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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 26.5 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.61% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Cuba vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Indonesia
2100 5,596,718 297,263,579
2099 5,657,375 298,386,561
2098 5,718,645 299,496,396
2097 5,780,569 300,596,542
2096 5,843,224 301,680,965
2095 5,906,751 302,745,817
2094 5,970,804 303,798,670
2093 6,035,854 304,837,512
2092 6,101,659 305,857,297
2091 6,168,154 306,853,321
2090 6,235,722 307,827,852
2089 6,304,222 308,775,620
2088 6,373,377 309,700,566
2087 6,443,413 310,605,359
2086 6,514,289 311,483,180
2085 6,585,780 312,332,996
2084 6,657,505 313,155,965
2083 6,729,522 313,952,990
2082 6,801,995 314,719,759
2081 6,874,468 315,453,880
2080 6,947,089 316,158,503
2079 7,019,723 316,839,281
2078 7,092,413 317,487,448
2077 7,165,274 318,105,938
2076 7,238,004 318,684,532
2075 7,311,071 319,239,982
2074 7,384,626 319,759,087
2073 7,458,600 320,251,181
2072 7,533,524 320,709,370
2071 7,609,105 321,136,059
2070 7,686,135 321,534,979
2069 7,764,393 321,908,058
2068 7,843,807 322,252,027
2067 7,924,753 322,566,642
2066 8,007,003 322,849,032
2065 8,090,881 323,098,730
2064 8,176,150 323,318,973
2063 8,262,542 323,506,247
2062 8,350,350 323,662,911
2061 8,439,080 323,784,985
2060 8,528,768 323,865,045
2059 8,618,786 323,904,988
2058 8,708,762 323,894,318
2057 8,798,693 323,837,237
2056 8,888,562 323,721,448
2055 8,977,652 323,552,405
2054 9,066,133 323,324,404
2053 9,153,249 323,032,528
2052 9,238,892 322,677,809
2051 9,323,021 322,252,898
2050 9,405,481 321,749,772
2049 9,486,566 321,169,163
2048 9,565,607 320,507,607
2047 9,643,403 319,778,332
2046 9,719,554 318,970,565
2045 9,793,859 318,077,606
2044 9,866,367 317,100,688
2043 9,937,436 316,041,251
2042 10,006,554 314,905,847
2041 10,073,994 313,692,611
2040 10,139,368 312,407,319
2039 10,203,016 311,049,484
2038 10,264,587 309,626,850
2037 10,325,061 308,137,773
2036 10,383,547 306,592,068
2035 10,440,509 304,988,219
2034 10,496,359 303,322,890
2033 10,550,821 301,599,483
2032 10,603,749 299,828,261
2031 10,655,312 298,003,267
2030 10,705,845 296,127,253
2029 10,755,262 294,190,935
2028 10,803,047 292,188,833
2027 10,849,321 290,114,110
2026 10,894,785 287,972,484
2025 10,938,241 285,765,617
2024 10,979,783 283,487,931
2023 11,019,931 281,190,067
2022 11,059,820 278,830,529
2021 11,122,168 276,758,053
2020 11,176,354 274,814,866
2019 11,202,846 272,489,381
2018 11,227,118 269,951,846
2017 11,247,829 267,346,658
2016 11,265,612 264,627,418
2015 11,275,065 261,799,249
2014 11,285,775 258,877,399
2013 11,298,167 255,852,467
2012 11,303,175 252,698,525
2011 11,301,571 249,470,032
2010 11,297,409 246,305,322
2009 11,294,719 243,220,028
2008 11,291,762 240,157,903
2007 11,287,272 237,062,337
2006 11,278,550 233,951,652
2005 11,262,554 230,871,650
2004 11,238,756 227,926,649
2003 11,209,383 225,048,008
2002 11,177,418 222,088,495
2001 11,144,132 219,097,902
2000 11,109,109 216,077,790
1999 11,072,230 213,004,668
1998 11,034,712 209,826,788
1997 10,997,934 206,536,095
1996 10,962,010 203,204,348
1995 10,925,362 199,888,057
1994 10,886,021 196,591,828
1993 10,841,031 193,305,168
1992 10,785,801 190,043,744
1991 10,717,640 186,778,238
1990 10,631,799 183,501,098
1989 10,533,243 180,201,630
1988 10,432,585 176,855,065
1987 10,335,342 173,511,154
1986 10,244,247 170,175,065
1985 10,157,228 166,776,185
1984 10,073,299 163,251,124
1983 9,991,026 159,651,381
1982 9,912,681 156,052,152
1981 9,849,320 152,485,035
1980 9,804,796 148,950,540
1979 9,763,355 145,434,834
1978 9,711,980 141,953,163
1977 9,648,440 138,533,541
1976 9,571,242 135,173,655
1975 9,479,726 131,843,848
1974 9,374,183 128,555,045
1973 9,255,328 125,288,515
1972 9,123,891 122,039,841
1971 8,979,085 118,833,702
1970 8,824,382 115,657,495
1969 8,666,640 112,517,639
1968 8,509,522 109,450,006
1967 8,352,625 106,526,393
1966 8,193,450 103,792,754
1965 8,030,797 101,365,130
1964 7,866,020 98,833,749
1963 7,701,660 96,051,424
1962 7,541,098 93,375,850
1961 7,387,117 90,791,249
1960 7,238,081 88,296,070

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M 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
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Indonesia
2100 -1.07% -0.38%
2099 -1.07% -0.37%
2098 -1.07% -0.37%
2097 -1.07% -0.36%
2096 -1.08% -0.35%
2095 -1.07% -0.35%
2094 -1.08% -0.34%
2093 -1.08% -0.33%
2092 -1.08% -0.32%
2091 -1.08% -0.32%
2090 -1.09% -0.31%
2089 -1.09% -0.3%
2088 -1.09% -0.29%
2087 -1.09% -0.28%
2086 -1.09% -0.27%
2085 -1.08% -0.26%
2084 -1.07% -0.25%
2083 -1.07% -0.24%
2082 -1.05% -0.23%
2081 -1.05% -0.22%
2080 -1.03% -0.21%
2079 -1.02% -0.2%
2078 -1.02% -0.19%
2077 -1% -0.18%
2076 -1% -0.17%
2075 -1% -0.16%
2074 -0.99% -0.15%
2073 -0.99% -0.14%
2072 -0.99% -0.13%
2071 -1% -0.12%
2070 -1.01% -0.12%
2069 -1.01% -0.11%
2068 -1.02% -0.1%
2067 -1.03% -0.09%
2066 -1.04% -0.08%
2065 -1.04% -0.07%
2064 -1.05% -0.06%
2063 -1.05% -0.05%
2062 -1.05% -0.04%
2061 -1.05% -0.02%
2060 -1.04% -0.01%
2059 -1.03% 0.003%
2058 -1.02% 0.02%
2057 -1.01% 0.04%
2056 -0.99% 0.05%
2055 -0.98% 0.07%
2054 -0.95% 0.09%
2053 -0.93% 0.11%
2052 -0.9% 0.13%
2051 -0.88% 0.16%
2050 -0.85% 0.18%
2049 -0.83% 0.21%
2048 -0.81% 0.23%
2047 -0.78% 0.25%
2046 -0.76% 0.28%
2045 -0.73% 0.31%
2044 -0.72% 0.34%
2043 -0.69% 0.36%
2042 -0.67% 0.39%
2041 -0.64% 0.41%
2040 -0.62% 0.44%
2039 -0.6% 0.46%
2038 -0.59% 0.48%
2037 -0.56% 0.5%
2036 -0.55% 0.53%
2035 -0.53% 0.55%
2034 -0.52% 0.57%
2033 -0.5% 0.59%
2032 -0.48% 0.61%
2031 -0.47% 0.63%
2030 -0.46% 0.66%
2029 -0.44% 0.69%
2028 -0.43% 0.72%
2027 -0.42% 0.74%
2026 -0.4% 0.77%
2025 -0.38% 0.8%
2024 -0.36% 0.82%
2023 -0.36% 0.85%
2022 -0.56% 0.75%
2021 -0.48% 0.71%
2020 -0.24% 0.85%
2019 -0.22% 0.94%
2018 -0.18% 0.97%
2017 -0.16% 1.03%
2016 -0.08% 1.08%
2015 -0.09% 1.13%
2014 -0.11% 1.18%
2013 -0.04% 1.25%
2012 0.01% 1.29%
2011 0.04% 1.28%
2010 0.02% 1.27%
2009 0.03% 1.28%
2008 0.04% 1.31%
2007 0.08% 1.33%
2006 0.14% 1.33%
2005 0.21% 1.29%
2004 0.26% 1.28%
2003 0.29% 1.33%
2002 0.3% 1.36%
2001 0.32% 1.4%
2000 0.33% 1.44%
1999 0.34% 1.51%
1998 0.33% 1.59%
1997 0.33% 1.64%
1996 0.34% 1.66%
1995 0.36% 1.68%
1994 0.41% 1.7%
1993 0.51% 1.72%
1992 0.64% 1.75%
1991 0.81% 1.79%
1990 0.94% 1.83%
1989 0.96% 1.89%
1988 0.94% 1.93%
1987 0.89% 1.96%
1986 0.86% 2.04%
1985 0.83% 2.16%
1984 0.82% 2.25%
1983 0.79% 2.31%
1982 0.64% 2.34%
1981 0.45% 2.37%
1980 0.42% 2.42%
1979 0.53% 2.45%
1978 0.66% 2.47%
1977 0.81% 2.49%
1976 0.97% 2.53%
1975 1.13% 2.56%
1974 1.28% 2.61%
1973 1.44% 2.66%
1972 1.61% 2.7%
1971 1.75% 2.75%
1970 1.82% 2.79%
1969 1.85% 2.8%
1968 1.88% 2.74%
1967 1.94% 2.63%
1966 2.03% 2.39%
1965 2.09% 2.56%
1964 2.13% 2.9%
1963 2.13% 2.87%
1962 2.08% 2.85%
1961 2.06% 2.83%

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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Cuba Indonesia
Current population
10894785
288551776
Population rank 90/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 3.48%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
13.7 seconds
One birth every
5.48 minutes
7.04 seconds
One death every
4.7 minutes
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline -110 +6,296
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 115/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 -39,509
Net migration rank 153/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -39,509
2024 - -22,356 - -38,469
2023 -15,880 -22,797 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 -17,961 -23,149 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 -71,616 -11,976 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 -12,808 -11,976 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 -4,245 -23,955 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 3,436 -23,779 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 2,306 -23,394 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 9,677 -24,146 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 20,464 -24,910 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 22,448 -39,426 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 29,827 -37,619 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 33,864 -36,101 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 40,753 -35,313 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 37,021 -34,121 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 37,543 -35,063 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 32,848 -29,427 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 24,617 -19,050 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 24,508 -12,619 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 36,660 -16,561 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 44,258 -16,776 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 56,170 -24,916 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 58,212 -25,535 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 57,325 -23,442 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 61,133 -24,980 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 69,069 -31,456 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 71,284 -33,863 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 71,828 -35,712 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 61,837 -26,105 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 66,809 -29,235 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 68,604 -27,501 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 73,221 -24,358 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 83,461 -21,867 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 95,398 -20,665 3,288,791 3,096
1990 112,378 -15,438 3,250,906 11,539
1989 114,865 -14,705 3,316,792 19,905
1988 116,626 -15,474 3,331,242 25,383
1987 109,617 -16,290 3,304,520 26,705
1986 105,997 -17,146 3,309,905 30,988
1985 103,228 -18,048 3,419,412 37,451
1984 101,670 -18,994 3,549,570 43,693
1983 101,858 -19,994 3,558,949 47,375
1982 95,866 -21,055 3,545,504 46,792
1981 74,067 -22,159 3,497,244 44,710
1980 74,271 -37,114 3,484,846 42,254
1979 81,192 -35,473 3,460,621 43,900
1978 86,864 -29,839 3,412,980 45,911
1977 106,875 -36,811 3,334,779 45,610
1976 125,383 -41,042 3,291,479 48,010
1975 144,964 -46,268 3,263,794 56,386
1974 165,099 -52,697 3,196,136 61,188
1973 177,387 -52,073 3,210,643 64,991
1972 187,588 -50,031 3,149,726 72,007
1971 195,106 -43,056 3,111,304 79,264
1970 201,823 -44,466 3,080,421 81,368
1969 205,581 -47,446 3,034,825 82,955
1968 205,487 -49,387 2,961,608 55,731
1967 207,245 -49,556 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 209,179 -48,509 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 211,322 -46,683 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 209,315 -44,406 2,700,138 144,819
1963 205,788 -41,979 2,609,526 110,166
1962 196,423 -39,116 2,525,163 106,264
1961 183,806 -33,163 2,434,113 103,628
1960 172,816 -25,396 2,350,971 101,631

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 Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

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
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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