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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Cuba's population is 1.02 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Cuba vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Sweden
2100 5,596,718 11,357,586
2099 5,657,375 11,361,443
2098 5,718,645 11,365,725
2097 5,780,569 11,366,889
2096 5,843,224 11,368,572
2095 5,906,751 11,371,525
2094 5,970,804 11,374,169
2093 6,035,854 11,376,054
2092 6,101,659 11,378,099
2091 6,168,154 11,379,549
2090 6,235,722 11,381,475
2089 6,304,222 11,384,408
2088 6,373,377 11,387,073
2087 6,443,413 11,390,874
2086 6,514,289 11,398,223
2085 6,585,780 11,403,279
2084 6,657,505 11,408,050
2083 6,729,522 11,411,588
2082 6,801,995 11,416,796
2081 6,874,468 11,418,438
2080 6,947,089 11,420,629
2079 7,019,723 11,420,158
2078 7,092,413 11,418,032
2077 7,165,274 11,415,948
2076 7,238,004 11,412,112
2075 7,311,071 11,407,978
2074 7,384,626 11,404,682
2073 7,458,600 11,401,754
2072 7,533,524 11,398,056
2071 7,609,105 11,393,134
2070 7,686,135 11,389,416
2069 7,764,393 11,385,560
2068 7,843,807 11,384,165
2067 7,924,753 11,383,331
2066 8,007,003 11,383,335
2065 8,090,881 11,382,611
2064 8,176,150 11,381,643
2063 8,262,542 11,381,489
2062 8,350,350 11,382,109
2061 8,439,080 11,379,849
2060 8,528,768 11,378,661
2059 8,618,786 11,376,317
2058 8,708,762 11,372,527
2057 8,798,693 11,367,109
2056 8,888,562 11,361,843
2055 8,977,652 11,354,884
2054 9,066,133 11,347,343
2053 9,153,249 11,336,678
2052 9,238,892 11,322,876
2051 9,323,021 11,306,983
2050 9,405,481 11,287,973
2049 9,486,566 11,268,461
2048 9,565,607 11,247,615
2047 9,643,403 11,225,655
2046 9,719,554 11,202,749
2045 9,793,859 11,178,920
2044 9,866,367 11,153,887
2043 9,937,436 11,128,417
2042 10,006,554 11,102,505
2041 10,073,994 11,078,898
2040 10,139,368 11,054,498
2039 10,203,016 11,031,322
2038 10,264,587 11,008,943
2037 10,325,061 10,987,323
2036 10,383,547 10,964,438
2035 10,440,509 10,941,953
2034 10,496,359 10,919,289
2033 10,550,821 10,895,104
2032 10,603,749 10,869,796
2031 10,655,312 10,844,434
2030 10,705,845 10,815,888
2029 10,755,262 10,784,274
2028 10,803,047 10,749,191
2027 10,849,321 10,710,226
2026 10,894,785 10,668,870
2025 10,938,241 10,621,495
2024 10,979,783 10,569,709
2023 11,019,931 10,536,632
2022 11,059,820 10,486,941
2021 11,122,168 10,415,811
2020 11,176,354 10,353,442
2019 11,202,846 10,278,887
2018 11,227,118 10,175,214
2017 11,247,829 10,057,698
2016 11,265,612 9,923,085
2015 11,275,065 9,799,186
2014 11,285,775 9,696,110
2013 11,298,167 9,600,379
2012 11,303,175 9,519,374
2011 11,301,571 9,449,213
2010 11,297,409 9,378,126
2009 11,294,719 9,298,515
2008 11,291,762 9,219,637
2007 11,287,272 9,148,092
2006 11,278,550 9,080,505
2005 11,262,554 9,029,572
2004 11,238,756 8,993,531
2003 11,209,383 8,958,229
2002 11,177,418 8,924,958
2001 11,144,132 8,895,960
2000 11,109,109 8,872,109
1999 11,072,230 8,857,874
1998 11,034,712 8,850,974
1997 10,997,934 8,846,062
1996 10,962,010 8,840,998
1995 10,925,362 8,826,939
1994 10,886,021 8,780,745
1993 10,841,031 8,718,561
1992 10,785,801 8,668,067
1991 10,717,640 8,617,375
1990 10,631,799 8,558,835
1989 10,533,243 8,492,964
1988 10,432,585 8,436,489
1987 10,335,342 8,397,804
1986 10,244,247 8,369,829
1985 10,157,228 8,350,386
1984 10,073,299 8,336,605
1983 9,991,026 8,329,033
1982 9,912,681 8,325,263
1981 9,849,320 8,320,503
1980 9,804,796 8,310,531
1979 9,763,355 8,293,678
1978 9,711,980 8,275,599
1977 9,648,440 8,251,540
1976 9,571,242 8,222,286
1975 9,479,726 8,192,437
1974 9,374,183 8,159,955
1973 9,255,328 8,136,312
1972 9,123,891 8,122,300
1971 8,979,085 8,098,334
1970 8,824,382 8,042,801
1969 8,666,640 7,968,072
1968 8,509,522 7,912,273
1967 8,352,625 7,867,931
1966 8,193,450 7,807,797
1965 8,030,797 7,733,853
1964 7,866,020 7,661,354
1963 7,701,660 7,604,328
1962 7,541,098 7,561,588
1961 7,387,117 7,519,998
1960 7,238,081 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Sweden is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 11.4M 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
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Sweden
2100 -1.07% -0.03%
2099 -1.07% -0.04%
2098 -1.07% -0.01%
2097 -1.07% -0.01%
2096 -1.08% -0.03%
2095 -1.07% -0.02%
2094 -1.08% -0.02%
2093 -1.08% -0.02%
2092 -1.08% -0.01%
2091 -1.08% -0.02%
2090 -1.09% -0.03%
2089 -1.09% -0.02%
2088 -1.09% -0.03%
2087 -1.09% -0.06%
2086 -1.09% -0.04%
2085 -1.08% -0.04%
2084 -1.07% -0.03%
2083 -1.07% -0.05%
2082 -1.05% -0.01%
2081 -1.05% -0.02%
2080 -1.03% 0.004%
2079 -1.02% 0.02%
2078 -1.02% 0.02%
2077 -1% 0.03%
2076 -1% 0.04%
2075 -1% 0.03%
2074 -0.99% 0.03%
2073 -0.99% 0.03%
2072 -0.99% 0.04%
2071 -1% 0.03%
2070 -1.01% 0.03%
2069 -1.01% 0.01%
2068 -1.02% 0.007%
2067 -1.03% -0%
2066 -1.04% 0.006%
2065 -1.04% 0.009%
2064 -1.05% 0.001%
2063 -1.05% -0.005%
2062 -1.05% 0.02%
2061 -1.05% 0.01%
2060 -1.04% 0.02%
2059 -1.03% 0.03%
2058 -1.02% 0.05%
2057 -1.01% 0.05%
2056 -0.99% 0.06%
2055 -0.98% 0.07%
2054 -0.95% 0.09%
2053 -0.93% 0.12%
2052 -0.9% 0.14%
2051 -0.88% 0.17%
2050 -0.85% 0.17%
2049 -0.83% 0.19%
2048 -0.81% 0.2%
2047 -0.78% 0.2%
2046 -0.76% 0.21%
2045 -0.73% 0.22%
2044 -0.72% 0.23%
2043 -0.69% 0.23%
2042 -0.67% 0.21%
2041 -0.64% 0.22%
2040 -0.62% 0.21%
2039 -0.6% 0.2%
2038 -0.59% 0.2%
2037 -0.56% 0.21%
2036 -0.55% 0.21%
2035 -0.53% 0.21%
2034 -0.52% 0.22%
2033 -0.5% 0.23%
2032 -0.48% 0.23%
2031 -0.47% 0.26%
2030 -0.46% 0.29%
2029 -0.44% 0.33%
2028 -0.43% 0.36%
2027 -0.42% 0.39%
2026 -0.4% 0.45%
2025 -0.38% 0.49%
2024 -0.36% 0.31%
2023 -0.36% 0.47%
2022 -0.56% 0.68%
2021 -0.48% 0.6%
2020 -0.24% 0.73%
2019 -0.22% 1.02%
2018 -0.18% 1.17%
2017 -0.16% 1.36%
2016 -0.08% 1.26%
2015 -0.09% 1.06%
2014 -0.11% 1%
2013 -0.04% 0.85%
2012 0.01% 0.74%
2011 0.04% 0.76%
2010 0.02% 0.86%
2009 0.03% 0.86%
2008 0.04% 0.78%
2007 0.08% 0.74%
2006 0.14% 0.56%
2005 0.21% 0.4%
2004 0.26% 0.39%
2003 0.29% 0.37%
2002 0.3% 0.33%
2001 0.32% 0.27%
2000 0.33% 0.16%
1999 0.34% 0.08%
1998 0.33% 0.06%
1997 0.33% 0.06%
1996 0.34% 0.16%
1995 0.36% 0.53%
1994 0.41% 0.71%
1993 0.51% 0.58%
1992 0.64% 0.59%
1991 0.81% 0.68%
1990 0.94% 0.78%
1989 0.96% 0.67%
1988 0.94% 0.46%
1987 0.89% 0.33%
1986 0.86% 0.23%
1985 0.83% 0.17%
1984 0.82% 0.09%
1983 0.79% 0.05%
1982 0.64% 0.06%
1981 0.45% 0.12%
1980 0.42% 0.2%
1979 0.53% 0.22%
1978 0.66% 0.29%
1977 0.81% 0.36%
1976 0.97% 0.36%
1975 1.13% 0.4%
1974 1.28% 0.29%
1973 1.44% 0.17%
1972 1.61% 0.3%
1971 1.75% 0.69%
1970 1.82% 0.94%
1969 1.85% 0.71%
1968 1.88% 0.56%
1967 1.94% 0.77%
1966 2.03% 0.96%
1965 2.09% 0.95%
1964 2.13% 0.75%
1963 2.13% 0.57%
1962 2.08% 0.55%
1961 2.06% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cuba declined by 0.36%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Cuba Sweden
Current population
10894785
10680056
Population rank 90/197 91/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.13%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
15.9 minutes
One birth every
5.48 minutes
5.25 minutes
One death every
4.7 minutes
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline -110 +91
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 149/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 +47,079
Net migration rank 153/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - 47,079
2024 - -22,356 - 50,115
2023 -15,880 -22,797 5,269 55,209
2022 -17,961 -23,149 10,487 58,955
2021 -71,616 -11,976 22,914 51,947
2020 -12,808 -11,976 14,495 37,302
2019 -4,245 -23,955 25,697 72,619
2018 3,436 -23,779 23,403 87,517
2017 2,306 -23,394 24,138 102,671
2016 9,677 -24,146 25,800 119,234
2015 20,464 -24,910 23,518 80,534
2014 22,448 -39,426 26,179 77,654
2013 29,827 -37,619 23,041 66,760
2012 33,864 -36,101 20,943 52,879
2011 40,753 -35,313 21,733 46,049
2010 37,021 -34,121 25,320 51,175
2009 37,543 -35,063 21,387 63,638
2008 32,848 -29,427 18,439 56,452
2007 24,617 -19,050 15,552 54,907
2006 24,508 -12,619 15,436 51,675
2005 36,660 -16,561 9,030 27,030
2004 44,258 -16,776 9,893 25,842
2003 56,170 -24,916 6,271 29,161
2002 58,212 -25,535 893 31,364
2001 57,325 -23,442 -1,779 28,856
2000 61,133 -24,980 -2,662 24,900
1999 69,069 -31,456 -6,201 13,940
1998 71,284 -33,863 -3,541 11,325
1997 71,828 -35,712 -3,539 6,047
1996 61,837 -26,105 1,768 5,773
1995 66,809 -29,235 9,710 11,621
1994 68,604 -27,501 20,196 51,545
1993 73,221 -24,358 20,924 32,725
1992 83,461 -21,867 28,605 20,507
1991 95,398 -20,665 29,299 25,314
1990 112,378 -15,438 29,100 35,668
1989 114,865 -14,705 24,629 44,565
1988 116,626 -15,474 15,186 30,064
1987 109,617 -16,290 11,757 21,335
1986 105,997 -17,146 9,206 15,211
1985 103,228 -18,048 4,175 11,464
1984 101,670 -18,994 3,335 8,668
1983 101,858 -19,994 833 2,105
1982 95,866 -21,055 1,665 2,524
1981 74,067 -22,159 1,664 3,209
1980 74,271 -37,114 5,818 10,040
1979 81,192 -35,473 4,976 13,895
1978 86,864 -29,839 4,138 13,807
1977 106,875 -36,811 7,426 23,528
1976 125,383 -41,042 8,222 20,324
1975 144,964 -46,268 14,746 16,564
1974 165,099 -52,697 23,664 9,217
1973 177,387 -52,073 24,409 -9,551
1972 187,588 -50,031 28,428 -13,519
1971 195,106 -43,056 31,583 2,334
1970 201,823 -44,466 30,563 47,242
1969 205,581 -47,446 23,904 48,824
1968 205,487 -49,387 30,858 8,545
1967 207,245 -49,556 41,700 11,075
1966 209,179 -48,509 45,286 24,920
1965 211,322 -46,683 44,857 32,444
1964 209,315 -44,406 45,968 23,581
1963 205,788 -41,979 35,741 11,009
1962 196,423 -39,116 30,246 9,627
1961 183,806 -33,163 30,832 14,401
1960 172,816 -25,396 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/sweden | 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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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