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

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The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,937,203 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,893,750 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 24 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.28% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.28% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.41% decline), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

Cuba vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Pakistan
2100 5,596,187 514,639,086
2099 5,656,838 513,762,873
2098 5,718,102 512,834,641
2097 5,780,020 511,842,588
2096 5,842,669 510,743,323
2095 5,906,190 509,544,194
2094 5,970,237 508,236,117
2093 6,035,281 506,871,405
2092 6,101,080 505,433,117
2091 6,167,568 503,929,591
2090 6,235,130 502,369,089
2089 6,303,623 500,764,988
2088 6,372,772 499,040,109
2087 6,442,801 497,294,229
2086 6,513,670 495,416,407
2085 6,585,155 493,469,269
2084 6,656,872 491,457,322
2083 6,728,883 489,327,293
2082 6,801,349 487,086,584
2081 6,873,815 484,774,651
2080 6,946,429 482,358,125
2079 7,019,056 479,913,540
2078 7,091,740 477,377,443
2077 7,164,594 474,692,907
2076 7,237,317 471,877,807
2075 7,310,377 468,953,317
2074 7,383,925 465,972,364
2073 7,457,892 462,907,667
2072 7,532,809 459,752,452
2071 7,608,382 456,518,761
2070 7,685,405 453,190,545
2069 7,763,655 449,749,441
2068 7,843,062 446,219,879
2067 7,924,000 442,632,987
2066 8,006,242 438,970,919
2065 8,090,113 435,260,675
2064 8,175,374 431,484,424
2063 8,261,758 427,665,121
2062 8,349,557 423,724,764
2061 8,438,278 419,759,602
2060 8,527,958 415,724,868
2059 8,617,968 411,662,239
2058 8,707,935 407,514,159
2057 8,797,858 403,318,028
2056 8,887,718 399,031,614
2055 8,976,800 394,728,055
2054 9,065,272 390,385,410
2053 9,152,380 386,003,289
2052 9,238,015 381,568,312
2051 9,322,135 377,096,921
2050 9,404,588 372,554,619
2049 9,485,665 367,986,189
2048 9,564,698 363,386,382
2047 9,642,488 358,734,325
2046 9,718,631 354,003,639
2045 9,792,929 349,228,953
2044 9,865,430 344,443,561
2043 9,936,492 339,631,894
2042 10,005,604 334,801,403
2041 10,073,038 329,944,530
2040 10,138,405 325,107,264
2039 10,202,047 320,203,920
2038 10,263,612 315,273,196
2037 10,324,081 310,377,446
2036 10,382,560 305,472,156
2035 10,439,517 300,604,245
2034 10,495,362 295,748,602
2033 10,549,819 290,911,874
2032 10,602,742 286,130,352
2031 10,654,301 281,410,647
2030 10,704,828 276,766,735
2029 10,754,241 272,246,760
2028 10,802,022 267,784,548
2027 10,848,290 263,445,027
2026 10,893,750 259,285,315
2025 10,937,203 255,219,554
2024 10,979,783 251,269,164
2023 11,019,931 247,504,495
2022 11,059,820 243,700,667
2021 11,122,168 239,477,801
2020 11,176,354 235,001,746
2019 11,202,846 230,800,899
2018 11,227,118 226,928,892
2017 11,247,829 223,273,967
2016 11,265,612 220,138,869
2015 11,275,065 217,290,883
2014 11,285,775 214,264,647
2013 11,298,167 211,073,978
2012 11,303,175 207,667,125
2011 11,301,571 203,746,065
2010 11,297,409 199,239,047
2009 11,294,719 194,376,534
2008 11,291,762 189,499,113
2007 11,287,272 184,493,231
2006 11,278,550 179,682,690
2005 11,262,554 175,453,212
2004 11,238,756 171,286,000
2003 11,209,383 167,110,248
2002 11,177,418 163,222,549
2001 11,144,132 159,270,907
2000 11,109,109 154,879,127
1999 11,072,230 150,565,377
1998 11,034,712 146,522,356
1997 10,997,934 142,531,804
1996 10,962,010 138,557,092
1995 10,925,362 134,582,253
1994 10,886,021 130,748,083
1993 10,841,031 127,020,117
1992 10,785,801 123,546,848
1991 10,717,640 120,060,406
1990 10,631,799 116,155,576
1989 10,533,243 112,336,629
1988 10,432,585 108,724,739
1987 10,335,342 105,130,717
1986 10,244,247 101,606,764
1985 10,157,228 98,229,285
1984 10,073,299 95,164,936
1983 9,991,026 92,227,711
1982 9,912,681 89,089,246
1981 9,849,320 85,802,049
1980 9,804,796 82,291,010
1979 9,763,355 78,997,039
1978 9,711,980 76,307,379
1977 9,648,440 73,901,827
1976 9,571,242 71,620,254
1975 9,479,726 69,461,175
1974 9,374,183 67,415,487
1973 9,255,328 65,461,912
1972 9,123,891 63,583,194
1971 8,979,085 61,847,899
1970 8,824,382 60,166,719
1969 8,666,640 58,460,939
1968 8,509,522 56,810,507
1967 8,352,625 55,214,768
1966 8,193,450 53,678,667
1965 8,030,797 52,209,010
1964 7,866,020 50,799,999
1963 7,701,660 49,447,776
1962 7,541,098 48,156,128
1961 7,387,117 46,921,277
1960 7,238,081 45,709,310

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 371,862 people (a 3.3% decline), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cuba's population will shrink by 13.7% to 9,404,588 people with a rank change from 90th to 104th. The population of Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M 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
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Pakistan
2100 -1.07% 0.17%
2099 -1.07% 0.18%
2098 -1.07% 0.19%
2097 -1.07% 0.22%
2096 -1.08% 0.24%
2095 -1.07% 0.26%
2094 -1.08% 0.27%
2093 -1.08% 0.28%
2092 -1.08% 0.3%
2091 -1.08% 0.31%
2090 -1.09% 0.32%
2089 -1.09% 0.35%
2088 -1.09% 0.35%
2087 -1.09% 0.38%
2086 -1.09% 0.39%
2085 -1.08% 0.41%
2084 -1.07% 0.44%
2083 -1.07% 0.46%
2082 -1.05% 0.48%
2081 -1.05% 0.5%
2080 -1.03% 0.51%
2079 -1.02% 0.53%
2078 -1.02% 0.57%
2077 -1% 0.6%
2076 -1% 0.62%
2075 -1% 0.64%
2074 -0.99% 0.66%
2073 -0.99% 0.69%
2072 -0.99% 0.71%
2071 -1% 0.73%
2070 -1.01% 0.77%
2069 -1.01% 0.79%
2068 -1.02% 0.81%
2067 -1.03% 0.83%
2066 -1.04% 0.85%
2065 -1.04% 0.88%
2064 -1.05% 0.89%
2063 -1.05% 0.93%
2062 -1.05% 0.94%
2061 -1.05% 0.97%
2060 -1.04% 0.99%
2059 -1.03% 1.02%
2058 -1.02% 1.04%
2057 -1.01% 1.07%
2056 -0.99% 1.09%
2055 -0.98% 1.11%
2054 -0.95% 1.14%
2053 -0.93% 1.16%
2052 -0.9% 1.19%
2051 -0.88% 1.22%
2050 -0.85% 1.24%
2049 -0.83% 1.27%
2048 -0.81% 1.3%
2047 -0.78% 1.34%
2046 -0.76% 1.37%
2045 -0.73% 1.39%
2044 -0.72% 1.42%
2043 -0.69% 1.44%
2042 -0.67% 1.47%
2041 -0.64% 1.49%
2040 -0.62% 1.53%
2039 -0.6% 1.56%
2038 -0.59% 1.58%
2037 -0.56% 1.61%
2036 -0.55% 1.62%
2035 -0.53% 1.64%
2034 -0.52% 1.66%
2033 -0.5% 1.67%
2032 -0.48% 1.68%
2031 -0.47% 1.68%
2030 -0.46% 1.66%
2029 -0.44% 1.67%
2028 -0.43% 1.65%
2027 -0.42% 1.6%
2026 -0.4% 1.59%
2025 -0.39% 1.57%
2024 -0.36% 1.52%
2023 -0.36% 1.56%
2022 -0.56% 1.76%
2021 -0.48% 1.9%
2020 -0.24% 1.82%
2019 -0.22% 1.71%
2018 -0.18% 1.64%
2017 -0.16% 1.42%
2016 -0.08% 1.31%
2015 -0.09% 1.41%
2014 -0.11% 1.51%
2013 -0.04% 1.64%
2012 0.01% 1.92%
2011 0.04% 2.26%
2010 0.02% 2.5%
2009 0.03% 2.57%
2008 0.04% 2.71%
2007 0.08% 2.68%
2006 0.14% 2.41%
2005 0.21% 2.43%
2004 0.26% 2.5%
2003 0.29% 2.38%
2002 0.3% 2.48%
2001 0.32% 2.84%
2000 0.33% 2.87%
1999 0.34% 2.76%
1998 0.33% 2.8%
1997 0.33% 2.87%
1996 0.34% 2.95%
1995 0.36% 2.93%
1994 0.41% 2.93%
1993 0.51% 2.81%
1992 0.64% 2.9%
1991 0.81% 3.36%
1990 0.94% 3.4%
1989 0.96% 3.32%
1988 0.94% 3.42%
1987 0.89% 3.47%
1986 0.86% 3.44%
1985 0.83% 3.22%
1984 0.82% 3.18%
1983 0.79% 3.52%
1982 0.64% 3.83%
1981 0.45% 4.27%
1980 0.42% 4.17%
1979 0.53% 3.52%
1978 0.66% 3.26%
1977 0.81% 3.19%
1976 0.97% 3.11%
1975 1.13% 3.03%
1974 1.28% 2.98%
1973 1.44% 2.95%
1972 1.61% 2.81%
1971 1.75% 2.79%
1970 1.82% 2.92%
1969 1.85% 2.91%
1968 1.88% 2.89%
1967 1.94% 2.86%
1966 2.03% 2.81%
1965 2.09% 2.77%
1964 2.13% 2.73%
1963 2.13% 2.68%
1962 2.08% 2.63%
1961 2.06% 2.65%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/pakistan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Cuba declined by 0.39%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Cuba Pakistan
Current population
10893750
261421997
Population rank 90/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 3.15%
One net population change
12.4 minutes
8.01 seconds
One birth every
5.55 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
4.61 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline -117 +10,823
Annual growth/decline -42,580 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate -0.39% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 180/197 66/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -22,244 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 153/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -1,235,336
2024 -19,270 -22,356 5,268,361 -1,401,173
2023 -15,880 -22,797 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 -17,961 -23,149 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 -71,616 -11,976 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 -12,808 -11,976 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 -4,245 -23,955 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 3,436 -23,779 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 2,306 -23,394 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 9,677 -24,146 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 20,464 -24,910 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 22,448 -39,426 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 29,827 -37,619 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 33,864 -36,101 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 40,753 -35,313 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 37,021 -34,121 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 37,543 -35,063 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 32,848 -29,427 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 24,617 -19,050 4,690,187 576,349
2006 24,508 -12,619 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 36,660 -16,561 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 44,258 -16,776 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 56,170 -24,916 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 58,212 -25,535 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 57,325 -23,442 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 61,133 -24,980 4,281,169 252,869
1999 69,069 -31,456 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 71,284 -33,863 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 71,828 -35,712 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 61,837 -26,105 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 66,809 -29,235 3,977,175 11,534
1994 68,604 -27,501 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 73,221 -24,358 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 83,461 -21,867 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 95,398 -20,665 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 112,378 -15,438 3,731,730 275,242
1989 114,865 -14,705 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 116,626 -15,474 3,554,755 38,139
1987 109,617 -16,290 3,448,813 146,364
1986 105,997 -17,146 3,341,643 111,045
1985 103,228 -18,048 3,233,315 68,860
1984 101,670 -18,994 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 101,858 -19,994 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 95,866 -21,055 2,934,689 294,252
1981 74,067 -22,159 2,790,454 555,032
1980 74,271 -37,114 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 81,192 -35,473 2,461,311 450,003
1978 86,864 -29,839 2,356,601 111,386
1977 106,875 -36,811 2,257,849 85,250
1976 125,383 -41,042 2,171,812 48,238
1975 144,964 -46,268 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 165,099 -52,697 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 177,387 -52,073 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 187,588 -50,031 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 195,106 -43,056 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 201,823 -44,466 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 205,581 -47,446 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 205,487 -49,387 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 207,245 -49,556 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 209,179 -48,509 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 211,322 -46,683 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 209,315 -44,406 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 205,788 -41,979 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 196,423 -39,116 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 183,806 -33,163 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 172,816 -25,396 1,217,147 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/pakistan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 33.3% of the population change in Cuba is from natural causes (a loss of 105,897 people) and 66.7% is from migration (a loss of 212,438 people). In Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

Biggest cities by population

Cuba
City Population
Havana 2.49M
Santiago de Cuba 506K
Holguin 350K
Camaguey 322K
Santa Clara 247K
Bayamo 235K
Guantanamo 228K
Las Tunas 202K
Pinar del Rio 189K
Cienfuegos 165K
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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