Population, total in Cuba
Cuba: Population, total was 10.94 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Cuba, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, total in Cuba is 10.94 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Cuba peaked at 11.30 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.24 million, in 1960.
That places Cuba 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.95 million | 7.24 million | 8.67 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.37 million | 8.82 million | 9.76 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.13 million | 9.80 million | 10.53 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.89 million | 10.63 million | 11.07 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.23 million | 11.11 million | 11.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.27 million | 11.20 million | 11.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.05 million | 10.94 million | 11.18 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 84 Dominican Republic 11.52 million compare
- 85 United Arab Emirates 11.51 million compare
- 86 Honduras 11.01 million compare
- 88 Czechia 10.89 million compare
- 89 Portugal 10.80 million compare
- 90 Tajikistan 10.79 million compare
More climate change data for Cuba
- Population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Urban population 8.45 million (2025)
- Urban population 77.2% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 19.7% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 6.96 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 18.3% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 15.6% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 6.9% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 4.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Cuba?
- Population, total in Cuba was 10.94 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 11.30 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.24 million in 1960.
- How does Cuba rank for population, total?
- Cuba ranks 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.