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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 218,019 people in Samoa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 220,932 in Samoa.

Population statistics:

  • Cuba's population is 49.3 times bigger than Samoa's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.003% for Samoa.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +0.87% in Samoa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Samoa has grown from 188K to 221K (17.7% growth).

Cuba vs Samoa: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Samoa
2100 5,596,718 384,161
2099 5,657,375 382,854
2098 5,718,645 381,539
2097 5,780,569 380,191
2096 5,843,224 378,724
2095 5,906,751 377,198
2094 5,970,804 375,643
2093 6,035,854 374,011
2092 6,101,659 372,292
2091 6,168,154 370,495
2090 6,235,722 368,729
2089 6,304,222 366,876
2088 6,373,377 364,923
2087 6,443,413 362,970
2086 6,514,289 360,980
2085 6,585,780 358,958
2084 6,657,505 356,899
2083 6,729,522 354,766
2082 6,801,995 352,554
2081 6,874,468 350,260
2080 6,947,089 347,980
2079 7,019,723 345,610
2078 7,092,413 343,130
2077 7,165,274 340,587
2076 7,238,004 337,992
2075 7,311,071 335,365
2074 7,384,626 332,762
2073 7,458,600 330,070
2072 7,533,524 327,311
2071 7,609,105 324,429
2070 7,686,135 321,716
2069 7,764,393 318,960
2068 7,843,807 316,145
2067 7,924,753 313,447
2066 8,007,003 310,683
2065 8,090,881 308,047
2064 8,176,150 305,429
2063 8,262,542 302,831
2062 8,350,350 300,287
2061 8,439,080 297,894
2060 8,528,768 295,476
2059 8,618,786 293,072
2058 8,708,762 290,637
2057 8,798,693 288,344
2056 8,888,562 286,143
2055 8,977,652 283,928
2054 9,066,133 281,737
2053 9,153,249 279,498
2052 9,238,892 277,186
2051 9,323,021 274,775
2050 9,405,481 272,374
2049 9,486,566 269,906
2048 9,565,607 267,438
2047 9,643,403 264,962
2046 9,719,554 262,389
2045 9,793,859 259,755
2044 9,866,367 257,081
2043 9,937,436 254,546
2042 10,006,554 251,896
2041 10,073,994 249,251
2040 10,139,368 246,679
2039 10,203,016 244,169
2038 10,264,587 241,648
2037 10,325,061 239,306
2036 10,383,547 237,018
2035 10,440,509 234,803
2034 10,496,359 232,771
2033 10,550,821 230,885
2032 10,603,749 229,148
2031 10,655,312 227,434
2030 10,705,845 225,916
2029 10,755,262 224,499
2028 10,803,047 223,100
2027 10,849,321 221,828
2026 10,894,785 220,601
2025 10,938,241 219,378
2024 10,979,783 218,019
2023 11,019,931 216,663
2022 11,059,820 215,261
2021 11,122,168 213,779
2020 11,176,354 211,944
2019 11,202,846 209,780
2018 11,227,118 207,582
2017 11,247,829 205,415
2016 11,265,612 203,499
2015 11,275,065 201,782
2014 11,285,775 200,037
2013 11,298,167 198,268
2012 11,303,175 196,498
2011 11,301,571 194,713
2010 11,297,409 193,023
2009 11,294,719 191,513
2008 11,291,762 190,107
2007 11,287,272 188,753
2006 11,278,550 187,709
2005 11,262,554 186,978
2004 11,238,756 186,249
2003 11,209,383 185,430
2002 11,177,418 184,471
2001 11,144,132 183,166
2000 11,109,109 181,685
1999 11,072,230 180,275
1998 11,034,712 178,905
1997 10,997,934 177,547
1996 10,962,010 176,071
1995 10,925,362 174,571
1994 10,886,021 173,159
1993 10,841,031 171,774
1992 10,785,801 170,331
1991 10,717,640 169,368
1990 10,631,799 169,042
1989 10,533,243 168,768
1988 10,432,585 168,346
1987 10,335,342 167,661
1986 10,244,247 167,061
1985 10,157,228 166,849
1984 10,073,299 166,796
1983 9,991,026 166,714
1982 9,912,681 166,484
1981 9,849,320 165,678
1980 9,804,796 164,322
1979 9,763,355 162,882
1978 9,711,980 161,375
1977 9,648,440 159,753
1976 9,571,242 157,113
1975 9,479,726 153,344
1974 9,374,183 149,431
1973 9,255,328 146,516
1972 9,123,891 144,538
1971 8,979,085 142,503
1970 8,824,382 140,400
1969 8,666,640 138,233
1968 8,509,522 136,020
1967 8,352,625 133,764
1966 8,193,450 131,073
1965 8,030,797 127,978
1964 7,866,020 124,894
1963 7,701,660 121,764
1962 7,541,098 118,597
1961 7,387,117 115,496
1960 7,238,081 112,490

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/samoa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Samoa's population increased by 17,433 people (a 8.57% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2006 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.3% to 272,374 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.

Samoa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 384K 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
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Samoa
2100 -1.07% 0.34%
2099 -1.07% 0.34%
2098 -1.07% 0.35%
2097 -1.07% 0.39%
2096 -1.08% 0.4%
2095 -1.07% 0.41%
2094 -1.08% 0.44%
2093 -1.08% 0.46%
2092 -1.08% 0.48%
2091 -1.08% 0.48%
2090 -1.09% 0.51%
2089 -1.09% 0.54%
2088 -1.09% 0.54%
2087 -1.09% 0.55%
2086 -1.09% 0.56%
2085 -1.08% 0.58%
2084 -1.07% 0.6%
2083 -1.07% 0.63%
2082 -1.05% 0.65%
2081 -1.05% 0.66%
2080 -1.03% 0.69%
2079 -1.02% 0.72%
2078 -1.02% 0.75%
2077 -1% 0.77%
2076 -1% 0.78%
2075 -1% 0.78%
2074 -0.99% 0.82%
2073 -0.99% 0.84%
2072 -0.99% 0.89%
2071 -1% 0.84%
2070 -1.01% 0.86%
2069 -1.01% 0.89%
2068 -1.02% 0.86%
2067 -1.03% 0.89%
2066 -1.04% 0.86%
2065 -1.04% 0.86%
2064 -1.05% 0.86%
2063 -1.05% 0.85%
2062 -1.05% 0.8%
2061 -1.05% 0.82%
2060 -1.04% 0.82%
2059 -1.03% 0.84%
2058 -1.02% 0.8%
2057 -1.01% 0.77%
2056 -0.99% 0.78%
2055 -0.98% 0.78%
2054 -0.95% 0.8%
2053 -0.93% 0.83%
2052 -0.9% 0.88%
2051 -0.88% 0.88%
2050 -0.85% 0.91%
2049 -0.83% 0.92%
2048 -0.81% 0.93%
2047 -0.78% 0.98%
2046 -0.76% 1.01%
2045 -0.73% 1.04%
2044 -0.72% 1%
2043 -0.69% 1.05%
2042 -0.67% 1.06%
2041 -0.64% 1.04%
2040 -0.62% 1.03%
2039 -0.6% 1.04%
2038 -0.59% 0.98%
2037 -0.56% 0.96%
2036 -0.55% 0.94%
2035 -0.53% 0.87%
2034 -0.52% 0.82%
2033 -0.5% 0.76%
2032 -0.48% 0.75%
2031 -0.47% 0.67%
2030 -0.46% 0.63%
2029 -0.44% 0.63%
2028 -0.43% 0.57%
2027 -0.42% 0.56%
2026 -0.4% 0.56%
2025 -0.38% 0.62%
2024 -0.36% 0.63%
2023 -0.36% 0.65%
2022 -0.56% 0.69%
2021 -0.48% 0.87%
2020 -0.24% 1.03%
2019 -0.22% 1.06%
2018 -0.18% 1.05%
2017 -0.16% 0.94%
2016 -0.08% 0.85%
2015 -0.09% 0.87%
2014 -0.11% 0.89%
2013 -0.04% 0.9%
2012 0.01% 0.92%
2011 0.04% 0.88%
2010 0.02% 0.79%
2009 0.03% 0.74%
2008 0.04% 0.72%
2007 0.08% 0.56%
2006 0.14% 0.39%
2005 0.21% 0.39%
2004 0.26% 0.44%
2003 0.29% 0.52%
2002 0.3% 0.71%
2001 0.32% 0.82%
2000 0.33% 0.78%
1999 0.34% 0.77%
1998 0.33% 0.76%
1997 0.33% 0.84%
1996 0.34% 0.86%
1995 0.36% 0.82%
1994 0.41% 0.81%
1993 0.51% 0.85%
1992 0.64% 0.57%
1991 0.81% 0.19%
1990 0.94% 0.16%
1989 0.96% 0.25%
1988 0.94% 0.41%
1987 0.89% 0.36%
1986 0.86% 0.13%
1985 0.83% 0.03%
1984 0.82% 0.05%
1983 0.79% 0.14%
1982 0.64% 0.49%
1981 0.45% 0.83%
1980 0.42% 0.88%
1979 0.53% 0.93%
1978 0.66% 1.02%
1977 0.81% 1.68%
1976 0.97% 2.46%
1975 1.13% 2.62%
1974 1.28% 1.99%
1973 1.44% 1.37%
1972 1.61% 1.43%
1971 1.75% 1.5%
1970 1.82% 1.57%
1969 1.85% 1.63%
1968 1.88% 1.69%
1967 1.94% 2.05%
1966 2.03% 2.42%
1965 2.09% 2.47%
1964 2.13% 2.57%
1963 2.13% 2.67%
1962 2.08% 2.68%
1961 2.06% 2.67%

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/samoa | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cuba declined by 0.36%, while Samoa's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Cuba Samoa
Current population
10894785
220932
Population rank 90/197 177/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.003%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
6.46 hours
One birth every
5.48 minutes
1.59 hours
One death every
4.7 minutes
6.57 hours
Daily growth/decline -110 +4
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +1,356
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 125/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
3.12 hours
Annual migration change -22,244 -2,815
Net migration rank 153/196 105/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 3,843
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 186/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 137/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Samoa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Samoa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -2,815
2024 - -22,356 - -2,754
2023 -15,880 -22,797 4,170 -2,810
2022 -17,961 -23,149 4,288 -2,837
2021 -71,616 -11,976 4,379 -2,860
2020 -12,808 -11,976 4,442 -2,299
2019 -4,245 -23,955 4,495 -2,313
2018 3,436 -23,779 4,637 -2,425
2017 2,306 -23,394 4,661 -2,539
2016 9,677 -24,146 4,720 -3,008
2015 20,464 -24,910 4,795 -3,074
2014 22,448 -39,426 4,849 -3,081
2013 29,827 -37,619 4,875 -3,107
2012 33,864 -36,101 4,863 -3,089
2011 40,753 -35,313 4,860 -3,056
2010 37,021 -34,121 4,779 -3,197
2009 37,543 -35,063 4,525 -3,093
2008 32,848 -29,427 4,581 -3,194
2007 24,617 -19,050 4,480 -3,152
2006 24,508 -12,619 4,473 -3,714
2005 36,660 -16,561 4,503 -3,805
2004 44,258 -16,776 4,554 -3,796
2003 56,170 -24,916 4,622 -3,748
2002 58,212 -25,535 4,672 -3,624
2001 57,325 -23,442 4,759 -3,198
2000 61,133 -24,980 4,855 -3,453
1999 69,069 -31,456 4,937 -3,517
1998 71,284 -33,863 5,022 -3,702
1997 71,828 -35,712 5,053 -3,658
1996 61,837 -26,105 5,038 -3,476
1995 66,809 -29,235 4,976 -3,532
1994 68,604 -27,501 4,880 -3,505
1993 73,221 -24,358 4,769 -3,373
1992 83,461 -21,867 4,652 -3,161
1991 95,398 -20,665 4,655 -4,227
1990 112,378 -15,438 4,759 -4,533
1989 114,865 -14,705 4,845 -4,527
1988 116,626 -15,474 4,889 -4,366
1987 109,617 -16,290 4,909 -4,056
1986 105,997 -17,146 4,983 -4,637
1985 103,228 -18,048 4,998 -4,920
1984 101,670 -18,994 4,979 -4,944
1983 101,858 -19,994 4,914 -4,789
1982 95,866 -21,055 4,808 -4,479
1981 74,067 -22,159 4,720 -3,440
1980 74,271 -37,114 4,672 -3,240
1979 81,192 -35,473 4,624 -3,177
1978 86,864 -29,839 4,587 -3,022
1977 106,875 -36,811 4,555 -2,866
1976 125,383 -41,042 4,519 -929
1975 144,964 -46,268 4,465 -522
1974 165,099 -52,697 4,411 -526
1973 177,387 -52,073 4,446 -2,501
1972 187,588 -50,031 4,487 -2,483
1971 195,106 -43,056 4,534 -2,463
1970 201,823 -44,466 4,567 -2,429
1969 205,581 -47,446 4,592 -2,399
1968 205,487 -49,387 4,605 -2,370
1967 207,245 -49,556 4,621 -2,333
1966 209,179 -48,509 4,593 -1,503
1965 211,322 -46,683 4,605 -1,512
1964 209,315 -44,406 4,326 -1,252
1963 205,788 -41,979 4,544 -1,365
1962 196,423 -39,116 4,498 -1,341
1961 183,806 -33,163 4,399 -1,349
1960 172,816 -25,396 4,298 -1,333

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

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/samoa | 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 Samoa 62.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 45,436 people) and 37.5% is from migration (a loss of 27,246 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 3,843 people or 1.8% in Samoa.

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
Samoa
City Population
Apia 37.7K
Manase 161

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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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