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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 38,081,173 people in Morocco in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 38,871,720 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 3.57 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.6% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +1.09% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.3% growth).

Cuba vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Morocco
2100 5,596,718 38,181,184
2099 5,657,375 38,411,679
2098 5,718,645 38,639,306
2097 5,780,569 38,863,211
2096 5,843,224 39,084,772
2095 5,906,751 39,302,453
2094 5,970,804 39,515,556
2093 6,035,854 39,726,709
2092 6,101,659 39,934,218
2091 6,168,154 40,138,565
2090 6,235,722 40,337,690
2089 6,304,222 40,532,151
2088 6,373,377 40,718,654
2087 6,443,413 40,902,624
2086 6,514,289 41,085,174
2085 6,585,780 41,264,970
2084 6,657,505 41,438,801
2083 6,729,522 41,604,865
2082 6,801,995 41,768,393
2081 6,874,468 41,927,610
2080 6,947,089 42,082,087
2079 7,019,723 42,233,228
2078 7,092,413 42,377,404
2077 7,165,274 42,515,702
2076 7,238,004 42,648,054
2075 7,311,071 42,775,325
2074 7,384,626 42,898,811
2073 7,458,600 43,017,234
2072 7,533,524 43,128,932
2071 7,609,105 43,232,517
2070 7,686,135 43,332,679
2069 7,764,393 43,423,419
2068 7,843,807 43,507,485
2067 7,924,753 43,586,077
2066 8,007,003 43,654,657
2065 8,090,881 43,723,648
2064 8,176,150 43,781,054
2063 8,262,542 43,828,593
2062 8,350,350 43,871,197
2061 8,439,080 43,902,710
2060 8,528,768 43,927,001
2059 8,618,786 43,942,510
2058 8,708,762 43,944,996
2057 8,798,693 43,939,695
2056 8,888,562 43,927,624
2055 8,977,652 43,902,661
2054 9,066,133 43,866,486
2053 9,153,249 43,819,100
2052 9,238,892 43,759,239
2051 9,323,021 43,688,144
2050 9,405,481 43,605,074
2049 9,486,566 43,517,919
2048 9,565,607 43,417,554
2047 9,643,403 43,308,462
2046 9,719,554 43,192,511
2045 9,793,859 43,065,569
2044 9,866,367 42,925,634
2043 9,937,436 42,780,215
2042 10,006,554 42,623,872
2041 10,073,994 42,456,113
2040 10,139,368 42,280,578
2039 10,203,016 42,098,906
2038 10,264,587 41,902,451
2037 10,325,061 41,700,541
2036 10,383,547 41,488,891
2035 10,440,509 41,266,216
2034 10,496,359 41,037,058
2033 10,550,821 40,795,454
2032 10,603,749 40,544,755
2031 10,655,312 40,280,535
2030 10,705,845 40,005,642
2029 10,755,262 39,720,087
2028 10,803,047 39,422,016
2027 10,849,321 39,109,148
2026 10,894,785 38,783,685
2025 10,938,241 38,442,658
2024 10,979,783 38,081,173
2023 11,019,931 37,712,505
2022 11,059,820 37,329,064
2021 11,122,168 36,954,442
2020 11,176,354 36,584,208
2019 11,202,846 36,210,898
2018 11,227,118 35,839,760
2017 11,247,829 35,446,392
2016 11,265,612 35,023,457
2015 11,275,065 34,607,588
2014 11,285,775 34,204,780
2013 11,298,167 33,787,571
2012 11,303,175 33,355,241
2011 11,301,571 32,912,588
2010 11,297,409 32,467,016
2009 11,294,719 32,030,778
2008 11,291,762 31,606,767
2007 11,287,272 31,186,468
2006 11,278,550 30,771,178
2005 11,262,554 30,358,144
2004 11,238,756 29,953,018
2003 11,209,383 29,571,415
2002 11,177,418 29,198,142
2001 11,144,132 28,814,643
2000 11,109,109 28,423,435
1999 11,072,230 28,027,179
1998 11,034,712 27,621,648
1997 10,997,934 27,213,337
1996 10,962,010 26,808,107
1995 10,925,362 26,399,429
1994 10,886,021 26,000,822
1993 10,841,031 25,614,586
1992 10,785,801 25,212,468
1991 10,717,640 24,799,014
1990 10,631,799 24,375,551
1989 10,533,243 23,939,414
1988 10,432,585 23,500,524
1987 10,335,342 23,054,392
1986 10,244,247 22,600,803
1985 10,157,228 22,113,953
1984 10,073,299 21,593,778
1983 9,991,026 21,060,696
1982 9,912,681 20,520,318
1981 9,849,320 19,985,401
1980 9,804,796 19,459,943
1979 9,763,355 18,955,589
1978 9,711,980 18,477,385
1977 9,648,440 18,014,756
1976 9,571,242 17,574,182
1975 9,479,726 17,150,786
1974 9,374,183 16,733,842
1973 9,255,328 16,326,269
1972 9,123,891 15,924,692
1971 8,979,085 15,527,225
1970 8,824,382 15,129,449
1969 8,666,640 14,734,255
1968 8,509,522 14,347,899
1967 8,352,625 13,968,175
1966 8,193,450 13,597,065
1965 8,030,797 13,239,171
1964 7,866,020 12,898,886
1963 7,701,660 12,577,502
1962 7,541,098 12,253,092
1961 7,387,117 11,931,085
1960 7,238,081 11,624,933

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/morocco | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Morocco's population increased by 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st 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 Morocco will increase by 12.2% to 43,605,074 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M 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
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Morocco
2100 -1.07% -0.6%
2099 -1.07% -0.59%
2098 -1.07% -0.58%
2097 -1.07% -0.57%
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% -0.49%
2090 -1.09% -0.48%
2089 -1.09% -0.46%
2088 -1.09% -0.45%
2087 -1.09% -0.44%
2086 -1.09% -0.44%
2085 -1.08% -0.42%
2084 -1.07% -0.4%
2083 -1.07% -0.39%
2082 -1.05% -0.38%
2081 -1.05% -0.37%
2080 -1.03% -0.36%
2079 -1.02% -0.34%
2078 -1.02% -0.33%
2077 -1% -0.31%
2076 -1% -0.3%
2075 -1% -0.29%
2074 -0.99% -0.28%
2073 -0.99% -0.26%
2072 -0.99% -0.24%
2071 -1% -0.23%
2070 -1.01% -0.21%
2069 -1.01% -0.19%
2068 -1.02% -0.18%
2067 -1.03% -0.16%
2066 -1.04% -0.16%
2065 -1.04% -0.13%
2064 -1.05% -0.11%
2063 -1.05% -0.1%
2062 -1.05% -0.07%
2061 -1.05% -0.06%
2060 -1.04% -0.04%
2059 -1.03% -0.006%
2058 -1.02% 0.01%
2057 -1.01% 0.03%
2056 -0.99% 0.06%
2055 -0.98% 0.08%
2054 -0.95% 0.11%
2053 -0.93% 0.14%
2052 -0.9% 0.16%
2051 -0.88% 0.19%
2050 -0.85% 0.2%
2049 -0.83% 0.23%
2048 -0.81% 0.25%
2047 -0.78% 0.27%
2046 -0.76% 0.29%
2045 -0.73% 0.33%
2044 -0.72% 0.34%
2043 -0.69% 0.37%
2042 -0.67% 0.4%
2041 -0.64% 0.42%
2040 -0.62% 0.43%
2039 -0.6% 0.47%
2038 -0.59% 0.48%
2037 -0.56% 0.51%
2036 -0.55% 0.54%
2035 -0.53% 0.56%
2034 -0.52% 0.59%
2033 -0.5% 0.62%
2032 -0.48% 0.66%
2031 -0.47% 0.69%
2030 -0.46% 0.72%
2029 -0.44% 0.76%
2028 -0.43% 0.8%
2027 -0.42% 0.84%
2026 -0.4% 0.89%
2025 -0.38% 0.95%
2024 -0.36% 0.98%
2023 -0.36% 1.03%
2022 -0.56% 1.01%
2021 -0.48% 1.01%
2020 -0.24% 1.03%
2019 -0.22% 1.04%
2018 -0.18% 1.11%
2017 -0.16% 1.21%
2016 -0.08% 1.2%
2015 -0.09% 1.18%
2014 -0.11% 1.23%
2013 -0.04% 1.3%
2012 0.01% 1.34%
2011 0.04% 1.37%
2010 0.02% 1.36%
2009 0.03% 1.34%
2008 0.04% 1.35%
2007 0.08% 1.35%
2006 0.14% 1.36%
2005 0.21% 1.35%
2004 0.26% 1.29%
2003 0.29% 1.28%
2002 0.3% 1.33%
2001 0.32% 1.38%
2000 0.33% 1.41%
1999 0.34% 1.47%
1998 0.33% 1.5%
1997 0.33% 1.51%
1996 0.34% 1.55%
1995 0.36% 1.53%
1994 0.41% 1.51%
1993 0.51% 1.59%
1992 0.64% 1.67%
1991 0.81% 1.74%
1990 0.94% 1.82%
1989 0.96% 1.87%
1988 0.94% 1.94%
1987 0.89% 2.01%
1986 0.86% 2.2%
1985 0.83% 2.41%
1984 0.82% 2.53%
1983 0.79% 2.63%
1982 0.64% 2.68%
1981 0.45% 2.7%
1980 0.42% 2.66%
1979 0.53% 2.59%
1978 0.66% 2.57%
1977 0.81% 2.51%
1976 0.97% 2.47%
1975 1.13% 2.49%
1974 1.28% 2.5%
1973 1.44% 2.52%
1972 1.61% 2.56%
1971 1.75% 2.63%
1970 1.82% 2.68%
1969 1.85% 2.69%
1968 1.88% 2.72%
1967 1.94% 2.73%
1966 2.03% 2.7%
1965 2.09% 2.64%
1964 2.13% 2.56%
1963 2.13% 2.65%
1962 2.08% 2.7%
1961 2.06% 2.63%

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/morocco | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cuba declined by 0.36%, while Morocco's population grew by 0.98%.

Live population counters

Cuba Morocco
Current population
10894785
38871720
Population rank 90/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.47%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
1.43 minutes
One birth every
5.48 minutes
50.1 seconds
One death every
4.7 minutes
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline -110 +1,010
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +368,668
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +0.98%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 104/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 -56,254
Net migration rank 153/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -56,254
2024 - -22,356 - -46,802
2023 -15,880 -22,797 417,213 -39,650
2022 -17,961 -23,149 427,903 -38,594
2021 -71,616 -11,976 407,829 -47,902
2020 -12,808 -11,976 415,999 -35,474
2019 -4,245 -23,955 457,307 -91,217
2018 3,436 -23,779 464,375 -88,159
2017 2,306 -23,394 471,011 -60,472
2016 9,677 -24,146 474,637 -39,302
2015 20,464 -24,910 477,654 -81,248
2014 22,448 -39,426 481,295 -72,065
2013 29,827 -37,619 492,284 -67,096
2012 33,864 -36,101 504,698 -65,251
2011 40,753 -35,313 513,305 -67,447
2010 37,021 -34,121 515,804 -70,510
2009 37,543 -35,063 509,386 -82,203
2008 32,848 -29,427 499,766 -78,912
2007 24,617 -19,050 493,526 -73,759
2006 24,508 -12,619 483,200 -72,364
2005 36,660 -16,561 474,285 -59,024
2004 44,258 -16,776 461,756 -66,749
2003 56,170 -24,916 452,650 -84,460
2002 58,212 -25,535 446,147 -67,802
2001 57,325 -23,442 452,621 -63,967
2000 61,133 -24,980 461,341 -67,569
1999 69,069 -31,456 473,071 -74,343
1998 71,284 -33,863 492,604 -80,286
1997 71,828 -35,712 500,807 -96,502
1996 61,837 -26,105 501,499 -95,331
1995 66,809 -29,235 496,573 -85,386
1994 68,604 -27,501 501,426 -115,404
1993 73,221 -24,358 507,707 -121,254
1992 83,461 -21,867 525,680 -107,911
1991 95,398 -20,665 539,850 -130,717
1990 112,378 -15,438 535,506 -97,711
1989 114,865 -14,705 538,996 -104,509
1988 116,626 -15,474 545,800 -102,484
1987 109,617 -16,290 553,005 -104,029
1986 105,997 -17,146 558,105 -99,905
1985 103,228 -18,048 560,810 -45,336
1984 101,670 -18,994 564,159 -39,319
1983 101,858 -19,994 566,301 -24,988
1982 95,866 -21,055 564,904 -25,471
1981 74,067 -22,159 552,936 -22,553
1980 74,271 -37,114 534,448 -13,899
1979 81,192 -35,473 515,554 -27,374
1978 86,864 -29,839 498,834 -30,600
1977 106,875 -36,811 489,173 -32,161
1976 125,383 -41,042 482,130 -58,019
1975 144,964 -46,268 474,631 -51,968
1974 165,099 -52,697 464,147 -52,927
1973 177,387 -52,073 455,699 -51,772
1972 187,588 -50,031 446,449 -47,226
1971 195,106 -43,056 435,104 -39,385
1970 201,823 -44,466 426,015 -26,168
1969 205,581 -47,446 414,931 -24,389
1968 205,487 -49,387 407,437 -25,267
1967 207,245 -49,556 400,594 -23,309
1966 209,179 -48,509 391,881 -26,945
1965 211,322 -46,683 383,989 -33,139
1964 209,315 -44,406 375,835 -46,106
1963 205,788 -41,979 369,250 -56,214
1962 196,423 -39,116 363,843 -28,071
1961 183,806 -33,163 348,650 -40,413
1960 172,816 -25,396 323,499 -19,434

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

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/morocco | 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 Morocco 88.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,495,223 people) and 11.7% is from migration (a loss of 594,083 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

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
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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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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