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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 6.57 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 0.99% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Cuba vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Thailand
2100 5,596,718 45,712,111
2099 5,657,375 46,056,854
2098 5,718,645 46,406,925
2097 5,780,569 46,761,683
2096 5,843,224 47,122,446
2095 5,906,751 47,487,866
2094 5,970,804 47,857,414
2093 6,035,854 48,230,566
2092 6,101,659 48,609,149
2091 6,168,154 48,988,448
2090 6,235,722 49,372,024
2089 6,304,222 49,760,635
2088 6,373,377 50,146,313
2087 6,443,413 50,536,233
2086 6,514,289 50,929,394
2085 6,585,780 51,326,092
2084 6,657,505 51,728,619
2083 6,729,522 52,131,789
2082 6,801,995 52,537,598
2081 6,874,468 52,942,608
2080 6,947,089 53,352,029
2079 7,019,723 53,766,821
2078 7,092,413 54,181,891
2077 7,165,274 54,599,508
2076 7,238,004 55,019,721
2075 7,311,071 55,442,571
2074 7,384,626 55,872,412
2073 7,458,600 56,304,891
2072 7,533,524 56,739,842
2071 7,609,105 57,177,118
2070 7,686,135 57,621,370
2069 7,764,393 58,066,637
2068 7,843,807 58,516,959
2067 7,924,753 58,967,738
2066 8,007,003 59,418,676
2065 8,090,881 59,878,082
2064 8,176,150 60,336,709
2063 8,262,542 60,797,201
2062 8,350,350 61,262,000
2061 8,439,080 61,724,999
2060 8,528,768 62,192,387
2059 8,618,786 62,656,203
2058 8,708,762 63,118,413
2057 8,798,693 63,577,864
2056 8,888,562 64,032,675
2055 8,977,652 64,478,337
2054 9,066,133 64,917,436
2053 9,153,249 65,343,383
2052 9,238,892 65,763,356
2051 9,323,021 66,167,939
2050 9,405,481 66,558,274
2049 9,486,566 66,936,876
2048 9,565,607 67,296,897
2047 9,643,403 67,641,907
2046 9,719,554 67,972,603
2045 9,793,859 68,287,399
2044 9,866,367 68,585,177
2043 9,937,436 68,870,333
2042 10,006,554 69,139,548
2041 10,073,994 69,396,419
2040 10,139,368 69,632,464
2039 10,203,016 69,854,146
2038 10,264,587 70,062,543
2037 10,325,061 70,256,027
2036 10,383,547 70,435,348
2035 10,440,509 70,604,705
2034 10,496,359 70,756,791
2033 10,550,821 70,897,217
2032 10,603,749 71,025,384
2031 10,655,312 71,140,609
2030 10,705,845 71,247,320
2029 10,755,262 71,342,891
2028 10,803,047 71,428,869
2027 10,849,321 71,505,168
2026 10,894,785 71,571,743
2025 10,938,241 71,625,629
2024 10,979,783 71,668,011
2023 11,019,931 71,702,435
2022 11,059,820 71,735,329
2021 11,122,168 71,727,332
2020 11,176,354 71,641,484
2019 11,202,846 71,522,271
2018 11,227,118 71,376,079
2017 11,247,829 71,160,187
2016 11,265,612 70,859,841
2015 11,275,065 70,540,795
2014 11,285,775 70,216,367
2013 11,298,167 69,845,114
2012 11,303,175 69,436,098
2011 11,301,571 69,007,208
2010 11,297,409 68,579,447
2009 11,294,719 68,121,080
2008 11,291,762 67,619,830
2007 11,287,272 67,102,394
2006 11,278,550 66,567,687
2005 11,262,554 66,017,420
2004 11,238,756 65,452,047
2003 11,209,383 64,868,166
2002 11,177,418 64,266,437
2001 11,144,132 63,651,141
2000 11,109,109 63,007,815
1999 11,072,230 62,299,043
1998 11,034,712 61,522,630
1997 10,997,934 60,724,584
1996 10,962,010 59,920,064
1995 10,925,362 59,098,232
1994 10,886,021 58,260,854
1993 10,841,031 57,408,198
1992 10,785,801 56,528,834
1991 10,717,640 55,637,434
1990 10,631,799 54,738,329
1989 10,533,243 53,848,956
1988 10,432,585 52,969,595
1987 10,335,342 52,074,105
1986 10,244,247 51,177,834
1985 10,157,228 50,270,753
1984 10,073,299 49,351,708
1983 9,991,026 48,423,309
1982 9,912,681 47,494,577
1981 9,849,320 46,575,855
1980 9,804,796 45,650,022
1979 9,763,355 44,718,434
1978 9,711,980 43,788,976
1977 9,648,440 42,843,974
1976 9,571,242 41,896,504
1975 9,479,726 40,940,005
1974 9,374,183 39,952,891
1973 9,255,328 38,947,787
1972 9,123,891 37,933,929
1971 8,979,085 36,937,387
1970 8,824,382 35,954,408
1969 8,666,640 34,973,782
1968 8,509,522 34,002,560
1967 8,352,625 33,037,801
1966 8,193,450 32,086,071
1965 8,030,797 31,149,337
1964 7,866,020 30,232,141
1963 7,701,660 29,342,322
1962 7,541,098 28,481,040
1961 7,387,117 27,650,334
1960 7,238,081 26,851,747

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 33.6% of the population in Cuba and 23.1% in Thailand.

Population growth rate by year

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Thailand
2100 -1.07% -0.75%
2099 -1.07% -0.75%
2098 -1.07% -0.76%
2097 -1.07% -0.77%
2096 -1.08% -0.77%
2095 -1.07% -0.77%
2094 -1.08% -0.77%
2093 -1.08% -0.78%
2092 -1.08% -0.77%
2091 -1.08% -0.78%
2090 -1.09% -0.78%
2089 -1.09% -0.77%
2088 -1.09% -0.77%
2087 -1.09% -0.77%
2086 -1.09% -0.77%
2085 -1.08% -0.78%
2084 -1.07% -0.77%
2083 -1.07% -0.77%
2082 -1.05% -0.76%
2081 -1.05% -0.77%
2080 -1.03% -0.77%
2079 -1.02% -0.77%
2078 -1.02% -0.76%
2077 -1% -0.76%
2076 -1% -0.76%
2075 -1% -0.77%
2074 -0.99% -0.77%
2073 -0.99% -0.77%
2072 -0.99% -0.76%
2071 -1% -0.77%
2070 -1.01% -0.77%
2069 -1.01% -0.77%
2068 -1.02% -0.76%
2067 -1.03% -0.76%
2066 -1.04% -0.77%
2065 -1.04% -0.76%
2064 -1.05% -0.76%
2063 -1.05% -0.76%
2062 -1.05% -0.75%
2061 -1.05% -0.75%
2060 -1.04% -0.74%
2059 -1.03% -0.73%
2058 -1.02% -0.72%
2057 -1.01% -0.71%
2056 -0.99% -0.69%
2055 -0.98% -0.68%
2054 -0.95% -0.65%
2053 -0.93% -0.64%
2052 -0.9% -0.61%
2051 -0.88% -0.59%
2050 -0.85% -0.57%
2049 -0.83% -0.53%
2048 -0.81% -0.51%
2047 -0.78% -0.49%
2046 -0.76% -0.46%
2045 -0.73% -0.43%
2044 -0.72% -0.41%
2043 -0.69% -0.39%
2042 -0.67% -0.37%
2041 -0.64% -0.34%
2040 -0.62% -0.32%
2039 -0.6% -0.3%
2038 -0.59% -0.28%
2037 -0.56% -0.25%
2036 -0.55% -0.24%
2035 -0.53% -0.21%
2034 -0.52% -0.2%
2033 -0.5% -0.18%
2032 -0.48% -0.16%
2031 -0.47% -0.15%
2030 -0.46% -0.13%
2029 -0.44% -0.12%
2028 -0.43% -0.11%
2027 -0.42% -0.09%
2026 -0.4% -0.08%
2025 -0.38% -0.06%
2024 -0.36% -0.05%
2023 -0.36% -0.05%
2022 -0.56% 0.01%
2021 -0.48% 0.12%
2020 -0.24% 0.17%
2019 -0.22% 0.2%
2018 -0.18% 0.3%
2017 -0.16% 0.42%
2016 -0.08% 0.45%
2015 -0.09% 0.46%
2014 -0.11% 0.53%
2013 -0.04% 0.59%
2012 0.01% 0.62%
2011 0.04% 0.62%
2010 0.02% 0.67%
2009 0.03% 0.74%
2008 0.04% 0.77%
2007 0.08% 0.8%
2006 0.14% 0.83%
2005 0.21% 0.86%
2004 0.26% 0.9%
2003 0.29% 0.94%
2002 0.3% 0.97%
2001 0.32% 1.02%
2000 0.33% 1.14%
1999 0.34% 1.26%
1998 0.33% 1.31%
1997 0.33% 1.34%
1996 0.34% 1.39%
1995 0.36% 1.44%
1994 0.41% 1.49%
1993 0.51% 1.56%
1992 0.64% 1.6%
1991 0.81% 1.64%
1990 0.94% 1.65%
1989 0.96% 1.66%
1988 0.94% 1.72%
1987 0.89% 1.75%
1986 0.86% 1.8%
1985 0.83% 1.86%
1984 0.82% 1.92%
1983 0.79% 1.96%
1982 0.64% 1.97%
1981 0.45% 2.03%
1980 0.42% 2.08%
1979 0.53% 2.12%
1978 0.66% 2.21%
1977 0.81% 2.26%
1976 0.97% 2.34%
1975 1.13% 2.47%
1974 1.28% 2.58%
1973 1.44% 2.67%
1972 1.61% 2.7%
1971 1.75% 2.73%
1970 1.82% 2.8%
1969 1.85% 2.86%
1968 1.88% 2.92%
1967 1.94% 2.97%
1966 2.03% 3.01%
1965 2.09% 3.03%
1964 2.13% 3.03%
1963 2.13% 3.02%
1962 2.08% 3%
1961 2.06% 2.97%

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 Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Cuba Thailand
Current population
10894785
71571743
Population rank 90/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.86%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
15.3 minutes
One birth every
5.48 minutes
53.3 seconds
One death every
4.7 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline -110 -94
Annual growth/decline -40,148 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 168/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 +27,509
Net migration rank 153/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - 27,509
2024 - -22,356 - 23,321
2023 -15,880 -22,797 -46,105 19,648
2022 -17,961 -23,149 -61,046 21,683
2021 -71,616 -11,976 57,382 -2,093
2020 -12,808 -11,976 84,107 32,277
2019 -4,245 -23,955 116,867 5,221
2018 3,436 -23,779 159,383 10,984
2017 2,306 -23,394 194,695 66,805
2016 9,677 -24,146 226,255 112,978
2015 20,464 -24,910 266,362 32,500
2014 22,448 -39,426 294,628 55,358
2013 29,827 -37,619 325,059 67,452
2012 33,864 -36,101 351,485 74,033
2011 40,753 -35,313 365,670 66,607
2010 37,021 -34,121 370,466 52,791
2009 37,543 -35,063 382,636 110,883
2008 32,848 -29,427 401,730 107,333
2007 24,617 -19,050 425,362 100,486
2006 24,508 -12,619 441,211 102,362
2005 36,660 -16,561 456,378 100,542
2004 44,258 -16,776 466,542 107,199
2003 56,170 -24,916 488,003 105,917
2002 58,212 -25,535 504,299 105,215
2001 57,325 -23,442 524,230 96,817
2000 61,133 -24,980 543,884 121,640
1999 69,069 -31,456 578,073 173,924
1998 71,284 -33,863 617,318 183,471
1997 71,828 -35,712 644,834 150,411
1996 61,837 -26,105 661,397 152,397
1995 66,809 -29,235 682,703 147,226
1994 68,604 -27,501 712,589 132,271
1993 73,221 -24,358 737,696 122,746
1992 83,461 -21,867 754,999 143,318
1991 95,398 -20,665 760,508 124,034
1990 112,378 -15,438 760,808 152,916
1989 114,865 -14,705 774,563 90,497
1988 116,626 -15,474 765,252 128,469
1987 109,617 -16,290 774,498 122,791
1986 105,997 -17,146 783,430 111,820
1985 103,228 -18,048 776,935 141,963
1984 101,670 -18,994 779,856 139,345
1983 101,858 -19,994 794,239 143,393
1982 95,866 -21,055 817,951 101,885
1981 74,067 -22,159 839,297 78,337
1980 74,271 -37,114 845,575 88,478
1979 81,192 -35,473 843,434 85,693
1978 86,864 -29,839 847,799 82,011
1977 106,875 -36,811 871,232 88,937
1976 125,383 -41,042 894,072 40,656
1975 144,964 -46,268 911,980 66,306
1974 165,099 -52,697 923,151 72,801
1973 177,387 -52,073 933,540 80,704
1972 187,588 -50,031 940,420 73,082
1971 195,106 -43,056 936,215 43,400
1970 201,823 -44,466 937,116 49,221
1969 205,581 -47,446 948,314 26,551
1968 205,487 -49,387 953,806 13,718
1967 207,245 -49,556 944,980 17,005
1966 209,179 -48,509 929,469 12,016
1965 211,322 -46,683 909,000 22,995
1964 209,315 -44,406 885,137 17,249
1963 205,788 -41,979 860,728 16,494
1962 196,423 -39,116 828,741 16,605
1961 183,806 -33,163 801,140 14,968
1960 172,816 -25,396 774,190 6,886

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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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