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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 9.4 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.37% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Cuba vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Vietnam
2100 5,596,718 92,239,801
2099 5,657,375 92,735,968
2098 5,718,645 93,227,318
2097 5,780,569 93,703,343
2096 5,843,224 94,178,675
2095 5,906,751 94,640,859
2094 5,970,804 95,098,747
2093 6,035,854 95,558,233
2092 6,101,659 96,015,030
2091 6,168,154 96,474,248
2090 6,235,722 96,938,026
2089 6,304,222 97,399,661
2088 6,373,377 97,858,300
2087 6,443,413 98,324,127
2086 6,514,289 98,788,452
2085 6,585,780 99,249,444
2084 6,657,505 99,710,990
2083 6,729,522 100,178,339
2082 6,801,995 100,650,389
2081 6,874,468 101,120,279
2080 6,947,089 101,584,408
2079 7,019,723 102,046,677
2078 7,092,413 102,496,244
2077 7,165,274 102,944,347
2076 7,238,004 103,374,514
2075 7,311,071 103,799,405
2074 7,384,626 104,214,107
2073 7,458,600 104,623,307
2072 7,533,524 105,022,092
2071 7,609,105 105,401,255
2070 7,686,135 105,773,681
2069 7,764,393 106,126,787
2068 7,843,807 106,471,025
2067 7,924,753 106,811,324
2066 8,007,003 107,143,716
2065 8,090,881 107,459,475
2064 8,176,150 107,761,108
2063 8,262,542 108,055,355
2062 8,350,350 108,339,650
2061 8,439,080 108,607,597
2060 8,528,768 108,859,065
2059 8,618,786 109,104,391
2058 8,708,762 109,337,395
2057 8,798,693 109,546,926
2056 8,888,562 109,732,352
2055 8,977,652 109,903,830
2054 9,066,133 110,052,946
2053 9,153,249 110,173,868
2052 9,238,892 110,270,266
2051 9,323,021 110,338,539
2050 9,405,481 110,361,987
2049 9,486,566 110,356,819
2048 9,565,607 110,313,849
2047 9,643,403 110,228,852
2046 9,719,554 110,108,051
2045 9,793,859 109,943,449
2044 9,866,367 109,748,671
2043 9,937,436 109,514,717
2042 10,006,554 109,242,604
2041 10,073,994 108,936,706
2040 10,139,368 108,611,523
2039 10,203,016 108,254,640
2038 10,264,587 107,877,983
2037 10,325,061 107,480,286
2036 10,383,547 107,075,099
2035 10,440,509 106,647,378
2034 10,496,359 106,206,100
2033 10,550,821 105,762,219
2032 10,603,749 105,299,476
2031 10,655,312 104,826,346
2030 10,705,845 104,330,461
2029 10,755,262 103,835,790
2028 10,803,047 103,316,499
2027 10,849,321 102,775,814
2026 10,894,785 102,213,157
2025 10,938,241 101,614,413
2024 10,979,783 100,987,686
2023 11,019,931 100,352,192
2022 11,059,820 99,680,655
2021 11,122,168 98,935,098
2020 11,176,354 98,079,191
2019 11,202,846 97,173,776
2018 11,227,118 96,237,319
2017 11,247,829 95,176,977
2016 11,265,612 94,000,117
2015 11,275,065 92,823,254
2014 11,285,775 91,679,578
2013 11,298,167 90,573,104
2012 11,303,175 89,510,356
2011 11,301,571 88,468,314
2010 11,297,409 87,455,152
2009 11,294,719 86,460,018
2008 11,291,762 85,175,788
2007 11,287,272 83,633,375
2006 11,278,550 82,167,897
2005 11,262,554 81,088,313
2004 11,238,756 80,338,971
2003 11,209,383 79,563,777
2002 11,177,418 78,772,224
2001 11,144,132 77,969,361
2000 11,109,109 77,154,011
1999 11,072,230 76,287,452
1998 11,034,712 75,299,660
1997 10,997,934 74,226,889
1996 10,962,010 73,156,447
1995 10,925,362 72,049,940
1994 10,886,021 70,854,391
1993 10,841,031 69,586,384
1992 10,785,801 68,260,337
1991 10,717,640 66,891,775
1990 10,631,799 65,504,552
1989 10,533,243 64,147,348
1988 10,432,585 62,843,228
1987 10,335,342 61,584,651
1986 10,244,247 60,347,048
1985 10,157,228 59,060,622
1984 10,073,299 57,706,067
1983 9,991,026 56,337,921
1982 9,912,681 55,011,289
1981 9,849,320 53,738,141
1980 9,804,796 52,490,101
1979 9,763,355 51,378,211
1978 9,711,980 50,249,552
1977 9,648,440 48,954,872
1976 9,571,242 47,684,931
1975 9,479,726 46,482,903
1974 9,374,183 45,413,537
1973 9,255,328 44,409,861
1972 9,123,891 43,429,168
1971 8,979,085 42,449,276
1970 8,824,382 41,475,230
1969 8,666,640 40,582,096
1968 8,509,522 39,734,609
1967 8,352,625 38,895,080
1966 8,193,450 38,024,836
1965 8,030,797 37,129,656
1964 7,866,020 36,201,563
1963 7,701,660 35,249,101
1962 7,541,098 34,288,560
1961 7,387,117 33,409,059
1960 7,238,081 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Vietnam is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 110M 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
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Vietnam
2100 -1.07% -0.54%
2099 -1.07% -0.53%
2098 -1.07% -0.51%
2097 -1.07% -0.5%
2096 -1.08% -0.49%
2095 -1.07% -0.48%
2094 -1.08% -0.48%
2093 -1.08% -0.48%
2092 -1.08% -0.48%
2091 -1.08% -0.48%
2090 -1.09% -0.47%
2089 -1.09% -0.47%
2088 -1.09% -0.47%
2087 -1.09% -0.47%
2086 -1.09% -0.46%
2085 -1.08% -0.46%
2084 -1.07% -0.47%
2083 -1.07% -0.47%
2082 -1.05% -0.46%
2081 -1.05% -0.46%
2080 -1.03% -0.45%
2079 -1.02% -0.44%
2078 -1.02% -0.44%
2077 -1% -0.42%
2076 -1% -0.41%
2075 -1% -0.4%
2074 -0.99% -0.39%
2073 -0.99% -0.38%
2072 -0.99% -0.36%
2071 -1% -0.35%
2070 -1.01% -0.33%
2069 -1.01% -0.32%
2068 -1.02% -0.32%
2067 -1.03% -0.31%
2066 -1.04% -0.29%
2065 -1.04% -0.28%
2064 -1.05% -0.27%
2063 -1.05% -0.26%
2062 -1.05% -0.25%
2061 -1.05% -0.23%
2060 -1.04% -0.22%
2059 -1.03% -0.21%
2058 -1.02% -0.19%
2057 -1.01% -0.17%
2056 -0.99% -0.16%
2055 -0.98% -0.14%
2054 -0.95% -0.11%
2053 -0.93% -0.09%
2052 -0.9% -0.06%
2051 -0.88% -0.02%
2050 -0.85% 0.005%
2049 -0.83% 0.04%
2048 -0.81% 0.08%
2047 -0.78% 0.11%
2046 -0.76% 0.15%
2045 -0.73% 0.18%
2044 -0.72% 0.21%
2043 -0.69% 0.25%
2042 -0.67% 0.28%
2041 -0.64% 0.3%
2040 -0.62% 0.33%
2039 -0.6% 0.35%
2038 -0.59% 0.37%
2037 -0.56% 0.38%
2036 -0.55% 0.4%
2035 -0.53% 0.42%
2034 -0.52% 0.42%
2033 -0.5% 0.44%
2032 -0.48% 0.45%
2031 -0.47% 0.48%
2030 -0.46% 0.48%
2029 -0.44% 0.5%
2028 -0.43% 0.53%
2027 -0.42% 0.55%
2026 -0.4% 0.59%
2025 -0.38% 0.62%
2024 -0.36% 0.63%
2023 -0.36% 0.67%
2022 -0.56% 0.75%
2021 -0.48% 0.87%
2020 -0.24% 0.93%
2019 -0.22% 0.97%
2018 -0.18% 1.11%
2017 -0.16% 1.25%
2016 -0.08% 1.27%
2015 -0.09% 1.25%
2014 -0.11% 1.22%
2013 -0.04% 1.19%
2012 0.01% 1.18%
2011 0.04% 1.16%
2010 0.02% 1.15%
2009 0.03% 1.51%
2008 0.04% 1.84%
2007 0.08% 1.78%
2006 0.14% 1.33%
2005 0.21% 0.93%
2004 0.26% 0.97%
2003 0.29% 1%
2002 0.3% 1.03%
2001 0.32% 1.06%
2000 0.33% 1.14%
1999 0.34% 1.31%
1998 0.33% 1.45%
1997 0.33% 1.46%
1996 0.34% 1.54%
1995 0.36% 1.69%
1994 0.41% 1.82%
1993 0.51% 1.94%
1992 0.64% 2.05%
1991 0.81% 2.12%
1990 0.94% 2.12%
1989 0.96% 2.08%
1988 0.94% 2.04%
1987 0.89% 2.05%
1986 0.86% 2.18%
1985 0.83% 2.35%
1984 0.82% 2.43%
1983 0.79% 2.41%
1982 0.64% 2.37%
1981 0.45% 2.38%
1980 0.42% 2.16%
1979 0.53% 2.25%
1978 0.66% 2.64%
1977 0.81% 2.66%
1976 0.97% 2.59%
1975 1.13% 2.35%
1974 1.28% 2.26%
1973 1.44% 2.26%
1972 1.61% 2.31%
1971 1.75% 2.35%
1970 1.82% 2.2%
1969 1.85% 2.13%
1968 1.88% 2.16%
1967 1.94% 2.29%
1966 2.03% 2.41%
1965 2.09% 2.56%
1964 2.13% 2.7%
1963 2.13% 2.8%
1962 2.08% 2.63%
1961 2.06% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cuba declined by 0.36%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Cuba Vietnam
Current population
10894785
102365351
Population rank 90/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 1.24%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
5.48 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
4.7 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -110 +1,741
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 123/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 -48,171
Net migration rank 153/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -48,171
2024 - -22,356 - -59,645
2023 -15,880 -22,797 727,955 -81,789
2022 -17,961 -23,149 775,914 -78,977
2021 -71,616 -11,976 799,593 -5,418
2020 -12,808 -11,976 924,004 -6,457
2019 -4,245 -23,955 895,262 -2,051
2018 3,436 -23,779 882,977 96,650
2017 2,306 -23,394 1,001,833 139,245
2016 9,677 -24,146 1,045,094 167,652
2015 20,464 -24,910 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 22,448 -39,426 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 29,827 -37,619 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 33,864 -36,101 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 40,753 -35,313 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 37,021 -34,121 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 37,543 -35,063 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 32,848 -29,427 1,008,141 571,113
2007 24,617 -19,050 981,689 523,784
2006 24,508 -12,619 943,041 482,399
2005 36,660 -16,561 942,084 -208,337
2004 44,258 -16,776 985,438 -220,458
2003 56,170 -24,916 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 58,212 -25,535 991,427 -193,766
2001 57,325 -23,442 985,610 -177,586
2000 61,133 -24,980 966,894 -144,298
1999 69,069 -31,456 925,519 -15,010
1998 71,284 -33,863 959,016 106,091
1997 71,828 -35,712 1,028,116 52,382
1996 61,837 -26,105 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 66,809 -29,235 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 68,604 -27,501 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 73,221 -24,358 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 83,461 -21,867 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 95,398 -20,665 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 112,378 -15,438 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 114,865 -14,705 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 116,626 -15,474 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 109,617 -16,290 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 105,997 -17,146 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 103,228 -18,048 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 101,670 -18,994 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 101,858 -19,994 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 95,866 -21,055 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 74,067 -22,159 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 74,271 -37,114 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 81,192 -35,473 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 86,864 -29,839 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 106,875 -36,811 1,259,315 49,655
1976 125,383 -41,042 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 144,964 -46,268 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 165,099 -52,697 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 177,387 -52,073 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 187,588 -50,031 921,524 -1,920
1971 195,106 -43,056 963,259 76,961
1970 201,823 -44,466 905,902 1,997
1969 205,581 -47,446 878,359 0
1968 205,487 -49,387 815,116 1,489
1967 207,245 -49,556 862,071 394
1966 209,179 -48,509 876,283 1,769
1965 211,322 -46,683 913,761 -1,438
1964 209,315 -44,406 950,219 -6,328
1963 205,788 -41,979 961,067 0
1962 196,423 -39,116 960,046 0
1961 183,806 -33,163 798,978 0
1960 172,816 -25,396 955,268 0

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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