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

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The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,937,203 in 2025 vs 58,915,656 people in Italy in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,893,750 people compared to 58,708,169 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 5.39 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 0.84% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.28% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.41% decline), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.7M (0.53% growth).

Cuba vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Italy
2100 5,596,187 35,295,729
2099 5,656,838 35,533,045
2098 5,718,102 35,764,971
2097 5,780,020 36,003,567
2096 5,842,669 36,240,310
2095 5,906,190 36,477,183
2094 5,970,237 36,710,370
2093 6,035,281 36,941,728
2092 6,101,080 37,181,889
2091 6,167,568 37,416,123
2090 6,235,130 37,654,289
2089 6,303,623 37,896,069
2088 6,372,772 38,134,560
2087 6,442,801 38,375,540
2086 6,513,670 38,612,968
2085 6,585,155 38,857,421
2084 6,656,872 39,105,783
2083 6,728,883 39,352,795
2082 6,801,349 39,608,119
2081 6,873,815 39,866,527
2080 6,946,429 40,130,426
2079 7,019,056 40,403,049
2078 7,091,740 40,680,460
2077 7,164,594 40,962,463
2076 7,237,317 41,254,005
2075 7,310,377 41,558,635
2074 7,383,925 41,883,296
2073 7,457,892 42,216,283
2072 7,532,809 42,564,739
2071 7,608,382 42,921,274
2070 7,685,405 43,295,245
2069 7,763,655 43,679,714
2068 7,843,062 44,073,736
2067 7,924,000 44,471,480
2066 8,006,242 44,883,154
2065 8,090,113 45,309,461
2064 8,175,374 45,741,985
2063 8,261,758 46,180,658
2062 8,349,557 46,633,125
2061 8,438,278 47,088,290
2060 8,527,958 47,542,648
2059 8,617,968 47,998,659
2058 8,707,935 48,452,892
2057 8,797,858 48,899,246
2056 8,887,718 49,344,799
2055 8,976,800 49,776,680
2054 9,065,272 50,197,999
2053 9,152,380 50,613,632
2052 9,238,015 51,012,772
2051 9,322,135 51,404,003
2050 9,404,588 51,791,523
2049 9,485,665 52,164,254
2048 9,564,698 52,522,170
2047 9,642,488 52,876,346
2046 9,718,631 53,212,697
2045 9,792,929 53,541,344
2044 9,865,430 53,856,790
2043 9,936,492 54,176,580
2042 10,005,604 54,477,632
2041 10,073,038 54,765,213
2040 10,138,405 55,052,803
2039 10,202,047 55,342,225
2038 10,263,612 55,619,470
2037 10,324,081 55,895,913
2036 10,382,560 56,164,408
2035 10,439,517 56,435,468
2034 10,495,362 56,703,168
2033 10,549,819 56,963,528
2032 10,602,742 57,220,334
2031 10,654,301 57,487,786
2030 10,704,828 57,749,232
2029 10,754,241 57,994,812
2028 10,802,022 58,236,078
2027 10,848,290 58,477,957
2026 10,893,750 58,708,169
2025 10,937,203 58,915,656
2024 10,979,783 58,952,704
2023 11,019,931 58,984,216
2022 11,059,820 59,013,667
2021 11,122,168 59,133,173
2020 11,176,354 59,438,851
2019 11,202,846 59,729,081
2018 11,227,118 59,877,221
2017 11,247,829 60,002,252
2016 11,265,612 60,115,223
2015 11,275,065 60,229,605
2014 11,285,775 60,320,707
2013 11,298,167 60,311,613
2012 11,303,175 60,191,247
2011 11,301,571 60,026,841
2010 11,297,409 59,819,407
2009 11,294,719 59,555,454
2008 11,291,762 59,211,181
2007 11,287,272 58,756,247
2006 11,278,550 58,399,861
2005 11,262,554 58,166,682
2004 11,238,756 57,828,179
2003 11,209,383 57,399,184
2002 11,177,418 57,089,824
2001 11,144,132 56,976,981
2000 11,109,109 56,942,108
1999 11,072,230 56,916,317
1998 11,034,712 56,906,744
1997 10,997,934 56,890,372
1996 10,962,010 56,860,281
1995 10,925,362 56,844,303
1994 10,886,021 56,843,400
1993 10,841,031 56,831,821
1992 10,785,801 56,797,087
1991 10,717,640 56,758,521
1990 10,631,799 56,719,240
1989 10,533,243 56,671,781
1988 10,432,585 56,629,288
1987 10,335,342 56,601,931
1986 10,244,247 56,596,155
1985 10,157,228 56,593,071
1984 10,073,299 56,576,718
1983 9,991,026 56,564,074
1982 9,912,681 56,543,548
1981 9,849,320 56,501,675
1980 9,804,796 56,433,883
1979 9,763,355 56,317,749
1978 9,711,980 56,155,143
1977 9,648,440 55,955,411
1976 9,571,242 55,718,260
1975 9,479,726 55,441,001
1974 9,374,183 55,110,868
1973 9,255,328 54,751,406
1972 9,123,891 54,381,345
1971 8,979,085 54,073,490
1970 8,824,382 53,821,850
1969 8,666,640 53,537,950
1968 8,509,522 53,235,750
1967 8,352,625 52,900,500
1966 8,193,450 52,519,000
1965 8,030,797 52,112,350
1964 7,866,020 51,675,350
1963 7,701,660 51,252,000
1962 7,541,098 50,879,450
1961 7,387,117 50,536,350
1960 7,238,081 50,199,700

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 Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 371,862 people (a 3.3% decline), while Italy's population decreased by 1,407,054 people (a 2.34% decline).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th 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 Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,791,523 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 33.6% of the population in Cuba and 29.7% in Italy.

Population growth rate by year

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Italy
2100 -1.07% -0.67%
2099 -1.07% -0.65%
2098 -1.07% -0.66%
2097 -1.07% -0.65%
2096 -1.08% -0.65%
2095 -1.07% -0.64%
2094 -1.08% -0.63%
2093 -1.08% -0.65%
2092 -1.08% -0.63%
2091 -1.08% -0.63%
2090 -1.09% -0.64%
2089 -1.09% -0.63%
2088 -1.09% -0.63%
2087 -1.09% -0.61%
2086 -1.09% -0.63%
2085 -1.08% -0.64%
2084 -1.07% -0.63%
2083 -1.07% -0.64%
2082 -1.05% -0.65%
2081 -1.05% -0.66%
2080 -1.03% -0.67%
2079 -1.02% -0.68%
2078 -1.02% -0.69%
2077 -1% -0.71%
2076 -1% -0.73%
2075 -1% -0.78%
2074 -0.99% -0.79%
2073 -0.99% -0.82%
2072 -0.99% -0.83%
2071 -1% -0.86%
2070 -1.01% -0.88%
2069 -1.01% -0.89%
2068 -1.02% -0.89%
2067 -1.03% -0.92%
2066 -1.04% -0.94%
2065 -1.04% -0.95%
2064 -1.05% -0.95%
2063 -1.05% -0.97%
2062 -1.05% -0.97%
2061 -1.05% -0.96%
2060 -1.04% -0.95%
2059 -1.03% -0.94%
2058 -1.02% -0.91%
2057 -1.01% -0.9%
2056 -0.99% -0.87%
2055 -0.98% -0.84%
2054 -0.95% -0.82%
2053 -0.93% -0.78%
2052 -0.9% -0.76%
2051 -0.88% -0.75%
2050 -0.85% -0.71%
2049 -0.83% -0.68%
2048 -0.81% -0.67%
2047 -0.78% -0.63%
2046 -0.76% -0.61%
2045 -0.73% -0.59%
2044 -0.72% -0.59%
2043 -0.69% -0.55%
2042 -0.67% -0.53%
2041 -0.64% -0.52%
2040 -0.62% -0.52%
2039 -0.6% -0.5%
2038 -0.59% -0.49%
2037 -0.56% -0.48%
2036 -0.55% -0.48%
2035 -0.53% -0.47%
2034 -0.52% -0.46%
2033 -0.5% -0.45%
2032 -0.48% -0.47%
2031 -0.47% -0.45%
2030 -0.46% -0.42%
2029 -0.44% -0.41%
2028 -0.43% -0.41%
2027 -0.42% -0.39%
2026 -0.4% -0.35%
2025 -0.39% -0.06%
2024 -0.36% -0.05%
2023 -0.36% -0.05%
2022 -0.56% -0.2%
2021 -0.48% -0.51%
2020 -0.24% -0.49%
2019 -0.22% -0.25%
2018 -0.18% -0.21%
2017 -0.16% -0.19%
2016 -0.08% -0.19%
2015 -0.09% -0.15%
2014 -0.11% 0.02%
2013 -0.04% 0.2%
2012 0.01% 0.27%
2011 0.04% 0.35%
2010 0.02% 0.44%
2009 0.03% 0.58%
2008 0.04% 0.77%
2007 0.08% 0.61%
2006 0.14% 0.4%
2005 0.21% 0.59%
2004 0.26% 0.75%
2003 0.29% 0.54%
2002 0.3% 0.2%
2001 0.32% 0.06%
2000 0.33% 0.05%
1999 0.34% 0.02%
1998 0.33% 0.03%
1997 0.33% 0.05%
1996 0.34% 0.03%
1995 0.36% 0.002%
1994 0.41% 0.02%
1993 0.51% 0.06%
1992 0.64% 0.07%
1991 0.81% 0.07%
1990 0.94% 0.08%
1989 0.96% 0.08%
1988 0.94% 0.05%
1987 0.89% 0.01%
1986 0.86% 0.005%
1985 0.83% 0.03%
1984 0.82% 0.02%
1983 0.79% 0.04%
1982 0.64% 0.07%
1981 0.45% 0.12%
1980 0.42% 0.21%
1979 0.53% 0.29%
1978 0.66% 0.36%
1977 0.81% 0.43%
1976 0.97% 0.5%
1975 1.13% 0.6%
1974 1.28% 0.66%
1973 1.44% 0.68%
1972 1.61% 0.57%
1971 1.75% 0.47%
1970 1.82% 0.53%
1969 1.85% 0.57%
1968 1.88% 0.63%
1967 1.94% 0.73%
1966 2.03% 0.78%
1965 2.09% 0.85%
1964 2.13% 0.83%
1963 2.13% 0.73%
1962 2.08% 0.68%
1961 2.06% 0.67%

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 Italy's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Cuba Italy
Current population
10893750
58708169
Population rank 90/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.71%
One net population change
12.4 minutes
14.2 minutes
One birth every
5.55 minutes
1.42 minutes
One death every
4.61 minutes
48.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -117 -102
Annual growth/decline -42,580 -37,048
Annual growth/decline rate -0.39% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 180/197 162/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 +75,448
Net migration rank 153/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - 75,448
2024 -19,270 -22,356 -277,077 95,246
2023 -15,880 -22,797 -294,922 150,189
2022 -17,961 -23,149 -318,674 231,228
2021 -71,616 -11,976 -301,579 157,327
2020 -12,808 -11,976 -338,801 85,281
2019 -4,245 -23,955 -215,025 46,634
2018 3,436 -23,779 -197,595 83,686
2017 2,306 -23,394 -192,007 95,147
2016 9,677 -24,146 -138,265 84,568
2015 20,464 -24,910 -162,620 39,389
2014 22,448 -39,426 -96,513 52,679
2013 29,827 -37,619 -90,468 158,090
2012 33,864 -36,101 -78,248 252,524
2011 40,753 -35,313 -48,021 198,544
2010 37,021 -34,121 -23,928 274,387
2009 37,543 -35,063 -17,866 283,676
2008 32,848 -29,427 -11,842 422,534
2007 24,617 -19,050 -5,876 495,092
2006 24,508 -12,619 0 215,995
2005 36,660 -16,561 -17,450 258,702
2004 44,258 -16,776 11,566 417,970
2003 56,170 -24,916 -40,179 478,578
2002 58,212 -25,535 -22,836 223,861
2001 57,325 -23,442 -11,396 48,903
2000 61,133 -24,980 -17,082 56,065
1999 69,069 -31,456 -22,766 54,405
1998 71,284 -33,863 -39,835 67,985
1997 71,828 -35,712 -22,756 50,539
1996 61,837 -26,105 -22,744 53,450
1995 66,809 -29,235 -34,107 -460,287
1994 68,604 -27,501 -17,053 502,750
1993 73,221 -24,358 0 24,321
1992 83,461 -21,867 22,718 51,747
1991 95,398 -20,665 11,352 19,721
1990 112,378 -15,438 22,688 35,317
1989 114,865 -14,705 28,336 19,540
1988 116,626 -15,474 33,977 18,553
1987 109,617 -16,290 16,980 7,825
1986 105,997 -17,146 11,319 -6,206
1985 103,228 -18,048 28,297 6,911
1984 101,670 -18,994 50,919 203
1983 101,858 -19,994 33,939 -3,733
1982 95,866 -21,055 79,161 -24,223
1981 74,067 -22,159 73,452 7,182
1980 74,271 -37,114 84,650 295,642
1979 81,192 -35,473 129,531 42,637
1978 86,864 -29,839 168,465 43,932
1977 106,875 -36,811 190,248 42,246
1976 125,383 -41,042 228,445 40,885
1975 144,964 -46,268 271,660 43,051
1974 165,099 -52,697 336,176 42,487
1973 177,387 -52,073 328,508 41,631
1972 187,588 -50,031 364,355 43,182
1971 195,106 -43,056 383,922 -58,627
1970 201,823 -44,466 376,753 -62,216
1969 205,581 -47,446 390,827 -45,346
1968 205,487 -49,387 399,268 -50,149
1967 207,245 -49,556 439,074 -37,992
1966 209,179 -48,509 488,427 -35,352
1965 211,322 -46,683 474,222 -36,267
1964 209,315 -44,406 527,089 -27,368
1963 205,788 -41,979 440,767 -28,198
1962 196,423 -39,116 427,387 -25,840
1961 183,806 -33,163 459,880 -129,761
1960 172,816 -25,396 426,697 -140,765

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

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/italy | CC BY

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 Italy 69.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,436,565 people) and 30.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,068,695 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

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
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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