The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,937,204 people compared to 12,387,398 in South Sudan.
Population statistics:
- South Sudan's population is 1.13 times bigger than Cuba's.
- Cuba is ranked the 89th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 81st.
- The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
- For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
- Since 2005, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (2.89% decline), while South Sudan has grown from 7.59M to 12.4M (63.2% growth).
- South Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 23.8M people, while Cuba's population already peaked in 2012 at 11.3M people and is projected to decrease to 5.58M people by 2100.
Cuba vs South Sudan: live population counter
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Current population |
10937204
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12387398
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Population rank | 89/197 | 81/197 |
Percent of world population | 0.13% | 0.15% |
One net population change |
13.1 minutes
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1.14 minutes
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One birth every |
5.48 minutes
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1.6 minutes
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One death every |
4.7 minutes
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4.76 minutes
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One migration net change every |
23.5 minutes
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34.2 minutes
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Annual migration change | -22,356 | +15,374 |
Daily growth/decline | -110 | +1,260 |
Annual growth/decline | -40,148 | +460,034 |
Annual growth/decline rate | -0.36% | +4.01% |
Population growth rate rank | 180/197 | 6/197 |
Cuba and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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1960 | 7,238,081 | 2,931,559 | - | - |
1961 | 7,387,117 | 2,976,724 | 2.06% | 1.54% |
1962 | 7,541,098 | 3,024,308 | 2.08% | 1.6% |
1963 | 7,701,660 | 3,072,669 | 2.13% | 1.6% |
1964 | 7,866,020 | 3,129,918 | 2.13% | 1.86% |
1965 | 8,030,797 | 3,189,835 | 2.09% | 1.91% |
1966 | 8,193,450 | 3,236,423 | 2.03% | 1.46% |
1967 | 8,352,625 | 3,277,648 | 1.94% | 1.27% |
1968 | 8,509,522 | 3,321,528 | 1.88% | 1.34% |
1969 | 8,666,640 | 3,365,533 | 1.85% | 1.32% |
1970 | 8,824,382 | 3,409,614 | 1.82% | 1.31% |
1971 | 8,979,085 | 3,468,646 | 1.75% | 1.73% |
1972 | 9,123,891 | 3,542,497 | 1.61% | 2.13% |
1973 | 9,255,328 | 3,627,383 | 1.44% | 2.4% |
1974 | 9,374,183 | 3,723,259 | 1.28% | 2.64% |
1975 | 9,479,726 | 3,821,494 | 1.13% | 2.64% |
1976 | 9,571,242 | 3,921,910 | 0.97% | 2.63% |
1977 | 9,648,440 | 4,024,032 | 0.81% | 2.6% |
1978 | 9,711,980 | 4,127,657 | 0.66% | 2.58% |
1979 | 9,763,355 | 4,232,605 | 0.53% | 2.54% |
1980 | 9,804,796 | 4,339,030 | 0.42% | 2.51% |
1981 | 9,849,320 | 4,447,272 | 0.45% | 2.49% |
1982 | 9,912,681 | 4,557,686 | 0.64% | 2.48% |
1983 | 9,991,026 | 4,661,574 | 0.79% | 2.28% |
1984 | 10,073,299 | 4,750,627 | 0.82% | 1.91% |
1985 | 10,157,228 | 4,834,296 | 0.83% | 1.76% |
1986 | 10,244,247 | 4,921,240 | 0.86% | 1.8% |
1987 | 10,335,342 | 4,962,395 | 0.89% | 0.84% |
1988 | 10,432,585 | 4,848,029 | 0.94% | -2.3% |
1989 | 10,533,243 | 4,713,229 | 0.96% | -2.78% |
1990 | 10,631,799 | 4,737,633 | 0.94% | 0.52% |
1991 | 10,717,640 | 4,836,677 | 0.81% | 2.09% |
1992 | 10,785,801 | 4,909,749 | 0.64% | 1.51% |
1993 | 10,841,031 | 4,956,002 | 0.51% | 0.94% |
1994 | 10,886,021 | 5,071,184 | 0.41% | 2.32% |
1995 | 10,925,362 | 5,225,836 | 0.36% | 3.05% |
1996 | 10,962,010 | 5,356,925 | 0.34% | 2.51% |
1997 | 10,997,934 | 5,509,136 | 0.33% | 2.84% |
1998 | 11,034,712 | 5,620,068 | 0.33% | 2.01% |
1999 | 11,072,230 | 5,771,628 | 0.34% | 2.7% |
2000 | 11,109,109 | 6,032,267 | 0.33% | 4.52% |
2001 | 11,144,132 | 6,308,391 | 0.32% | 4.58% |
2002 | 11,177,418 | 6,596,806 | 0.3% | 4.57% |
2003 | 11,209,383 | 6,903,127 | 0.29% | 4.64% |
2004 | 11,238,756 | 7,233,041 | 0.26% | 4.78% |
2005 | 11,262,554 | 7,590,143 | 0.21% | 4.94% |
2006 | 11,278,550 | 7,976,526 | 0.14% | 5.09% |
2007 | 11,287,272 | 8,388,788 | 0.08% | 5.17% |
2008 | 11,291,762 | 8,817,647 | 0.04% | 5.11% |
2009 | 11,294,719 | 9,243,556 | 0.03% | 4.83% |
2010 | 11,297,409 | 9,745,953 | 0.02% | 5.44% |
2011 | 11,301,571 | 10,288,109 | 0.04% | 5.56% |
2012 | 11,303,175 | 10,756,240 | 0.01% | 4.55% |
2013 | 11,298,167 | 11,166,275 | -0.04% | 3.81% |
2014 | 11,285,775 | 11,235,073 | -0.11% | 0.62% |
2015 | 11,275,065 | 11,107,561 | -0.09% | -1.13% |
2016 | 11,265,612 | 10,830,102 | -0.08% | -2.5% |
2017 | 11,247,829 | 10,259,154 | -0.16% | -5.27% |
2018 | 11,227,118 | 10,122,977 | -0.18% | -1.33% |
2019 | 11,202,846 | 10,423,384 | -0.22% | 2.97% |
2020 | 11,176,354 | 10,698,467 | -0.24% | 2.64% |
2021 | 11,122,168 | 10,865,780 | -0.48% | 1.56% |
2022 | 11,059,820 | 11,021,177 | -0.56% | 1.43% |
2023 | 11,019,931 | 11,483,374 | -0.36% | 4.19% |
2024 | 10,979,783 | 11,943,408 | -0.36% | 4.01% |
2025 | 10,937,204 | 12,188,793 | -0.39% | 2.05% |
2026 | 10,892,659 | 12,436,036 | -0.41% | 2.03% |
2027 | 10,846,709 | 12,687,301 | -0.42% | 2.02% |
2028 | 10,799,586 | 12,941,503 | -0.43% | 2% |
2029 | 10,750,892 | 13,198,080 | -0.45% | 1.98% |
2030 | 10,700,820 | 13,457,446 | -0.47% | 1.97% |
2031 | 10,649,673 | 13,725,413 | -0.48% | 1.99% |
2032 | 10,597,336 | 13,996,343 | -0.49% | 1.97% |
2033 | 10,543,539 | 14,261,762 | -0.51% | 1.9% |
2034 | 10,488,270 | 14,527,550 | -0.52% | 1.86% |
2035 | 10,431,762 | 14,798,602 | -0.54% | 1.87% |
2036 | 10,373,926 | 15,070,098 | -0.55% | 1.83% |
2037 | 10,314,339 | 15,335,700 | -0.57% | 1.76% |
2038 | 10,253,201 | 15,595,968 | -0.59% | 1.7% |
2039 | 10,190,465 | 15,850,696 | -0.61% | 1.63% |
2040 | 10,125,837 | 16,101,470 | -0.63% | 1.58% |
2041 | 10,059,299 | 16,350,149 | -0.66% | 1.54% |
2042 | 9,990,897 | 16,593,361 | -0.68% | 1.49% |
2043 | 9,920,670 | 16,829,209 | -0.7% | 1.42% |
2044 | 9,848,751 | 17,060,176 | -0.72% | 1.37% |
2045 | 9,775,205 | 17,286,412 | -0.75% | 1.33% |
2046 | 9,699,830 | 17,509,693 | -0.77% | 1.29% |
2047 | 9,622,707 | 17,728,331 | -0.8% | 1.25% |
2048 | 9,544,142 | 17,938,437 | -0.82% | 1.19% |
2049 | 9,463,925 | 18,142,893 | -0.84% | 1.14% |
2050 | 9,381,995 | 18,341,968 | -0.87% | 1.1% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cuba increased by 12,511 people (a 0.11% growth), while South Sudan gained 3,517,418 people (a 46.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cuba lost -337,861 (a 3% decline), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,279,837 (a 11.5% growth).
Cuba was ranked 72nd most populous country in 2005 and is 89th in 2025. South Sudan was ranked 93rd in 2005 and ranked 81st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Cuba's population will shrink by 14.2% to 9,381,995 people with a rank change from 89th to 104th. The population of South Sudan will increase by 48.1% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 81st to 78th.
Biggest cities by population
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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 |
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Population differences between Cuba and South Sudan
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Life expectancy | 78.4 years | 57.9 years |
Average age | 42 years | 24.3 years |
Median age | 43.1 years | 19.4 years |
Male:Female ratio | 49.3:50.7 | 49.2:50.8 |
Fertility rate | 1.44 births per woman | 3.86 births per woman |
Population density | 274 ppl/mi² | 49 ppl/mi² |
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