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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 7.89 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.17% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Cuba vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Turkey
2100 5,596,718 64,274,243
2099 5,657,375 64,924,706
2098 5,718,645 65,567,989
2097 5,780,569 66,219,045
2096 5,843,224 66,865,890
2095 5,906,751 67,516,190
2094 5,970,804 68,169,346
2093 6,035,854 68,835,313
2092 6,101,659 69,496,264
2091 6,168,154 70,159,325
2090 6,235,722 70,828,304
2089 6,304,222 71,490,133
2088 6,373,377 72,146,464
2087 6,443,413 72,792,552
2086 6,514,289 73,439,558
2085 6,585,780 74,085,313
2084 6,657,505 74,713,882
2083 6,729,522 75,342,464
2082 6,801,995 75,969,760
2081 6,874,468 76,583,769
2080 6,947,089 77,195,480
2079 7,019,723 77,793,711
2078 7,092,413 78,386,293
2077 7,165,274 78,973,194
2076 7,238,004 79,556,991
2075 7,311,071 80,128,010
2074 7,384,626 80,697,544
2073 7,458,600 81,244,619
2072 7,533,524 81,785,452
2071 7,609,105 82,311,503
2070 7,686,135 82,827,402
2069 7,764,393 83,324,862
2068 7,843,807 83,806,741
2067 7,924,753 84,270,976
2066 8,007,003 84,728,547
2065 8,090,881 85,177,268
2064 8,176,150 85,611,517
2063 8,262,542 86,026,471
2062 8,350,350 86,425,827
2061 8,439,080 86,800,591
2060 8,528,768 87,156,663
2059 8,618,786 87,500,101
2058 8,708,762 87,809,920
2057 8,798,693 88,100,397
2056 8,888,562 88,369,840
2055 8,977,652 88,598,739
2054 9,066,133 88,806,632
2053 9,153,249 88,985,609
2052 9,238,892 89,144,425
2051 9,323,021 89,270,515
2050 9,405,481 89,374,730
2049 9,486,566 89,447,182
2048 9,565,607 89,484,074
2047 9,643,403 89,492,406
2046 9,719,554 89,467,391
2045 9,793,859 89,441,098
2044 9,866,367 89,390,601
2043 9,937,436 89,326,342
2042 10,006,554 89,237,658
2041 10,073,994 89,137,199
2040 10,139,368 89,021,820
2039 10,203,016 88,885,792
2038 10,264,587 88,736,121
2037 10,325,061 88,562,197
2036 10,383,547 88,373,007
2035 10,440,509 88,178,595
2034 10,496,359 87,975,336
2033 10,550,821 87,754,631
2032 10,603,749 87,524,158
2031 10,655,312 87,274,280
2030 10,705,845 87,004,538
2029 10,755,262 86,741,614
2028 10,803,047 86,466,107
2027 10,849,321 86,189,693
2026 10,894,785 85,932,926
2025 10,938,241 85,718,588
2024 10,979,783 85,518,661
2023 11,019,931 85,325,965
2022 11,059,820 84,979,913
2021 11,122,168 84,147,318
2020 11,176,354 83,384,680
2019 11,202,846 82,579,440
2018 11,227,118 81,407,204
2017 11,247,829 80,312,698
2016 11,265,612 79,277,962
2015 11,275,065 78,218,479
2014 11,285,775 77,181,884
2013 11,298,167 76,147,624
2012 11,303,175 75,175,827
2011 11,301,571 74,223,629
2010 11,297,409 73,142,150
2009 11,294,719 72,039,206
2008 11,291,762 71,051,678
2007 11,287,272 70,158,112
2006 11,278,550 70,045,349
2005 11,262,554 69,329,557
2004 11,238,756 68,592,617
2003 11,209,383 67,831,730
2002 11,177,418 67,048,795
2001 11,144,132 66,245,128
2000 11,109,109 65,425,961
1999 11,072,230 64,591,923
1998 11,034,712 63,734,383
1997 10,997,934 62,852,966
1996 10,962,010 61,951,134
1995 10,925,362 61,024,503
1994 10,886,021 60,033,836
1993 10,841,031 58,999,167
1992 10,785,801 57,990,118
1991 10,717,640 57,009,887
1990 10,631,799 56,015,628
1989 10,533,243 54,976,723
1988 10,432,585 53,909,626
1987 10,335,342 52,843,670
1986 10,244,247 51,777,772
1985 10,157,228 50,687,115
1984 10,073,299 49,574,069
1983 9,991,026 48,447,410
1982 9,912,681 47,322,096
1981 9,849,320 46,321,190
1980 9,804,796 45,408,815
1979 9,763,355 44,510,429
1978 9,711,980 43,645,306
1977 9,648,440 42,773,298
1976 9,571,242 41,899,984
1975 9,479,726 41,053,126
1974 9,374,183 40,210,234
1973 9,255,328 39,329,533
1972 9,123,891 38,430,221
1971 8,979,085 37,518,611
1970 8,824,382 36,638,465
1969 8,666,640 35,787,774
1968 8,509,522 34,921,684
1967 8,352,625 34,050,421
1966 8,193,450 33,177,672
1965 8,030,797 32,345,220
1964 7,866,020 31,543,072
1963 7,701,660 30,726,841
1962 7,541,098 29,916,147
1961 7,387,117 29,119,238
1960 7,238,081 28,329,898

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 Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M 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
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Turkey
2100 -1.07% -1%
2099 -1.07% -0.98%
2098 -1.07% -0.98%
2097 -1.07% -0.97%
2096 -1.08% -0.96%
2095 -1.07% -0.96%
2094 -1.08% -0.97%
2093 -1.08% -0.95%
2092 -1.08% -0.95%
2091 -1.08% -0.94%
2090 -1.09% -0.93%
2089 -1.09% -0.91%
2088 -1.09% -0.89%
2087 -1.09% -0.88%
2086 -1.09% -0.87%
2085 -1.08% -0.84%
2084 -1.07% -0.83%
2083 -1.07% -0.83%
2082 -1.05% -0.8%
2081 -1.05% -0.79%
2080 -1.03% -0.77%
2079 -1.02% -0.76%
2078 -1.02% -0.74%
2077 -1% -0.73%
2076 -1% -0.71%
2075 -1% -0.71%
2074 -0.99% -0.67%
2073 -0.99% -0.66%
2072 -0.99% -0.64%
2071 -1% -0.62%
2070 -1.01% -0.6%
2069 -1.01% -0.57%
2068 -1.02% -0.55%
2067 -1.03% -0.54%
2066 -1.04% -0.53%
2065 -1.04% -0.51%
2064 -1.05% -0.48%
2063 -1.05% -0.46%
2062 -1.05% -0.43%
2061 -1.05% -0.41%
2060 -1.04% -0.39%
2059 -1.03% -0.35%
2058 -1.02% -0.33%
2057 -1.01% -0.3%
2056 -0.99% -0.26%
2055 -0.98% -0.23%
2054 -0.95% -0.2%
2053 -0.93% -0.18%
2052 -0.9% -0.14%
2051 -0.88% -0.12%
2050 -0.85% -0.08%
2049 -0.83% -0.04%
2048 -0.81% -0.009%
2047 -0.78% 0.03%
2046 -0.76% 0.03%
2045 -0.73% 0.06%
2044 -0.72% 0.07%
2043 -0.69% 0.1%
2042 -0.67% 0.11%
2041 -0.64% 0.13%
2040 -0.62% 0.15%
2039 -0.6% 0.17%
2038 -0.59% 0.2%
2037 -0.56% 0.21%
2036 -0.55% 0.22%
2035 -0.53% 0.23%
2034 -0.52% 0.25%
2033 -0.5% 0.26%
2032 -0.48% 0.29%
2031 -0.47% 0.31%
2030 -0.46% 0.3%
2029 -0.44% 0.32%
2028 -0.43% 0.32%
2027 -0.42% 0.3%
2026 -0.4% 0.25%
2025 -0.38% 0.23%
2024 -0.36% 0.23%
2023 -0.36% 0.41%
2022 -0.56% 0.99%
2021 -0.48% 0.91%
2020 -0.24% 0.98%
2019 -0.22% 1.44%
2018 -0.18% 1.36%
2017 -0.16% 1.31%
2016 -0.08% 1.35%
2015 -0.09% 1.34%
2014 -0.11% 1.36%
2013 -0.04% 1.29%
2012 0.01% 1.28%
2011 0.04% 1.48%
2010 0.02% 1.53%
2009 0.03% 1.39%
2008 0.04% 1.27%
2007 0.08% 0.16%
2006 0.14% 1.03%
2005 0.21% 1.07%
2004 0.26% 1.12%
2003 0.29% 1.17%
2002 0.3% 1.21%
2001 0.32% 1.25%
2000 0.33% 1.29%
1999 0.34% 1.35%
1998 0.33% 1.4%
1997 0.33% 1.46%
1996 0.34% 1.52%
1995 0.36% 1.65%
1994 0.41% 1.75%
1993 0.51% 1.74%
1992 0.64% 1.72%
1991 0.81% 1.77%
1990 0.94% 1.89%
1989 0.96% 1.98%
1988 0.94% 2.02%
1987 0.89% 2.06%
1986 0.86% 2.15%
1985 0.83% 2.25%
1984 0.82% 2.33%
1983 0.79% 2.38%
1982 0.64% 2.16%
1981 0.45% 2.01%
1980 0.42% 2.02%
1979 0.53% 1.98%
1978 0.66% 2.04%
1977 0.81% 2.08%
1976 0.97% 2.06%
1975 1.13% 2.1%
1974 1.28% 2.24%
1973 1.44% 2.34%
1972 1.61% 2.43%
1971 1.75% 2.4%
1970 1.82% 2.38%
1969 1.85% 2.48%
1968 1.88% 2.56%
1967 1.94% 2.63%
1966 2.03% 2.57%
1965 2.09% 2.54%
1964 2.13% 2.66%
1963 2.13% 2.71%
1962 2.08% 2.74%
1961 2.06% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Cuba Turkey
Current population
10894785
86002379
Population rank 90/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 1.04%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
5.48 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
4.7 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -110 +528
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 154/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 -258,205
Net migration rank 153/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -258,205
2024 - -22,356 - -275,952
2023 -15,880 -22,797 426,630 -318,070
2022 -17,961 -23,149 535,373 -301,544
2021 -71,616 -11,976 521,713 20,283
2020 -12,808 -11,976 608,708 37,934
2019 -4,245 -23,955 751,472 -15,690
2018 3,436 -23,779 830,353 187,570
2017 2,306 -23,394 875,408 659,846
2016 9,677 -24,146 895,841 352,063
2015 20,464 -24,910 930,799 1,063,140
2014 22,448 -39,426 957,055 1,033,384
2013 29,827 -37,619 921,386 438,618
2012 33,864 -36,101 917,145 258,623
2011 40,753 -35,313 875,839 68,849
2010 37,021 -34,121 892,334 55,532
2009 37,543 -35,063 900,491 24,276
2008 32,848 -29,427 868,749 47,915
2007 24,617 -19,050 876,626 -186,402
2006 24,508 -12,619 897,351 -190,194
2005 36,660 -16,561 898,650 -174,177
2004 44,258 -16,776 896,025 -146,574
2003 56,170 -24,916 893,683 -121,383
2002 58,212 -25,535 922,927 -129,444
2001 57,325 -23,442 980,560 -166,759
2000 61,133 -24,980 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 69,069 -31,456 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 71,284 -33,863 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 71,828 -35,712 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 61,837 -26,105 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 66,809 -29,235 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 68,604 -27,501 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 73,221 -24,358 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 83,461 -21,867 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 95,398 -20,665 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 112,378 -15,438 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 114,865 -14,705 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 116,626 -15,474 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 109,617 -16,290 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 105,997 -17,146 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 103,228 -18,048 1,098,846 8,960
1984 101,670 -18,994 1,096,529 21,787
1983 101,858 -19,994 1,095,106 39,871
1982 95,866 -21,055 1,091,863 23,728
1981 74,067 -22,159 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 74,271 -37,114 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 81,192 -35,473 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 86,864 -29,839 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 106,875 -36,811 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 125,383 -41,042 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 144,964 -46,268 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 165,099 -52,697 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 177,387 -52,073 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 187,588 -50,031 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 195,106 -43,056 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 201,823 -44,466 991,950 -150,924
1969 205,581 -47,446 970,958 -110,578
1968 205,487 -49,387 950,778 -78,973
1967 207,245 -49,556 936,727 -65,993
1966 209,179 -48,509 925,790 -50,999
1965 211,322 -46,683 904,016 -113,911
1964 209,315 -44,406 884,152 -69,978
1963 205,788 -41,979 862,626 -44,317
1962 196,423 -39,116 837,473 -34,353
1961 183,806 -33,163 816,911 -26,187
1960 172,816 -25,396 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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