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

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The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,937,203 in 2025 vs 1,463,865,525 people in India in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,893,750 people compared to 1,483,314,140 in India.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 136.2 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while India is the 1st.
  • The countries together account for 18% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 17.9% for India.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.28% per year vs +1% in India.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.41% decline), while India has grown from 1.17B to 1.48B (26.5% growth).

Cuba vs India: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba India
2100 5,596,187 1,515,764,791
2099 5,656,838 1,523,450,562
2098 5,718,102 1,531,147,367
2097 5,780,020 1,538,780,583
2096 5,842,669 1,546,380,447
2095 5,906,190 1,553,964,615
2094 5,970,237 1,561,496,245
2093 6,035,281 1,568,975,448
2092 6,101,080 1,576,332,553
2091 6,167,568 1,583,655,135
2090 6,235,130 1,590,899,630
2089 6,303,623 1,598,026,427
2088 6,372,772 1,605,029,461
2087 6,442,801 1,611,883,136
2086 6,513,670 1,618,654,560
2085 6,585,155 1,625,282,641
2084 6,656,872 1,631,712,094
2083 6,728,883 1,637,989,363
2082 6,801,349 1,644,062,886
2081 6,873,815 1,649,962,836
2080 6,946,429 1,655,654,966
2079 7,019,056 1,661,116,882
2078 7,091,740 1,666,332,415
2077 7,164,594 1,671,298,348
2076 7,237,317 1,676,004,895
2075 7,310,377 1,680,459,350
2074 7,383,925 1,684,595,952
2073 7,457,892 1,688,431,647
2072 7,532,809 1,691,990,872
2071 7,608,382 1,695,203,041
2070 7,685,405 1,698,107,519
2069 7,763,655 1,700,664,858
2068 7,843,062 1,702,876,723
2067 7,924,000 1,704,723,837
2066 8,006,242 1,706,198,000
2065 8,090,113 1,707,391,009
2064 8,175,374 1,708,212,818
2063 8,261,758 1,708,696,045
2062 8,349,557 1,708,862,369
2061 8,438,278 1,708,717,131
2060 8,527,958 1,708,195,453
2059 8,617,968 1,707,339,651
2058 8,707,935 1,706,165,210
2057 8,797,858 1,704,656,327
2056 8,887,718 1,702,865,262
2055 8,976,800 1,700,741,939
2054 9,065,272 1,698,325,374
2053 9,152,380 1,695,513,304
2052 9,238,015 1,692,384,182
2051 9,322,135 1,688,910,288
2050 9,404,588 1,685,088,884
2049 9,485,665 1,680,936,533
2048 9,564,698 1,676,430,514
2047 9,642,488 1,671,532,064
2046 9,718,631 1,666,226,180
2045 9,792,929 1,660,522,084
2044 9,865,430 1,654,412,346
2043 9,936,492 1,647,924,060
2042 10,005,604 1,640,993,579
2041 10,073,038 1,633,629,291
2040 10,138,405 1,625,848,393
2039 10,202,047 1,617,677,625
2038 10,263,612 1,609,097,629
2037 10,324,081 1,600,073,012
2036 10,382,560 1,590,593,050
2035 10,439,517 1,580,726,905
2034 10,495,362 1,570,491,868
2033 10,549,819 1,559,906,905
2032 10,602,742 1,548,963,391
2031 10,654,301 1,537,676,208
2030 10,704,828 1,526,059,268
2029 10,754,241 1,514,142,607
2028 10,802,022 1,501,971,477
2027 10,848,290 1,489,498,223
2026 10,893,750 1,476,782,637
2025 10,937,203 1,463,865,525
2024 10,979,783 1,450,935,791
2023 11,019,931 1,438,069,596
2022 11,059,820 1,425,423,212
2021 11,122,168 1,414,203,896
2020 11,176,354 1,402,617,695
2019 11,202,846 1,389,030,312
2018 11,227,118 1,374,659,064
2017 11,247,829 1,359,657,400
2016 11,265,612 1,343,944,296
2015 11,275,065 1,328,024,498
2014 11,285,775 1,312,277,191
2013 11,298,167 1,295,829,511
2012 11,303,175 1,278,674,502
2011 11,301,571 1,261,224,954
2010 11,297,409 1,243,481,564
2009 11,294,719 1,225,524,753
2008 11,291,762 1,207,930,964
2007 11,287,272 1,190,676,021
2006 11,278,550 1,172,878,890
2005 11,262,554 1,154,676,322
2004 11,238,756 1,135,991,513
2003 11,209,383 1,116,803,006
2002 11,177,418 1,097,600,380
2001 11,144,132 1,077,898,575
2000 11,109,109 1,057,922,733
1999 11,072,230 1,038,225,823
1998 11,034,712 1,018,665,080
1997 10,997,934 999,133,762
1996 10,962,010 979,678,458
1995 10,925,362 960,301,044
1994 10,886,021 941,163,767
1993 10,841,031 922,118,387
1992 10,785,801 902,957,070
1991 10,717,640 883,927,600
1990 10,631,799 864,972,221
1989 10,533,243 846,039,529
1988 10,432,585 827,342,990
1987 10,335,342 808,931,270
1986 10,244,247 790,689,978
1985 10,157,228 772,647,793
1984 10,073,299 754,875,449
1983 9,991,026 737,372,681
1982 9,912,681 720,313,473
1981 9,849,320 703,696,250
1980 9,804,796 687,354,025
1979 9,763,355 671,155,747
1978 9,711,980 655,728,229
1977 9,648,440 640,801,103
1976 9,571,242 625,861,883
1975 9,479,726 611,309,535
1974 9,374,183 597,041,391
1973 9,255,328 583,465,598
1972 9,123,891 570,482,142
1971 8,979,085 558,096,387
1970 8,824,382 545,864,268
1969 8,666,640 533,880,544
1968 8,509,522 522,716,889
1967 8,352,625 511,606,372
1966 8,193,450 500,740,247
1965 8,030,797 490,140,146
1964 7,866,020 479,229,598
1963 7,701,660 468,138,575
1962 7,541,098 457,283,090
1961 7,387,117 446,564,729
1960 7,238,081 435,990,338

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while India gained 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 371,862 people (a 3.3% decline), while India's population increased by 139,369,844 people (a 10.4% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. India was ranked 2nd in 2006 and ranked 1st 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 India will increase by 13.6% to 1,685,088,884 people and will still be ranked 1st.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B 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
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba India
2100 -1.07% -0.5%
2099 -1.07% -0.5%
2098 -1.07% -0.5%
2097 -1.07% -0.49%
2096 -1.08% -0.49%
2095 -1.07% -0.48%
2094 -1.08% -0.48%
2093 -1.08% -0.47%
2092 -1.08% -0.46%
2091 -1.08% -0.46%
2090 -1.09% -0.45%
2089 -1.09% -0.44%
2088 -1.09% -0.43%
2087 -1.09% -0.42%
2086 -1.09% -0.41%
2085 -1.08% -0.39%
2084 -1.07% -0.38%
2083 -1.07% -0.37%
2082 -1.05% -0.36%
2081 -1.05% -0.34%
2080 -1.03% -0.33%
2079 -1.02% -0.31%
2078 -1.02% -0.3%
2077 -1% -0.28%
2076 -1% -0.27%
2075 -1% -0.25%
2074 -0.99% -0.23%
2073 -0.99% -0.21%
2072 -0.99% -0.19%
2071 -1% -0.17%
2070 -1.01% -0.15%
2069 -1.01% -0.13%
2068 -1.02% -0.11%
2067 -1.03% -0.09%
2066 -1.04% -0.07%
2065 -1.04% -0.05%
2064 -1.05% -0.03%
2063 -1.05% -0.01%
2062 -1.05% 0.008%
2061 -1.05% 0.03%
2060 -1.04% 0.05%
2059 -1.03% 0.07%
2058 -1.02% 0.09%
2057 -1.01% 0.11%
2056 -0.99% 0.12%
2055 -0.98% 0.14%
2054 -0.95% 0.17%
2053 -0.93% 0.18%
2052 -0.9% 0.21%
2051 -0.88% 0.23%
2050 -0.85% 0.25%
2049 -0.83% 0.27%
2048 -0.81% 0.29%
2047 -0.78% 0.32%
2046 -0.76% 0.34%
2045 -0.73% 0.37%
2044 -0.72% 0.39%
2043 -0.69% 0.42%
2042 -0.67% 0.45%
2041 -0.64% 0.48%
2040 -0.62% 0.51%
2039 -0.6% 0.53%
2038 -0.59% 0.56%
2037 -0.56% 0.6%
2036 -0.55% 0.62%
2035 -0.53% 0.65%
2034 -0.52% 0.68%
2033 -0.5% 0.71%
2032 -0.48% 0.73%
2031 -0.47% 0.76%
2030 -0.46% 0.79%
2029 -0.44% 0.81%
2028 -0.43% 0.84%
2027 -0.42% 0.86%
2026 -0.4% 0.88%
2025 -0.39% 0.89%
2024 -0.36% 0.89%
2023 -0.36% 0.89%
2022 -0.56% 0.79%
2021 -0.48% 0.83%
2020 -0.24% 0.98%
2019 -0.22% 1.05%
2018 -0.18% 1.1%
2017 -0.16% 1.17%
2016 -0.08% 1.2%
2015 -0.09% 1.2%
2014 -0.11% 1.27%
2013 -0.04% 1.34%
2012 0.01% 1.38%
2011 0.04% 1.43%
2010 0.02% 1.47%
2009 0.03% 1.46%
2008 0.04% 1.45%
2007 0.08% 1.52%
2006 0.14% 1.58%
2005 0.21% 1.64%
2004 0.26% 1.72%
2003 0.29% 1.75%
2002 0.3% 1.83%
2001 0.32% 1.89%
2000 0.33% 1.9%
1999 0.34% 1.92%
1998 0.33% 1.95%
1997 0.33% 1.99%
1996 0.34% 2.02%
1995 0.36% 2.03%
1994 0.41% 2.07%
1993 0.51% 2.12%
1992 0.64% 2.15%
1991 0.81% 2.19%
1990 0.94% 2.24%
1989 0.96% 2.26%
1988 0.94% 2.28%
1987 0.89% 2.31%
1986 0.86% 2.34%
1985 0.83% 2.35%
1984 0.82% 2.37%
1983 0.79% 2.37%
1982 0.64% 2.36%
1981 0.45% 2.38%
1980 0.42% 2.41%
1979 0.53% 2.35%
1978 0.66% 2.33%
1977 0.81% 2.39%
1976 0.97% 2.38%
1975 1.13% 2.39%
1974 1.28% 2.33%
1973 1.44% 2.28%
1972 1.61% 2.22%
1971 1.75% 2.24%
1970 1.82% 2.24%
1969 1.85% 2.14%
1968 1.88% 2.17%
1967 1.94% 2.17%
1966 2.03% 2.16%
1965 2.09% 2.28%
1964 2.13% 2.37%
1963 2.13% 2.37%
1962 2.08% 2.4%
1961 2.06% 2.43%

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

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In 2025, the population of Cuba declined by 0.39%, while India's population grew by 0.89%.

Live population counters

Cuba India
Current population
10893750
1483314140
Population rank 90/197 1/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 17.9%
One net population change
12.4 minutes
2.45 seconds
One birth every
5.55 minutes
1.36 seconds
One death every
4.61 minutes
3.3 seconds
Daily growth/decline -117 +35,424
Annual growth/decline -42,580 +12,929,734
Annual growth/decline rate -0.39% +0.89%
Population growth rate rank 180/197 106/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
1.06 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 -495,753
Net migration rank 153/196 195/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 4,796,255
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 15/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 181/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
India
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba India
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -495,753
2024 -19,270 -22,356 13,630,090 -630,830
2023 -15,880 -22,797 13,711,993 -979,179
2022 -17,961 -23,149 13,912,130 -1,353,478
2021 -71,616 -11,976 10,227,523 -348,916
2020 -12,808 -11,976 13,366,946 -73,806
2019 -4,245 -23,955 14,859,846 -978,969
2018 3,436 -23,779 15,451,168 -589,794
2017 2,306 -23,394 15,394,041 -251,642
2016 9,677 -24,146 16,202,593 81,248
2015 20,464 -24,910 16,211,195 -655,085
2014 22,448 -39,426 16,165,943 -227,263
2013 29,827 -37,619 17,107,541 -151,372
2012 33,864 -36,101 17,552,365 -198,935
2011 40,753 -35,313 17,793,362 -247,017
2010 37,021 -34,121 17,991,935 -50,905
2009 37,543 -35,063 18,286,055 -312,905
2008 32,848 -29,427 18,234,926 -1,020,047
2007 24,617 -19,050 18,331,648 -1,037,200
2006 24,508 -12,619 18,641,737 -342,177
2005 36,660 -16,561 19,034,839 -929,454
2004 44,258 -16,776 19,469,758 -206,660
2003 56,170 -24,916 19,720,507 -606,970
2002 58,212 -25,535 20,024,621 -732,419
2001 57,325 -23,442 20,182,573 -70,346
2000 61,133 -24,980 19,984,160 -143,960
1999 69,069 -31,456 19,648,424 -95,320
1998 71,284 -33,863 19,569,575 -1,049
1997 71,828 -35,712 19,494,098 880
1996 61,837 -26,105 19,442,699 -26,388
1995 66,809 -29,235 19,396,161 -57,297
1994 68,604 -27,501 19,310,798 -375,253
1993 73,221 -24,358 19,152,399 2,364
1992 83,461 -21,867 19,132,757 35,155
1991 95,398 -20,665 19,049,524 -157,911
1990 112,378 -15,438 18,893,588 125,514
1989 114,865 -14,705 18,848,915 -2,907
1988 116,626 -15,474 18,702,916 -155,676
1987 109,617 -16,290 18,496,213 -219,150
1986 105,997 -17,146 18,455,495 -249,545
1985 103,228 -18,048 17,968,697 -89,991
1984 101,670 -18,994 17,698,810 -32,313
1983 101,858 -19,994 17,219,127 119,694
1982 95,866 -21,055 16,790,507 -10,687
1981 74,067 -22,159 16,422,159 33,243
1980 74,271 -37,114 16,018,786 210,914
1979 81,192 -35,473 15,392,957 774,094
1978 86,864 -29,839 14,898,145 -210,444
1977 106,875 -36,811 14,575,662 590,626
1976 125,383 -41,042 14,435,504 275,984
1975 144,964 -46,268 13,958,642 434,205
1974 165,099 -52,697 13,795,836 347,869
1973 177,387 -52,073 13,412,707 -404,743
1972 187,588 -50,031 13,041,792 -82,816
1971 195,106 -43,056 12,787,104 -974,574
1970 201,823 -44,466 12,417,866 233,782
1969 205,581 -47,446 12,167,671 -851,844
1968 205,487 -49,387 12,006,807 -995,416
1967 207,245 -49,556 11,279,897 -70,314
1966 209,179 -48,509 11,089,894 -566,982
1965 211,322 -46,683 10,925,714 -248,299
1964 209,315 -44,406 11,285,378 -141,916
1963 205,788 -41,979 11,016,705 21,640
1962 196,423 -39,116 10,743,409 -70,514
1961 183,806 -33,163 10,468,816 295,177
1960 172,816 -25,396 10,237,489 146,955

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

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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 India 96.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 142,967,525 people) and 3.89% is from migration (a loss of 5,780,451 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 4,796,255 people or 0.3% in India.

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
India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.19M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 6.2M
Surat 5.94M
Kanpur 4.58M
Kolkata 4.5M

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

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