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Cuba

Population

10,878,647

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
90th
Share of world
0.13%
Annual change
−44,5440.42%

Population of Cuba

4M6M8M10M12MPeak202610.9M2050 projection9.4M↓ 14% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 10,878,647. 2050 projection: 9,382,000.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Cuba. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202610,892,6590.42%90
202510,937,2030.43%88
202011,176,3540.24%83
201911,202,8460.22%82
201811,227,1180.18%82
201711,247,8290.16%82
201511,275,0650.04%80
201011,297,4090.06%75
200511,262,5540.28%72
200011,109,1090.33%71

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Havana is home to 1,583,433 people, 14.54% of Cuba's population.

City population1M600K200K
Havana 1.6MSantiago de Cuba 435.1KHolguin 283.3KCamaguey 249.9KBayamo 205.5KSanta Clara 193.0KLas Tunas 178.4KArroyo Naranjo 159.4KBoyeros 155.9K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Havana1.6M14.54%
2Santiago de Cuba435.1K3.99%
3Holguin283.3K2.60%
4Camaguey249.9K2.29%
5Bayamo205.5K1.89%
6Santa Clara193.0K1.77%
7Guantanamo189.3K1.74%
8Las Tunas178.4K1.64%
9Arroyo Naranjo159.4K1.46%
10Boyeros155.9K1.43%

Cuba by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Cuba is home to an estimated 10,878,647 people, the 90th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Cuba has a net population change of approximately -124 people per day, driven by 253 births, 317 deaths, and net emigration of 60 people.
Share of world
Cuba makes up 0.13% of the world's population and 1.75% of North America's.
Density
104.9 people per km² of land (271.8 per mi²), ranking 113th among countries and territories.
Urban living
77.23% of people live in urban areas.

Cuba Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 1,034100+ years, female: 2,24995–99 years, male: 6,08795–99 years, female: 11,26590–94 years, male: 21,51290–94 years, female: 35,68285–89 years, male: 57,26985–89 years, female: 84,86480–84 years, male: 108,83880–84 years, female: 149,28075–79 years, male: 163,82375–79 years, female: 207,60670–74 years, male: 214,55370–74 years, female: 260,82465–69 years, male: 276,61265–69 years, female: 316,07460–64 years, male: 431,94360–64 years, female: 475,69255–59 years, male: 457,05155–59 years, female: 489,32350–54 years, male: 423,89550–54 years, female: 441,82445–49 years, male: 310,28245–49 years, female: 304,57140–44 years, male: 354,62540–44 years, female: 340,87435–39 years, male: 403,63535–39 years, female: 383,74230–34 years, male: 346,68630–34 years, female: 327,31025–29 years, male: 343,64325–29 years, female: 326,43520–24 years, male: 313,37020–24 years, female: 299,16315–19 years, male: 305,66515–19 years, female: 291,68410–14 years, male: 312,47410–14 years, female: 292,0615–9 years, male: 276,1195–9 years, female: 256,7950–4 years, male: 241,1040–4 years, female: 225,122100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4200K200K400K400K

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Median age

43.5 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

78.6 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.30%

Female

50.70%

Life expectancy 76.3Life expectancy 81

Ethnicity

64.1%

White

  • White64.1%
  • Mulatto or Mixed26.6%
  • Black9.3%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2012 est.

Religion

58.9%

Christian, the largest religion

  • Christian58.9%
  • None23.2%
  • folk religion17.6%
  • Other0.4%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2020 est.

folk religions include Santeria and Chinese folk religions

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Cuba United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Oficina Nacional de Estadística e Información (ONEI)