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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 54,500,091 people in Myanmar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 55,292,116 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 5.08 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 0.8% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +0.74% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.3M (15.7% growth).

Cuba vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Myanmar
2100 5,596,718 49,949,080
2099 5,657,375 50,198,343
2098 5,718,645 50,447,153
2097 5,780,569 50,695,410
2096 5,843,224 50,944,916
2095 5,906,751 51,196,278
2094 5,970,804 51,446,607
2093 6,035,854 51,693,545
2092 6,101,659 51,939,182
2091 6,168,154 52,186,904
2090 6,235,722 52,430,723
2089 6,304,222 52,669,995
2088 6,373,377 52,907,277
2087 6,443,413 53,143,840
2086 6,514,289 53,378,681
2085 6,585,780 53,610,966
2084 6,657,505 53,838,657
2083 6,729,522 54,062,724
2082 6,801,995 54,285,392
2081 6,874,468 54,505,055
2080 6,947,089 54,722,128
2079 7,019,723 54,937,654
2078 7,092,413 55,150,792
2077 7,165,274 55,357,283
2076 7,238,004 55,562,845
2075 7,311,071 55,765,753
2074 7,384,626 55,964,774
2073 7,458,600 56,160,415
2072 7,533,524 56,349,733
2071 7,609,105 56,533,780
2070 7,686,135 56,713,930
2069 7,764,393 56,887,406
2068 7,843,807 57,055,818
2067 7,924,753 57,217,287
2066 8,007,003 57,373,788
2065 8,090,881 57,525,666
2064 8,176,150 57,671,683
2063 8,262,542 57,808,968
2062 8,350,350 57,938,764
2061 8,439,080 58,067,183
2060 8,528,768 58,186,565
2059 8,618,786 58,295,246
2058 8,708,762 58,392,324
2057 8,798,693 58,481,859
2056 8,888,562 58,565,952
2055 8,977,652 58,636,423
2054 9,066,133 58,697,613
2053 9,153,249 58,745,390
2052 9,238,892 58,783,172
2051 9,323,021 58,809,843
2050 9,405,481 58,824,293
2049 9,486,566 58,829,688
2048 9,565,607 58,823,499
2047 9,643,403 58,805,696
2046 9,719,554 58,775,337
2045 9,793,859 58,728,250
2044 9,866,367 58,671,458
2043 9,937,436 58,601,589
2042 10,006,554 58,516,227
2041 10,073,994 58,417,678
2040 10,139,368 58,306,713
2039 10,203,016 58,181,537
2038 10,264,587 58,041,212
2037 10,325,061 57,888,662
2036 10,383,547 57,724,649
2035 10,440,509 57,544,156
2034 10,496,359 57,348,842
2033 10,550,821 57,137,545
2032 10,603,749 56,910,400
2031 10,655,312 56,667,160
2030 10,705,845 56,407,549
2029 10,755,262 56,133,620
2028 10,803,047 55,840,949
2027 10,849,321 55,531,050
2026 10,894,785 55,203,523
2025 10,938,241 54,860,498
2024 10,979,783 54,500,091
2023 11,019,931 54,133,798
2022 11,059,820 53,756,787
2021 11,122,168 53,387,102
2020 11,176,354 53,016,522
2019 11,202,846 52,640,713
2018 11,227,118 52,272,247
2017 11,247,829 51,894,938
2016 11,265,612 51,495,696
2015 11,275,065 51,089,056
2014 11,285,775 50,681,634
2013 11,298,167 50,262,658
2012 11,303,175 49,837,446
2011 11,301,571 49,419,820
2010 11,297,409 49,024,382
2009 11,294,719 48,660,459
2008 11,291,762 48,390,793
2007 11,287,272 48,125,043
2006 11,278,550 47,785,135
2005 11,262,554 47,438,365
2004 11,238,756 47,068,772
2003 11,209,383 46,667,192
2002 11,177,418 46,232,653
2001 11,144,132 45,771,139
2000 11,109,109 45,290,841
1999 11,072,230 44,787,724
1998 11,034,712 44,257,793
1997 10,997,934 43,708,798
1996 10,962,010 43,154,860
1995 10,925,362 42,605,338
1994 10,886,021 42,055,143
1993 10,841,031 41,502,429
1992 10,785,801 40,950,342
1991 10,717,640 40,394,154
1990 10,631,799 39,817,251
1989 10,533,243 39,214,618
1988 10,432,585 38,600,927
1987 10,335,342 37,971,594
1986 10,244,247 37,314,878
1985 10,157,228 36,622,827
1984 10,073,299 35,899,313
1983 9,991,026 35,162,715
1982 9,912,681 34,482,965
1981 9,849,320 33,858,783
1980 9,804,796 33,227,204
1979 9,763,355 32,596,550
1978 9,711,980 31,972,976
1977 9,648,440 31,355,966
1976 9,571,242 30,758,811
1975 9,479,726 30,176,565
1974 9,374,183 29,598,167
1973 9,255,328 29,026,388
1972 9,123,891 28,428,324
1971 8,979,085 27,807,219
1970 8,824,382 27,193,016
1969 8,666,640 26,585,112
1968 8,509,522 25,989,662
1967 8,352,625 25,406,429
1966 8,193,450 24,836,496
1965 8,030,797 24,279,431
1964 7,866,020 23,737,315
1963 7,701,660 23,213,408
1962 7,541,098 22,704,719
1961 7,387,117 22,210,581
1960 7,238,081 21,730,250

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/myanmar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th 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 Myanmar will increase by 6.39% to 58,824,293 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M 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
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Myanmar
2100 -1.07% -0.5%
2099 -1.07% -0.49%
2098 -1.07% -0.49%
2097 -1.07% -0.49%
2096 -1.08% -0.49%
2095 -1.07% -0.49%
2094 -1.08% -0.48%
2093 -1.08% -0.47%
2092 -1.08% -0.47%
2091 -1.08% -0.47%
2090 -1.09% -0.45%
2089 -1.09% -0.45%
2088 -1.09% -0.45%
2087 -1.09% -0.44%
2086 -1.09% -0.43%
2085 -1.08% -0.42%
2084 -1.07% -0.41%
2083 -1.07% -0.41%
2082 -1.05% -0.4%
2081 -1.05% -0.4%
2080 -1.03% -0.39%
2079 -1.02% -0.39%
2078 -1.02% -0.37%
2077 -1% -0.37%
2076 -1% -0.36%
2075 -1% -0.36%
2074 -0.99% -0.35%
2073 -0.99% -0.34%
2072 -0.99% -0.33%
2071 -1% -0.32%
2070 -1.01% -0.3%
2069 -1.01% -0.3%
2068 -1.02% -0.28%
2067 -1.03% -0.27%
2066 -1.04% -0.26%
2065 -1.04% -0.25%
2064 -1.05% -0.24%
2063 -1.05% -0.22%
2062 -1.05% -0.22%
2061 -1.05% -0.21%
2060 -1.04% -0.19%
2059 -1.03% -0.17%
2058 -1.02% -0.15%
2057 -1.01% -0.14%
2056 -0.99% -0.12%
2055 -0.98% -0.1%
2054 -0.95% -0.08%
2053 -0.93% -0.06%
2052 -0.9% -0.05%
2051 -0.88% -0.02%
2050 -0.85% -0.009%
2049 -0.83% 0.01%
2048 -0.81% 0.03%
2047 -0.78% 0.05%
2046 -0.76% 0.08%
2045 -0.73% 0.1%
2044 -0.72% 0.12%
2043 -0.69% 0.15%
2042 -0.67% 0.17%
2041 -0.64% 0.19%
2040 -0.62% 0.22%
2039 -0.6% 0.24%
2038 -0.59% 0.26%
2037 -0.56% 0.28%
2036 -0.55% 0.31%
2035 -0.53% 0.34%
2034 -0.52% 0.37%
2033 -0.5% 0.4%
2032 -0.48% 0.43%
2031 -0.47% 0.46%
2030 -0.46% 0.49%
2029 -0.44% 0.52%
2028 -0.43% 0.56%
2027 -0.42% 0.59%
2026 -0.4% 0.63%
2025 -0.38% 0.66%
2024 -0.36% 0.68%
2023 -0.36% 0.7%
2022 -0.56% 0.69%
2021 -0.48% 0.7%
2020 -0.24% 0.71%
2019 -0.22% 0.7%
2018 -0.18% 0.73%
2017 -0.16% 0.78%
2016 -0.08% 0.8%
2015 -0.09% 0.8%
2014 -0.11% 0.83%
2013 -0.04% 0.85%
2012 0.01% 0.85%
2011 0.04% 0.81%
2010 0.02% 0.75%
2009 0.03% 0.56%
2008 0.04% 0.55%
2007 0.08% 0.71%
2006 0.14% 0.73%
2005 0.21% 0.79%
2004 0.26% 0.86%
2003 0.29% 0.94%
2002 0.3% 1.01%
2001 0.32% 1.06%
2000 0.33% 1.12%
1999 0.34% 1.2%
1998 0.33% 1.26%
1997 0.33% 1.28%
1996 0.34% 1.29%
1995 0.36% 1.31%
1994 0.41% 1.33%
1993 0.51% 1.35%
1992 0.64% 1.38%
1991 0.81% 1.45%
1990 0.94% 1.54%
1989 0.96% 1.59%
1988 0.94% 1.66%
1987 0.89% 1.76%
1986 0.86% 1.89%
1985 0.83% 2.02%
1984 0.82% 2.09%
1983 0.79% 1.97%
1982 0.64% 1.84%
1981 0.45% 1.9%
1980 0.42% 1.93%
1979 0.53% 1.95%
1978 0.66% 1.97%
1977 0.81% 1.94%
1976 0.97% 1.93%
1975 1.13% 1.95%
1974 1.28% 1.97%
1973 1.44% 2.1%
1972 1.61% 2.23%
1971 1.75% 2.26%
1970 1.82% 2.29%
1969 1.85% 2.29%
1968 1.88% 2.3%
1967 1.94% 2.29%
1966 2.03% 2.29%
1965 2.09% 2.28%
1964 2.13% 2.26%
1963 2.13% 2.24%
1962 2.08% 2.22%
1961 2.06% 2.21%

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/myanmar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cuba declined by 0.36%, while Myanmar's population grew by 0.68%.

Live population counters

Cuba Myanmar
Current population
10894785
55292116
Population rank 90/197 27/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.67%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
1.43 minutes
One birth every
5.48 minutes
34.9 seconds
One death every
4.7 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline -110 +1,004
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +366,293
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +0.68%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 118/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 -39,661
Net migration rank 153/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -39,661
2024 - -22,356 - -37,979
2023 -15,880 -22,797 408,331 -34,989
2022 -17,961 -23,149 415,647 -34,988
2021 -71,616 -11,976 394,104 -35,370
2020 -12,808 -11,976 448,626 -66,213
2019 -4,245 -23,955 469,924 -100,783
2018 3,436 -23,779 482,316 -114,598
2017 2,306 -23,394 492,276 -105,415
2016 9,677 -24,146 499,508 -87,907
2015 20,464 -24,910 495,769 -94,108
2014 22,448 -39,426 488,114 -74,901
2013 29,827 -37,619 487,648 -62,863
2012 33,864 -36,101 487,210 -61,536
2011 40,753 -35,313 492,271 -82,713
2010 37,021 -34,121 497,745 -116,481
2009 37,543 -35,063 505,144 -158,542
2008 32,848 -29,427 373,287 -180,533
2007 24,617 -19,050 523,745 -184,989
2006 24,508 -12,619 527,165 -186,098
2005 36,660 -16,561 537,429 -185,009
2004 44,258 -16,776 556,494 -169,736
2003 56,170 -24,916 582,173 -165,739
2002 58,212 -25,535 602,873 -150,232
2001 57,325 -23,442 601,524 -131,124
2000 61,133 -24,980 596,979 -106,772
1999 69,069 -31,456 597,916 -81,874
1998 71,284 -33,863 606,110 -62,281
1997 71,828 -35,712 613,103 -58,954
1996 61,837 -26,105 619,488 -65,766
1995 66,809 -29,235 620,376 -75,097
1994 68,604 -27,501 626,411 -71,359
1993 73,221 -24,358 633,576 -83,214
1992 83,461 -21,867 634,484 -80,661
1991 95,398 -20,665 637,622 -79,059
1990 112,378 -15,438 636,081 -40,859
1989 114,865 -14,705 636,610 -26,585
1988 116,626 -15,474 630,392 -13,046
1987 109,617 -16,290 652,960 -11,642
1986 105,997 -17,146 679,467 -7,351
1985 103,228 -18,048 705,905 6,074
1984 101,670 -18,994 723,623 11,433
1983 101,858 -19,994 719,710 18,427
1982 95,866 -21,055 701,212 -79,856
1981 74,067 -22,159 679,851 -52,839
1980 74,271 -37,114 673,815 -37,679
1979 81,192 -35,473 669,338 -44,174
1978 86,864 -29,839 658,068 -36,055
1977 106,875 -36,811 649,915 -37,879
1976 125,383 -41,042 642,829 -60,561
1975 144,964 -46,268 635,005 -52,763
1974 165,099 -52,697 628,458 -53,875
1973 177,387 -52,073 624,619 -55,659
1972 187,588 -50,031 616,411 10,735
1971 195,106 -43,056 608,784 6,306
1970 201,823 -44,466 595,337 17,997
1969 205,581 -47,446 584,979 17,491
1968 205,487 -49,387 571,123 17,293
1967 207,245 -49,556 559,577 18,470
1966 209,179 -48,509 546,378 15,453
1965 211,322 -46,683 533,443 18,847
1964 209,315 -44,406 516,334 15,600
1963 205,788 -41,979 501,548 14,350
1962 196,423 -39,116 487,925 13,546
1961 183,806 -33,163 474,818 11,972
1960 172,816 -25,396 465,049 8,807

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

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/myanmar | 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 Myanmar 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,594,615 people) and 14% is from migration (a loss of 749,272 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

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
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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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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