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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 1.88 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.38% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Cuba vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Somalia
2100 5,596,718 68,384,185
2099 5,657,375 68,040,371
2098 5,718,645 67,702,230
2097 5,780,569 67,362,336
2096 5,843,224 66,972,933
2095 5,906,751 66,585,659
2094 5,970,804 66,179,819
2093 6,035,854 65,760,590
2092 6,101,659 65,324,261
2091 6,168,154 64,852,843
2090 6,235,722 64,362,727
2089 6,304,222 63,922,797
2088 6,373,377 63,464,036
2087 6,443,413 62,987,028
2086 6,514,289 62,447,029
2085 6,585,780 61,873,597
2084 6,657,505 61,318,916
2083 6,729,522 60,761,800
2082 6,801,995 60,187,980
2081 6,874,468 59,676,722
2080 6,947,089 59,100,915
2079 7,019,723 58,477,428
2078 7,092,413 57,852,528
2077 7,165,274 57,211,821
2076 7,238,004 56,602,463
2075 7,311,071 56,005,600
2074 7,384,626 55,330,165
2073 7,458,600 54,651,918
2072 7,533,524 53,978,548
2071 7,609,105 53,284,016
2070 7,686,135 52,573,210
2069 7,764,393 51,878,214
2068 7,843,807 51,197,653
2067 7,924,753 50,493,028
2066 8,007,003 49,779,172
2065 8,090,881 49,024,665
2064 8,176,150 48,265,876
2063 8,262,542 47,522,361
2062 8,350,350 46,785,920
2061 8,439,080 46,037,526
2060 8,528,768 45,220,507
2059 8,618,786 44,397,936
2058 8,708,762 43,659,021
2057 8,798,693 42,897,422
2056 8,888,562 42,121,542
2055 8,977,652 41,318,179
2054 9,066,133 40,513,141
2053 9,153,249 39,744,995
2052 9,238,892 38,992,177
2051 9,323,021 38,228,872
2050 9,405,481 37,471,735
2049 9,486,566 36,739,905
2048 9,565,607 35,984,999
2047 9,643,403 35,218,863
2046 9,719,554 34,462,403
2045 9,793,859 33,717,596
2044 9,866,367 32,977,674
2043 9,937,436 32,247,710
2042 10,006,554 31,537,272
2041 10,073,994 30,794,853
2040 10,139,368 30,032,324
2039 10,203,016 29,312,883
2038 10,264,587 28,583,386
2037 10,325,061 27,838,646
2036 10,383,547 27,114,453
2035 10,440,509 26,385,421
2034 10,496,359 25,687,629
2033 10,550,821 25,018,509
2032 10,603,749 24,338,597
2031 10,655,312 23,657,353
2030 10,705,845 22,965,742
2029 10,755,262 22,299,610
2028 10,803,047 21,651,582
2027 10,849,321 20,991,860
2026 10,894,785 20,322,668
2025 10,938,241 19,666,990
2024 10,979,783 19,009,151
2023 11,019,931 18,358,615
2022 11,059,820 17,801,897
2021 11,122,168 17,271,431
2020 11,176,354 16,651,191
2019 11,202,846 16,030,971
2018 11,227,118 15,452,487
2017 11,247,829 14,916,629
2016 11,265,612 14,348,740
2015 11,275,065 13,806,963
2014 11,285,775 13,339,491
2013 11,298,167 12,869,594
2012 11,303,175 12,461,160
2011 11,301,571 12,348,830
2010 11,297,409 12,261,756
2009 11,294,719 11,961,201
2008 11,291,762 11,663,084
2007 11,287,272 11,322,582
2006 11,278,550 10,975,502
2005 11,262,554 10,644,228
2004 11,238,756 10,280,998
2003 11,209,383 9,909,157
2002 11,177,418 9,550,063
2001 11,144,132 9,198,493
2000 11,109,109 8,838,713
1999 11,072,230 8,492,059
1998 11,034,712 8,155,417
1997 10,997,934 7,824,525
1996 10,962,010 7,554,474
1995 10,925,362 7,285,007
1994 10,886,021 7,026,797
1993 10,841,031 6,681,399
1992 10,785,801 6,495,107
1991 10,717,640 6,813,760
1990 10,631,799 7,082,811
1989 10,533,243 7,114,817
1988 10,432,585 7,235,360
1987 10,335,342 7,228,302
1986 10,244,247 6,974,788
1985 10,157,228 6,693,289
1984 10,073,299 6,428,389
1983 9,991,026 6,198,430
1982 9,912,681 6,003,840
1981 9,849,320 5,982,849
1980 9,804,796 5,936,154
1979 9,763,355 5,449,117
1978 9,711,980 4,814,892
1977 9,648,440 4,484,050
1976 9,571,242 4,365,812
1975 9,479,726 4,257,535
1974 9,374,183 4,151,842
1973 9,255,328 4,045,592
1972 9,123,891 3,939,436
1971 8,979,085 3,837,691
1970 8,824,382 3,738,448
1969 8,666,640 3,641,015
1968 8,509,522 3,546,590
1967 8,352,625 3,454,537
1966 8,193,450 3,365,106
1965 8,030,797 3,277,874
1964 7,866,020 3,192,796
1963 7,701,660 3,110,361
1962 7,541,098 3,030,091
1961 7,387,117 2,952,054
1960 7,238,081 2,876,331

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/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.4M 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
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Somalia
2100 -1.07% 0.51%
2099 -1.07% 0.5%
2098 -1.07% 0.5%
2097 -1.07% 0.58%
2096 -1.08% 0.58%
2095 -1.07% 0.61%
2094 -1.08% 0.64%
2093 -1.08% 0.67%
2092 -1.08% 0.73%
2091 -1.08% 0.76%
2090 -1.09% 0.69%
2089 -1.09% 0.72%
2088 -1.09% 0.76%
2087 -1.09% 0.86%
2086 -1.09% 0.93%
2085 -1.08% 0.9%
2084 -1.07% 0.92%
2083 -1.07% 0.95%
2082 -1.05% 0.86%
2081 -1.05% 0.97%
2080 -1.03% 1.07%
2079 -1.02% 1.08%
2078 -1.02% 1.12%
2077 -1% 1.08%
2076 -1% 1.07%
2075 -1% 1.22%
2074 -0.99% 1.24%
2073 -0.99% 1.25%
2072 -0.99% 1.3%
2071 -1% 1.35%
2070 -1.01% 1.34%
2069 -1.01% 1.33%
2068 -1.02% 1.4%
2067 -1.03% 1.43%
2066 -1.04% 1.54%
2065 -1.04% 1.57%
2064 -1.05% 1.56%
2063 -1.05% 1.57%
2062 -1.05% 1.63%
2061 -1.05% 1.81%
2060 -1.04% 1.85%
2059 -1.03% 1.69%
2058 -1.02% 1.78%
2057 -1.01% 1.84%
2056 -0.99% 1.94%
2055 -0.98% 1.99%
2054 -0.95% 1.93%
2053 -0.93% 1.93%
2052 -0.9% 2%
2051 -0.88% 2.02%
2050 -0.85% 1.99%
2049 -0.83% 2.1%
2048 -0.81% 2.18%
2047 -0.78% 2.2%
2046 -0.76% 2.21%
2045 -0.73% 2.24%
2044 -0.72% 2.26%
2043 -0.69% 2.25%
2042 -0.67% 2.41%
2041 -0.64% 2.54%
2040 -0.62% 2.45%
2039 -0.6% 2.55%
2038 -0.59% 2.68%
2037 -0.56% 2.67%
2036 -0.55% 2.76%
2035 -0.53% 2.72%
2034 -0.52% 2.67%
2033 -0.5% 2.79%
2032 -0.48% 2.88%
2031 -0.47% 3.01%
2030 -0.46% 2.99%
2029 -0.44% 2.99%
2028 -0.43% 3.14%
2027 -0.42% 3.29%
2026 -0.4% 3.33%
2025 -0.38% 3.46%
2024 -0.36% 3.54%
2023 -0.36% 3.13%
2022 -0.56% 3.07%
2021 -0.48% 3.72%
2020 -0.24% 3.87%
2019 -0.22% 3.74%
2018 -0.18% 3.59%
2017 -0.16% 3.96%
2016 -0.08% 3.92%
2015 -0.09% 3.5%
2014 -0.11% 3.65%
2013 -0.04% 3.28%
2012 0.01% 0.91%
2011 0.04% 0.71%
2010 0.02% 2.51%
2009 0.03% 2.56%
2008 0.04% 3.01%
2007 0.08% 3.16%
2006 0.14% 3.11%
2005 0.21% 3.53%
2004 0.26% 3.75%
2003 0.29% 3.76%
2002 0.3% 3.82%
2001 0.32% 4.07%
2000 0.33% 4.08%
1999 0.34% 4.13%
1998 0.33% 4.23%
1997 0.33% 3.57%
1996 0.34% 3.7%
1995 0.36% 3.67%
1994 0.41% 5.17%
1993 0.51% 2.87%
1992 0.64% -4.68%
1991 0.81% -3.8%
1990 0.94% -0.45%
1989 0.96% -1.67%
1988 0.94% 0.1%
1987 0.89% 3.63%
1986 0.86% 4.21%
1985 0.83% 4.12%
1984 0.82% 3.71%
1983 0.79% 3.24%
1982 0.64% 0.35%
1981 0.45% 0.79%
1980 0.42% 8.94%
1979 0.53% 13.2%
1978 0.66% 7.38%
1977 0.81% 2.71%
1976 0.97% 2.54%
1975 1.13% 2.55%
1974 1.28% 2.63%
1973 1.44% 2.69%
1972 1.61% 2.65%
1971 1.75% 2.65%
1970 1.82% 2.68%
1969 1.85% 2.66%
1968 1.88% 2.66%
1967 1.94% 2.66%
1966 2.03% 2.66%
1965 2.09% 2.66%
1964 2.13% 2.65%
1963 2.13% 2.65%
1962 2.08% 2.64%
1961 2.06% 2.63%

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/somalia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cuba declined by 0.36%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Cuba Somalia
Current population
10894785
20503678
Population rank 90/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.25%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
48.5 seconds
One birth every
5.48 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
4.7 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline -110 +1,782
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 8/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 +12,077
Net migration rank 153/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - 12,077
2024 - -22,356 - 26,859
2023 -15,880 -22,797 608,203 46,217
2022 -17,961 -23,149 551,450 -92,434
2021 -71,616 -11,976 566,399 35,506
2020 -12,808 -11,976 561,311 77,259
2019 -4,245 -23,955 548,756 53,124
2018 3,436 -23,779 514,244 40,844
2017 2,306 -23,394 478,556 38,067
2016 9,677 -24,146 495,132 124,017
2015 20,464 -24,910 481,573 -17,178
2014 22,448 -39,426 464,481 6,065
2013 29,827 -37,619 448,518 20,723
2012 33,864 -36,101 399,468 -51,833
2011 40,753 -35,313 203,213 -326,192
2010 37,021 -34,121 385,571 -88,448
2009 37,543 -35,063 405,784 -101,795
2008 32,848 -29,427 394,258 -102,035
2007 24,617 -19,050 380,303 8,476
2006 24,508 -12,619 372,597 -67,200
2005 36,660 -16,561 363,117 -5,955
2004 44,258 -16,776 351,959 17,353
2003 56,170 -24,916 341,192 33,174
2002 58,212 -25,535 331,215 12,603
2001 57,325 -23,442 319,059 40,274
2000 61,133 -24,980 306,651 53,580
1999 69,069 -31,456 295,523 37,548
1998 71,284 -33,863 284,779 55,426
1997 71,828 -35,712 271,894 49,692
1996 61,837 -26,105 264,807 -46,291
1995 66,809 -29,235 254,509 65,888
1994 68,604 -27,501 246,950 -50,921
1993 73,221 -24,358 232,960 261,815
1992 83,461 -21,867 57,495 -179,675
1991 95,398 -20,665 53,052 -568,166
1990 112,378 -15,438 225,162 -248,155
1989 114,865 -14,705 225,255 -266,281
1988 116,626 -15,474 215,599 -415,660
1987 109,617 -16,290 231,580 -17,391
1986 105,997 -17,146 218,416 74,424
1985 103,228 -18,048 207,960 62,183
1984 101,670 -18,994 199,017 60,630
1983 101,858 -19,994 190,775 9,505
1982 95,866 -21,055 182,793 6,115
1981 74,067 -22,159 185,211 -332,129
1980 74,271 -37,114 174,790 65,519
1979 81,192 -35,473 151,016 582,746
1978 86,864 -29,839 132,689 402,005
1977 106,875 -36,811 124,818 2,170
1976 125,383 -41,042 113,319 -3,831
1975 144,964 -46,268 108,998 -1,934
1974 165,099 -52,697 104,813 -495
1973 177,387 -52,073 108,038 143
1972 187,588 -50,031 104,493 -351
1971 195,106 -43,056 101,196 -1,850
1970 201,823 -44,466 98,025 1,104
1969 205,581 -47,446 95,045 690
1968 205,487 -49,387 92,208 906
1967 207,245 -49,556 89,497 1,498
1966 209,179 -48,509 86,930 941
1965 211,322 -46,683 84,448 2,142
1964 209,315 -44,406 82,042 1,518
1963 205,788 -41,979 79,859 1,449
1962 196,423 -39,116 77,737 1,496
1961 183,806 -33,163 75,513 1,336
1960 172,816 -25,396 73,850 750

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

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/somalia | 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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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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