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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 22.4 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.07% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Cuba vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Nigeria
2100 5,596,718 481,678,166
2099 5,657,375 481,494,914
2098 5,718,645 481,219,866
2097 5,780,569 480,876,108
2096 5,843,224 480,460,381
2095 5,906,751 479,976,454
2094 5,970,804 479,432,855
2093 6,035,854 478,807,152
2092 6,101,659 478,097,591
2091 6,168,154 477,274,569
2090 6,235,722 476,367,086
2089 6,304,222 475,363,859
2088 6,373,377 474,268,867
2087 6,443,413 473,072,894
2086 6,514,289 471,769,229
2085 6,585,780 470,365,292
2084 6,657,505 468,843,169
2083 6,729,522 467,224,322
2082 6,801,995 465,509,151
2081 6,874,468 463,679,779
2080 6,947,089 461,741,930
2079 7,019,723 459,680,797
2078 7,092,413 457,513,367
2077 7,165,274 455,254,796
2076 7,238,004 452,885,729
2075 7,311,071 450,402,898
2074 7,384,626 447,825,224
2073 7,458,600 445,152,156
2072 7,533,524 442,375,349
2071 7,609,105 439,499,004
2070 7,686,135 436,539,777
2069 7,764,393 433,472,204
2068 7,843,807 430,320,190
2067 7,924,753 427,066,199
2066 8,007,003 423,736,078
2065 8,090,881 420,318,527
2064 8,176,150 416,811,285
2063 8,262,542 413,231,409
2062 8,350,350 409,583,480
2061 8,439,080 405,859,509
2060 8,528,768 402,073,494
2059 8,618,786 398,228,736
2058 8,708,762 394,315,883
2057 8,798,693 390,341,867
2056 8,888,562 386,298,064
2055 8,977,652 382,193,151
2054 9,066,133 378,030,342
2053 9,153,249 373,799,276
2052 9,238,892 369,501,634
2051 9,323,021 365,149,555
2050 9,405,481 360,734,783
2049 9,486,566 356,271,401
2048 9,565,607 351,752,501
2047 9,643,403 347,169,674
2046 9,719,554 342,532,578
2045 9,793,859 337,834,528
2044 9,866,367 333,076,416
2043 9,937,436 328,256,555
2042 10,006,554 323,388,886
2041 10,073,994 318,469,120
2040 10,139,368 313,492,800
2039 10,203,016 308,474,350
2038 10,264,587 303,423,786
2037 10,325,061 298,351,344
2036 10,383,547 293,250,795
2035 10,440,509 288,138,368
2034 10,496,359 283,018,151
2033 10,550,821 277,897,810
2032 10,603,749 272,769,123
2031 10,655,312 267,666,779
2030 10,705,845 262,583,487
2029 10,755,262 257,504,936
2028 10,803,047 252,465,743
2027 10,849,321 247,457,208
2026 10,894,785 242,477,499
2025 10,938,241 237,546,527
2024 10,979,783 232,679,478
2023 11,019,931 227,882,945
2022 11,059,820 223,150,896
2021 11,122,168 218,529,286
2020 11,176,354 213,996,181
2019 11,202,846 209,485,641
2018 11,227,118 204,938,755
2017 11,247,829 200,254,579
2016 11,265,612 195,443,700
2015 11,275,065 190,671,878
2014 11,285,775 185,896,915
2013 11,298,167 181,049,443
2012 11,303,175 176,200,625
2011 11,301,571 171,379,598
2010 11,297,409 166,642,886
2009 11,294,719 162,049,464
2008 11,291,762 157,595,014
2007 11,287,272 153,267,261
2006 11,278,550 149,077,334
2005 11,262,554 145,017,253
2004 11,238,756 141,057,045
2003 11,209,383 137,202,644
2002 11,177,418 133,471,989
2001 11,144,132 129,862,595
2000 11,109,109 126,382,494
1999 11,072,230 123,047,320
1998 11,034,712 119,846,254
1997 10,997,934 116,754,792
1996 10,962,010 113,754,779
1995 10,925,362 110,819,428
1994 10,886,021 107,935,714
1993 10,841,031 105,122,069
1992 10,785,801 102,372,770
1991 10,717,640 99,720,162
1990 10,631,799 97,120,925
1989 10,533,243 94,531,014
1988 10,432,585 92,020,090
1987 10,335,342 89,591,716
1986 10,244,247 87,235,953
1985 10,157,228 84,897,973
1984 10,073,299 82,526,443
1983 9,991,026 80,438,260
1982 9,912,681 78,378,701
1981 9,849,320 76,068,103
1980 9,804,796 73,764,641
1979 9,763,355 71,498,242
1978 9,711,980 69,326,532
1977 9,648,440 67,234,590
1976 9,571,242 65,258,009
1975 9,479,726 63,410,815
1974 9,374,183 61,679,144
1973 9,255,328 60,082,139
1972 9,123,891 58,601,748
1971 8,979,085 57,214,684
1970 8,824,382 55,893,838
1969 8,666,640 54,631,914
1968 8,509,522 53,432,783
1967 8,352,625 52,293,065
1966 8,193,450 51,188,234
1965 8,030,797 50,086,764
1964 7,866,020 49,012,016
1963 7,701,660 47,973,575
1962 7,541,098 46,965,292
1961 7,387,117 45,989,310
1960 7,238,081 45,053,782

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M 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
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Nigeria
2100 -1.07% 0.04%
2099 -1.07% 0.06%
2098 -1.07% 0.07%
2097 -1.07% 0.09%
2096 -1.08% 0.1%
2095 -1.07% 0.11%
2094 -1.08% 0.13%
2093 -1.08% 0.15%
2092 -1.08% 0.17%
2091 -1.08% 0.19%
2090 -1.09% 0.21%
2089 -1.09% 0.23%
2088 -1.09% 0.25%
2087 -1.09% 0.28%
2086 -1.09% 0.3%
2085 -1.08% 0.32%
2084 -1.07% 0.35%
2083 -1.07% 0.37%
2082 -1.05% 0.39%
2081 -1.05% 0.42%
2080 -1.03% 0.45%
2079 -1.02% 0.47%
2078 -1.02% 0.5%
2077 -1% 0.52%
2076 -1% 0.55%
2075 -1% 0.58%
2074 -0.99% 0.6%
2073 -0.99% 0.63%
2072 -0.99% 0.65%
2071 -1% 0.68%
2070 -1.01% 0.71%
2069 -1.01% 0.73%
2068 -1.02% 0.76%
2067 -1.03% 0.79%
2066 -1.04% 0.81%
2065 -1.04% 0.84%
2064 -1.05% 0.87%
2063 -1.05% 0.89%
2062 -1.05% 0.92%
2061 -1.05% 0.94%
2060 -1.04% 0.97%
2059 -1.03% 0.99%
2058 -1.02% 1.02%
2057 -1.01% 1.05%
2056 -0.99% 1.07%
2055 -0.98% 1.1%
2054 -0.95% 1.13%
2053 -0.93% 1.16%
2052 -0.9% 1.19%
2051 -0.88% 1.22%
2050 -0.85% 1.25%
2049 -0.83% 1.28%
2048 -0.81% 1.32%
2047 -0.78% 1.35%
2046 -0.76% 1.39%
2045 -0.73% 1.43%
2044 -0.72% 1.47%
2043 -0.69% 1.51%
2042 -0.67% 1.54%
2041 -0.64% 1.59%
2040 -0.62% 1.63%
2039 -0.6% 1.66%
2038 -0.59% 1.7%
2037 -0.56% 1.74%
2036 -0.55% 1.77%
2035 -0.53% 1.81%
2034 -0.52% 1.84%
2033 -0.5% 1.88%
2032 -0.48% 1.91%
2031 -0.47% 1.94%
2030 -0.46% 1.97%
2029 -0.44% 2%
2028 -0.43% 2.02%
2027 -0.42% 2.05%
2026 -0.4% 2.08%
2025 -0.38% 2.09%
2024 -0.36% 2.1%
2023 -0.36% 2.12%
2022 -0.56% 2.11%
2021 -0.48% 2.12%
2020 -0.24% 2.15%
2019 -0.22% 2.22%
2018 -0.18% 2.34%
2017 -0.16% 2.46%
2016 -0.08% 2.5%
2015 -0.09% 2.57%
2014 -0.11% 2.68%
2013 -0.04% 2.75%
2012 0.01% 2.81%
2011 0.04% 2.84%
2010 0.02% 2.83%
2009 0.03% 2.83%
2008 0.04% 2.82%
2007 0.08% 2.81%
2006 0.14% 2.8%
2005 0.21% 2.81%
2004 0.26% 2.81%
2003 0.29% 2.8%
2002 0.3% 2.78%
2001 0.32% 2.75%
2000 0.33% 2.71%
1999 0.34% 2.67%
1998 0.33% 2.65%
1997 0.33% 2.64%
1996 0.34% 2.65%
1995 0.36% 2.67%
1994 0.41% 2.68%
1993 0.51% 2.69%
1992 0.64% 2.66%
1991 0.81% 2.68%
1990 0.94% 2.74%
1989 0.96% 2.73%
1988 0.94% 2.71%
1987 0.89% 2.7%
1986 0.86% 2.75%
1985 0.83% 2.87%
1984 0.82% 2.6%
1983 0.79% 2.63%
1982 0.64% 3.04%
1981 0.45% 3.12%
1980 0.42% 3.17%
1979 0.53% 3.13%
1978 0.66% 3.11%
1977 0.81% 3.03%
1976 0.97% 2.91%
1975 1.13% 2.81%
1974 1.28% 2.66%
1973 1.44% 2.53%
1972 1.61% 2.42%
1971 1.75% 2.36%
1970 1.82% 2.31%
1969 1.85% 2.24%
1968 1.88% 2.18%
1967 1.94% 2.16%
1966 2.03% 2.2%
1965 2.09% 2.19%
1964 2.13% 2.16%
1963 2.13% 2.15%
1962 2.08% 2.12%
1961 2.06% 2.08%

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 Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Cuba Nigeria
Current population
10894785
243824469
Population rank 90/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 2.94%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
5.48 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
4.7 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -110 +13,141
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 48/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 -15,258
Net migration rank 153/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -15,258
2024 - -22,356 - -35,202
2023 -15,880 -22,797 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 -17,961 -23,149 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 -71,616 -11,976 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 -12,808 -11,976 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 -4,245 -23,955 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 3,436 -23,779 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 2,306 -23,394 4,706,183 78,685
2016 9,677 -24,146 4,761,594 75,265
2015 20,464 -24,910 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 22,448 -39,426 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 29,827 -37,619 4,811,751 40,201
2012 33,864 -36,101 4,774,508 71,138
2011 40,753 -35,313 4,728,363 67,808
2010 37,021 -34,121 4,629,173 47,966
2009 37,543 -35,063 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 32,848 -29,427 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 24,617 -19,050 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 24,508 -12,619 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 36,660 -16,561 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 44,258 -16,776 3,877,376 46,370
2003 56,170 -24,916 3,751,120 33,857
2002 58,212 -25,535 3,606,814 69,594
2001 57,325 -23,442 3,478,370 64,163
2000 61,133 -24,980 3,343,196 74,535
1999 69,069 -31,456 3,155,425 97,195
1998 71,284 -33,863 3,003,946 145,575
1997 71,828 -35,712 2,936,500 96,885
1996 61,837 -26,105 2,882,205 84,448
1995 66,809 -29,235 2,830,771 73,243
1994 68,604 -27,501 2,735,198 128,134
1993 73,221 -24,358 2,673,675 90,200
1992 83,461 -21,867 2,596,173 138,412
1991 95,398 -20,665 2,527,807 42,760
1990 112,378 -15,438 2,491,928 135,959
1989 114,865 -14,705 2,452,324 99,588
1988 116,626 -15,474 2,376,419 93,510
1987 109,617 -16,290 2,322,397 64,418
1986 105,997 -17,146 2,295,003 29,682
1985 103,228 -18,048 2,289,784 61,514
1984 101,670 -18,994 2,278,060 113,758
1983 101,858 -19,994 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 95,866 -21,055 2,233,401 101,116
1981 74,067 -22,159 2,179,884 106,723
1980 74,271 -37,114 2,121,618 198,672
1979 81,192 -35,473 2,074,807 137,721
1978 86,864 -29,839 2,019,621 111,258
1977 106,875 -36,811 1,923,917 129,075
1976 125,383 -41,042 1,827,289 72,889
1975 144,964 -46,268 1,718,623 75,603
1974 165,099 -52,697 1,624,813 44,281
1973 177,387 -52,073 1,525,485 -618
1972 187,588 -50,031 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 195,106 -43,056 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 201,823 -44,466 1,295,507 7,953
1969 205,581 -47,446 1,213,484 6,912
1968 205,487 -49,387 1,168,254 9,615
1967 207,245 -49,556 1,082,884 18,683
1966 209,179 -48,509 1,095,582 12,513
1965 211,322 -46,683 1,061,840 32,988
1964 209,315 -44,406 1,028,272 26,411
1963 205,788 -41,979 995,116 27,115
1962 196,423 -39,116 966,452 27,906
1961 183,806 -33,163 932,111 25,515
1960 172,816 -25,396 901,301 12,131

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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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