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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 12.2 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.74% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Cuba vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Mexico
2100 5,596,718 131,182,639
2099 5,657,375 131,943,283
2098 5,718,645 132,700,369
2097 5,780,569 133,455,010
2096 5,843,224 134,204,227
2095 5,906,751 134,949,218
2094 5,970,804 135,687,085
2093 6,035,854 136,415,232
2092 6,101,659 137,127,644
2091 6,168,154 137,833,985
2090 6,235,722 138,527,198
2089 6,304,222 139,208,862
2088 6,373,377 139,874,924
2087 6,443,413 140,530,483
2086 6,514,289 141,174,372
2085 6,585,780 141,805,496
2084 6,657,505 142,415,948
2083 6,729,522 143,009,187
2082 6,801,995 143,579,768
2081 6,874,468 144,138,842
2080 6,947,089 144,677,451
2079 7,019,723 145,195,172
2078 7,092,413 145,691,242
2077 7,165,274 146,165,064
2076 7,238,004 146,616,674
2075 7,311,071 147,046,928
2074 7,384,626 147,455,761
2073 7,458,600 147,841,295
2072 7,533,524 148,201,143
2071 7,609,105 148,534,057
2070 7,686,135 148,848,168
2069 7,764,393 149,134,711
2068 7,843,807 149,395,717
2067 7,924,753 149,630,386
2066 8,007,003 149,842,125
2065 8,090,881 150,029,268
2064 8,176,150 150,187,992
2063 8,262,542 150,319,846
2062 8,350,350 150,424,224
2061 8,439,080 150,502,250
2060 8,528,768 150,555,648
2059 8,618,786 150,577,220
2058 8,708,762 150,569,044
2057 8,798,693 150,535,337
2056 8,888,562 150,475,242
2055 8,977,652 150,384,336
2054 9,066,133 150,263,237
2053 9,153,249 150,110,615
2052 9,238,892 149,923,918
2051 9,323,021 149,705,066
2050 9,405,481 149,450,774
2049 9,486,566 149,166,038
2048 9,565,607 148,836,849
2047 9,643,403 148,478,965
2046 9,719,554 148,081,688
2045 9,793,859 147,647,318
2044 9,866,367 147,173,101
2043 9,937,436 146,667,761
2042 10,006,554 146,123,566
2041 10,073,994 145,543,650
2040 10,139,368 144,931,633
2039 10,203,016 144,286,278
2038 10,264,587 143,601,872
2037 10,325,061 142,883,005
2036 10,383,547 142,138,929
2035 10,440,509 141,359,885
2034 10,496,359 140,554,653
2033 10,550,821 139,713,048
2032 10,603,749 138,843,644
2031 10,655,312 137,947,334
2030 10,705,845 137,023,304
2029 10,755,262 136,071,720
2028 10,803,047 135,090,755
2027 10,849,321 134,081,337
2026 10,894,785 133,042,003
2025 10,938,241 131,970,909
2024 10,979,783 130,861,007
2023 11,019,931 129,739,759
2022 11,059,820 128,613,117
2021 11,122,168 127,648,148
2020 11,176,354 126,799,054
2019 11,202,846 125,762,982
2018 11,227,118 124,573,711
2017 11,247,829 123,400,057
2016 11,265,612 122,251,351
2015 11,275,065 121,072,306
2014 11,285,775 119,784,261
2013 11,298,167 118,343,573
2012 11,303,175 116,818,208
2011 11,301,571 115,243,504
2010 11,297,409 113,623,895
2009 11,294,719 111,999,721
2008 11,291,762 110,374,288
2007 11,287,272 108,774,360
2006 11,278,550 107,253,666
2005 11,262,554 105,811,504
2004 11,238,756 104,394,131
2003 11,209,383 102,978,515
2002 11,177,418 101,548,624
2001 11,144,132 100,099,099
2000 11,109,109 98,625,552
1999 11,072,230 97,115,707
1998 11,034,712 95,575,245
1997 10,997,934 94,021,207
1996 10,962,010 92,452,702
1995 10,925,362 90,862,455
1994 10,886,021 89,259,205
1993 10,841,031 87,653,807
1992 10,785,801 86,044,809
1991 10,717,640 84,430,572
1990 10,631,799 82,820,170
1989 10,533,243 81,247,182
1988 10,432,585 79,695,531
1987 10,335,342 78,136,651
1986 10,244,247 76,585,637
1985 10,157,228 75,043,414
1984 10,073,299 73,506,846
1983 9,991,026 71,971,240
1982 9,912,681 70,433,260
1981 9,849,320 68,892,108
1980 9,804,796 67,300,334
1979 9,763,355 65,648,865
1978 9,711,980 63,979,046
1977 9,648,440 62,308,493
1976 9,571,242 60,645,512
1975 9,479,726 58,982,400
1974 9,374,183 57,320,149
1973 9,255,328 55,667,284
1972 9,123,891 54,030,168
1971 8,979,085 52,412,558
1970 8,824,382 50,814,953
1969 8,666,640 49,233,194
1968 8,509,522 47,668,303
1967 8,352,625 46,129,608
1966 8,193,450 44,629,106
1965 8,030,797 43,174,477
1964 7,866,020 41,772,049
1963 7,701,660 40,424,065
1962 7,541,098 39,129,200
1961 7,387,117 37,890,118
1960 7,238,081 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M 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
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Mexico
2100 -1.07% -0.58%
2099 -1.07% -0.57%
2098 -1.07% -0.57%
2097 -1.07% -0.56%
2096 -1.08% -0.55%
2095 -1.07% -0.54%
2094 -1.08% -0.53%
2093 -1.08% -0.52%
2092 -1.08% -0.51%
2091 -1.08% -0.5%
2090 -1.09% -0.49%
2089 -1.09% -0.48%
2088 -1.09% -0.47%
2087 -1.09% -0.46%
2086 -1.09% -0.45%
2085 -1.08% -0.43%
2084 -1.07% -0.41%
2083 -1.07% -0.4%
2082 -1.05% -0.39%
2081 -1.05% -0.37%
2080 -1.03% -0.36%
2079 -1.02% -0.34%
2078 -1.02% -0.32%
2077 -1% -0.31%
2076 -1% -0.29%
2075 -1% -0.28%
2074 -0.99% -0.26%
2073 -0.99% -0.24%
2072 -0.99% -0.22%
2071 -1% -0.21%
2070 -1.01% -0.19%
2069 -1.01% -0.17%
2068 -1.02% -0.16%
2067 -1.03% -0.14%
2066 -1.04% -0.12%
2065 -1.04% -0.11%
2064 -1.05% -0.09%
2063 -1.05% -0.07%
2062 -1.05% -0.05%
2061 -1.05% -0.04%
2060 -1.04% -0.01%
2059 -1.03% 0.005%
2058 -1.02% 0.02%
2057 -1.01% 0.04%
2056 -0.99% 0.06%
2055 -0.98% 0.08%
2054 -0.95% 0.1%
2053 -0.93% 0.12%
2052 -0.9% 0.15%
2051 -0.88% 0.17%
2050 -0.85% 0.19%
2049 -0.83% 0.22%
2048 -0.81% 0.24%
2047 -0.78% 0.27%
2046 -0.76% 0.29%
2045 -0.73% 0.32%
2044 -0.72% 0.34%
2043 -0.69% 0.37%
2042 -0.67% 0.4%
2041 -0.64% 0.42%
2040 -0.62% 0.45%
2039 -0.6% 0.48%
2038 -0.59% 0.5%
2037 -0.56% 0.52%
2036 -0.55% 0.55%
2035 -0.53% 0.57%
2034 -0.52% 0.6%
2033 -0.5% 0.63%
2032 -0.48% 0.65%
2031 -0.47% 0.67%
2030 -0.46% 0.7%
2029 -0.44% 0.73%
2028 -0.43% 0.75%
2027 -0.42% 0.78%
2026 -0.4% 0.81%
2025 -0.38% 0.85%
2024 -0.36% 0.86%
2023 -0.36% 0.88%
2022 -0.56% 0.76%
2021 -0.48% 0.67%
2020 -0.24% 0.82%
2019 -0.22% 0.95%
2018 -0.18% 0.95%
2017 -0.16% 0.94%
2016 -0.08% 0.97%
2015 -0.09% 1.08%
2014 -0.11% 1.22%
2013 -0.04% 1.31%
2012 0.01% 1.37%
2011 0.04% 1.43%
2010 0.02% 1.45%
2009 0.03% 1.47%
2008 0.04% 1.47%
2007 0.08% 1.42%
2006 0.14% 1.36%
2005 0.21% 1.36%
2004 0.26% 1.37%
2003 0.29% 1.41%
2002 0.3% 1.45%
2001 0.32% 1.49%
2000 0.33% 1.55%
1999 0.34% 1.61%
1998 0.33% 1.65%
1997 0.33% 1.7%
1996 0.34% 1.75%
1995 0.36% 1.8%
1994 0.41% 1.83%
1993 0.51% 1.87%
1992 0.64% 1.91%
1991 0.81% 1.94%
1990 0.94% 1.94%
1989 0.96% 1.95%
1988 0.94% 2%
1987 0.89% 2.03%
1986 0.86% 2.06%
1985 0.83% 2.09%
1984 0.82% 2.13%
1983 0.79% 2.18%
1982 0.64% 2.24%
1981 0.45% 2.37%
1980 0.42% 2.52%
1979 0.53% 2.61%
1978 0.66% 2.68%
1977 0.81% 2.74%
1976 0.97% 2.82%
1975 1.13% 2.9%
1974 1.28% 2.97%
1973 1.44% 3.03%
1972 1.61% 3.09%
1971 1.75% 3.14%
1970 1.82% 3.21%
1969 1.85% 3.28%
1968 1.88% 3.34%
1967 1.94% 3.36%
1966 2.03% 3.37%
1965 2.09% 3.36%
1964 2.13% 3.33%
1963 2.13% 3.31%
1962 2.08% 3.27%
1961 2.06% 3.17%

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/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cuba declined by 0.36%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Cuba Mexico
Current population
10894785
133323134
Population rank 90/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 1.61%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
5.48 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
4.7 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline -110 +3,072
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 110/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 -108,037
Net migration rank 153/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -108,037
2024 - -22,356 - -104,581
2023 -15,880 -22,797 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 -17,961 -23,149 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 -71,616 -11,976 936,682 -122,791
2020 -12,808 -11,976 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 -4,245 -23,955 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 3,436 -23,779 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 2,306 -23,394 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 9,677 -24,146 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 20,464 -24,910 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 22,448 -39,426 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 29,827 -37,619 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 33,864 -36,101 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 40,753 -35,313 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 37,021 -34,121 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 37,543 -35,063 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 32,848 -29,427 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 24,617 -19,050 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 24,508 -12,619 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 36,660 -16,561 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 44,258 -16,776 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 56,170 -24,916 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 58,212 -25,535 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 57,325 -23,442 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 61,133 -24,980 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 69,069 -31,456 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 71,284 -33,863 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 71,828 -35,712 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 61,837 -26,105 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 66,809 -29,235 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 68,604 -27,501 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 73,221 -24,358 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 83,461 -21,867 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 95,398 -20,665 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 112,378 -15,438 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 114,865 -14,705 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 116,626 -15,474 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 109,617 -16,290 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 105,997 -17,146 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 103,228 -18,048 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 101,670 -18,994 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 101,858 -19,994 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 95,866 -21,055 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 74,067 -22,159 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 74,271 -37,114 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 81,192 -35,473 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 86,864 -29,839 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 106,875 -36,811 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 125,383 -41,042 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 144,964 -46,268 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 165,099 -52,697 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 177,387 -52,073 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 187,588 -50,031 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 195,106 -43,056 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 201,823 -44,466 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 205,581 -47,446 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 205,487 -49,387 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 207,245 -49,556 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 209,179 -48,509 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 211,322 -46,683 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 209,315 -44,406 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 205,788 -41,979 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 196,423 -39,116 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 183,806 -33,163 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 172,816 -25,396 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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