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Population in Cuba compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 2.04 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Cuba vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Sri Lanka
2100 5,596,718 20,270,496
2099 5,657,375 20,383,669
2098 5,718,645 20,498,567
2097 5,780,569 20,611,123
2096 5,843,224 20,723,560
2095 5,906,751 20,834,629
2094 5,970,804 20,943,809
2093 6,035,854 21,052,131
2092 6,101,659 21,158,833
2091 6,168,154 21,263,961
2090 6,235,722 21,371,263
2089 6,304,222 21,475,426
2088 6,373,377 21,577,177
2087 6,443,413 21,677,510
2086 6,514,289 21,777,420
2085 6,585,780 21,876,464
2084 6,657,505 21,970,336
2083 6,729,522 22,062,801
2082 6,801,995 22,151,745
2081 6,874,468 22,240,834
2080 6,947,089 22,326,555
2079 7,019,723 22,411,438
2078 7,092,413 22,489,772
2077 7,165,274 22,565,028
2076 7,238,004 22,637,463
2075 7,311,071 22,707,112
2074 7,384,626 22,778,489
2073 7,458,600 22,844,703
2072 7,533,524 22,905,707
2071 7,609,105 22,964,866
2070 7,686,135 23,022,515
2069 7,764,393 23,076,310
2068 7,843,807 23,129,541
2067 7,924,753 23,184,596
2066 8,007,003 23,234,419
2065 8,090,881 23,285,901
2064 8,176,150 23,331,390
2063 8,262,542 23,372,184
2062 8,350,350 23,409,522
2061 8,439,080 23,441,893
2060 8,528,768 23,474,032
2059 8,618,786 23,502,132
2058 8,708,762 23,528,076
2057 8,798,693 23,550,580
2056 8,888,562 23,570,923
2055 8,977,652 23,582,432
2054 9,066,133 23,591,414
2053 9,153,249 23,601,371
2052 9,238,892 23,605,361
2051 9,323,021 23,606,194
2050 9,405,481 23,603,330
2049 9,486,566 23,597,604
2048 9,565,607 23,587,307
2047 9,643,403 23,570,881
2046 9,719,554 23,547,409
2045 9,793,859 23,515,133
2044 9,866,367 23,483,546
2043 9,937,436 23,446,242
2042 10,006,554 23,404,983
2041 10,073,994 23,357,358
2040 10,139,368 23,306,148
2039 10,203,016 23,248,341
2038 10,264,587 23,187,512
2037 10,325,061 23,120,775
2036 10,383,547 23,053,427
2035 10,440,509 22,981,808
2034 10,496,359 22,906,587
2033 10,550,821 22,826,414
2032 10,603,749 22,742,267
2031 10,655,312 22,655,907
2030 10,705,845 22,564,038
2029 10,755,262 22,470,759
2028 10,803,047 22,370,999
2027 10,849,321 22,266,017
2026 10,894,785 22,155,543
2025 10,938,241 22,039,908
2024 10,979,783 21,916,000
2023 11,019,931 22,037,000
2022 11,059,820 22,181,000
2021 11,122,168 22,156,000
2020 11,176,354 21,919,000
2019 11,202,846 21,803,000
2018 11,227,118 21,670,000
2017 11,247,829 21,453,000
2016 11,265,612 21,209,000
2015 11,275,065 20,970,000
2014 11,285,775 20,778,000
2013 11,298,167 20,585,000
2012 11,303,175 21,169,458
2011 11,301,571 21,009,048
2010 11,297,409 20,879,089
2009 11,294,719 20,756,435
2008 11,291,762 20,629,378
2007 11,287,272 20,492,545
2006 11,278,550 20,352,411
2005 11,262,554 20,216,524
2004 11,238,756 20,087,605
2003 11,209,383 19,951,521
2002 11,177,418 19,805,752
2001 11,144,132 19,600,362
2000 11,109,109 19,293,054
1999 11,072,230 18,944,731
1998 11,034,712 18,596,003
1997 10,997,934 18,248,200
1996 10,962,010 17,905,018
1995 10,925,362 17,564,068
1994 10,886,021 17,275,773
1993 10,841,031 17,025,918
1992 10,785,801 16,739,284
1991 10,717,640 16,475,354
1990 10,631,799 16,352,458
1989 10,533,243 16,248,557
1988 10,432,585 16,078,621
1987 10,335,342 15,916,576
1986 10,244,247 15,731,256
1985 10,157,228 15,544,154
1984 10,073,299 15,441,860
1983 9,991,026 15,388,794
1982 9,912,681 15,286,567
1981 9,849,320 15,099,414
1980 9,804,796 14,847,974
1979 9,763,355 14,579,614
1978 9,711,980 14,310,128
1977 9,648,440 14,049,371
1976 9,571,242 13,796,770
1975 9,479,726 13,548,984
1974 9,374,183 13,305,693
1973 9,255,328 13,060,916
1972 9,123,891 12,809,205
1971 8,979,085 12,551,910
1970 8,824,382 12,287,110
1969 8,666,640 12,013,858
1968 8,509,522 11,736,088
1967 8,352,625 11,457,328
1966 8,193,450 11,183,928
1965 8,030,797 10,916,965
1964 7,866,020 10,653,397
1963 7,701,660 10,395,040
1962 7,541,098 10,143,754
1961 7,387,117 9,899,372
1960 7,238,081 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.6M 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
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Sri Lanka
2100 -1.07% -0.56%
2099 -1.07% -0.56%
2098 -1.07% -0.55%
2097 -1.07% -0.54%
2096 -1.08% -0.53%
2095 -1.07% -0.52%
2094 -1.08% -0.51%
2093 -1.08% -0.5%
2092 -1.08% -0.49%
2091 -1.08% -0.5%
2090 -1.09% -0.49%
2089 -1.09% -0.47%
2088 -1.09% -0.46%
2087 -1.09% -0.46%
2086 -1.09% -0.45%
2085 -1.08% -0.43%
2084 -1.07% -0.42%
2083 -1.07% -0.4%
2082 -1.05% -0.4%
2081 -1.05% -0.38%
2080 -1.03% -0.38%
2079 -1.02% -0.35%
2078 -1.02% -0.33%
2077 -1% -0.32%
2076 -1% -0.31%
2075 -1% -0.31%
2074 -0.99% -0.29%
2073 -0.99% -0.27%
2072 -0.99% -0.26%
2071 -1% -0.25%
2070 -1.01% -0.23%
2069 -1.01% -0.23%
2068 -1.02% -0.24%
2067 -1.03% -0.21%
2066 -1.04% -0.22%
2065 -1.04% -0.19%
2064 -1.05% -0.17%
2063 -1.05% -0.16%
2062 -1.05% -0.14%
2061 -1.05% -0.14%
2060 -1.04% -0.12%
2059 -1.03% -0.11%
2058 -1.02% -0.1%
2057 -1.01% -0.09%
2056 -0.99% -0.05%
2055 -0.98% -0.04%
2054 -0.95% -0.04%
2053 -0.93% -0.02%
2052 -0.9% -0.004%
2051 -0.88% 0.01%
2050 -0.85% 0.02%
2049 -0.83% 0.04%
2048 -0.81% 0.07%
2047 -0.78% 0.1%
2046 -0.76% 0.14%
2045 -0.73% 0.13%
2044 -0.72% 0.16%
2043 -0.69% 0.18%
2042 -0.67% 0.2%
2041 -0.64% 0.22%
2040 -0.62% 0.25%
2039 -0.6% 0.26%
2038 -0.59% 0.29%
2037 -0.56% 0.29%
2036 -0.55% 0.31%
2035 -0.53% 0.33%
2034 -0.52% 0.35%
2033 -0.5% 0.37%
2032 -0.48% 0.38%
2031 -0.47% 0.41%
2030 -0.46% 0.42%
2029 -0.44% 0.45%
2028 -0.43% 0.47%
2027 -0.42% 0.5%
2026 -0.4% 0.52%
2025 -0.38% 0.57%
2024 -0.36% -0.55%
2023 -0.36% -0.65%
2022 -0.56% 0.11%
2021 -0.48% 1.08%
2020 -0.24% 0.53%
2019 -0.22% 0.61%
2018 -0.18% 1.01%
2017 -0.16% 1.15%
2016 -0.08% 1.14%
2015 -0.09% 0.92%
2014 -0.11% 0.94%
2013 -0.04% -2.76%
2012 0.01% 0.76%
2011 0.04% 0.62%
2010 0.02% 0.59%
2009 0.03% 0.62%
2008 0.04% 0.67%
2007 0.08% 0.69%
2006 0.14% 0.67%
2005 0.21% 0.64%
2004 0.26% 0.68%
2003 0.29% 0.74%
2002 0.3% 1.05%
2001 0.32% 1.59%
2000 0.33% 1.84%
1999 0.34% 1.88%
1998 0.33% 1.91%
1997 0.33% 1.92%
1996 0.34% 1.94%
1995 0.36% 1.67%
1994 0.41% 1.47%
1993 0.51% 1.71%
1992 0.64% 1.6%
1991 0.81% 0.75%
1990 0.94% 0.64%
1989 0.96% 1.06%
1988 0.94% 1.02%
1987 0.89% 1.18%
1986 0.86% 1.2%
1985 0.83% 0.66%
1984 0.82% 0.34%
1983 0.79% 0.67%
1982 0.64% 1.24%
1981 0.45% 1.69%
1980 0.42% 1.84%
1979 0.53% 1.88%
1978 0.66% 1.86%
1977 0.81% 1.83%
1976 0.97% 1.83%
1975 1.13% 1.83%
1974 1.28% 1.87%
1973 1.44% 1.97%
1972 1.61% 2.05%
1971 1.75% 2.16%
1970 1.82% 2.27%
1969 1.85% 2.37%
1968 1.88% 2.43%
1967 1.94% 2.44%
1966 2.03% 2.45%
1965 2.09% 2.47%
1964 2.13% 2.49%
1963 2.13% 2.48%
1962 2.08% 2.47%
1961 2.06% 2.46%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Cuba declined by 0.36%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Cuba Sri Lanka
Current population
10894785
22185425
Population rank 90/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.27%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
5.48 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
4.7 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline -110 -332
Annual growth/decline -40,148 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 188/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 -30,724
Net migration rank 153/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -30,724
2024 - -22,356 - -27,245
2023 -15,880 -22,797 66,111 -28,011
2022 -17,961 -23,149 95,378 -27,435
2021 -71,616 -11,976 121,858 -29,586
2020 -12,808 -11,976 170,968 -29,875
2019 -4,245 -23,955 172,243 -28,426
2018 3,436 -23,779 183,610 -28,607
2017 2,306 -23,394 187,993 -22,324
2016 9,677 -24,146 194,232 -18,388
2015 20,464 -24,910 201,815 -29,797
2014 22,448 -39,426 211,541 -33,672
2013 29,827 -37,619 221,021 -37,754
2012 33,864 -36,101 229,138 -41,955
2011 40,753 -35,313 224,461 -90,839
2010 37,021 -34,121 224,325 -98,060
2009 37,543 -35,063 200,175 -81,130
2008 32,848 -29,427 232,225 -97,144
2007 24,617 -19,050 248,287 -109,695
2006 24,508 -12,619 248,706 -107,045
2005 36,660 -16,561 248,683 -118,594
2004 44,258 -16,776 212,527 -84,795
2003 56,170 -24,916 252,008 -107,573
2002 58,212 -25,535 252,840 -105,718
2001 57,325 -23,442 244,377 19,273
2000 61,133 -24,980 227,060 123,894
1999 69,069 -31,456 206,876 138,799
1998 71,284 -33,863 201,059 150,724
1997 71,828 -35,712 208,193 135,636
1996 61,837 -26,105 215,290 127,236
1995 66,809 -29,235 221,957 117,416
1994 68,604 -27,501 228,904 8,323
1993 73,221 -24,358 226,257 36,232
1992 83,461 -21,867 222,230 88,542
1991 95,398 -20,665 218,117 -1,047
1990 112,378 -15,438 224,454 -195,736
1989 114,865 -14,705 212,401 -33,305
1988 116,626 -15,474 219,184 -58,415
1987 109,617 -16,290 226,414 -63,105
1986 105,997 -17,146 233,782 -26,460
1985 103,228 -18,048 247,836 -80,950
1984 101,670 -18,994 263,175 -225,450
1983 101,858 -19,994 277,768 -209,362
1982 95,866 -21,055 300,030 -163,987
1981 74,067 -22,159 328,096 -89,824
1980 74,271 -37,114 328,155 -63,541
1979 81,192 -35,473 329,791 -57,683
1978 86,864 -29,839 317,055 -50,189
1977 106,875 -36,811 300,038 -45,383
1976 125,383 -41,042 291,816 -41,258
1975 144,964 -46,268 282,496 -37,475
1974 165,099 -52,697 275,521 -33,979
1973 177,387 -52,073 278,577 -30,582
1972 187,588 -50,031 282,494 -27,071
1971 195,106 -43,056 281,200 -22,021
1970 201,823 -44,466 286,719 -16,299
1969 205,581 -47,446 286,218 -10,152
1968 205,487 -49,387 286,642 -7,163
1967 207,245 -49,556 284,738 -6,696
1966 209,179 -48,509 275,549 -6,794
1965 211,322 -46,683 272,422 -7,249
1964 209,315 -44,406 269,584 -7,614
1963 205,788 -41,979 262,880 -8,118
1962 196,423 -39,116 256,719 -8,909
1961 183,806 -33,163 251,087 -10,144
1960 172,816 -25,396 247,631 -12,610

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

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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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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