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Population in Cuba compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 10,986,400 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 11,686,438 in the United Arab Emirates.

Population statistics:

  • The United Arab Emirates' population is 1.07 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 84th.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +3.31% in the United Arab Emirates.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 5.01M to 11.7M (133.3% growth).

Cuba vs United Arab Emirates: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba UAE
2100 5,596,718 26,368,750
2099 5,657,375 26,130,374
2098 5,718,645 25,894,010
2097 5,780,569 25,660,062
2096 5,843,224 25,427,961
2095 5,906,751 25,197,670
2094 5,970,804 24,968,891
2093 6,035,854 24,741,434
2092 6,101,659 24,515,086
2091 6,168,154 24,289,496
2090 6,235,722 24,064,404
2089 6,304,222 23,839,033
2088 6,373,377 23,613,963
2087 6,443,413 23,388,786
2086 6,514,289 23,163,641
2085 6,585,780 22,938,169
2084 6,657,505 22,711,804
2083 6,729,522 22,484,154
2082 6,801,995 22,255,625
2081 6,874,468 22,026,183
2080 6,947,089 21,796,073
2079 7,019,723 21,565,118
2078 7,092,413 21,333,574
2077 7,165,274 21,101,274
2076 7,238,004 20,868,733
2075 7,311,071 20,636,203
2074 7,384,626 20,404,044
2073 7,458,600 20,171,659
2072 7,533,524 19,940,853
2071 7,609,105 19,710,934
2070 7,686,135 19,483,026
2069 7,764,393 19,256,572
2068 7,843,807 19,032,681
2067 7,924,753 18,811,331
2066 8,007,003 18,593,017
2065 8,090,881 18,377,364
2064 8,176,150 18,164,584
2063 8,262,542 17,955,352
2062 8,350,350 17,749,596
2061 8,439,080 17,547,827
2060 8,528,768 17,349,620
2059 8,618,786 17,153,273
2058 8,708,762 16,959,263
2057 8,798,693 16,767,893
2056 8,888,562 16,579,195
2055 8,977,652 16,392,558
2054 9,066,133 16,207,309
2053 9,153,249 16,024,789
2052 9,238,892 15,844,357
2051 9,323,021 15,665,362
2050 9,405,481 15,487,008
2049 9,486,566 15,309,031
2048 9,565,607 15,132,784
2047 9,643,403 14,958,209
2046 9,719,554 14,788,046
2045 9,793,859 14,620,902
2044 9,866,367 14,454,466
2043 9,937,436 14,289,021
2042 10,006,554 14,124,515
2041 10,073,994 13,961,010
2040 10,139,368 13,798,651
2039 10,203,016 13,637,499
2038 10,264,587 13,477,450
2037 10,325,061 13,319,346
2036 10,383,547 13,163,073
2035 10,440,509 13,009,160
2034 10,496,359 12,857,729
2033 10,550,821 12,709,520
2032 10,603,749 12,564,906
2031 10,655,312 12,424,286
2030 10,705,845 12,288,186
2029 10,755,262 12,148,661
2028 10,803,047 11,999,549
2027 10,849,321 11,831,082
2026 10,894,785 11,632,806
2025 10,938,241 11,367,504
2024 10,979,783 10,986,400
2023 11,019,931 10,483,751
2022 11,059,820 10,074,977
2021 11,122,168 9,575,152
2020 11,176,354 9,401,038
2019 11,202,846 9,445,785
2018 11,227,118 9,346,701
2017 11,247,829 9,223,225
2016 11,265,612 8,935,095
2015 11,275,065 8,505,237
2014 11,285,775 8,059,440
2013 11,298,167 7,693,031
2012 11,303,175 7,391,448
2011 11,301,571 7,104,538
2010 11,297,409 6,869,838
2009 11,294,719 6,707,058
2008 11,291,762 6,302,664
2007 11,287,272 5,624,635
2006 11,278,550 5,009,100
2005 11,262,554 4,664,790
2004 11,238,756 4,428,967
2003 11,209,383 4,192,457
2002 11,177,418 3,956,826
2001 11,144,132 3,723,590
2000 11,109,109 3,493,575
1999 11,072,230 3,266,009
1998 11,034,712 3,040,421
1997 10,997,934 2,817,410
1996 10,962,010 2,597,564
1995 10,925,362 2,434,662
1994 10,886,021 2,328,188
1993 10,841,031 2,222,093
1992 10,785,801 2,114,730
1991 10,717,640 2,006,626
1990 10,631,799 1,898,220
1989 10,533,243 1,789,851
1988 10,432,585 1,681,788
1987 10,335,342 1,574,244
1986 10,244,247 1,467,383
1985 10,157,228 1,377,911
1984 10,073,299 1,305,996
1983 9,991,026 1,235,305
1982 9,912,681 1,166,370
1981 9,849,320 1,099,855
1980 9,804,796 1,015,700
1979 9,763,355 912,010
1978 9,711,980 809,274
1977 9,648,440 710,209
1976 9,571,242 615,866
1975 9,479,726 542,856
1974 9,374,183 489,087
1973 9,255,328 436,399
1972 9,123,891 385,014
1971 8,979,085 335,027
1970 8,824,382 286,536
1969 8,666,640 239,660
1968 8,509,522 199,416
1967 8,352,625 179,700
1966 8,193,450 173,976
1965 8,030,797 167,103
1964 7,866,020 159,692
1963 7,701,660 152,211
1962 7,541,098 144,946
1961 7,387,117 137,989
1960 7,238,081 131,334

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/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,751,343 people (a 30.8% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 84th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32.5% to 15,487,008 people and will still be ranked 84th.

The United Arab Emirates is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 26.4M 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
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba UAE
2100 -1.07% 0.91%
2099 -1.07% 0.91%
2098 -1.07% 0.91%
2097 -1.07% 0.91%
2096 -1.08% 0.91%
2095 -1.07% 0.92%
2094 -1.08% 0.92%
2093 -1.08% 0.92%
2092 -1.08% 0.93%
2091 -1.08% 0.94%
2090 -1.09% 0.95%
2089 -1.09% 0.95%
2088 -1.09% 0.96%
2087 -1.09% 0.97%
2086 -1.09% 0.98%
2085 -1.08% 1%
2084 -1.07% 1.01%
2083 -1.07% 1.03%
2082 -1.05% 1.04%
2081 -1.05% 1.06%
2080 -1.03% 1.07%
2079 -1.02% 1.09%
2078 -1.02% 1.1%
2077 -1% 1.11%
2076 -1% 1.13%
2075 -1% 1.14%
2074 -0.99% 1.15%
2073 -0.99% 1.16%
2072 -0.99% 1.17%
2071 -1% 1.17%
2070 -1.01% 1.18%
2069 -1.01% 1.18%
2068 -1.02% 1.18%
2067 -1.03% 1.17%
2066 -1.04% 1.17%
2065 -1.04% 1.17%
2064 -1.05% 1.17%
2063 -1.05% 1.16%
2062 -1.05% 1.15%
2061 -1.05% 1.14%
2060 -1.04% 1.14%
2059 -1.03% 1.14%
2058 -1.02% 1.14%
2057 -1.01% 1.14%
2056 -0.99% 1.14%
2055 -0.98% 1.14%
2054 -0.95% 1.14%
2053 -0.93% 1.14%
2052 -0.9% 1.14%
2051 -0.88% 1.15%
2050 -0.85% 1.16%
2049 -0.83% 1.16%
2048 -0.81% 1.17%
2047 -0.78% 1.15%
2046 -0.76% 1.14%
2045 -0.73% 1.15%
2044 -0.72% 1.16%
2043 -0.69% 1.16%
2042 -0.67% 1.17%
2041 -0.64% 1.18%
2040 -0.62% 1.18%
2039 -0.6% 1.19%
2038 -0.59% 1.19%
2037 -0.56% 1.19%
2036 -0.55% 1.18%
2035 -0.53% 1.18%
2034 -0.52% 1.17%
2033 -0.5% 1.15%
2032 -0.48% 1.13%
2031 -0.47% 1.11%
2030 -0.46% 1.15%
2029 -0.44% 1.24%
2028 -0.43% 1.42%
2027 -0.42% 1.7%
2026 -0.4% 2.33%
2025 -0.38% 3.47%
2024 -0.36% 4.79%
2023 -0.36% 4.06%
2022 -0.56% 5.22%
2021 -0.48% 1.85%
2020 -0.24% -0.47%
2019 -0.22% 1.06%
2018 -0.18% 1.34%
2017 -0.16% 3.22%
2016 -0.08% 5.05%
2015 -0.09% 5.53%
2014 -0.11% 4.76%
2013 -0.04% 4.08%
2012 0.01% 4.04%
2011 0.04% 3.42%
2010 0.02% 2.43%
2009 0.03% 6.42%
2008 0.04% 12.1%
2007 0.08% 12.3%
2006 0.14% 7.38%
2005 0.21% 5.32%
2004 0.26% 5.64%
2003 0.29% 5.96%
2002 0.3% 6.26%
2001 0.32% 6.58%
2000 0.33% 6.97%
1999 0.34% 7.42%
1998 0.33% 7.92%
1997 0.33% 8.46%
1996 0.34% 6.69%
1995 0.36% 4.57%
1994 0.41% 4.77%
1993 0.51% 5.08%
1992 0.64% 5.39%
1991 0.81% 5.71%
1990 0.94% 6.05%
1989 0.96% 6.43%
1988 0.94% 6.83%
1987 0.89% 7.28%
1986 0.86% 6.49%
1985 0.83% 5.51%
1984 0.82% 5.72%
1983 0.79% 5.91%
1982 0.64% 6.05%
1981 0.45% 8.29%
1980 0.42% 11.4%
1979 0.53% 12.7%
1978 0.66% 13.9%
1977 0.81% 15.3%
1976 0.97% 13.4%
1975 1.13% 11%
1974 1.28% 12.1%
1973 1.44% 13.3%
1972 1.61% 14.9%
1971 1.75% 16.9%
1970 1.82% 19.6%
1969 1.85% 20.2%
1968 1.88% 11%
1967 1.94% 3.29%
1966 2.03% 4.11%
1965 2.09% 4.64%
1964 2.13% 4.91%
1963 2.13% 5.01%
1962 2.08% 5.04%
1961 2.06% 5.07%

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 the United Arab Emirates' population grew by 4.79%.

Live population counters

Cuba UAE
Current population
10894785
11686438
Population rank 90/197 84/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.14%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
1.05 minutes
One birth every
5.48 minutes
5.13 minutes
One death every
4.7 minutes
53.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -110 +1,377
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +502,649
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +4.79%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 3/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
3.32 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 +158,634
Net migration rank 153/196 8/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 8,157,000
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 8/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 74%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 2/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
United Arab Emirates
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba UAE
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - 158,634
2024 - -22,356 - 278,439
2023 -15,880 -22,797 92,698 300,004
2022 -17,961 -23,149 81,758 322,773
2021 -71,616 -11,976 76,802 421,663
2020 -12,808 -11,976 87,871 92,541
2019 -4,245 -23,955 86,296 -125,186
2018 3,436 -23,779 86,840 14,611
2017 2,306 -23,394 89,382 34,155
2016 9,677 -24,146 87,028 195,317
2015 20,464 -24,910 85,044 342,468
2014 22,448 -39,426 84,277 360,174
2013 29,827 -37,619 82,977 279,269
2012 33,864 -36,101 78,682 225,921
2011 40,753 -35,313 73,496 215,183
2010 37,021 -34,121 69,907 161,842
2009 37,543 -35,063 66,521 163,643
2008 32,848 -29,427 55,426 523,207
2007 24,617 -19,050 55,048 722,380
2006 24,508 -12,619 54,338 399,306
2005 36,660 -16,561 60,046 174,926
2004 44,258 -16,776 60,344 176,319
2003 56,170 -24,916 59,118 177,237
2002 58,212 -25,535 55,922 178,988
2001 57,325 -23,442 52,789 178,779
2000 61,133 -24,980 49,993 178,469
1999 69,069 -31,456 46,198 180,469
1998 71,284 -33,863 41,176 183,329
1997 71,828 -35,712 38,207 183,310
1996 61,837 -26,105 37,886 180,296
1995 66,809 -29,235 38,685 68,938
1994 68,604 -27,501 42,976 62,352
1993 73,221 -24,358 41,324 65,545
1992 83,461 -21,867 42,119 65,739
1991 95,398 -20,665 41,409 66,943
1990 112,378 -15,438 41,339 67,118
1989 114,865 -14,705 40,148 68,132
1988 116,626 -15,474 38,861 68,991
1987 109,617 -16,290 37,741 69,493
1986 105,997 -17,146 36,829 69,655
1985 103,228 -18,048 34,855 37,605
1984 101,670 -18,994 33,250 38,124
1983 101,858 -19,994 31,480 38,536
1982 95,866 -21,055 29,585 38,276
1981 74,067 -22,159 27,560 37,600
1980 74,271 -37,114 25,005 78,148
1979 81,192 -35,473 21,987 82,238
1978 86,864 -29,839 18,879 82,359
1977 106,875 -36,811 15,787 81,111
1976 125,383 -41,042 12,876 78,903
1975 144,964 -46,268 11,859 42,380
1974 165,099 -52,697 10,835 42,474
1973 177,387 -52,073 9,822 42,243
1972 187,588 -50,031 8,818 41,888
1971 195,106 -43,056 7,839 41,425
1970 201,823 -44,466 6,922 40,792
1969 205,581 -47,446 6,138 39,902
1968 205,487 -49,387 5,588 28,866
1967 207,245 -49,556 5,264 -283
1966 209,179 -48,509 4,955 1,516
1965 211,322 -46,683 4,675 2,598
1964 209,315 -44,406 4,410 3,126
1963 205,788 -41,979 4,157 3,264
1962 196,423 -39,116 3,901 3,212
1961 183,806 -33,163 3,657 3,141
1960 172,816 -25,396 3,418 3,102

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 the United Arab Emirates 30.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 857,996 people) and 69.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,958,520 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 8,157,000 people or 74% in the United Arab Emirates.

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
UAE
City Population
Dubai 3.94M
Abu Dhabi 1.57M
Sharjah 1.25M
Al Ain 767K
Ajman 490K
Ras al-Khaimah 116K
Fujairah 93.7K
Umm al-Quwain 44.4K
Madinat Zayed 29.1K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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