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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 5,281,538 people in Oman in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 5,761,708 in Oman.

Population statistics:

  • Cuba's population is 1.89 times bigger than Oman's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Oman is the 117th.
  • The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.07% for Oman.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +2.99% in Oman.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Oman has grown from 2.51M to 5.76M (129.1% growth).

Cuba vs Oman: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Oman
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Oman
2100 5,596,718 12,326,703
2099 5,657,375 12,244,321
2098 5,718,645 12,161,347
2097 5,780,569 12,077,858
2096 5,843,224 11,994,015
2095 5,906,751 11,909,754
2094 5,970,804 11,825,095
2093 6,035,854 11,740,085
2092 6,101,659 11,654,790
2091 6,168,154 11,569,356
2090 6,235,722 11,483,782
2089 6,304,222 11,398,109
2088 6,373,377 11,312,508
2087 6,443,413 11,227,223
2086 6,514,289 11,141,991
2085 6,585,780 11,056,984
2084 6,657,505 10,972,191
2083 6,729,522 10,887,525
2082 6,801,995 10,802,994
2081 6,874,468 10,718,800
2080 6,947,089 10,634,723
2079 7,019,723 10,550,794
2078 7,092,413 10,466,970
2077 7,165,274 10,383,169
2076 7,238,004 10,299,342
2075 7,311,071 10,215,493
2074 7,384,626 10,131,547
2073 7,458,600 10,047,318
2072 7,533,524 9,962,612
2071 7,609,105 9,877,378
2070 7,686,135 9,791,853
2069 7,764,393 9,705,815
2068 7,843,807 9,619,166
2067 7,924,753 9,531,936
2066 8,007,003 9,443,967
2065 8,090,881 9,355,538
2064 8,176,150 9,266,470
2063 8,262,542 9,176,798
2062 8,350,350 9,086,390
2061 8,439,080 8,995,287
2060 8,528,768 8,903,536
2059 8,618,786 8,810,958
2058 8,708,762 8,717,538
2057 8,798,693 8,623,514
2056 8,888,562 8,528,891
2055 8,977,652 8,433,708
2054 9,066,133 8,338,102
2053 9,153,249 8,242,274
2052 9,238,892 8,146,407
2051 9,323,021 8,050,917
2050 9,405,481 7,955,842
2049 9,486,566 7,861,436
2048 9,565,607 7,767,655
2047 9,643,403 7,674,619
2046 9,719,554 7,582,158
2045 9,793,859 7,490,461
2044 9,866,367 7,399,381
2043 9,937,436 7,309,208
2042 10,006,554 7,219,941
2041 10,073,994 7,131,715
2040 10,139,368 7,044,649
2039 10,203,016 6,958,711
2038 10,264,587 6,873,682
2037 10,325,061 6,789,514
2036 10,383,547 6,706,116
2035 10,440,509 6,623,241
2034 10,496,359 6,540,718
2033 10,550,821 6,458,252
2032 10,603,749 6,375,523
2031 10,655,312 6,292,383
2030 10,705,845 6,208,520
2029 10,755,262 6,115,428
2028 10,803,047 6,010,434
2027 10,849,321 5,881,073
2026 10,894,785 5,717,450
2025 10,938,241 5,519,571
2024 10,979,783 5,281,538
2023 11,019,931 5,049,269
2022 11,059,820 4,730,226
2021 11,122,168 4,500,424
2020 11,176,354 4,522,497
2019 11,202,846 4,591,241
2018 11,227,118 4,597,877
2017 11,247,829 4,537,396
2016 11,265,612 4,390,877
2015 11,275,065 4,184,895
2014 11,285,775 4,002,439
2013 11,298,167 3,833,913
2012 11,303,175 3,547,106
2011 11,301,571 3,076,763
2010 11,297,409 2,757,446
2009 11,294,719 2,684,659
2008 11,291,762 2,626,529
2007 11,287,272 2,570,174
2006 11,278,550 2,514,795
2005 11,262,554 2,459,802
2004 11,238,756 2,404,821
2003 11,209,383 2,363,796
2002 11,177,418 2,337,140
2001 11,144,132 2,310,217
2000 11,109,109 2,282,131
1999 11,072,230 2,252,909
1998 11,034,712 2,222,489
1997 10,997,934 2,190,720
1996 10,962,010 2,156,926
1995 10,925,362 2,120,528
1994 10,886,021 2,081,834
1993 10,841,031 2,021,675
1992 10,785,801 1,938,238
1991 10,717,640 1,851,473
1990 10,631,799 1,763,954
1989 10,533,243 1,676,228
1988 10,432,585 1,588,568
1987 10,335,342 1,500,996
1986 10,244,247 1,413,419
1985 10,157,228 1,325,480
1984 10,073,299 1,247,716
1983 9,991,026 1,181,459
1982 9,912,681 1,117,678
1981 9,849,320 1,057,320
1980 9,804,796 1,001,248
1979 9,763,355 949,116
1978 9,711,980 900,304
1977 9,648,440 855,314
1976 9,571,242 814,701
1975 9,479,726 778,864
1974 9,374,183 746,988
1973 9,255,328 721,179
1972 9,123,891 700,593
1971 8,979,085 681,119
1970 8,824,382 662,680
1969 8,666,640 645,255
1968 8,509,522 628,798
1967 8,352,625 613,318
1966 8,193,450 598,804
1965 8,030,797 585,236
1964 7,866,020 572,577
1963 7,701,660 560,827
1962 7,541,098 549,941
1961 7,387,117 539,854
1960 7,238,081 530,485

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/oman | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Oman gained 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Oman's population increased by 1,370,831 people (a 31.2% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Oman was ranked 138th in 2006 and ranked 117th 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 Oman will increase by 38.1% to 7,955,842 people and rank change from 117th to 113th.

Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.3M 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
Oman
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Oman
2100 -1.07% 0.67%
2099 -1.07% 0.68%
2098 -1.07% 0.69%
2097 -1.07% 0.7%
2096 -1.08% 0.71%
2095 -1.07% 0.72%
2094 -1.08% 0.72%
2093 -1.08% 0.73%
2092 -1.08% 0.74%
2091 -1.08% 0.75%
2090 -1.09% 0.75%
2089 -1.09% 0.76%
2088 -1.09% 0.76%
2087 -1.09% 0.76%
2086 -1.09% 0.77%
2085 -1.08% 0.77%
2084 -1.07% 0.78%
2083 -1.07% 0.78%
2082 -1.05% 0.79%
2081 -1.05% 0.79%
2080 -1.03% 0.8%
2079 -1.02% 0.8%
2078 -1.02% 0.81%
2077 -1% 0.81%
2076 -1% 0.82%
2075 -1% 0.83%
2074 -0.99% 0.84%
2073 -0.99% 0.85%
2072 -0.99% 0.86%
2071 -1% 0.87%
2070 -1.01% 0.89%
2069 -1.01% 0.9%
2068 -1.02% 0.92%
2067 -1.03% 0.93%
2066 -1.04% 0.95%
2065 -1.04% 0.96%
2064 -1.05% 0.98%
2063 -1.05% 0.99%
2062 -1.05% 1.01%
2061 -1.05% 1.03%
2060 -1.04% 1.05%
2059 -1.03% 1.07%
2058 -1.02% 1.09%
2057 -1.01% 1.11%
2056 -0.99% 1.13%
2055 -0.98% 1.15%
2054 -0.95% 1.16%
2053 -0.93% 1.18%
2052 -0.9% 1.19%
2051 -0.88% 1.2%
2050 -0.85% 1.2%
2049 -0.83% 1.21%
2048 -0.81% 1.21%
2047 -0.78% 1.22%
2046 -0.76% 1.22%
2045 -0.73% 1.23%
2044 -0.72% 1.23%
2043 -0.69% 1.24%
2042 -0.67% 1.24%
2041 -0.64% 1.24%
2040 -0.62% 1.23%
2039 -0.6% 1.24%
2038 -0.59% 1.24%
2037 -0.56% 1.24%
2036 -0.55% 1.25%
2035 -0.53% 1.26%
2034 -0.52% 1.28%
2033 -0.5% 1.3%
2032 -0.48% 1.32%
2031 -0.47% 1.35%
2030 -0.46% 1.52%
2029 -0.44% 1.75%
2028 -0.43% 2.2%
2027 -0.42% 2.86%
2026 -0.4% 3.59%
2025 -0.38% 4.51%
2024 -0.36% 4.6%
2023 -0.36% 6.74%
2022 -0.56% 5.11%
2021 -0.48% -0.49%
2020 -0.24% -1.5%
2019 -0.22% -0.14%
2018 -0.18% 1.33%
2017 -0.16% 3.34%
2016 -0.08% 4.92%
2015 -0.09% 4.56%
2014 -0.11% 4.4%
2013 -0.04% 8.09%
2012 0.01% 15.3%
2011 0.04% 11.6%
2010 0.02% 2.71%
2009 0.03% 2.21%
2008 0.04% 2.19%
2007 0.08% 2.2%
2006 0.14% 2.24%
2005 0.21% 2.29%
2004 0.26% 1.74%
2003 0.29% 1.14%
2002 0.3% 1.17%
2001 0.32% 1.23%
2000 0.33% 1.3%
1999 0.34% 1.37%
1998 0.33% 1.45%
1997 0.33% 1.57%
1996 0.34% 1.72%
1995 0.36% 1.86%
1994 0.41% 2.98%
1993 0.51% 4.3%
1992 0.64% 4.69%
1991 0.81% 4.96%
1990 0.94% 5.23%
1989 0.96% 5.52%
1988 0.94% 5.83%
1987 0.89% 6.2%
1986 0.86% 6.63%
1985 0.83% 6.23%
1984 0.82% 5.61%
1983 0.79% 5.71%
1982 0.64% 5.71%
1981 0.45% 5.6%
1980 0.42% 5.49%
1979 0.53% 5.42%
1978 0.66% 5.26%
1977 0.81% 4.99%
1976 0.97% 4.6%
1975 1.13% 4.27%
1974 1.28% 3.58%
1973 1.44% 2.94%
1972 1.61% 2.86%
1971 1.75% 2.78%
1970 1.82% 2.7%
1969 1.85% 2.62%
1968 1.88% 2.52%
1967 1.94% 2.42%
1966 2.03% 2.32%
1965 2.09% 2.21%
1964 2.13% 2.1%
1963 2.13% 1.98%
1962 2.08% 1.87%
1961 2.06% 1.77%

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/oman | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cuba declined by 0.36%, while Oman's population grew by 4.6%.

Live population counters

Cuba Oman
Current population
10894785
5761708
Population rank 90/197 117/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.07%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
2.26 minutes
One birth every
5.48 minutes
6.18 minutes
One death every
4.7 minutes
54.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -110 +636
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +232,269
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +4.6%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 5/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
4.63 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 +113,734
Net migration rank 153/196 15/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 2,283,366
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 33/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 43.2%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 11/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Oman
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Oman
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - 113,734
2024 - -22,356 - 154,219
2023 -15,880 -22,797 75,467 156,285
2022 -17,961 -23,149 67,278 339,063
2021 -71,616 -11,976 69,991 -16,726
2020 -12,808 -11,976 74,224 -171,635
2019 -4,245 -23,955 77,394 -117,480
2018 3,436 -23,779 79,438 -52,630
2017 2,306 -23,394 82,408 11,751
2016 9,677 -24,146 81,350 117,538
2015 20,464 -24,910 79,241 133,842
2014 22,448 -39,426 76,258 75,557
2013 29,827 -37,619 71,905 113,335
2012 33,864 -36,101 65,572 322,812
2011 40,753 -35,313 59,689 492,609
2010 37,021 -34,121 57,619 28,717
2009 37,543 -35,063 52,007 7,226
2008 32,848 -29,427 47,146 9,877
2007 24,617 -19,050 44,207 11,478
2006 24,508 -12,619 43,969 11,103
2005 36,660 -16,561 44,688 10,231
2004 44,258 -16,776 45,651 9,394
2003 56,170 -24,916 46,273 -19,265
2002 58,212 -25,535 46,397 -20,098
2001 57,325 -23,442 46,651 -19,103
2000 61,133 -24,980 47,208 -18,588
1999 69,069 -31,456 48,053 -18,235
1998 71,284 -33,863 48,654 -17,626
1997 71,828 -35,712 49,510 -16,998
1996 61,837 -26,105 50,362 -15,286
1995 66,809 -29,235 51,139 -13,418
1994 68,604 -27,501 52,337 -12,665
1993 73,221 -24,358 53,439 27,204
1992 83,461 -21,867 54,471 31,756
1991 95,398 -20,665 55,382 31,927
1990 112,378 -15,438 56,000 31,722
1989 114,865 -14,705 56,202 31,528
1988 116,626 -15,474 56,142 31,456
1987 109,617 -16,290 55,933 31,608
1986 105,997 -17,146 55,324 32,289
1985 103,228 -18,048 54,609 33,666
1984 101,670 -18,994 52,253 14,993
1983 101,858 -19,994 49,646 15,617
1982 95,866 -21,055 46,939 15,359
1981 74,067 -22,159 44,176 14,239
1980 74,271 -37,114 41,109 12,626
1979 81,192 -35,473 38,022 12,511
1978 86,864 -29,839 35,141 11,946
1977 106,875 -36,811 32,342 10,554
1976 125,383 -41,042 30,032 8,299
1975 144,964 -46,268 27,699 5,632
1974 165,099 -52,697 25,543 4,880
1973 177,387 -52,073 24,195 -2,996
1972 187,588 -50,031 22,968 -2,996
1971 195,106 -43,056 21,973 -2,996
1970 201,823 -44,466 20,893 -2,996
1969 205,581 -47,446 19,949 -2,996
1968 205,487 -49,387 18,962 -2,996
1967 207,245 -49,556 17,990 -2,996
1966 209,179 -48,509 17,030 -2,996
1965 211,322 -46,683 16,103 -2,996
1964 209,315 -44,406 15,205 -2,996
1963 205,788 -41,979 14,283 -2,996
1962 196,423 -39,116 13,485 -2,996
1961 183,806 -33,163 12,690 -2,996
1960 172,816 -25,396 12,034 -2,996

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

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/oman | 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 Oman 61.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 763,049 people) and 38.4% is from migration (a gain of 475,565 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 2,283,366 people or 43.2% in Oman.

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
Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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