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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 7,381,023 people in Libya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 7,559,873 in Libya.

Population statistics:

  • Cuba's population is 1.44 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Libya is the 105th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.09% for Libya.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +1.44% in Libya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Libya has grown from 5.98M to 7.56M (26.4% growth).

Cuba vs Libya: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Libya
2100 5,596,718 9,844,478
2099 5,657,375 9,862,293
2098 5,718,645 9,883,409
2097 5,780,569 9,903,494
2096 5,843,224 9,920,212
2095 5,906,751 9,931,781
2094 5,970,804 9,943,275
2093 6,035,854 9,958,570
2092 6,101,659 9,973,255
2091 6,168,154 9,982,193
2090 6,235,722 9,998,398
2089 6,304,222 10,008,842
2088 6,373,377 10,019,533
2087 6,443,413 10,023,170
2086 6,514,289 10,022,785
2085 6,585,780 10,016,359
2084 6,657,505 10,009,703
2083 6,729,522 10,006,073
2082 6,801,995 9,997,594
2081 6,874,468 9,985,386
2080 6,947,089 9,975,419
2079 7,019,723 9,962,691
2078 7,092,413 9,958,515
2077 7,165,274 9,952,827
2076 7,238,004 9,940,029
2075 7,311,071 9,927,944
2074 7,384,626 9,916,834
2073 7,458,600 9,901,120
2072 7,533,524 9,879,602
2071 7,609,105 9,867,880
2070 7,686,135 9,850,724
2069 7,764,393 9,832,072
2068 7,843,807 9,812,363
2067 7,924,753 9,799,957
2066 8,007,003 9,782,414
2065 8,090,881 9,762,806
2064 8,176,150 9,740,665
2063 8,262,542 9,729,567
2062 8,350,350 9,707,539
2061 8,439,080 9,686,619
2060 8,528,768 9,667,297
2059 8,618,786 9,638,062
2058 8,708,762 9,610,703
2057 8,798,693 9,579,595
2056 8,888,562 9,554,689
2055 8,977,652 9,522,205
2054 9,066,133 9,478,010
2053 9,153,249 9,432,683
2052 9,238,892 9,383,411
2051 9,323,021 9,335,341
2050 9,405,481 9,282,941
2049 9,486,566 9,230,811
2048 9,565,607 9,173,272
2047 9,643,403 9,118,915
2046 9,719,554 9,063,226
2045 9,793,859 8,998,841
2044 9,866,367 8,934,714
2043 9,937,436 8,866,878
2042 10,006,554 8,798,463
2041 10,073,994 8,732,168
2040 10,139,368 8,661,351
2039 10,203,016 8,588,292
2038 10,264,587 8,514,071
2037 10,325,061 8,437,766
2036 10,383,547 8,364,809
2035 10,440,509 8,289,931
2034 10,496,359 8,209,318
2033 10,550,821 8,129,142
2032 10,603,749 8,052,203
2031 10,655,312 7,969,547
2030 10,705,845 7,884,726
2029 10,755,262 7,801,482
2028 10,803,047 7,713,090
2027 10,849,321 7,621,838
2026 10,894,785 7,536,898
2025 10,938,241 7,458,392
2024 10,979,783 7,381,023
2023 11,019,931 7,305,659
2022 11,059,820 7,223,805
2021 11,122,168 7,135,175
2020 11,176,354 7,045,399
2019 11,202,846 6,951,033
2018 11,227,118 6,849,055
2017 11,247,829 6,738,770
2016 11,265,612 6,632,126
2015 11,275,065 6,531,819
2014 11,285,775 6,427,252
2013 11,298,167 6,304,628
2012 11,303,175 6,179,328
2011 11,301,571 6,343,203
2010 11,297,409 6,497,839
2009 11,294,719 6,366,686
2008 11,291,762 6,235,430
2007 11,287,272 6,104,380
2006 11,278,550 5,980,211
2005 11,262,554 5,858,798
2004 11,238,756 5,736,693
2003 11,209,383 5,619,398
2002 11,177,418 5,508,410
2001 11,144,132 5,403,639
2000 11,109,109 5,305,021
1999 11,072,230 5,218,038
1998 11,034,712 5,140,704
1997 10,997,934 5,064,639
1996 10,962,010 4,987,393
1995 10,925,362 4,906,843
1994 10,886,021 4,822,037
1993 10,841,031 4,733,045
1992 10,785,801 4,640,352
1991 10,717,640 4,544,400
1990 10,631,799 4,445,239
1989 10,533,243 4,342,920
1988 10,432,585 4,237,755
1987 10,335,342 4,129,739
1986 10,244,247 4,017,403
1985 10,157,228 3,898,745
1984 10,073,299 3,773,633
1983 9,991,026 3,718,961
1982 9,912,681 3,724,765
1981 9,849,320 3,621,486
1980 9,804,796 3,424,378
1979 9,763,355 3,233,846
1978 9,711,980 3,052,526
1977 9,648,440 2,881,533
1976 9,571,242 2,721,237
1975 9,479,726 2,571,556
1974 9,374,183 2,432,211
1973 9,255,328 2,314,193
1972 9,123,891 2,226,091
1971 8,979,085 2,153,534
1970 8,824,382 2,082,589
1969 8,666,640 2,014,293
1968 8,509,522 1,952,781
1967 8,352,625 1,898,199
1966 8,193,450 1,849,063
1965 8,030,797 1,804,015
1964 7,866,020 1,753,691
1963 7,701,660 1,690,457
1962 7,541,098 1,621,960
1961 7,387,117 1,555,699
1960 7,238,081 1,492,890

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/libya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Libya gained 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Libya's population increased by 927,747 people (a 14% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Libya was ranked 104th in 2006 and ranked 105th 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 Libya will increase by 22.8% to 9,282,941 people and will still be ranked 105th.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M 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
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Libya
2100 -1.07% -0.18%
2099 -1.07% -0.21%
2098 -1.07% -0.2%
2097 -1.07% -0.17%
2096 -1.08% -0.12%
2095 -1.07% -0.12%
2094 -1.08% -0.15%
2093 -1.08% -0.15%
2092 -1.08% -0.09%
2091 -1.08% -0.16%
2090 -1.09% -0.1%
2089 -1.09% -0.11%
2088 -1.09% -0.04%
2087 -1.09% 0.004%
2086 -1.09% 0.06%
2085 -1.08% 0.07%
2084 -1.07% 0.04%
2083 -1.07% 0.08%
2082 -1.05% 0.12%
2081 -1.05% 0.1%
2080 -1.03% 0.13%
2079 -1.02% 0.04%
2078 -1.02% 0.06%
2077 -1% 0.13%
2076 -1% 0.12%
2075 -1% 0.11%
2074 -0.99% 0.16%
2073 -0.99% 0.22%
2072 -0.99% 0.12%
2071 -1% 0.17%
2070 -1.01% 0.19%
2069 -1.01% 0.2%
2068 -1.02% 0.13%
2067 -1.03% 0.18%
2066 -1.04% 0.2%
2065 -1.04% 0.23%
2064 -1.05% 0.11%
2063 -1.05% 0.23%
2062 -1.05% 0.22%
2061 -1.05% 0.2%
2060 -1.04% 0.3%
2059 -1.03% 0.28%
2058 -1.02% 0.32%
2057 -1.01% 0.26%
2056 -0.99% 0.34%
2055 -0.98% 0.47%
2054 -0.95% 0.48%
2053 -0.93% 0.53%
2052 -0.9% 0.51%
2051 -0.88% 0.56%
2050 -0.85% 0.56%
2049 -0.83% 0.63%
2048 -0.81% 0.6%
2047 -0.78% 0.61%
2046 -0.76% 0.72%
2045 -0.73% 0.72%
2044 -0.72% 0.77%
2043 -0.69% 0.78%
2042 -0.67% 0.76%
2041 -0.64% 0.82%
2040 -0.62% 0.85%
2039 -0.6% 0.87%
2038 -0.59% 0.9%
2037 -0.56% 0.87%
2036 -0.55% 0.9%
2035 -0.53% 0.98%
2034 -0.52% 0.99%
2033 -0.5% 0.96%
2032 -0.48% 1.04%
2031 -0.47% 1.08%
2030 -0.46% 1.07%
2029 -0.44% 1.15%
2028 -0.43% 1.2%
2027 -0.42% 1.13%
2026 -0.4% 1.05%
2025 -0.38% 1.05%
2024 -0.36% 1.03%
2023 -0.36% 1.13%
2022 -0.56% 1.24%
2021 -0.48% 1.27%
2020 -0.24% 1.36%
2019 -0.22% 1.49%
2018 -0.18% 1.64%
2017 -0.16% 1.61%
2016 -0.08% 1.54%
2015 -0.09% 1.63%
2014 -0.11% 1.94%
2013 -0.04% 2.03%
2012 0.01% -2.58%
2011 0.04% -2.38%
2010 0.02% 2.06%
2009 0.03% 2.11%
2008 0.04% 2.15%
2007 0.08% 2.08%
2006 0.14% 2.07%
2005 0.21% 2.13%
2004 0.26% 2.09%
2003 0.29% 2.01%
2002 0.3% 1.94%
2001 0.32% 1.86%
2000 0.33% 1.67%
1999 0.34% 1.5%
1998 0.33% 1.5%
1997 0.33% 1.55%
1996 0.34% 1.64%
1995 0.36% 1.76%
1994 0.41% 1.88%
1993 0.51% 2%
1992 0.64% 2.11%
1991 0.81% 2.23%
1990 0.94% 2.36%
1989 0.96% 2.48%
1988 0.94% 2.62%
1987 0.89% 2.8%
1986 0.86% 3.04%
1985 0.83% 3.32%
1984 0.82% 1.47%
1983 0.79% -0.16%
1982 0.64% 2.85%
1981 0.45% 5.76%
1980 0.42% 5.89%
1979 0.53% 5.94%
1978 0.66% 5.93%
1977 0.81% 5.89%
1976 0.97% 5.82%
1975 1.13% 5.73%
1974 1.28% 5.1%
1973 1.44% 3.96%
1972 1.61% 3.37%
1971 1.75% 3.41%
1970 1.82% 3.39%
1969 1.85% 3.15%
1968 1.88% 2.88%
1967 1.94% 2.66%
1966 2.03% 2.5%
1965 2.09% 2.87%
1964 2.13% 3.74%
1963 2.13% 4.22%
1962 2.08% 4.26%
1961 2.06% 4.21%

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 Libya's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Cuba Libya
Current population
10894785
7559873
Population rank 90/197 105/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.09%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
6.97 minutes
One birth every
5.48 minutes
4.23 minutes
One death every
4.7 minutes
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -110 +206
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +75,364
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 99/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
2.13 days
Annual migration change -22,244 -172
Net migration rank 153/196 83/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 897,751
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 63/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 12.2%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 56/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Libya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Libya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -172
2024 - -22,356 - 3,448
2023 -15,880 -22,797 75,760 -2,001
2022 -17,961 -23,149 91,951 -2,001
2021 -71,616 -11,976 88,005 -694
2020 -12,808 -11,976 92,950 -694
2019 -4,245 -23,955 97,842 -1,352
2018 3,436 -23,779 101,619 5,841
2017 2,306 -23,394 103,891 9,208
2016 9,677 -24,146 105,265 -5,081
2015 20,464 -24,910 108,096 -7,660
2014 22,448 -39,426 110,420 -1,716
2013 29,827 -37,619 110,772 25,755
2012 33,864 -36,101 108,855 5,211
2011 40,753 -35,313 121,016 -562,827
2010 37,021 -34,121 122,926 9,611
2009 37,543 -35,063 118,102 11,670
2008 32,848 -29,427 117,481 15,260
2007 24,617 -19,050 116,704 12,640
2006 24,508 -12,619 115,645 3,351
2005 36,660 -16,561 112,823 11,024
2004 44,258 -16,776 107,144 13,222
2003 56,170 -24,916 102,144 12,073
2002 58,212 -25,535 97,598 10,152
2001 57,325 -23,442 93,370 8,420
2000 61,133 -24,980 89,814 5,634
1999 69,069 -31,456 88,743 -10,206
1998 71,284 -33,863 87,613 -11,479
1997 71,828 -35,712 86,899 -10,907
1996 61,837 -26,105 86,945 -8,446
1995 66,809 -29,235 87,661 -5,068
1994 68,604 -27,501 88,765 -1,755
1993 73,221 -24,358 90,553 426
1992 83,461 -21,867 93,568 843
1991 95,398 -20,665 96,582 902
1990 112,378 -15,438 99,898 946
1989 114,865 -14,705 102,823 981
1988 116,626 -15,474 105,469 1,053
1987 109,617 -16,290 107,761 1,740
1986 105,997 -17,146 109,325 5,844
1985 103,228 -18,048 110,194 11,962
1984 101,670 -18,994 110,028 18,039
1983 101,858 -19,994 122,183 -140,904
1982 95,866 -21,055 133,511 -126,400
1981 74,067 -22,159 130,233 69,211
1980 74,271 -37,114 128,034 66,739
1979 81,192 -35,473 121,469 64,821
1978 86,864 -29,839 114,669 61,684
1977 106,875 -36,811 107,769 57,867
1976 125,383 -41,042 101,146 53,813
1975 144,964 -46,268 94,862 49,544
1974 165,099 -52,697 89,337 44,946
1973 177,387 -52,073 81,256 20,498
1972 187,588 -50,031 77,864 -3,418
1971 195,106 -43,056 74,934 -4,265
1970 201,823 -44,466 70,488 745
1969 205,581 -47,446 66,782 -1,418
1968 205,487 -49,387 63,971 -6,323
1967 207,245 -49,556 61,889 -10,384
1966 209,179 -48,509 60,394 -13,619
1965 211,322 -46,683 59,134 -15,810
1964 209,315 -44,406 55,227 2,084
1963 205,788 -41,979 50,421 18,740
1962 196,423 -39,116 46,252 21,589
1961 183,806 -33,163 42,167 22,504
1960 172,816 -25,396 38,391 22,559

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 Libya 99.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 975,799 people) and 0.63% is from migration (a loss of 6,150 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 897,751 people or 12.2% in Libya.

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
Libya
City Population
Tripoli 1.29M
Misrata 881K
Benghazi 632K
Ajdabiya 416K
Al-Khums 202K
Zawiya 199K
Tobruk 136K
Gharyan 123K
Sabratha 102K
Sabha 99K

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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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