Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cuba was 10,979,783 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cuba's population is 10,894,785 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 3.98 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Cuba is ranked the 90th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.13% for Cuba vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Cuba has had an average growth rate of -0.26% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cuba has decreased from 11.3M people to 10.9M (3.4% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Cuba vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Cuba
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cuba Yemen
2100 5,596,718 111,531,602
2099 5,657,375 111,216,538
2098 5,718,645 110,873,896
2097 5,780,569 110,513,248
2096 5,843,224 110,125,357
2095 5,906,751 109,718,989
2094 5,970,804 109,287,747
2093 6,035,854 108,834,256
2092 6,101,659 108,350,834
2091 6,168,154 107,845,139
2090 6,235,722 107,319,234
2089 6,304,222 106,769,903
2088 6,373,377 106,198,480
2087 6,443,413 105,606,248
2086 6,514,289 104,994,691
2085 6,585,780 104,356,315
2084 6,657,505 103,704,067
2083 6,729,522 103,033,111
2082 6,801,995 102,348,794
2081 6,874,468 101,642,012
2080 6,947,089 100,920,728
2079 7,019,723 100,179,245
2078 7,092,413 99,422,962
2077 7,165,274 98,654,481
2076 7,238,004 97,862,812
2075 7,311,071 97,057,105
2074 7,384,626 96,230,615
2073 7,458,600 95,389,748
2072 7,533,524 94,528,518
2071 7,609,105 93,646,094
2070 7,686,135 92,750,891
2069 7,764,393 91,836,719
2068 7,843,807 90,906,457
2067 7,924,753 89,961,778
2066 8,007,003 88,998,844
2065 8,090,881 88,022,210
2064 8,176,150 87,033,422
2063 8,262,542 86,020,867
2062 8,350,350 84,985,459
2061 8,439,080 83,934,120
2060 8,528,768 82,867,105
2059 8,618,786 81,781,887
2058 8,708,762 80,678,032
2057 8,798,693 79,563,835
2056 8,888,562 78,436,146
2055 8,977,652 77,296,391
2054 9,066,133 76,143,587
2053 9,153,249 74,985,186
2052 9,238,892 73,813,387
2051 9,323,021 72,631,340
2050 9,405,481 71,436,891
2049 9,486,566 70,243,074
2048 9,565,607 69,043,876
2047 9,643,403 67,843,741
2046 9,719,554 66,638,116
2045 9,793,859 65,433,874
2044 9,866,367 64,230,423
2043 9,937,436 63,031,296
2042 10,006,554 61,838,177
2041 10,073,994 60,651,763
2040 10,139,368 59,475,172
2039 10,203,016 58,303,694
2038 10,264,587 57,135,690
2037 10,325,061 55,973,689
2036 10,383,547 54,809,098
2035 10,440,509 53,641,994
2034 10,496,359 52,476,195
2033 10,550,821 51,307,469
2032 10,603,749 50,140,351
2031 10,655,312 48,969,961
2030 10,705,845 47,786,079
2029 10,755,262 46,594,926
2028 10,803,047 45,403,313
2027 10,849,321 44,203,683
2026 10,894,785 43,000,078
2025 10,938,241 41,792,731
2024 10,979,783 40,583,164
2023 11,019,931 39,390,799
2022 11,059,820 38,222,876
2021 11,122,168 37,140,230
2020 11,176,354 36,134,863
2019 11,202,846 35,111,408
2018 11,227,118 34,085,182
2017 11,247,829 33,090,921
2016 11,265,612 32,109,010
2015 11,275,065 31,159,379
2014 11,285,775 30,226,309
2013 11,298,167 29,312,952
2012 11,303,175 28,433,647
2011 11,301,571 27,582,897
2010 11,297,409 26,754,387
2009 11,294,719 25,927,724
2008 11,291,762 25,111,941
2007 11,287,272 24,318,082
2006 11,278,550 23,543,083
2005 11,262,554 22,790,085
2004 11,238,756 22,095,167
2003 11,209,383 21,456,379
2002 11,177,418 20,835,086
2001 11,144,132 20,226,147
2000 11,109,109 19,624,141
1999 11,072,230 19,029,420
1998 11,034,712 18,446,013
1997 10,997,934 17,873,936
1996 10,962,010 17,313,177
1995 10,925,362 16,740,058
1994 10,886,021 16,149,147
1993 10,841,031 15,563,914
1992 10,785,801 14,989,494
1991 10,717,640 14,430,201
1990 10,631,799 13,887,862
1989 10,533,243 13,364,174
1988 10,432,585 12,859,708
1987 10,335,342 12,369,912
1986 10,244,247 11,901,040
1985 10,157,228 11,453,825
1984 10,073,299 11,025,597
1983 9,991,026 10,621,499
1982 9,912,681 10,241,006
1981 9,849,320 9,882,362
1980 9,804,796 9,543,358
1979 9,763,355 9,224,194
1978 9,711,980 8,926,586
1977 9,648,440 8,648,222
1976 9,571,242 8,384,113
1975 9,479,726 8,133,598
1974 9,374,183 7,896,783
1973 9,255,328 7,672,796
1972 9,123,891 7,460,068
1971 8,979,085 7,257,462
1970 8,824,382 7,065,279
1969 8,666,640 6,875,859
1968 8,509,522 6,690,524
1967 8,352,625 6,516,444
1966 8,193,450 6,351,494
1965 8,030,797 6,195,593
1964 7,866,020 6,048,006
1963 7,701,660 5,911,135
1962 7,541,098 5,782,221
1961 7,387,117 5,655,232
1960 7,238,081 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cuba decreased by 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cuba lost 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Cuba was ranked 73rd most populous country in 2006 and is 90th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 112M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cuba Yemen
2100 -1.07% 0.28%
2099 -1.07% 0.31%
2098 -1.07% 0.33%
2097 -1.07% 0.35%
2096 -1.08% 0.37%
2095 -1.07% 0.39%
2094 -1.08% 0.42%
2093 -1.08% 0.45%
2092 -1.08% 0.47%
2091 -1.08% 0.49%
2090 -1.09% 0.51%
2089 -1.09% 0.54%
2088 -1.09% 0.56%
2087 -1.09% 0.58%
2086 -1.09% 0.61%
2085 -1.08% 0.63%
2084 -1.07% 0.65%
2083 -1.07% 0.67%
2082 -1.05% 0.7%
2081 -1.05% 0.71%
2080 -1.03% 0.74%
2079 -1.02% 0.76%
2078 -1.02% 0.78%
2077 -1% 0.81%
2076 -1% 0.83%
2075 -1% 0.86%
2074 -0.99% 0.88%
2073 -0.99% 0.91%
2072 -0.99% 0.94%
2071 -1% 0.97%
2070 -1.01% 1%
2069 -1.01% 1.02%
2068 -1.02% 1.05%
2067 -1.03% 1.08%
2066 -1.04% 1.11%
2065 -1.04% 1.14%
2064 -1.05% 1.18%
2063 -1.05% 1.22%
2062 -1.05% 1.25%
2061 -1.05% 1.29%
2060 -1.04% 1.33%
2059 -1.03% 1.37%
2058 -1.02% 1.4%
2057 -1.01% 1.44%
2056 -0.99% 1.47%
2055 -0.98% 1.51%
2054 -0.95% 1.54%
2053 -0.93% 1.59%
2052 -0.9% 1.63%
2051 -0.88% 1.67%
2050 -0.85% 1.7%
2049 -0.83% 1.74%
2048 -0.81% 1.77%
2047 -0.78% 1.81%
2046 -0.76% 1.84%
2045 -0.73% 1.87%
2044 -0.72% 1.9%
2043 -0.69% 1.93%
2042 -0.67% 1.96%
2041 -0.64% 1.98%
2040 -0.62% 2.01%
2039 -0.6% 2.04%
2038 -0.59% 2.08%
2037 -0.56% 2.12%
2036 -0.55% 2.18%
2035 -0.53% 2.22%
2034 -0.52% 2.28%
2033 -0.5% 2.33%
2032 -0.48% 2.39%
2031 -0.47% 2.48%
2030 -0.46% 2.56%
2029 -0.44% 2.62%
2028 -0.43% 2.71%
2027 -0.42% 2.8%
2026 -0.4% 2.89%
2025 -0.38% 2.98%
2024 -0.36% 3.03%
2023 -0.36% 3.06%
2022 -0.56% 2.92%
2021 -0.48% 2.78%
2020 -0.24% 2.91%
2019 -0.22% 3.01%
2018 -0.18% 3%
2017 -0.16% 3.06%
2016 -0.08% 3.05%
2015 -0.09% 3.09%
2014 -0.11% 3.12%
2013 -0.04% 3.09%
2012 0.01% 3.08%
2011 0.04% 3.1%
2010 0.02% 3.19%
2009 0.03% 3.25%
2008 0.04% 3.26%
2007 0.08% 3.29%
2006 0.14% 3.3%
2005 0.21% 3.15%
2004 0.26% 2.98%
2003 0.29% 2.98%
2002 0.3% 3.01%
2001 0.32% 3.07%
2000 0.33% 3.13%
1999 0.34% 3.16%
1998 0.33% 3.2%
1997 0.33% 3.24%
1996 0.34% 3.42%
1995 0.36% 3.66%
1994 0.41% 3.76%
1993 0.51% 3.83%
1992 0.64% 3.88%
1991 0.81% 3.91%
1990 0.94% 3.92%
1989 0.96% 3.92%
1988 0.94% 3.96%
1987 0.89% 3.94%
1986 0.86% 3.9%
1985 0.83% 3.88%
1984 0.82% 3.8%
1983 0.79% 3.72%
1982 0.64% 3.63%
1981 0.45% 3.55%
1980 0.42% 3.46%
1979 0.53% 3.33%
1978 0.66% 3.22%
1977 0.81% 3.15%
1976 0.97% 3.08%
1975 1.13% 3%
1974 1.28% 2.92%
1973 1.44% 2.85%
1972 1.61% 2.79%
1971 1.75% 2.72%
1970 1.82% 2.75%
1969 1.85% 2.77%
1968 1.88% 2.67%
1967 1.94% 2.6%
1966 2.03% 2.52%
1965 2.09% 2.44%
1964 2.13% 2.32%
1963 2.13% 2.23%
1962 2.08% 2.25%
1961 2.06% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cuba declined by 0.36%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Cuba Yemen
Current population
10894785
43325643
Population rank 90/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.52%
One net population change
13.1 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
5.48 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
4.7 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -110 +3,267
Annual growth/decline -40,148 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate -0.36% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 13/197
One migration net change every
23.7 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -22,244 -16,291
Net migration rank 153/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 2,144 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 193/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.12% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 191/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cuba
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cuba Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -22,244 - -16,291
2024 - -22,356 - -10,482
2023 -15,880 -22,797 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -17,961 -23,149 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 -71,616 -11,976 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 -12,808 -11,976 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 -4,245 -23,955 1,056,432 2,129
2018 3,436 -23,779 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 2,306 -23,394 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 9,677 -24,146 975,697 -6,492
2015 20,464 -24,910 939,922 -9,883
2014 22,448 -39,426 920,330 15,764
2013 29,827 -37,619 884,929 5,697
2012 33,864 -36,101 845,645 22,349
2011 40,753 -35,313 806,359 27,184
2010 37,021 -34,121 803,246 20,269
2009 37,543 -35,063 798,911 30,919
2008 32,848 -29,427 779,123 22,621
2007 24,617 -19,050 764,780 21,210
2006 24,508 -12,619 750,082 13,940
2005 36,660 -16,561 726,708 15,283
2004 44,258 -16,776 710,493 -62,641
2003 56,170 -24,916 694,457 -64,737
2002 58,212 -25,535 672,494 -59,648
2001 57,325 -23,442 658,704 -53,698
2000 61,133 -24,980 646,694 -47,713
1999 69,069 -31,456 633,166 -42,731
1998 71,284 -33,863 615,488 -39,096
1997 71,828 -35,712 604,443 -36,694
1996 61,837 -26,105 588,786 -35,043
1995 66,809 -29,235 607,966 -15,485
1994 68,604 -27,501 602,363 -13,040
1993 73,221 -24,358 595,459 -14,332
1992 83,461 -21,867 582,072 -14,372
1991 95,398 -20,665 565,837 -14,964
1990 112,378 -15,438 549,654 -15,847
1989 114,865 -14,705 530,464 -16,876
1988 116,626 -15,474 513,296 -17,952
1987 109,617 -16,290 493,337 -9,097
1986 105,997 -17,146 464,665 -11,151
1985 103,228 -18,048 455,576 -14,660
1984 101,670 -18,994 434,674 -19,143
1983 101,858 -19,994 414,823 -22,152
1982 95,866 -21,055 392,302 -23,981
1981 74,067 -22,159 374,482 -25,499
1980 74,271 -37,114 355,767 -26,740
1979 81,192 -35,473 336,378 -27,090
1978 86,864 -29,839 312,439 -26,524
1977 106,875 -36,811 296,115 -25,305
1976 125,383 -41,042 281,078 -23,669
1975 144,964 -46,268 266,815 -23,192
1974 165,099 -52,697 252,737 -22,726
1973 177,387 -52,073 240,235 -22,282
1972 187,588 -50,031 229,322 -21,826
1971 195,106 -43,056 219,095 -21,386
1970 201,823 -44,466 207,613 -20,966
1969 205,581 -47,446 196,305 -4,121
1968 205,487 -49,387 182,518 -4,031
1967 207,245 -49,556 173,637 -3,959
1966 209,179 -48,509 164,091 -3,874
1965 211,322 -46,683 155,398 -3,797
1964 209,315 -44,406 147,299 -3,712
1963 205,788 -41,979 133,781 -3,640
1962 196,423 -39,116 131,262 -3,572
1961 183,806 -33,163 129,787 -3,503
1960 172,816 -25,396 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/yemen | CC BY

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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 2,144 residents or 0.12% of the population were not native-born in Cuba, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

GeoRank.org/population/cuba/yemen | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.