The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 5,395,790 people in Ireland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,892,659 people compared to 5,500,964 in Ireland.
Population statistics:
- Cuba's population is 1.98 times bigger than Ireland's.
- Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Ireland is the 121st.
- The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.07% for Ireland.
- For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +1.41% in Ireland.
- Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.42% decline), while Ireland has grown from 4.27M to 5.5M (28.7% growth).
- Ireland is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 6.14M people, while Cuba's population already peaked in 2012 at 11.3M people and is projected to decrease to 5.58M people by 2100.
Cuba vs Ireland: live population counter
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| Current population |
10892659
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5500964
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| Population rank | 90/197 | 121/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.13% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
13.1 minutes
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6.24 minutes
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| One birth every |
5.48 minutes
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9.61 minutes
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| One death every |
4.7 minutes
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15 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
23.5 minutes
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13.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -22,356 | +39,059 |
| Daily growth/decline | -110 | +231 |
| Annual growth/decline | -40,148 | +84,252 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.36% | +1.59% |
| Population growth rate rank | 182/197 | 68/197 |
Cuba and Ireland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 7,238,081 | 2,828,600 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,387,117 | 2,824,400 | 2.06% | -0.15% |
| 1962 | 7,541,098 | 2,836,050 | 2.08% | 0.41% |
| 1963 | 7,701,660 | 2,852,650 | 2.13% | 0.59% |
| 1964 | 7,866,020 | 2,866,550 | 2.13% | 0.49% |
| 1965 | 8,030,797 | 2,877,300 | 2.09% | 0.38% |
| 1966 | 8,193,450 | 2,888,800 | 2.03% | 0.4% |
| 1967 | 8,352,625 | 2,902,450 | 1.94% | 0.47% |
| 1968 | 8,509,522 | 2,915,550 | 1.88% | 0.45% |
| 1969 | 8,666,640 | 2,932,650 | 1.85% | 0.59% |
| 1970 | 8,824,382 | 2,957,250 | 1.82% | 0.84% |
| 1971 | 8,979,085 | 2,992,050 | 1.75% | 1.18% |
| 1972 | 9,123,891 | 3,036,850 | 1.61% | 1.5% |
| 1973 | 9,255,328 | 3,085,950 | 1.44% | 1.62% |
| 1974 | 9,374,183 | 3,137,500 | 1.28% | 1.67% |
| 1975 | 9,479,726 | 3,189,550 | 1.13% | 1.66% |
| 1976 | 9,571,242 | 3,238,050 | 0.97% | 1.52% |
| 1977 | 9,648,440 | 3,282,200 | 0.81% | 1.36% |
| 1978 | 9,711,980 | 3,329,100 | 0.66% | 1.43% |
| 1979 | 9,763,355 | 3,373,750 | 0.53% | 1.34% |
| 1980 | 9,804,796 | 3,412,800 | 0.42% | 1.16% |
| 1981 | 9,849,320 | 3,453,000 | 0.45% | 1.18% |
| 1982 | 9,912,681 | 3,485,800 | 0.64% | 0.95% |
| 1983 | 9,991,026 | 3,510,600 | 0.79% | 0.71% |
| 1984 | 10,073,299 | 3,532,423 | 0.82% | 0.62% |
| 1985 | 10,157,228 | 3,538,082 | 0.83% | 0.16% |
| 1986 | 10,244,247 | 3,539,690 | 0.86% | 0.05% |
| 1987 | 10,335,342 | 3,540,057 | 0.89% | 0.01% |
| 1988 | 10,432,585 | 3,524,949 | 0.94% | -0.43% |
| 1989 | 10,533,243 | 3,511,009 | 0.96% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 10,631,799 | 3,513,974 | 0.94% | 0.08% |
| 1991 | 10,717,640 | 3,534,235 | 0.81% | 0.58% |
| 1992 | 10,785,801 | 3,558,430 | 0.64% | 0.68% |
| 1993 | 10,841,031 | 3,576,261 | 0.51% | 0.5% |
| 1994 | 10,886,021 | 3,590,386 | 0.41% | 0.39% |
| 1995 | 10,925,362 | 3,608,841 | 0.36% | 0.51% |
| 1996 | 10,962,010 | 3,637,510 | 0.34% | 0.79% |
| 1997 | 10,997,934 | 3,674,171 | 0.33% | 1.01% |
| 1998 | 11,034,712 | 3,712,696 | 0.33% | 1.05% |
| 1999 | 11,072,230 | 3,754,786 | 0.34% | 1.13% |
| 2000 | 11,109,109 | 3,805,174 | 0.33% | 1.34% |
| 2001 | 11,144,132 | 3,866,243 | 0.32% | 1.6% |
| 2002 | 11,177,418 | 3,931,947 | 0.3% | 1.7% |
| 2003 | 11,209,383 | 3,996,521 | 0.29% | 1.64% |
| 2004 | 11,238,756 | 4,070,262 | 0.26% | 1.85% |
| 2005 | 11,262,554 | 4,159,914 | 0.21% | 2.2% |
| 2006 | 11,278,550 | 4,273,591 | 0.14% | 2.73% |
| 2007 | 11,287,272 | 4,398,942 | 0.08% | 2.93% |
| 2008 | 11,291,762 | 4,489,544 | 0.04% | 2.06% |
| 2009 | 11,294,719 | 4,535,375 | 0.03% | 1.02% |
| 2010 | 11,297,409 | 4,560,155 | 0.02% | 0.55% |
| 2011 | 11,301,571 | 4,580,084 | 0.04% | 0.44% |
| 2012 | 11,303,175 | 4,599,533 | 0.01% | 0.42% |
| 2013 | 11,298,167 | 4,623,816 | -0.04% | 0.53% |
| 2014 | 11,285,775 | 4,657,740 | -0.11% | 0.73% |
| 2015 | 11,275,065 | 4,701,957 | -0.09% | 0.95% |
| 2016 | 11,265,612 | 4,762,722 | -0.08% | 1.29% |
| 2017 | 11,247,829 | 4,827,445 | -0.16% | 1.36% |
| 2018 | 11,227,118 | 4,898,022 | -0.18% | 1.46% |
| 2019 | 11,202,846 | 4,976,456 | -0.22% | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 11,176,354 | 5,039,747 | -0.24% | 1.27% |
| 2021 | 11,122,168 | 5,110,585 | -0.48% | 1.41% |
| 2022 | 11,059,820 | 5,212,836 | -0.56% | 2% |
| 2023 | 11,019,931 | 5,311,538 | -0.36% | 1.89% |
| 2024 | 10,979,783 | 5,395,790 | -0.36% | 1.59% |
| 2025 | 10,937,204 | 5,450,228 | -0.39% | 1.01% |
| 2026 | 10,892,659 | 5,500,449 | -0.41% | 0.92% |
| 2027 | 10,846,709 | 5,547,627 | -0.42% | 0.86% |
| 2028 | 10,799,586 | 5,592,524 | -0.43% | 0.81% |
| 2029 | 10,750,892 | 5,634,478 | -0.45% | 0.75% |
| 2030 | 10,700,820 | 5,673,099 | -0.47% | 0.69% |
| 2031 | 10,649,673 | 5,709,621 | -0.48% | 0.64% |
| 2032 | 10,597,336 | 5,744,973 | -0.49% | 0.62% |
| 2033 | 10,543,539 | 5,778,467 | -0.51% | 0.58% |
| 2034 | 10,488,270 | 5,809,870 | -0.52% | 0.54% |
| 2035 | 10,431,762 | 5,839,208 | -0.54% | 0.5% |
| 2036 | 10,373,926 | 5,867,278 | -0.55% | 0.48% |
| 2037 | 10,314,339 | 5,895,280 | -0.57% | 0.48% |
| 2038 | 10,253,201 | 5,922,778 | -0.59% | 0.47% |
| 2039 | 10,190,465 | 5,948,562 | -0.61% | 0.44% |
| 2040 | 10,125,837 | 5,973,408 | -0.63% | 0.42% |
| 2041 | 10,059,299 | 5,997,971 | -0.66% | 0.41% |
| 2042 | 9,990,897 | 6,020,298 | -0.68% | 0.37% |
| 2043 | 9,920,670 | 6,040,050 | -0.7% | 0.33% |
| 2044 | 9,848,751 | 6,058,494 | -0.72% | 0.31% |
| 2045 | 9,775,205 | 6,075,441 | -0.75% | 0.28% |
| 2046 | 9,699,830 | 6,089,704 | -0.77% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 9,622,707 | 6,102,050 | -0.8% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 9,544,142 | 6,113,677 | -0.82% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 9,463,925 | 6,123,367 | -0.84% | 0.16% |
| 2050 | 9,381,995 | 6,129,969 | -0.87% | 0.11% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Ireland gained 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost -372,953 (a 3.31% decline), while Ireland's population increased by 738,242 (a 15.5% growth).
Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Ireland was ranked 121st in 2006 and still ranked 121st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Cuba's population will shrink by 13.9% to 9,381,995 people with a rank change from 90th to 104th. The population of Ireland will increase by 11.4% to 6,129,969 people and rank change from 121st to 119th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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Population differences between Cuba and Ireland
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| Life expectancy | 78.6 years | 82.9 years |
| Average age | 42 years | 39.4 years |
| Median age | 43.1 years | 39.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.3:50.7 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.44 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman |
| Population density | 274 ppl/mi² | 202.9 ppl/mi² |
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