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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 5.41 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.84% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Cuba vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Kenya
2100 5,596,718 105,238,162
2099 5,657,375 105,257,438
2098 5,718,645 105,257,489
2097 5,780,569 105,250,948
2096 5,843,224 105,220,085
2095 5,906,751 105,175,623
2094 5,970,804 105,118,372
2093 6,035,854 105,046,907
2092 6,101,659 104,955,024
2091 6,168,154 104,846,805
2090 6,235,722 104,718,130
2089 6,304,222 104,573,271
2088 6,373,377 104,414,197
2087 6,443,413 104,243,505
2086 6,514,289 104,056,143
2085 6,585,780 103,854,891
2084 6,657,505 103,640,244
2083 6,729,522 103,407,124
2082 6,801,995 103,158,580
2081 6,874,468 102,889,291
2080 6,947,089 102,594,978
2079 7,019,723 102,286,967
2078 7,092,413 101,961,280
2077 7,165,274 101,613,181
2076 7,238,004 101,239,843
2075 7,311,071 100,849,423
2074 7,384,626 100,436,632
2073 7,458,600 100,001,277
2072 7,533,524 99,533,234
2071 7,609,105 99,042,264
2070 7,686,135 98,529,166
2069 7,764,393 97,992,232
2068 7,843,807 97,428,138
2067 7,924,753 96,842,744
2066 8,007,003 96,230,345
2065 8,090,881 95,598,937
2064 8,176,150 94,942,874
2063 8,262,542 94,266,124
2062 8,350,350 93,561,519
2061 8,439,080 92,837,768
2060 8,528,768 92,098,717
2059 8,618,786 91,343,602
2058 8,708,762 90,569,828
2057 8,798,693 89,783,087
2056 8,888,562 88,994,126
2055 8,977,652 88,192,182
2054 9,066,133 87,379,992
2053 9,153,249 86,552,281
2052 9,238,892 85,710,403
2051 9,323,021 84,850,558
2050 9,405,481 83,976,685
2049 9,486,566 83,090,517
2048 9,565,607 82,191,119
2047 9,643,403 81,274,836
2046 9,719,554 80,340,592
2045 9,793,859 79,389,433
2044 9,866,367 78,414,158
2043 9,937,436 77,418,567
2042 10,006,554 76,399,781
2041 10,073,994 75,363,853
2040 10,139,368 74,308,480
2039 10,203,016 73,241,028
2038 10,264,587 72,153,876
2037 10,325,061 71,058,753
2036 10,383,547 69,949,421
2035 10,440,509 68,831,151
2034 10,496,359 67,705,051
2033 10,550,821 66,569,532
2032 10,603,749 65,431,402
2031 10,655,312 64,289,540
2030 10,705,845 63,153,520
2029 10,755,262 62,021,378
2028 10,803,047 60,894,078
2027 10,849,321 59,770,115
2026 10,894,785 58,653,621
2025 10,938,241 57,540,609
2024 10,979,783 56,432,944
2023 11,019,931 55,339,003
2022 11,059,820 54,252,461
2021 11,122,168 53,219,166
2020 11,176,354 52,217,334
2019 11,202,846 51,202,827
2018 11,227,118 50,207,107
2017 11,247,829 49,197,766
2016 11,265,612 48,139,687
2015 11,275,065 47,088,526
2014 11,285,775 46,051,440
2013 11,298,167 44,986,791
2012 11,303,175 43,888,303
2011 11,301,571 42,758,461
2010 11,297,409 41,598,567
2009 11,294,719 40,408,891
2008 11,291,762 39,206,351
2007 11,287,272 38,036,349
2006 11,278,550 36,904,008
2005 11,262,554 35,796,484
2004 11,238,756 34,713,455
2003 11,209,383 33,652,223
2002 11,177,418 32,629,808
2001 11,144,132 31,619,170
2000 11,109,109 30,642,890
1999 11,072,230 29,733,408
1998 11,034,712 28,888,057
1997 10,997,934 28,101,768
1996 10,962,010 27,344,211
1995 10,925,362 26,601,751
1994 10,886,021 25,857,130
1993 10,841,031 25,117,188
1992 10,785,801 24,382,460
1991 10,717,640 23,646,514
1990 10,631,799 22,892,651
1989 10,533,243 22,118,434
1988 10,432,585 21,356,219
1987 10,335,342 20,616,096
1986 10,244,247 19,901,646
1985 10,157,228 19,201,768
1984 10,073,299 18,514,906
1983 9,991,026 17,846,374
1982 9,912,681 17,206,175
1981 9,849,320 16,601,507
1980 9,804,796 16,018,459
1979 9,763,355 15,460,666
1978 9,711,980 14,934,126
1977 9,648,440 14,428,819
1976 9,571,242 13,957,623
1975 9,479,726 13,511,671
1974 9,374,183 13,070,078
1973 9,255,328 12,634,835
1972 9,123,891 12,206,060
1971 8,979,085 11,788,904
1970 8,824,382 11,368,791
1969 8,666,640 10,939,695
1968 8,509,522 10,518,823
1967 8,352,625 10,111,057
1966 8,193,450 9,717,816
1965 8,030,797 9,338,078
1964 7,866,020 8,973,535
1963 7,701,660 8,627,971
1962 7,541,098 8,299,308
1961 7,387,117 7,987,770
1960 7,238,081 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M 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
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Kenya
2100 -1.07% -0.02%
2099 -1.07% -0%
2098 -1.07% 0.006%
2097 -1.07% 0.03%
2096 -1.08% 0.04%
2095 -1.07% 0.05%
2094 -1.08% 0.07%
2093 -1.08% 0.09%
2092 -1.08% 0.1%
2091 -1.08% 0.12%
2090 -1.09% 0.14%
2089 -1.09% 0.15%
2088 -1.09% 0.16%
2087 -1.09% 0.18%
2086 -1.09% 0.19%
2085 -1.08% 0.21%
2084 -1.07% 0.23%
2083 -1.07% 0.24%
2082 -1.05% 0.26%
2081 -1.05% 0.29%
2080 -1.03% 0.3%
2079 -1.02% 0.32%
2078 -1.02% 0.34%
2077 -1% 0.37%
2076 -1% 0.39%
2075 -1% 0.41%
2074 -0.99% 0.44%
2073 -0.99% 0.47%
2072 -0.99% 0.5%
2071 -1% 0.52%
2070 -1.01% 0.55%
2069 -1.01% 0.58%
2068 -1.02% 0.6%
2067 -1.03% 0.64%
2066 -1.04% 0.66%
2065 -1.04% 0.69%
2064 -1.05% 0.72%
2063 -1.05% 0.75%
2062 -1.05% 0.78%
2061 -1.05% 0.8%
2060 -1.04% 0.83%
2059 -1.03% 0.85%
2058 -1.02% 0.88%
2057 -1.01% 0.89%
2056 -0.99% 0.91%
2055 -0.98% 0.93%
2054 -0.95% 0.96%
2053 -0.93% 0.98%
2052 -0.9% 1.01%
2051 -0.88% 1.04%
2050 -0.85% 1.07%
2049 -0.83% 1.09%
2048 -0.81% 1.13%
2047 -0.78% 1.16%
2046 -0.76% 1.2%
2045 -0.73% 1.24%
2044 -0.72% 1.29%
2043 -0.69% 1.33%
2042 -0.67% 1.37%
2041 -0.64% 1.42%
2040 -0.62% 1.46%
2039 -0.6% 1.51%
2038 -0.59% 1.54%
2037 -0.56% 1.59%
2036 -0.55% 1.62%
2035 -0.53% 1.66%
2034 -0.52% 1.71%
2033 -0.5% 1.74%
2032 -0.48% 1.78%
2031 -0.47% 1.8%
2030 -0.46% 1.83%
2029 -0.44% 1.85%
2028 -0.43% 1.88%
2027 -0.42% 1.9%
2026 -0.4% 1.93%
2025 -0.38% 1.96%
2024 -0.36% 1.98%
2023 -0.36% 2%
2022 -0.56% 1.94%
2021 -0.48% 1.92%
2020 -0.24% 1.98%
2019 -0.22% 1.98%
2018 -0.18% 2.05%
2017 -0.16% 2.2%
2016 -0.08% 2.23%
2015 -0.09% 2.25%
2014 -0.11% 2.37%
2013 -0.04% 2.5%
2012 0.01% 2.64%
2011 0.04% 2.79%
2010 0.02% 2.94%
2009 0.03% 3.07%
2008 0.04% 3.08%
2007 0.08% 3.07%
2006 0.14% 3.09%
2005 0.21% 3.12%
2004 0.26% 3.15%
2003 0.29% 3.13%
2002 0.3% 3.2%
2001 0.32% 3.19%
2000 0.33% 3.06%
1999 0.34% 2.93%
1998 0.33% 2.8%
1997 0.33% 2.77%
1996 0.34% 2.79%
1995 0.36% 2.88%
1994 0.41% 2.95%
1993 0.51% 3.01%
1992 0.64% 3.11%
1991 0.81% 3.29%
1990 0.94% 3.5%
1989 0.96% 3.57%
1988 0.94% 3.59%
1987 0.89% 3.59%
1986 0.86% 3.64%
1985 0.83% 3.71%
1984 0.82% 3.75%
1983 0.79% 3.72%
1982 0.64% 3.64%
1981 0.45% 3.64%
1980 0.42% 3.61%
1979 0.53% 3.53%
1978 0.66% 3.5%
1977 0.81% 3.38%
1976 0.97% 3.3%
1975 1.13% 3.38%
1974 1.28% 3.44%
1973 1.44% 3.51%
1972 1.61% 3.54%
1971 1.75% 3.7%
1970 1.82% 3.92%
1969 1.85% 4%
1968 1.88% 4.03%
1967 1.94% 4.05%
1966 2.03% 4.07%
1965 2.09% 4.06%
1964 2.13% 4.01%
1963 2.13% 3.96%
1962 2.08% 3.9%
1961 2.06% 3.8%

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/kenya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cuba declined by 0.36%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Cuba Kenya
Current population
10894785
58955623
Population rank 90/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.71%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
5.48 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
4.7 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline -110 +2,997
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 53/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 -27,330
Net migration rank 153/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -27,330
2024 - -22,356 - -19,781
2023 -15,880 -22,797 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 -17,961 -23,149 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 -71,616 -11,976 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 -12,808 -11,976 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 -4,245 -23,955 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 3,436 -23,779 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 2,306 -23,394 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 9,677 -24,146 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 20,464 -24,910 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 22,448 -39,426 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 29,827 -37,619 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 33,864 -36,101 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 40,753 -35,313 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 37,021 -34,121 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 37,543 -35,063 1,193,598 7,096
2008 32,848 -29,427 1,174,818 29,612
2007 24,617 -19,050 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 24,508 -12,619 1,113,357 15,767
2005 36,660 -16,561 1,080,446 5,501
2004 44,258 -16,776 1,048,590 31,525
2003 56,170 -24,916 1,018,182 24,175
2002 58,212 -25,535 992,044 10,431
2001 57,325 -23,442 963,721 55,052
2000 61,133 -24,980 928,357 5,407
1999 69,069 -31,456 898,484 -13,257
1998 71,284 -33,863 875,511 -70,023
1997 71,828 -35,712 847,493 -80,443
1996 61,837 -26,105 827,326 -79,276
1995 66,809 -29,235 812,391 -75,506
1994 68,604 -27,501 792,702 -40,367
1993 73,221 -24,358 788,579 -61,054
1992 83,461 -21,867 785,018 -43,085
1991 95,398 -20,665 790,030 -60,087
1990 112,378 -15,438 789,087 -11,338
1989 114,865 -14,705 795,622 -24,949
1988 116,626 -15,474 785,652 -31,894
1987 109,617 -16,290 775,124 -48,633
1986 105,997 -17,146 755,606 -53,183
1985 103,228 -18,048 732,739 -35,400
1984 101,670 -18,994 709,639 -33,253
1983 101,858 -19,994 684,587 -23,905
1982 95,866 -21,055 663,109 -43,382
1981 74,067 -22,159 642,379 -52,761
1980 74,271 -37,114 616,390 -39,920
1979 81,192 -35,473 595,390 -56,280
1978 86,864 -29,839 574,695 -60,718
1977 106,875 -36,811 554,124 -57,493
1976 125,383 -41,042 536,740 -90,990
1975 144,964 -46,268 517,579 -71,421
1974 165,099 -52,697 500,008 -62,973
1973 177,387 -52,073 485,556 -52,102
1972 187,588 -50,031 472,557 -48,466
1971 195,106 -43,056 459,897 -49,671
1970 201,823 -44,466 443,065 -13,064
1969 205,581 -47,446 427,819 369
1968 205,487 -49,387 411,948 1,611
1967 207,245 -49,556 396,920 5,060
1966 209,179 -48,509 382,891 1,616
1965 211,322 -46,683 366,444 8,524
1964 209,315 -44,406 349,322 4,788
1963 205,788 -41,979 332,763 4,246
1962 196,423 -39,116 315,797 4,521
1961 183,806 -33,163 298,463 4,296
1960 172,816 -25,396 280,032 2,134

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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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