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Population in Cuba compared to New Zealand: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 5,287,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 5,374,272 in New Zealand.

Population statistics:

  • Cuba's population is 2.03 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 124th.
  • The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.06% for New Zealand.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +1.6% in New Zealand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while New Zealand has grown from 4.18M to 5.37M (28.4% growth).

Cuba vs New Zealand: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba New Zealand
2100 5,596,718 5,918,837
2099 5,657,375 5,923,132
2098 5,718,645 5,927,206
2097 5,780,569 5,930,263
2096 5,843,224 5,932,907
2095 5,906,751 5,934,847
2094 5,970,804 5,936,183
2093 6,035,854 5,938,804
2092 6,101,659 5,939,085
2091 6,168,154 5,940,665
2090 6,235,722 5,941,752
2089 6,304,222 5,944,871
2088 6,373,377 5,945,635
2087 6,443,413 5,948,586
2086 6,514,289 5,951,745
2085 6,585,780 5,955,275
2084 6,657,505 5,959,115
2083 6,729,522 5,963,613
2082 6,801,995 5,966,943
2081 6,874,468 5,968,511
2080 6,947,089 5,971,082
2079 7,019,723 5,972,331
2078 7,092,413 5,972,928
2077 7,165,274 5,971,804
2076 7,238,004 5,971,386
2075 7,311,071 5,970,985
2074 7,384,626 5,969,834
2073 7,458,600 5,968,506
2072 7,533,524 5,964,548
2071 7,609,105 5,964,493
2070 7,686,135 5,963,811
2069 7,764,393 5,962,551
2068 7,843,807 5,960,918
2067 7,924,753 5,958,438
2066 8,007,003 5,954,539
2065 8,090,881 5,950,378
2064 8,176,150 5,946,851
2063 8,262,542 5,944,910
2062 8,350,350 5,940,838
2061 8,439,080 5,939,601
2060 8,528,768 5,936,094
2059 8,618,786 5,931,426
2058 8,708,762 5,925,816
2057 8,798,693 5,919,823
2056 8,888,562 5,913,287
2055 8,977,652 5,904,352
2054 9,066,133 5,894,795
2053 9,153,249 5,884,875
2052 9,238,892 5,876,162
2051 9,323,021 5,864,176
2050 9,405,481 5,852,896
2049 9,486,566 5,844,165
2048 9,565,607 5,833,178
2047 9,643,403 5,822,035
2046 9,719,554 5,809,860
2045 9,793,859 5,795,785
2044 9,866,367 5,780,884
2043 9,937,436 5,764,579
2042 10,006,554 5,746,528
2041 10,073,994 5,727,253
2040 10,139,368 5,708,874
2039 10,203,016 5,690,018
2038 10,264,587 5,669,959
2037 10,325,061 5,650,253
2036 10,383,547 5,630,126
2035 10,440,509 5,609,155
2034 10,496,359 5,588,315
2033 10,550,821 5,565,507
2032 10,603,749 5,542,488
2031 10,655,312 5,517,391
2030 10,705,845 5,491,320
2029 10,755,262 5,462,926
2028 10,803,047 5,432,752
2027 10,849,321 5,399,898
2026 10,894,785 5,364,771
2025 10,938,241 5,327,462
2024 10,979,783 5,287,500
2023 11,019,931 5,200,000
2022 11,059,820 5,081,700
2021 11,122,168 5,084,600
2020 11,176,354 5,072,400
2019 11,202,846 4,970,300
2018 11,227,118 4,900,600
2017 11,247,829 4,813,600
2016 11,265,612 4,714,100
2015 11,275,065 4,609,400
2014 11,285,775 4,516,500
2013 11,298,167 4,442,100
2012 11,303,175 4,408,100
2011 11,301,571 4,384,000
2010 11,297,409 4,350,700
2009 11,294,719 4,302,600
2008 11,291,762 4,259,800
2007 11,287,272 4,223,800
2006 11,278,550 4,184,600
2005 11,262,554 4,133,900
2004 11,238,756 4,087,500
2003 11,209,383 4,027,200
2002 11,177,418 3,948,500
2001 11,144,132 3,880,500
2000 11,109,109 3,857,700
1999 11,072,230 3,835,100
1998 11,034,712 3,815,000
1997 10,997,934 3,781,300
1996 10,962,010 3,732,000
1995 10,925,362 3,673,400
1994 10,886,021 3,620,000
1993 10,841,031 3,572,200
1992 10,785,801 3,531,700
1991 10,717,640 3,495,100
1990 10,631,799 3,329,800
1989 10,533,243 3,299,200
1988 10,432,585 3,283,400
1987 10,335,342 3,274,400
1986 10,244,247 3,246,300
1985 10,157,228 3,247,100
1984 10,073,299 3,227,100
1983 9,991,026 3,199,300
1982 9,912,681 3,156,100
1981 9,849,320 3,124,900
1980 9,804,796 3,112,900
1979 9,763,355 3,109,000
1978 9,711,980 3,121,200
1977 9,648,440 3,120,200
1976 9,571,242 3,110,500
1975 9,479,726 3,083,100
1974 9,374,183 3,023,700
1973 9,255,328 2,961,300
1972 9,123,891 2,903,900
1971 8,979,085 2,853,000
1970 8,824,382 2,810,700
1969 8,666,640 2,772,800
1968 8,509,522 2,748,100
1967 8,352,625 2,724,100
1966 8,193,450 2,675,900
1965 8,030,797 2,628,400
1964 7,866,020 2,585,400
1963 7,701,660 2,531,800
1962 7,541,098 2,482,000
1961 7,387,117 2,419,700
1960 7,238,081 2,371,800

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/new-zealand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while New Zealand gained 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while New Zealand's population increased by 660,172 people (a 14% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2006 and ranked 124th 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 New Zealand will increase by 8.91% to 5,852,896 people and rank change from 124th to 122nd.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M 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
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba New Zealand
2100 -1.07% -0.07%
2099 -1.07% -0.07%
2098 -1.07% -0.05%
2097 -1.07% -0.04%
2096 -1.08% -0.03%
2095 -1.07% -0.02%
2094 -1.08% -0.04%
2093 -1.08% -0.005%
2092 -1.08% -0.03%
2091 -1.08% -0.02%
2090 -1.09% -0.05%
2089 -1.09% -0.01%
2088 -1.09% -0.05%
2087 -1.09% -0.05%
2086 -1.09% -0.06%
2085 -1.08% -0.06%
2084 -1.07% -0.08%
2083 -1.07% -0.06%
2082 -1.05% -0.03%
2081 -1.05% -0.04%
2080 -1.03% -0.02%
2079 -1.02% -0.01%
2078 -1.02% 0.02%
2077 -1% 0.007%
2076 -1% 0.007%
2075 -1% 0.02%
2074 -0.99% 0.02%
2073 -0.99% 0.07%
2072 -0.99% 0.001%
2071 -1% 0.01%
2070 -1.01% 0.02%
2069 -1.01% 0.03%
2068 -1.02% 0.04%
2067 -1.03% 0.07%
2066 -1.04% 0.07%
2065 -1.04% 0.06%
2064 -1.05% 0.03%
2063 -1.05% 0.07%
2062 -1.05% 0.02%
2061 -1.05% 0.06%
2060 -1.04% 0.08%
2059 -1.03% 0.09%
2058 -1.02% 0.1%
2057 -1.01% 0.11%
2056 -0.99% 0.15%
2055 -0.98% 0.16%
2054 -0.95% 0.17%
2053 -0.93% 0.15%
2052 -0.9% 0.2%
2051 -0.88% 0.19%
2050 -0.85% 0.15%
2049 -0.83% 0.19%
2048 -0.81% 0.19%
2047 -0.78% 0.21%
2046 -0.76% 0.24%
2045 -0.73% 0.26%
2044 -0.72% 0.28%
2043 -0.69% 0.31%
2042 -0.67% 0.34%
2041 -0.64% 0.32%
2040 -0.62% 0.33%
2039 -0.6% 0.35%
2038 -0.59% 0.35%
2037 -0.56% 0.36%
2036 -0.55% 0.37%
2035 -0.53% 0.37%
2034 -0.52% 0.41%
2033 -0.5% 0.42%
2032 -0.48% 0.45%
2031 -0.47% 0.47%
2030 -0.46% 0.52%
2029 -0.44% 0.56%
2028 -0.43% 0.61%
2027 -0.42% 0.65%
2026 -0.4% 0.7%
2025 -0.38% 0.76%
2024 -0.36% 1.68%
2023 -0.36% 2.33%
2022 -0.56% -0.06%
2021 -0.48% 0.24%
2020 -0.24% 2.05%
2019 -0.22% 1.42%
2018 -0.18% 1.81%
2017 -0.16% 2.11%
2016 -0.08% 2.27%
2015 -0.09% 2.06%
2014 -0.11% 1.67%
2013 -0.04% 0.77%
2012 0.01% 0.55%
2011 0.04% 0.77%
2010 0.02% 1.12%
2009 0.03% 1%
2008 0.04% 0.85%
2007 0.08% 0.94%
2006 0.14% 1.23%
2005 0.21% 1.14%
2004 0.26% 1.5%
2003 0.29% 1.99%
2002 0.3% 1.75%
2001 0.32% 0.59%
2000 0.33% 0.59%
1999 0.34% 0.53%
1998 0.33% 0.89%
1997 0.33% 1.32%
1996 0.34% 1.6%
1995 0.36% 1.48%
1994 0.41% 1.34%
1993 0.51% 1.15%
1992 0.64% 1.05%
1991 0.81% 4.96%
1990 0.94% 0.93%
1989 0.96% 0.48%
1988 0.94% 0.27%
1987 0.89% 0.87%
1986 0.86% -0.02%
1985 0.83% 0.62%
1984 0.82% 0.87%
1983 0.79% 1.37%
1982 0.64% 1%
1981 0.45% 0.39%
1980 0.42% 0.13%
1979 0.53% -0.39%
1978 0.66% 0.03%
1977 0.81% 0.31%
1976 0.97% 0.89%
1975 1.13% 1.96%
1974 1.28% 2.11%
1973 1.44% 1.98%
1972 1.61% 1.78%
1971 1.75% 1.5%
1970 1.82% 1.37%
1969 1.85% 0.9%
1968 1.88% 0.88%
1967 1.94% 1.8%
1966 2.03% 1.81%
1965 2.09% 1.66%
1964 2.13% 2.12%
1963 2.13% 2.01%
1962 2.08% 2.57%
1961 2.06% 2.02%

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 New Zealand's population grew by 1.68%.

Live population counters

Cuba New Zealand
Current population
10894785
5374272
Population rank 90/197 124/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.06%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
6.01 minutes
One birth every
5.48 minutes
9.31 minutes
One death every
4.7 minutes
14 minutes
Daily growth/decline -110 +240
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +87,500
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +1.68%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 65/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
30.3 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 +17,403
Net migration rank 153/196 35/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 1,467,989
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 45/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 28.2%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 20/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
New Zealand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba New Zealand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - 17,403
2024 - -22,356 - 18,766
2023 -15,880 -22,797 18,876 21,404
2022 -17,961 -23,149 20,123 21,404
2021 -71,616 -11,976 23,644 -14,944
2020 -12,808 -11,976 24,905 42,124
2019 -4,245 -23,955 25,299 69,770
2018 3,436 -23,779 24,797 59,139
2017 2,306 -23,394 26,282 68,349
2016 9,677 -24,146 28,237 75,512
2015 20,464 -24,910 29,408 70,870
2014 22,448 -39,426 26,196 57,974
2013 29,827 -37,619 29,096 26,385
2012 33,864 -36,101 31,077 -1,015
2011 40,753 -35,313 31,302 -2,196
2010 37,021 -34,121 35,458 6,722
2009 37,543 -35,063 33,560 12,700
2008 32,848 -29,427 35,143 4,804
2007 24,617 -19,050 35,480 3,053
2006 24,508 -12,619 30,924 14,542
2005 36,660 -16,561 30,674 19,212
2004 44,258 -16,776 29,634 24,521
2003 56,170 -24,916 28,150 42,456
2002 58,212 -25,535 25,941 48,195
2001 57,325 -23,442 27,939 17,793
2000 61,133 -24,980 29,897 -6,604
1999 69,069 -31,456 28,916 -7,634
1998 71,284 -33,863 29,146 -1,387
1997 71,828 -35,712 30,137 12,040
1996 61,837 -26,105 28,997 25,169
1995 66,809 -29,235 29,828 26,743
1994 68,604 -27,501 30,372 20,420
1993 73,221 -24,358 31,685 12,638
1992 83,461 -21,867 32,067 6,460
1991 95,398 -20,665 33,518 31,156
1990 112,378 -15,438 33,298 70,432
1989 114,865 -14,705 30,749 -8,818
1988 116,626 -15,474 29,846 -17,005
1987 109,617 -16,290 27,603 -7,631
1986 105,997 -17,146 25,549 -10,234
1985 103,228 -18,048 24,126 -13,462
1984 101,670 -18,994 26,043 -901
1983 101,858 -19,994 24,315 11,464
1982 95,866 -21,055 24,207 7,982
1981 74,067 -22,159 25,374 -7,606
1980 74,271 -37,114 23,658 -15,423
1979 81,192 -35,473 26,675 -26,694
1978 86,864 -29,839 26,156 -28,783
1977 106,875 -36,811 28,020 -22,697
1976 125,383 -41,042 29,456 -9,138
1975 144,964 -46,268 31,355 13,196
1974 165,099 -52,697 33,896 27,580
1973 177,387 -52,073 35,239 28,261
1972 187,588 -50,031 38,244 17,779
1971 195,106 -43,056 40,000 7,547
1970 201,823 -44,466 37,101 4,511
1969 205,581 -47,446 38,098 -5,212
1968 205,487 -49,387 37,594 -11,853
1967 207,245 -49,556 37,974 -2,289
1966 209,179 -48,509 36,151 9,161
1965 211,322 -46,683 36,982 9,245
1964 209,315 -44,406 39,375 9,806
1963 205,788 -41,979 42,027 10,226
1962 196,423 -39,116 42,865 12,697
1961 183,806 -33,163 43,482 10,689
1960 172,816 -25,396 41,791 3,846

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 New Zealand 34.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 247,767 people) and 65.6% is from migration (a gain of 471,602 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 1,467,989 people or 28.2% in New Zealand.

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
New Zealand
City Population
Auckland 1.47M
Christchurch 383K
Wellington 216K
Hamilton 176K
Tauranga 151K
Dunedin 106K
Lower Hutt 103K
Palmerston North 81.5K
Napier 66.3K
Hibiscus Coast 59.8K

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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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