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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 4.9 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.77% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Cuba vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Sudan
2100 5,596,718 137,695,876
2099 5,657,375 137,114,644
2098 5,718,645 136,500,499
2097 5,780,569 135,860,701
2096 5,843,224 135,222,218
2095 5,906,751 134,553,615
2094 5,970,804 133,902,112
2093 6,035,854 133,186,791
2092 6,101,659 132,427,642
2091 6,168,154 131,674,049
2090 6,235,722 130,893,042
2089 6,304,222 130,075,970
2088 6,373,377 129,234,968
2087 6,443,413 128,358,981
2086 6,514,289 127,463,823
2085 6,585,780 126,555,673
2084 6,657,505 125,612,419
2083 6,729,522 124,663,868
2082 6,801,995 123,716,124
2081 6,874,468 122,772,016
2080 6,947,089 121,805,246
2079 7,019,723 120,822,781
2078 7,092,413 119,802,944
2077 7,165,274 118,776,597
2076 7,238,004 117,748,457
2075 7,311,071 116,688,549
2074 7,384,626 115,601,159
2073 7,458,600 114,499,847
2072 7,533,524 113,374,089
2071 7,609,105 112,235,978
2070 7,686,135 111,102,687
2069 7,764,393 109,945,533
2068 7,843,807 108,791,037
2067 7,924,753 107,581,192
2066 8,007,003 106,357,353
2065 8,090,881 105,145,307
2064 8,176,150 103,903,801
2063 8,262,542 102,642,643
2062 8,350,350 101,354,095
2061 8,439,080 100,067,335
2060 8,528,768 98,765,585
2059 8,618,786 97,461,067
2058 8,708,762 96,135,716
2057 8,798,693 94,800,344
2056 8,888,562 93,458,640
2055 8,977,652 92,089,717
2054 9,066,133 90,711,253
2053 9,153,249 89,342,122
2052 9,238,892 87,962,125
2051 9,323,021 86,581,277
2050 9,405,481 85,194,794
2049 9,486,566 83,803,171
2048 9,565,607 82,442,635
2047 9,643,403 81,085,689
2046 9,719,554 79,725,126
2045 9,793,859 78,359,927
2044 9,866,367 77,006,049
2043 9,937,436 75,652,858
2042 10,006,554 74,312,465
2041 10,073,994 72,968,877
2040 10,139,368 71,640,015
2039 10,203,016 70,319,906
2038 10,264,587 69,001,239
2037 10,325,061 67,665,904
2036 10,383,547 66,337,650
2035 10,440,509 65,001,359
2034 10,496,359 63,664,516
2033 10,550,821 62,329,849
2032 10,603,749 61,007,985
2031 10,655,312 59,695,860
2030 10,705,845 58,384,521
2029 10,755,262 57,082,767
2028 10,803,047 55,800,806
2027 10,849,321 54,523,219
2026 10,894,785 52,894,744
2025 10,938,241 51,256,148
2024 10,979,783 50,448,963
2023 11,019,931 50,042,791
2022 11,059,820 49,383,346
2021 11,122,168 48,066,924
2020 11,176,354 46,789,231
2019 11,202,846 45,548,175
2018 11,227,118 44,230,596
2017 11,247,829 42,714,306
2016 11,265,612 41,259,892
2015 11,275,065 40,024,431
2014 11,285,775 38,823,318
2013 11,298,167 37,785,849
2012 11,303,175 36,923,178
2011 11,301,571 36,140,806
2010 11,297,409 35,414,399
2009 11,294,719 34,569,113
2008 11,291,762 33,623,980
2007 11,287,272 32,764,135
2006 11,278,550 31,992,435
2005 11,262,554 31,262,444
2004 11,238,756 30,556,637
2003 11,209,383 29,896,035
2002 11,177,418 29,228,727
2001 11,144,132 28,516,770
2000 11,109,109 27,816,745
1999 11,072,230 27,130,613
1998 11,034,712 26,458,999
1997 10,997,934 25,799,821
1996 10,962,010 25,231,528
1995 10,925,362 24,672,143
1994 10,886,021 24,043,948
1993 10,841,031 23,445,592
1992 10,785,801 22,927,355
1991 10,717,640 22,470,676
1990 10,631,799 22,021,481
1989 10,533,243 21,578,022
1988 10,432,585 21,138,431
1987 10,335,342 20,704,904
1986 10,244,247 20,288,238
1985 10,157,228 19,905,872
1984 10,073,299 19,546,528
1983 9,991,026 19,109,770
1982 9,912,681 18,486,645
1981 9,849,320 17,780,572
1980 9,804,796 17,058,905
1979 9,763,355 16,355,352
1978 9,711,980 15,695,003
1977 9,648,440 15,086,614
1976 9,571,242 14,569,716
1975 9,479,726 14,064,798
1974 9,374,183 13,580,723
1973 9,255,328 13,049,315
1972 9,123,891 12,527,856
1971 8,979,085 12,105,539
1970 8,824,382 11,695,771
1969 8,666,640 11,298,936
1968 8,509,522 10,917,999
1967 8,352,625 10,550,597
1966 8,193,450 10,197,578
1965 8,030,797 9,858,030
1964 7,866,020 9,531,109
1963 7,701,660 9,218,077
1962 7,541,098 8,919,028
1961 7,387,117 8,634,941
1960 7,238,081 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 138M 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
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Sudan
2100 -1.07% 0.42%
2099 -1.07% 0.45%
2098 -1.07% 0.47%
2097 -1.07% 0.47%
2096 -1.08% 0.5%
2095 -1.07% 0.49%
2094 -1.08% 0.54%
2093 -1.08% 0.57%
2092 -1.08% 0.57%
2091 -1.08% 0.6%
2090 -1.09% 0.63%
2089 -1.09% 0.65%
2088 -1.09% 0.68%
2087 -1.09% 0.7%
2086 -1.09% 0.72%
2085 -1.08% 0.75%
2084 -1.07% 0.76%
2083 -1.07% 0.77%
2082 -1.05% 0.77%
2081 -1.05% 0.79%
2080 -1.03% 0.81%
2079 -1.02% 0.85%
2078 -1.02% 0.86%
2077 -1% 0.87%
2076 -1% 0.91%
2075 -1% 0.94%
2074 -0.99% 0.96%
2073 -0.99% 0.99%
2072 -0.99% 1.01%
2071 -1% 1.02%
2070 -1.01% 1.05%
2069 -1.01% 1.06%
2068 -1.02% 1.12%
2067 -1.03% 1.15%
2066 -1.04% 1.15%
2065 -1.04% 1.19%
2064 -1.05% 1.23%
2063 -1.05% 1.27%
2062 -1.05% 1.29%
2061 -1.05% 1.32%
2060 -1.04% 1.34%
2059 -1.03% 1.38%
2058 -1.02% 1.41%
2057 -1.01% 1.44%
2056 -0.99% 1.49%
2055 -0.98% 1.52%
2054 -0.95% 1.53%
2053 -0.93% 1.57%
2052 -0.9% 1.59%
2051 -0.88% 1.63%
2050 -0.85% 1.66%
2049 -0.83% 1.65%
2048 -0.81% 1.67%
2047 -0.78% 1.71%
2046 -0.76% 1.74%
2045 -0.73% 1.76%
2044 -0.72% 1.79%
2043 -0.69% 1.8%
2042 -0.67% 1.84%
2041 -0.64% 1.85%
2040 -0.62% 1.88%
2039 -0.6% 1.91%
2038 -0.59% 1.97%
2037 -0.56% 2%
2036 -0.55% 2.06%
2035 -0.53% 2.1%
2034 -0.52% 2.14%
2033 -0.5% 2.17%
2032 -0.48% 2.2%
2031 -0.47% 2.25%
2030 -0.46% 2.28%
2029 -0.44% 2.3%
2028 -0.43% 2.34%
2027 -0.42% 3.08%
2026 -0.4% 3.2%
2025 -0.38% 1.6%
2024 -0.36% 0.81%
2023 -0.36% 1.34%
2022 -0.56% 2.74%
2021 -0.48% 2.73%
2020 -0.24% 2.72%
2019 -0.22% 2.98%
2018 -0.18% 3.55%
2017 -0.16% 3.53%
2016 -0.08% 3.09%
2015 -0.09% 3.09%
2014 -0.11% 2.75%
2013 -0.04% 2.34%
2012 0.01% 2.16%
2011 0.04% 2.05%
2010 0.02% 2.45%
2009 0.03% 2.81%
2008 0.04% 2.62%
2007 0.08% 2.41%
2006 0.14% 2.34%
2005 0.21% 2.31%
2004 0.26% 2.21%
2003 0.29% 2.28%
2002 0.3% 2.5%
2001 0.32% 2.52%
2000 0.33% 2.53%
1999 0.34% 2.54%
1998 0.33% 2.55%
1997 0.33% 2.25%
1996 0.34% 2.27%
1995 0.36% 2.61%
1994 0.41% 2.55%
1993 0.51% 2.26%
1992 0.64% 2.03%
1991 0.81% 2.04%
1990 0.94% 2.06%
1989 0.96% 2.08%
1988 0.94% 2.09%
1987 0.89% 2.05%
1986 0.86% 1.92%
1985 0.83% 1.84%
1984 0.82% 2.29%
1983 0.79% 3.37%
1982 0.64% 3.97%
1981 0.45% 4.23%
1980 0.42% 4.3%
1979 0.53% 4.21%
1978 0.66% 4.03%
1977 0.81% 3.55%
1976 0.97% 3.59%
1975 1.13% 3.56%
1974 1.28% 4.07%
1973 1.44% 4.16%
1972 1.61% 3.49%
1971 1.75% 3.5%
1970 1.82% 3.51%
1969 1.85% 3.49%
1968 1.88% 3.48%
1967 1.94% 3.46%
1966 2.03% 3.44%
1965 2.09% 3.43%
1964 2.13% 3.4%
1963 2.13% 3.35%
1962 2.08% 3.29%
1961 2.06% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cuba declined by 0.36%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Cuba Sudan
Current population
10894785
53335233
Population rank 90/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.64%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
5.48 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
4.7 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -110 +1,113
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 116/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 +291,469
Net migration rank 153/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - 291,469
2024 - -22,356 - -544,257
2023 -15,880 -22,797 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -17,961 -23,149 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 -71,616 -11,976 1,293,817 31,664
2020 -12,808 -11,976 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 -4,245 -23,955 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 3,436 -23,779 1,257,387 125,499
2017 2,306 -23,394 1,208,046 441,623
2016 9,677 -24,146 1,174,422 84,728
2015 20,464 -24,910 1,145,259 66,476
2014 22,448 -39,426 1,097,962 92,504
2013 29,827 -37,619 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 33,864 -36,101 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 40,753 -35,313 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 37,021 -34,121 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 37,543 -35,063 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 32,848 -29,427 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 24,617 -19,050 992,819 -201,769
2006 24,508 -12,619 963,740 -211,387
2005 36,660 -16,561 907,017 -199,378
2004 44,258 -16,776 889,382 -185,392
2003 56,170 -24,916 898,226 -281,001
2002 58,212 -25,535 897,965 -180,603
2001 57,325 -23,442 880,284 -173,745
2000 61,133 -24,980 858,536 -165,030
1999 69,069 -31,456 835,840 -157,090
1998 71,284 -33,863 814,752 -150,271
1997 71,828 -35,712 802,245 -148,368
1996 61,837 -26,105 792,926 -310,221
1995 66,809 -29,235 780,700 -144,670
1994 68,604 -27,501 764,645 -144,324
1993 73,221 -24,358 743,249 -166,861
1992 83,461 -21,867 731,177 -271,093
1991 95,398 -20,665 714,612 -261,341
1990 112,378 -15,438 699,953 -254,825
1989 114,865 -14,705 683,743 -241,979
1988 116,626 -15,474 672,604 -235,213
1987 109,617 -16,290 658,416 -228,756
1986 105,997 -17,146 649,649 -245,968
1985 103,228 -18,048 583,382 -222,315
1984 101,670 -18,994 577,405 -219,755
1983 101,858 -19,994 570,198 -54,325
1982 95,866 -21,055 606,362 124,007
1981 74,067 -22,159 585,087 96,697
1980 74,271 -37,114 552,930 208,602
1979 81,192 -35,473 524,942 120,613
1978 86,864 -29,839 497,987 177,153
1977 106,875 -36,811 483,089 58,540
1976 125,383 -41,042 470,019 22,147
1975 144,964 -46,268 454,813 62,843
1974 165,099 -52,697 444,456 6,023
1973 177,387 -52,073 439,201 173,143
1972 187,588 -50,031 428,340 2,238
1971 195,106 -43,056 417,641 -3,577
1970 201,823 -44,466 401,013 4,479
1969 205,581 -47,446 385,712 2,476
1968 205,487 -49,387 370,917 2,776
1967 207,245 -49,556 356,599 4,508
1966 209,179 -48,509 342,118 2,813
1965 211,322 -46,683 327,799 6,367
1964 209,315 -44,406 315,166 4,505
1963 205,788 -41,979 302,132 4,263
1962 196,423 -39,116 287,317 4,387
1961 183,806 -33,163 272,562 3,904
1960 172,816 -25,396 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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