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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 3.68 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.62% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Cuba vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Ukraine
2100 5,596,718 15,493,960
2099 5,657,375 15,751,557
2098 5,718,645 16,012,938
2097 5,780,569 16,278,602
2096 5,843,224 16,547,938
2095 5,906,751 16,820,897
2094 5,970,804 17,098,910
2093 6,035,854 17,381,822
2092 6,101,659 17,669,049
2091 6,168,154 17,960,681
2090 6,235,722 18,257,867
2089 6,304,222 18,559,027
2088 6,373,377 18,865,031
2087 6,443,413 19,176,483
2086 6,514,289 19,492,606
2085 6,585,780 19,812,584
2084 6,657,505 20,138,855
2083 6,729,522 20,468,747
2082 6,801,995 20,803,241
2081 6,874,468 21,140,953
2080 6,947,089 21,482,498
2079 7,019,723 21,827,152
2078 7,092,413 22,175,099
2077 7,165,274 22,525,846
2076 7,238,004 22,879,896
2075 7,311,071 23,236,521
2074 7,384,626 23,596,095
2073 7,458,600 23,957,807
2072 7,533,524 24,319,928
2071 7,609,105 24,685,370
2070 7,686,135 25,053,352
2069 7,764,393 25,423,272
2068 7,843,807 25,794,560
2067 7,924,753 26,168,072
2066 8,007,003 26,543,206
2065 8,090,881 26,920,121
2064 8,176,150 27,298,592
2063 8,262,542 27,677,528
2062 8,350,350 28,056,960
2061 8,439,080 28,437,884
2060 8,528,768 28,818,343
2059 8,618,786 29,198,891
2058 8,708,762 29,580,044
2057 8,798,693 29,958,884
2056 8,888,562 30,335,136
2055 8,977,652 30,710,041
2054 9,066,133 31,080,334
2053 9,153,249 31,447,868
2052 9,238,892 31,811,171
2051 9,323,021 32,170,929
2050 9,405,481 32,525,262
2049 9,486,566 32,875,483
2048 9,565,607 33,217,836
2047 9,643,403 33,556,749
2046 9,719,554 33,892,646
2045 9,793,859 34,221,999
2044 9,866,367 34,547,153
2043 9,937,436 34,869,270
2042 10,006,554 35,189,550
2041 10,073,994 35,507,946
2040 10,139,368 35,823,225
2039 10,203,016 36,141,658
2038 10,264,587 36,457,134
2037 10,325,061 36,772,578
2036 10,383,547 37,084,252
2035 10,440,509 37,396,243
2034 10,496,359 37,706,533
2033 10,550,821 38,015,585
2032 10,603,749 38,322,554
2031 10,655,312 38,630,259
2030 10,705,845 38,935,791
2029 10,755,262 39,238,099
2028 10,803,047 39,537,815
2027 10,849,321 39,830,895
2026 10,894,785 40,125,599
2025 10,938,241 38,707,520
2024 10,979,783 37,860,221
2023 11,019,931 37,732,836
2022 11,059,820 41,048,766
2021 11,122,168 44,298,640
2020 11,176,354 44,680,014
2019 11,202,846 44,957,458
2018 11,227,118 45,208,907
2017 11,247,829 45,436,041
2016 11,265,612 45,616,832
2015 11,275,065 45,784,896
2014 11,285,775 45,972,380
2013 11,298,167 46,126,770
2012 11,303,175 46,210,056
2011 11,301,571 46,307,853
2010 11,297,409 46,456,003
2009 11,294,719 46,623,731
2008 11,291,762 46,819,175
2007 11,287,272 47,062,798
2006 11,278,550 47,278,694
2005 11,262,554 47,585,556
2004 11,238,756 47,979,507
2003 11,209,383 48,315,136
2002 11,177,418 48,677,281
2001 11,144,132 49,106,855
2000 11,109,109 49,556,660
1999 11,072,230 49,976,446
1998 11,034,712 50,379,731
1997 10,997,934 50,786,885
1996 10,962,010 51,226,109
1995 10,925,362 51,665,539
1994 10,886,021 52,075,998
1993 10,841,031 52,350,126
1992 10,785,801 52,323,671
1991 10,717,640 52,170,961
1990 10,631,799 52,054,092
1989 10,533,243 51,917,817
1988 10,432,585 51,724,853
1987 10,335,342 51,515,732
1986 10,244,247 51,318,745
1985 10,157,228 51,108,770
1984 10,073,299 50,887,599
1983 9,991,026 50,637,029
1982 9,912,681 50,402,724
1981 9,849,320 50,189,281
1980 9,804,796 49,955,152
1979 9,763,355 49,721,381
1978 9,711,980 49,521,243
1977 9,648,440 49,336,481
1976 9,571,242 49,120,842
1975 9,479,726 48,865,229
1974 9,374,183 48,576,570
1973 9,255,328 48,277,121
1972 9,123,891 47,946,893
1971 8,979,085 47,573,287
1970 8,824,382 47,261,306
1969 8,666,640 46,976,256
1968 8,509,522 46,614,325
1967 8,352,625 46,215,988
1966 8,193,450 45,802,519
1965 8,030,797 45,386,892
1964 7,866,020 44,951,156
1963 7,701,660 44,462,372
1962 7,541,098 43,943,674
1961 7,387,117 43,399,766
1960 7,238,081 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 33.6% of the population in Cuba and 43% in Ukraine.

Population growth rate by year

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Ukraine
2100 -1.07% -1.64%
2099 -1.07% -1.63%
2098 -1.07% -1.63%
2097 -1.07% -1.63%
2096 -1.08% -1.62%
2095 -1.07% -1.63%
2094 -1.08% -1.63%
2093 -1.08% -1.63%
2092 -1.08% -1.62%
2091 -1.08% -1.63%
2090 -1.09% -1.62%
2089 -1.09% -1.62%
2088 -1.09% -1.62%
2087 -1.09% -1.62%
2086 -1.09% -1.62%
2085 -1.08% -1.62%
2084 -1.07% -1.61%
2083 -1.07% -1.61%
2082 -1.05% -1.6%
2081 -1.05% -1.59%
2080 -1.03% -1.58%
2079 -1.02% -1.57%
2078 -1.02% -1.56%
2077 -1% -1.55%
2076 -1% -1.53%
2075 -1% -1.52%
2074 -0.99% -1.51%
2073 -0.99% -1.49%
2072 -0.99% -1.48%
2071 -1% -1.47%
2070 -1.01% -1.46%
2069 -1.01% -1.44%
2068 -1.02% -1.43%
2067 -1.03% -1.41%
2066 -1.04% -1.4%
2065 -1.04% -1.39%
2064 -1.05% -1.37%
2063 -1.05% -1.35%
2062 -1.05% -1.34%
2061 -1.05% -1.32%
2060 -1.04% -1.3%
2059 -1.03% -1.29%
2058 -1.02% -1.26%
2057 -1.01% -1.24%
2056 -0.99% -1.22%
2055 -0.98% -1.19%
2054 -0.95% -1.17%
2053 -0.93% -1.14%
2052 -0.9% -1.12%
2051 -0.88% -1.09%
2050 -0.85% -1.07%
2049 -0.83% -1.03%
2048 -0.81% -1.01%
2047 -0.78% -0.99%
2046 -0.76% -0.96%
2045 -0.73% -0.94%
2044 -0.72% -0.92%
2043 -0.69% -0.91%
2042 -0.67% -0.9%
2041 -0.64% -0.88%
2040 -0.62% -0.88%
2039 -0.6% -0.87%
2038 -0.59% -0.86%
2037 -0.56% -0.84%
2036 -0.55% -0.83%
2035 -0.53% -0.82%
2034 -0.52% -0.81%
2033 -0.5% -0.8%
2032 -0.48% -0.8%
2031 -0.47% -0.78%
2030 -0.46% -0.77%
2029 -0.44% -0.76%
2028 -0.43% -0.74%
2027 -0.42% -0.73%
2026 -0.4% 3.66%
2025 -0.38% 2.24%
2024 -0.36% 0.34%
2023 -0.36% -8.08%
2022 -0.56% -7.34%
2021 -0.48% -0.85%
2020 -0.24% -0.62%
2019 -0.22% -0.56%
2018 -0.18% -0.5%
2017 -0.16% -0.4%
2016 -0.08% -0.37%
2015 -0.09% -0.41%
2014 -0.11% -0.33%
2013 -0.04% -0.18%
2012 0.01% -0.21%
2011 0.04% -0.32%
2010 0.02% -0.36%
2009 0.03% -0.42%
2008 0.04% -0.52%
2007 0.08% -0.46%
2006 0.14% -0.64%
2005 0.21% -0.82%
2004 0.26% -0.69%
2003 0.29% -0.74%
2002 0.3% -0.87%
2001 0.32% -0.91%
2000 0.33% -0.84%
1999 0.34% -0.8%
1998 0.33% -0.8%
1997 0.33% -0.86%
1996 0.34% -0.85%
1995 0.36% -0.79%
1994 0.41% -0.52%
1993 0.51% 0.05%
1992 0.64% 0.29%
1991 0.81% 0.22%
1990 0.94% 0.26%
1989 0.96% 0.37%
1988 0.94% 0.41%
1987 0.89% 0.38%
1986 0.86% 0.41%
1985 0.83% 0.43%
1984 0.82% 0.49%
1983 0.79% 0.46%
1982 0.64% 0.43%
1981 0.45% 0.47%
1980 0.42% 0.47%
1979 0.53% 0.4%
1978 0.66% 0.37%
1977 0.81% 0.44%
1976 0.97% 0.52%
1975 1.13% 0.59%
1974 1.28% 0.62%
1973 1.44% 0.69%
1972 1.61% 0.79%
1971 1.75% 0.66%
1970 1.82% 0.61%
1969 1.85% 0.78%
1968 1.88% 0.86%
1967 1.94% 0.9%
1966 2.03% 0.92%
1965 2.09% 0.97%
1964 2.13% 1.1%
1963 2.13% 1.18%
1962 2.08% 1.25%
1961 2.06% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Cuba Ukraine
Current population
10894785
40125599
Population rank 90/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.48%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
5.48 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
4.7 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline -110 +349
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 147/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -22,244 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 153/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - 1,702,358
2024 - -22,356 - 1,146,012
2023 -15,880 -22,797 -283,185 -299,961
2022 -17,961 -23,149 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 -71,616 -11,976 -449,941 -1,129
2020 -12,808 -11,976 -307,533 -4,167
2019 -4,245 -23,955 -236,296 -6,908
2018 3,436 -23,779 -227,491 -32,220
2017 2,306 -23,394 -158,390 -36,155
2016 9,677 -24,146 -135,710 -31,340
2015 20,464 -24,910 -147,107 -21,992
2014 22,448 -39,426 -140,216 -65,678
2013 29,827 -37,619 -129,662 26,781
2012 33,864 -36,101 -130,451 66,768
2011 40,753 -35,313 -158,372 26,457
2010 37,021 -34,121 -180,388 16,030
2009 37,543 -35,063 -197,918 26,796
2008 32,848 -29,427 -229,086 9,312
2007 24,617 -19,050 -282,659 15,237
2006 24,508 -12,619 -300,787 136,442
2005 36,660 -16,561 -337,857 -111,493
2004 44,258 -16,776 -344,157 5,644
2003 56,170 -24,916 -351,299 18,540
2002 58,212 -25,535 -364,544 -26,991
2001 57,325 -23,442 -374,734 -92,847
2000 61,133 -24,980 -364,143 -67,865
1999 69,069 -31,456 -348,286 -59,247
1998 71,284 -33,863 -318,299 -80,684
1997 71,828 -35,712 -306,549 -108,735
1996 61,837 -26,105 -305,154 -158,008
1995 66,809 -29,235 -281,629 -134,053
1994 68,604 -27,501 -238,820 -166,380
1993 73,221 -24,358 -169,405 26,357
1992 83,461 -21,867 -95,857 291,788
1991 95,398 -20,665 -16,486 125,962
1990 112,378 -15,438 48,463 75,760
1989 114,865 -14,705 106,431 36,978
1988 116,626 -15,474 162,002 75,637
1987 109,617 -16,290 198,850 -18,275
1986 105,997 -17,146 225,751 -12,369
1985 103,228 -18,048 201,011 5,546
1984 101,670 -18,994 222,430 13,340
1983 101,858 -19,994 241,741 23,608
1982 95,866 -21,055 194,101 9,096
1981 74,067 -22,159 182,839 40,807
1980 74,271 -37,114 197,223 47,406
1979 81,192 -35,473 197,294 25,635
1978 86,864 -29,839 206,554 -29,180
1977 106,875 -36,811 216,932 -24,745
1976 125,383 -41,042 247,323 -8,219
1975 144,964 -46,268 256,787 15,336
1974 165,099 -52,697 273,486 31,725
1973 177,387 -52,073 274,938 18,777
1972 187,588 -50,031 309,785 56,928
1971 195,106 -43,056 305,849 74,604
1970 201,823 -44,466 291,839 -48,335
1969 205,581 -47,446 274,858 51,763
1968 205,487 -49,387 295,162 102,096
1967 207,245 -49,556 313,899 85,527
1966 209,179 -48,509 337,794 89,737
1965 211,322 -46,683 334,365 69,354
1964 209,315 -44,406 391,120 76,650
1963 205,788 -41,979 449,648 60,178
1962 196,423 -39,116 481,887 45,712
1961 183,806 -33,163 508,602 51,625
1960 172,816 -25,396 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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