% 1.11%
2040 -0.62% 1.13%
2039 -0.6% 1.17%
2038 -0.59% 1.2%
2037 -0.56% 1.23%
2036 -0.55% 1.27%
2035 -0.53% 1.3%
2034 -0.52% 1.34%
2033 -0.5% 1.38%
2032 -0.48% 1.41%
2031 -0.47% 1.45%
2030 -0.46% 1.49%
2029 -0.44% 1.53%
2028 -0.43% 1.57%
2027 -0.42% 1.61%
2026 -0.4% 1.65%
2025 -0.38% 1.68%
2024 -0.36% 1.7%
2023 -0.36% 1.73%
2022 -0.56% 1.69%
2021 -0.48% 1.68%
2020 -0.24% 1.77%
2019 -0.22% 1.83%
2018 -0.18% 1.85%
2017 -0.16% 1.87%
2016 -0.08% 1.9%
2015 -0.09% 1.92%
2014 -0.11% 1.96%
2013 -0.04% 2%
2012 0.01% 2.04%
2011 0.04% 2.09%
2010 0.02% 2.15%
2009 0.03% 2.21%
2008 0.04% 2.27%
2007 0.08% 2.32%
2006 0.14% 2.39%
2005 0.21% 2.46%
2004 0.26% 2.53%
2003 0.29% 2.6%
2002 0.3% 2.68%
2001 0.32% 2.74%
2000 0.33% 2.77%
1999 0.34% 2.66%
1998 0.33% 2.68%
1997 0.33% 2.84%
1996 0.34% 2.86%
1995 0.36% 2.87%
1994 0.41% 2.88%
1993 0.51% 2.88%
1992 0.64% 2.88%
1991 0.81% 2.88%
1990 0.94% 2.86%
1989 0.96% 2.85%
1988 0.94% 2.86%
1987 0.89% 2.88%
1986 0.86% 2.9%
1985 0.83% 2.94%
1984 0.82% 2.98%
1983 0.79% 3.02%
1982 0.64% 3.04%
1981 0.45% 3.07%
1980 0.42% 3.1%
1979 0.53% 3.12%
1978 0.66% 3.14%
1977 0.81% 3.16%
1976 0.97% 3.17%
1975 1.13% 3.01%
1974 1.28% 2.93%
1973 1.44% 3.06%
1972 1.61% 3.09%
1971 1.75% 3.05%
1970 1.82% 3.01%
1969 1.85% 2.98%
1968 1.88% 2.95%
1967 1.94% 2.94%
1966 2.03% 2.93%
1965 2.09% 2.91%
1964 2.13% 2.89%
1963 2.13% 2.88%
1962 2.08% 2.87%
1961 2.06% 2.87%

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/honduras | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cuba declined by 0.36%, while Honduras' population grew by 1.7%.

Live population counters

Cuba Honduras
Current population
10894785
11237619
Population rank 90/197 87/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.14%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
2.91 minutes
One birth every
5.48 minutes
2.25 minutes
One death every
4.7 minutes
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline -110 +495
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +180,852
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +1.7%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 64/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
1.84 hours
Annual migration change -22,244 -4,778
Net migration rank 153/196 114/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 39,901
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 157/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 179/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Honduras
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Honduras
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -4,778
2024 - -22,356 - -4,821
2023 -15,880 -22,797 186,125 -5,044
2022 -17,961 -23,149 186,257 -5,374
2021 -71,616 -11,976 172,890 -5,777
2020 -12,808 -11,976 179,553 -6,199
2019 -4,245 -23,955 185,200 -6,546
2018 3,436 -23,779 184,953 -6,764
2017 2,306 -23,394 182,731 -6,778
2016 9,677 -24,146 182,243 -6,681
2015 20,464 -24,910 181,098 -6,509
2014 22,448 -39,426 180,075 -6,293
2013 29,827 -37,619 179,999 -6,091
2012 33,864 -36,101 180,384 -5,891
2011 40,753 -35,313 180,164 -5,664
2010 37,021 -34,121 180,318 -5,419
2009 37,543 -35,063 182,250 -5,196
2008 32,848 -29,427 182,607 -5,039
2007 24,617 -19,050 183,052 -5,039
2006 24,508 -12,619 183,381 -5,450
2005 36,660 -16,561 185,216 -6,190
2004 44,258 -16,776 186,774 -7,083
2003 56,170 -24,916 187,854 -7,982
2002 58,212 -25,535 189,653 -8,816
2001 57,325 -23,442 190,636 -9,744
2000 61,133 -24,980 190,308 -10,757
1999 69,069 -31,456 186,816 -11,753
1998 71,284 -33,863 169,632 -12,638
1997 71,828 -35,712 182,308 -13,344
1996 61,837 -26,105 180,083 -14,049
1995 66,809 -29,235 177,309 -14,707
1994 68,604 -27,501 173,437 -15,246
1993 73,221 -24,358 169,358 -15,559
1992 83,461 -21,867 165,434 -15,583
1991 95,398 -20,665 160,933 -15,509
1990 112,378 -15,438 156,537 -15,351
1989 114,865 -14,705 152,266 -16,146
1988 116,626 -15,474 149,130 -16,919
1987 109,617 -16,290 146,750 -17,423
1986 105,997 -17,146 144,500 -17,812
1985 103,228 -18,048 142,190 -17,778
1984 101,670 -18,994 139,851 -17,277
1983 101,858 -19,994 137,597 -16,810
1982 95,866 -21,055 134,629 -16,530
1981 74,067 -22,159 131,789 -15,986
1980 74,271 -37,114 128,856 -15,445
1979 81,192 -35,473 125,957 -14,979
1978 86,864 -29,839 122,593 -14,537
1977 106,875 -36,811 119,333 -13,777
1976 125,383 -41,042 115,754 -12,916
1975 144,964 -46,268 111,469 -11,855
1974 165,099 -52,697 98,141 -10,947
1973 177,387 -52,073 99,553 -10,001
1972 187,588 -50,031 98,634 -9,403
1971 195,106 -43,056 94,597 -8,918
1970 201,823 -44,466 90,875 -8,751
1969 205,581 -47,446 87,273 -8,544
1968 205,487 -49,387 84,070 -8,335
1967 207,245 -49,556 81,131 -8,056
1966 209,179 -48,509 78,369 -7,649
1965 211,322 -46,683 75,622 -7,161
1964 209,315 -44,406 72,756 -6,620
1963 205,788 -41,979 69,883 -6,063
1962 196,423 -39,116 67,332 -5,519
1961 183,806 -33,163 64,672 -4,838
1960 172,816 -25,396 62,602 -4,085

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

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/honduras | 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 Honduras 96.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,821,125 people) and 3.29% is from migration (a loss of 61,965 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 39,901 people or 0.4% in Honduras.

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
Honduras
City Population
Tegucigalpa 1.06M
San Pedro Sula 719K
Choloma 232K
La Ceiba 197K
El Progreso 188K
Villanueva 150K
Comayagua 145K
Puerto Cortes 122K
Yoro 86.7K
La Lima 71.9K

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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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