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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 13 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.84% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Cuba vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Russia
2100 5,596,718 124,983,377
2099 5,657,375 125,086,144
2098 5,718,645 125,186,329
2097 5,780,569 125,264,415
2096 5,843,224 125,354,177
2095 5,906,751 125,422,006
2094 5,970,804 125,474,373
2093 6,035,854 125,529,632
2092 6,101,659 125,604,261
2091 6,168,154 125,652,742
2090 6,235,722 125,707,894
2089 6,304,222 125,760,026
2088 6,373,377 125,810,124
2087 6,443,413 125,858,116
2086 6,514,289 125,926,035
2085 6,585,780 126,001,913
2084 6,657,505 126,076,414
2083 6,729,522 126,151,046
2082 6,801,995 126,234,371
2081 6,874,468 126,317,768
2080 6,947,089 126,414,511
2079 7,019,723 126,534,688
2078 7,092,413 126,674,591
2077 7,165,274 126,830,956
2076 7,238,004 126,982,766
2075 7,311,071 127,165,304
2074 7,384,626 127,362,143
2073 7,458,600 127,576,856
2072 7,533,524 127,802,632
2071 7,609,105 128,080,998
2070 7,686,135 128,353,977
2069 7,764,393 128,642,208
2068 7,843,807 128,920,237
2067 7,924,753 129,203,483
2066 8,007,003 129,511,983
2065 8,090,881 129,842,007
2064 8,176,150 130,177,089
2063 8,262,542 130,522,107
2062 8,350,350 130,851,664
2061 8,439,080 131,200,160
2060 8,528,768 131,526,812
2059 8,618,786 131,884,461
2058 8,708,762 132,247,211
2057 8,798,693 132,584,941
2056 8,888,562 132,925,501
2055 8,977,652 133,271,436
2054 9,066,133 133,595,068
2053 9,153,249 133,914,243
2052 9,238,892 134,180,223
2051 9,323,021 134,443,510
2050 9,405,481 134,687,487
2049 9,486,566 134,909,323
2048 9,565,607 135,117,641
2047 9,643,403 135,311,492
2046 9,719,554 135,482,008
2045 9,793,859 135,664,379
2044 9,866,367 135,863,165
2043 9,937,436 136,085,277
2042 10,006,554 136,307,658
2041 10,073,994 136,557,818
2040 10,139,368 136,821,807
2039 10,203,016 137,122,219
2038 10,264,587 137,433,644
2037 10,325,061 137,770,811
2036 10,383,547 138,118,955
2035 10,440,509 138,478,809
2034 10,496,359 138,852,689
2033 10,550,821 139,237,595
2032 10,603,749 139,635,142
2031 10,655,312 140,058,187
2030 10,705,845 140,453,528
2029 10,755,262 140,840,370
2028 10,803,047 141,214,141
2027 10,849,321 141,580,416
2026 10,894,785 141,906,741
2025 10,938,241 142,772,403
2024 10,979,783 143,533,851
2023 11,019,931 143,826,130
2022 11,059,820 144,236,933
2021 11,122,168 144,746,762
2020 11,176,354 145,245,148
2019 11,202,846 145,453,291
2018 11,227,118 145,398,106
2017 11,247,829 145,293,260
2016 11,265,612 145,015,460
2015 11,275,065 144,640,716
2014 11,285,775 144,237,223
2013 11,298,167 143,805,638
2012 11,303,175 143,378,447
2011 11,301,571 143,018,195
2010 11,297,409 142,849,468
2009 11,294,719 142,785,348
2008 11,291,762 142,742,366
2007 11,287,272 142,805,114
2006 11,278,550 143,049,637
2005 11,262,554 143,518,814
2004 11,238,756 144,067,316
2003 11,209,383 144,648,618
2002 11,177,418 145,306,497
2001 11,144,132 145,976,482
2000 11,109,109 146,596,869
1999 11,072,230 147,214,776
1998 11,034,712 147,670,784
1997 10,997,934 147,915,361
1996 10,962,010 148,160,129
1995 10,925,362 148,375,787
1994 10,886,021 148,407,912
1993 10,841,031 148,458,777
1992 10,785,801 148,538,197
1991 10,717,640 148,394,216
1990 10,631,799 147,969,406
1989 10,533,243 147,721,000
1988 10,432,585 146,857,000
1987 10,335,342 145,908,000
1986 10,244,247 144,894,000
1985 10,157,228 143,858,000
1984 10,073,299 142,745,000
1983 9,991,026 141,668,000
1982 9,912,681 140,823,000
1981 9,849,320 139,941,000
1980 9,804,796 139,010,000
1979 9,763,355 138,027,000
1978 9,711,980 137,060,000
1977 9,648,440 136,100,000
1976 9,571,242 135,147,000
1975 9,479,726 134,200,000
1974 9,374,183 133,432,000
1973 9,255,328 132,669,000
1972 9,123,891 131,909,000
1971 8,979,085 131,155,000
1970 8,824,382 130,404,000
1969 8,666,640 129,664,000
1968 8,509,522 128,928,000
1967 8,352,625 128,196,000
1966 8,193,450 127,468,000
1965 8,030,797 126,745,000
1964 7,866,020 125,345,000
1963 7,701,660 123,960,000
1962 7,541,098 122,591,000
1961 7,387,117 121,236,000
1960 7,238,081 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 33.6% of the population in Cuba and 10.5% in Russia.

Population growth rate by year

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Russia
2100 -1.07% -0.08%
2099 -1.07% -0.08%
2098 -1.07% -0.06%
2097 -1.07% -0.07%
2096 -1.08% -0.05%
2095 -1.07% -0.04%
2094 -1.08% -0.04%
2093 -1.08% -0.06%
2092 -1.08% -0.04%
2091 -1.08% -0.04%
2090 -1.09% -0.04%
2089 -1.09% -0.04%
2088 -1.09% -0.04%
2087 -1.09% -0.05%
2086 -1.09% -0.06%
2085 -1.08% -0.06%
2084 -1.07% -0.06%
2083 -1.07% -0.07%
2082 -1.05% -0.07%
2081 -1.05% -0.08%
2080 -1.03% -0.09%
2079 -1.02% -0.11%
2078 -1.02% -0.12%
2077 -1% -0.12%
2076 -1% -0.14%
2075 -1% -0.15%
2074 -0.99% -0.17%
2073 -0.99% -0.18%
2072 -0.99% -0.22%
2071 -1% -0.21%
2070 -1.01% -0.22%
2069 -1.01% -0.22%
2068 -1.02% -0.22%
2067 -1.03% -0.24%
2066 -1.04% -0.25%
2065 -1.04% -0.26%
2064 -1.05% -0.26%
2063 -1.05% -0.25%
2062 -1.05% -0.27%
2061 -1.05% -0.25%
2060 -1.04% -0.27%
2059 -1.03% -0.27%
2058 -1.02% -0.25%
2057 -1.01% -0.26%
2056 -0.99% -0.26%
2055 -0.98% -0.24%
2054 -0.95% -0.24%
2053 -0.93% -0.2%
2052 -0.9% -0.2%
2051 -0.88% -0.18%
2050 -0.85% -0.16%
2049 -0.83% -0.15%
2048 -0.81% -0.14%
2047 -0.78% -0.13%
2046 -0.76% -0.13%
2045 -0.73% -0.15%
2044 -0.72% -0.16%
2043 -0.69% -0.16%
2042 -0.67% -0.18%
2041 -0.64% -0.19%
2040 -0.62% -0.22%
2039 -0.6% -0.23%
2038 -0.59% -0.24%
2037 -0.56% -0.25%
2036 -0.55% -0.26%
2035 -0.53% -0.27%
2034 -0.52% -0.28%
2033 -0.5% -0.28%
2032 -0.48% -0.3%
2031 -0.47% -0.28%
2030 -0.46% -0.27%
2029 -0.44% -0.26%
2028 -0.43% -0.26%
2027 -0.42% -0.23%
2026 -0.4% -0.61%
2025 -0.38% -0.53%
2024 -0.36% -0.2%
2023 -0.36% -0.28%
2022 -0.56% -0.35%
2021 -0.48% -0.34%
2020 -0.24% -0.14%
2019 -0.22% 0.04%
2018 -0.18% 0.07%
2017 -0.16% 0.19%
2016 -0.08% 0.26%
2015 -0.09% 0.28%
2014 -0.11% 0.3%
2013 -0.04% 0.3%
2012 0.01% 0.25%
2011 0.04% 0.12%
2010 0.02% 0.04%
2009 0.03% 0.03%
2008 0.04% -0.04%
2007 0.08% -0.17%
2006 0.14% -0.33%
2005 0.21% -0.38%
2004 0.26% -0.4%
2003 0.29% -0.45%
2002 0.3% -0.46%
2001 0.32% -0.42%
2000 0.33% -0.42%
1999 0.34% -0.31%
1998 0.33% -0.17%
1997 0.33% -0.17%
1996 0.34% -0.15%
1995 0.36% -0.02%
1994 0.41% -0.03%
1993 0.51% -0.05%
1992 0.64% 0.1%
1991 0.81% 0.29%
1990 0.94% 0.17%
1989 0.96% 0.59%
1988 0.94% 0.65%
1987 0.89% 0.7%
1986 0.86% 0.72%
1985 0.83% 0.78%
1984 0.82% 0.76%
1983 0.79% 0.6%
1982 0.64% 0.63%
1981 0.45% 0.67%
1980 0.42% 0.71%
1979 0.53% 0.71%
1978 0.66% 0.71%
1977 0.81% 0.71%
1976 0.97% 0.71%
1975 1.13% 0.58%
1974 1.28% 0.58%
1973 1.44% 0.58%
1972 1.61% 0.57%
1971 1.75% 0.58%
1970 1.82% 0.57%
1969 1.85% 0.57%
1968 1.88% 0.57%
1967 1.94% 0.57%
1966 2.03% 0.57%
1965 2.09% 1.12%
1964 2.13% 1.12%
1963 2.13% 1.12%
1962 2.08% 1.12%
1961 2.06% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cuba declined by 0.36%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Cuba Russia
Current population
10894785
141906741
Population rank 90/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 1.71%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
5.48 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
4.7 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline -110 -801
Annual growth/decline -40,148 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 177/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 -251,822
Net migration rank 153/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -251,822
2024 - -22,356 - -178,042
2023 -15,880 -22,797 -503,392 27,807
2022 -17,961 -23,149 -576,948 765,629
2021 -71,616 -11,976 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 -12,808 -11,976 -697,177 334,094
2019 -4,245 -23,955 -319,997 336,494
2018 3,436 -23,779 -232,637 339,972
2017 2,306 -23,394 -130,764 396,619
2016 9,677 -24,146 0 447,645
2015 20,464 -24,910 43,392 384,756
2014 22,448 -39,426 28,848 264,698
2013 29,827 -37,619 28,761 289,872
2012 33,864 -36,101 0 285,977
2011 40,753 -35,313 -128,716 309,377
2010 37,021 -34,121 -242,844 307,555
2009 37,543 -35,063 -257,014 350,206
2008 32,848 -29,427 -356,856 360,840
2007 24,617 -19,050 -471,257 365,717
2006 24,508 -12,619 -686,638 308,370
2005 36,660 -16,561 -846,761 263,541
2004 44,258 -16,776 -792,370 261,519
2003 56,170 -24,916 -896,822 256,804
2002 58,212 -25,535 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 57,325 -23,442 -963,445 259,614
2000 61,133 -24,980 -967,540 550,401
1999 69,069 -31,456 -927,453 375,468
1998 71,284 -33,863 -694,053 528,135
1997 71,828 -35,712 -769,159 541,387
1996 61,837 -26,105 -785,248 587,171
1995 66,809 -29,235 -845,742 723,875
1994 68,604 -27,501 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 73,221 -24,358 -757,140 507,229
1992 83,461 -21,867 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 95,398 -20,665 103,876 125,505
1990 112,378 -15,438 325,533 299,863
1989 114,865 -14,705 576,112 89,400
1988 116,626 -15,474 778,343 269,862
1987 109,617 -16,290 977,583 275,611
1986 105,997 -17,146 985,279 283,553
1985 103,228 -18,048 762,447 280,614
1984 101,670 -18,994 756,548 247,026
1983 101,858 -19,994 906,676 200,159
1982 95,866 -21,055 830,855 107,520
1981 74,067 -22,159 713,700 36,686
1980 74,271 -37,114 681,149 10,440
1979 81,192 -35,473 690,135 -5,791
1978 86,864 -29,839 812,766 108,882
1977 106,875 -36,811 832,932 122,316
1976 125,383 -41,042 852,237 113,851
1975 144,964 -46,268 843,850 80,069
1974 165,099 -52,697 883,186 -51,759
1973 177,387 -52,073 846,561 -107,568
1972 187,588 -50,031 872,050 -111,168
1971 195,106 -43,056 854,999 -134,968
1970 201,823 -44,466 785,554 -264,464
1969 205,581 -47,446 753,088 -64,643
1968 205,487 -49,387 787,621 -83,221
1967 207,245 -49,556 854,554 -116,029
1966 209,179 -48,509 989,279 -111,360
1965 211,322 -46,683 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 209,315 -44,406 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 205,788 -41,979 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 196,423 -39,116 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 183,806 -33,163 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 172,816 -25,396 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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