Cuba Population (LIVE)

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Cuba Population (1950 - 2026)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Cuba is 10,903,575 as of Tuesday, April 14, 2026, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Cuba 2026 population is estimated at 10,892,659 people at mid-year.
  • Cuba population is equivalent to 0.13% of the total world population.
  • Cuba ranks number 90 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Cuba is 102 per Km² (265 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 106,440 Km² (41,097 sq. miles).
  • 82.40% of the population is urban (8,975,876 people in 2026)
  • The median age in Cuba is 42.5 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Cuba (2026 and historical)

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Cuba Global Rank
2026 10,892,659 −0.41% −44,544 −22,086 42.5 1.46 102 82.4% 8,975,876 0.13% 8,300,678,395 90
2025 10,937,203 −0.39% −42,580 −22,244 42.2 1.45 103 81.9% 8,957,468 0.13% 8,231,613,070 88
2024 10,979,783 −0.36% −40,148 −22,356 41.9 1.45 103 81.4% 8,939,311 0.13% 8,161,972,572 87
2023 11,019,931 −0.36% −39,889 −22,797 41.7 1.44 104 81% 8,921,445 0.14% 8,091,734,930 86
2022 11,059,820 −0.52% −58,267 −23,149 41.5 1.41 104 80.5% 8,904,281 0.14% 8,021,407,192 85
2020 11,176,354 −0.18% −19,742 −11,976 41.3 1.49 105 79.4% 8,873,848 0.14% 7,887,001,292 83
2015 11,275,065 −0.04% −4,469 −24,910 39.7 1.69 106 78.2% 8,813,348 0.15% 7,470,491,872 80
2010 11,297,409 0.06% 6,971 −34,121 37.3 1.67 106 76.8% 8,680,787 0.16% 7,021,732,148 75
2005 11,262,554 0.27% 30,689 −16,561 34.7 1.49 106 76.3% 8,591,135 0.17% 6,586,970,132 72
2000 11,109,109 0.33% 36,749 −24,980 32.1 1.61 104 75.6% 8,399,081 0.18% 6,171,702,993 71
1995 10,925,362 0.55% 58,713 −29,235 29.3 1.48 103 74.1% 8,100,649 0.19% 5,758,878,982 65
1990 10,631,799 0.92% 94,914 −15,438 26.7 1.81 100 73% 7,763,393 0.20% 5,327,803,110 63
1985 10,157,228 0.71% 70,486 −18,048 24.8 1.77 95 70.4% 7,152,196 0.21% 4,868,943,465 61
1980 9,804,796 0.68% 65,014 −37,114 23 1.64 92 68.3% 6,698,300 0.22% 4,447,606,236 59
1975 9,479,726 1.44% 131,069 −46,268 21.4 2.82 89 63.9% 6,061,735 0.23% 4,070,735,277 59
1970 8,824,382 1.9% 158,717 −44,466 20.7 3.98 83 59.5% 5,252,258 0.24% 3,694,683,794 59
1965 8,030,797 2.1% 158,543 −46,683 21.1 4.5 75 58.8% 4,718,411 0.24% 3,334,533,703 61
1960 7,238,081 2.04% 138,996 −25,396 21.4 4.13 68 57.6% 4,170,482 0.24% 3,015,470,894 61
1955 6,543,100 2.01% 123,718 −7,838 21.3 3.9 61 57.4% 3,757,473 0.24% 2,740,213,792 61

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Cuba Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Cuba Global Rank
2030 10,700,822 −0.44% −47,276 −19,267 43.8 1.47 101 84.5% 9,047,544 0.12% 8,569,124,911 92
2035 10,431,762 −0.51% −53,812 −16,073 45.7 1.49 98 87.4% 9,112,420 0.12% 8,885,210,181 95
2040 10,125,837 −0.59% −61,185 −13,292 47.6 1.49 95 90.4% 9,151,476 0.11% 9,177,190,203 95
2045 9,775,199 −0.7% −70,128 −10,340 48.8 1.5 92 93.7% 9,155,783 0.10% 9,439,639,668 98
2050 9,381,999 −0.82% −78,640 −7,856 49.9 1.51 88 97% 9,101,476 0.097% 9,664,378,587 103

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Cuba Demographics (2026)

Life Expectancy
78.6 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
4.3

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
5.4

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Cuba

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

Rank Urban Area Population Estimate (2025)
1 La Habana (Havana) 1,593,580
2 Santiago de Cuba 429,537
3 Holguín 312,173
4 Camagüey 278,716
5 Santa Clara 213,948
6 Bayamo 201,207
7 Guantanamo 198,411
8 Las Tunas 187,705
9 Pinar del Rio 151,868
10 Matanzas 142,097
11 Cienfuegos 125,459
12 Managua 115,632
13 Ciego de Ávila 113,256
14 Manzanillo 109,933
15 Sancti Spiritus 106,466
16 Palma Soriano 104,686
17 Cotorro 96,445
18 Contramaestre 70,739
19 Baracoa 67,068
20 Moa 61,732
21 Banes 57,171
22 Trinidad 54,488
23 Varadero 54,323
24 Artemisa 54,048
25 Nuevitas 53,130
26 Las Guásimas 53,081
27 Puerto Padre 51,435
28 La Maya 50,068
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Notes

The Cuba Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Cuba delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Cuba (1950 - 2026) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2026.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2026. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2026: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2026: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Cuba in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.