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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 2,337,423 people in Lesotho in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 2,396,633 in Lesotho.

Population statistics:

  • Cuba's population is 4.55 times bigger than Lesotho's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Lesotho is the 143rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.03% for Lesotho.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +1.17% in Lesotho.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Lesotho has grown from 1.95M to 2.4M (23.2% growth).

Cuba vs Lesotho: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Lesotho
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Lesotho
2100 5,596,718 3,280,784
2099 5,657,375 3,286,697
2098 5,718,645 3,292,498
2097 5,780,569 3,298,102
2096 5,843,224 3,303,027
2095 5,906,751 3,307,947
2094 5,970,804 3,312,002
2093 6,035,854 3,315,757
2092 6,101,659 3,319,661
2091 6,168,154 3,322,573
2090 6,235,722 3,324,769
2089 6,304,222 3,326,847
2088 6,373,377 3,328,480
2087 6,443,413 3,329,964
2086 6,514,289 3,330,456
2085 6,585,780 3,331,259
2084 6,657,505 3,331,485
2083 6,729,522 3,331,492
2082 6,801,995 3,331,234
2081 6,874,468 3,330,412
2080 6,947,089 3,329,267
2079 7,019,723 3,327,166
2078 7,092,413 3,324,646
2077 7,165,274 3,321,422
2076 7,238,004 3,317,850
2075 7,311,071 3,314,237
2074 7,384,626 3,309,174
2073 7,458,600 3,303,860
2072 7,533,524 3,298,181
2071 7,609,105 3,291,492
2070 7,686,135 3,283,654
2069 7,764,393 3,275,244
2068 7,843,807 3,266,152
2067 7,924,753 3,256,626
2066 8,007,003 3,246,903
2065 8,090,881 3,237,153
2064 8,176,150 3,226,489
2063 8,262,542 3,215,103
2062 8,350,350 3,202,287
2061 8,439,080 3,188,933
2060 8,528,768 3,174,998
2059 8,618,786 3,160,204
2058 8,708,762 3,145,053
2057 8,798,693 3,129,261
2056 8,888,562 3,113,129
2055 8,977,652 3,095,904
2054 9,066,133 3,078,567
2053 9,153,249 3,060,152
2052 9,238,892 3,040,649
2051 9,323,021 3,020,109
2050 9,405,481 2,999,457
2049 9,486,566 2,978,037
2048 9,565,607 2,955,727
2047 9,643,403 2,932,688
2046 9,719,554 2,909,307
2045 9,793,859 2,885,537
2044 9,866,367 2,861,372
2043 9,937,436 2,836,777
2042 10,006,554 2,811,663
2041 10,073,994 2,786,147
2040 10,139,368 2,760,391
2039 10,203,016 2,734,400
2038 10,264,587 2,708,216
2037 10,325,061 2,681,863
2036 10,383,547 2,654,755
2035 10,440,509 2,627,701
2034 10,496,359 2,600,880
2033 10,550,821 2,574,065
2032 10,603,749 2,547,344
2031 10,655,312 2,520,831
2030 10,705,845 2,494,646
2029 10,755,262 2,468,268
2028 10,803,047 2,441,871
2027 10,849,321 2,415,830
2026 10,894,785 2,389,516
2025 10,938,241 2,363,516
2024 10,979,783 2,337,423
2023 11,019,931 2,311,472
2022 11,059,820 2,286,110
2021 11,122,168 2,261,542
2020 11,176,354 2,235,727
2019 11,202,846 2,209,405
2018 11,227,118 2,183,603
2017 11,247,829 2,157,110
2016 11,265,612 2,130,422
2015 11,275,065 2,104,611
2014 11,285,775 2,080,089
2013 11,298,167 2,056,504
2012 11,303,175 2,034,354
2011 11,301,571 2,014,009
2010 11,297,409 1,996,251
2009 11,294,719 1,980,883
2008 11,291,762 1,966,541
2007 11,287,272 1,953,268
2006 11,278,550 1,945,063
2005 11,262,554 1,953,076
2004 11,238,756 1,971,129
2003 11,209,383 1,985,059
2002 11,177,418 1,994,679
2001 11,144,132 2,000,853
2000 11,109,109 2,003,913
1999 11,072,230 2,003,234
1998 11,034,712 1,998,049
1997 10,997,934 1,988,130
1996 10,962,010 1,972,418
1995 10,925,362 1,951,437
1994 10,886,021 1,927,707
1993 10,841,031 1,901,793
1992 10,785,801 1,873,274
1991 10,717,640 1,842,379
1990 10,631,799 1,809,696
1989 10,533,243 1,775,436
1988 10,432,585 1,739,841
1987 10,335,342 1,703,390
1986 10,244,247 1,666,138
1985 10,157,228 1,624,379
1984 10,073,299 1,578,986
1983 9,991,026 1,534,413
1982 9,912,681 1,490,732
1981 9,849,320 1,448,069
1980 9,804,796 1,406,521
1979 9,763,355 1,366,169
1978 9,711,980 1,327,240
1977 9,648,440 1,289,967
1976 9,571,242 1,253,214
1975 9,479,726 1,213,643
1974 9,374,183 1,172,420
1973 9,255,328 1,132,697
1972 9,123,891 1,094,063
1971 8,979,085 1,056,246
1970 8,824,382 1,019,273
1969 8,666,640 983,202
1968 8,509,522 948,105
1967 8,352,625 913,982
1966 8,193,450 881,870
1965 8,030,797 854,090
1964 7,866,020 829,437
1963 7,701,660 805,373
1962 7,541,098 781,814
1961 7,387,117 758,824
1960 7,238,081 736,500

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/lesotho | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Lesotho gained 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Lesotho's population increased by 266,211 people (a 12.5% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Lesotho was ranked 144th in 2006 and ranked 143rd 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 Lesotho will increase by 25.2% to 2,999,457 people and rank change from 143rd to 141st.

Lesotho is projected to reach its peak in 2083 at 3.33M 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
Lesotho
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Lesotho
2100 -1.07% -0.18%
2099 -1.07% -0.18%
2098 -1.07% -0.17%
2097 -1.07% -0.15%
2096 -1.08% -0.15%
2095 -1.07% -0.12%
2094 -1.08% -0.11%
2093 -1.08% -0.12%
2092 -1.08% -0.09%
2091 -1.08% -0.07%
2090 -1.09% -0.06%
2089 -1.09% -0.05%
2088 -1.09% -0.04%
2087 -1.09% -0.01%
2086 -1.09% -0.02%
2085 -1.08% -0.007%
2084 -1.07% -0%
2083 -1.07% 0.008%
2082 -1.05% 0.02%
2081 -1.05% 0.03%
2080 -1.03% 0.06%
2079 -1.02% 0.08%
2078 -1.02% 0.1%
2077 -1% 0.11%
2076 -1% 0.11%
2075 -1% 0.15%
2074 -0.99% 0.16%
2073 -0.99% 0.17%
2072 -0.99% 0.2%
2071 -1% 0.24%
2070 -1.01% 0.26%
2069 -1.01% 0.28%
2068 -1.02% 0.29%
2067 -1.03% 0.3%
2066 -1.04% 0.3%
2065 -1.04% 0.33%
2064 -1.05% 0.35%
2063 -1.05% 0.4%
2062 -1.05% 0.42%
2061 -1.05% 0.44%
2060 -1.04% 0.47%
2059 -1.03% 0.48%
2058 -1.02% 0.5%
2057 -1.01% 0.52%
2056 -0.99% 0.56%
2055 -0.98% 0.56%
2054 -0.95% 0.6%
2053 -0.93% 0.64%
2052 -0.9% 0.68%
2051 -0.88% 0.69%
2050 -0.85% 0.72%
2049 -0.83% 0.75%
2048 -0.81% 0.79%
2047 -0.78% 0.8%
2046 -0.76% 0.82%
2045 -0.73% 0.84%
2044 -0.72% 0.87%
2043 -0.69% 0.89%
2042 -0.67% 0.92%
2041 -0.64% 0.93%
2040 -0.62% 0.95%
2039 -0.6% 0.97%
2038 -0.59% 0.98%
2037 -0.56% 1.02%
2036 -0.55% 1.03%
2035 -0.53% 1.03%
2034 -0.52% 1.04%
2033 -0.5% 1.05%
2032 -0.48% 1.05%
2031 -0.47% 1.05%
2030 -0.46% 1.07%
2029 -0.44% 1.08%
2028 -0.43% 1.08%
2027 -0.42% 1.1%
2026 -0.4% 1.1%
2025 -0.38% 1.12%
2024 -0.36% 1.12%
2023 -0.36% 1.11%
2022 -0.56% 1.09%
2021 -0.48% 1.15%
2020 -0.24% 1.19%
2019 -0.22% 1.18%
2018 -0.18% 1.23%
2017 -0.16% 1.25%
2016 -0.08% 1.23%
2015 -0.09% 1.18%
2014 -0.11% 1.15%
2013 -0.04% 1.09%
2012 0.01% 1.01%
2011 0.04% 0.89%
2010 0.02% 0.78%
2009 0.03% 0.73%
2008 0.04% 0.68%
2007 0.08% 0.42%
2006 0.14% -0.41%
2005 0.21% -0.92%
2004 0.26% -0.7%
2003 0.29% -0.48%
2002 0.3% -0.31%
2001 0.32% -0.15%
2000 0.33% 0.03%
1999 0.34% 0.26%
1998 0.33% 0.5%
1997 0.33% 0.8%
1996 0.34% 1.08%
1995 0.36% 1.23%
1994 0.41% 1.36%
1993 0.51% 1.52%
1992 0.64% 1.68%
1991 0.81% 1.81%
1990 0.94% 1.93%
1989 0.96% 2.05%
1988 0.94% 2.14%
1987 0.89% 2.24%
1986 0.86% 2.57%
1985 0.83% 2.87%
1984 0.82% 2.9%
1983 0.79% 2.93%
1982 0.64% 2.95%
1981 0.45% 2.95%
1980 0.42% 2.95%
1979 0.53% 2.93%
1978 0.66% 2.89%
1977 0.81% 2.93%
1976 0.97% 3.26%
1975 1.13% 3.52%
1974 1.28% 3.51%
1973 1.44% 3.53%
1972 1.61% 3.58%
1971 1.75% 3.63%
1970 1.82% 3.67%
1969 1.85% 3.7%
1968 1.88% 3.73%
1967 1.94% 3.64%
1966 2.03% 3.25%
1965 2.09% 2.97%
1964 2.13% 2.99%
1963 2.13% 3.01%
1962 2.08% 3.03%
1961 2.06% 3.03%

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/lesotho | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cuba declined by 0.36%, while Lesotho's population grew by 1.12%.

Live population counters

Cuba Lesotho
Current population
10894785
2396633
Population rank 90/197 143/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.03%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
20.3 minutes
One birth every
5.48 minutes
9.43 minutes
One death every
4.7 minutes
21.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline -110 +71
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +25,951
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +1.12%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 93/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
1.69 hours
Annual migration change -22,244 -5,192
Net migration rank 153/196 117/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 15,039
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 173/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 170/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Lesotho
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Lesotho
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -5,192
2024 - -22,356 - -5,107
2023 -15,880 -22,797 31,115 -5,168
2022 -17,961 -23,149 30,803 -6,023
2021 -71,616 -11,976 27,806 -3,449
2020 -12,808 -11,976 30,721 -3,449
2019 -4,245 -23,955 32,279 -6,896
2018 3,436 -23,779 33,112 -6,892
2017 2,306 -23,394 33,601 -6,850
2016 9,677 -24,146 33,390 -6,766
2015 20,464 -24,910 32,087 -7,087
2014 22,448 -39,426 30,922 -6,877
2013 29,827 -37,619 29,789 -6,659
2012 33,864 -36,101 27,592 -6,425
2011 40,753 -35,313 25,647 -6,118
2010 37,021 -34,121 21,877 -5,886
2009 37,543 -35,063 20,335 -5,599
2008 32,848 -29,427 19,349 -5,392
2007 24,617 -19,050 17,763 -5,179
2006 24,508 -12,619 15,234 -11,416
2005 36,660 -16,561 15,831 -35,679
2004 44,258 -16,776 17,271 -33,530
2003 56,170 -24,916 20,133 -31,723
2002 58,212 -25,535 22,274 -29,924
2001 57,325 -23,442 23,190 -27,874
2000 61,133 -24,980 24,786 -26,220
1999 69,069 -31,456 27,393 -24,610
1998 71,284 -33,863 30,889 -23,299
1997 71,828 -35,712 34,637 -22,396
1996 61,837 -26,105 36,228 -17,042
1995 66,809 -29,235 37,370 -14,588
1994 68,604 -27,501 38,629 -13,953
1993 73,221 -24,358 40,505 -13,347
1992 83,461 -21,867 42,579 -12,707
1991 95,398 -20,665 44,026 -12,114
1990 112,378 -15,438 45,060 -11,598
1989 114,865 -14,705 46,264 -11,207
1988 116,626 -15,474 47,158 -11,028
1987 109,617 -16,290 47,718 -10,946
1986 105,997 -17,146 45,232 -7,501
1985 103,228 -18,048 44,575 1,222
1984 101,670 -18,994 43,785 1,199
1983 101,858 -19,994 42,899 1,253
1982 95,866 -21,055 41,941 1,281
1981 74,067 -22,159 40,808 1,307
1980 74,271 -37,114 39,617 1,361
1979 81,192 -35,473 38,440 1,285
1978 86,864 -29,839 37,084 1,047
1977 106,875 -36,811 35,654 746
1976 125,383 -41,042 34,117 2,986
1975 144,964 -46,268 32,311 9,723
1974 165,099 -52,697 30,444 9,972
1973 177,387 -52,073 28,859 10,183
1972 187,588 -50,031 27,841 10,386
1971 195,106 -43,056 26,838 10,563
1970 201,823 -44,466 25,935 10,605
1969 205,581 -47,446 25,137 10,465
1968 205,487 -49,387 24,490 10,108
1967 207,245 -49,556 23,911 9,734
1966 209,179 -48,509 23,326 7,248
1965 211,322 -46,683 22,755 2,239
1964 209,315 -44,406 22,116 2,198
1963 205,788 -41,979 21,585 2,220
1962 196,423 -39,116 21,132 2,172
1961 183,806 -33,163 20,581 2,100
1960 172,816 -25,396 19,981 1,989

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Lesotho 84.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 315,836 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,457 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 15,039 people or 0.6% in Lesotho.

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
Lesotho
City Population
Maseru 344K
Teyateyaneng 75.1K
Mafeteng 57.1K
Butha-Buthe 10K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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