Cuba vs India: Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth
Cuba
1.69 million
in 2024
India
3.16 million
in 2024
Cuba rank
5th
India rank
2nd
Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth over time
- Cuba
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 3.16 million against 1.69 million in Cuba, a difference of 1.47 million.
That makes India's figure about 1.9 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 117 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 10 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 5,319 | 586 | 4,733 | Cuba |
| 1880s | 6,917 | 1,707 | 5,210 | Cuba |
| 1900s | 11,081 | 2,031 | 9,050 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 15,133 | 4,664 | 10,469 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 14,872 | 4,901 | 9,971 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 18,493 | 5,850 | 12,643 | Cuba |
| 1960s | 79,150 | 12,296 | 66,854 | Cuba |
| 1970s | 439,048 | 51,000 | 388,048 | Cuba |
| 1980s | 607,814 | 206,087 | 401,727 | Cuba |
| 1990s | 736,971 | 450,406 | 286,565 | Cuba |
| 2000s | 942,323 | 1.46 million | 516,630 | India |
| 2010s | 1.21 million | 2.26 million | 1.05 million | India |
| 2020s | 1.43 million | 2.91 million | 1.47 million | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign born population of the united states by country of birth, Cuba or India?
- India, at 3.16 million against 1.69 million in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign born population of the united states by country of birth between Cuba and India?
- 1.47 million, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and India?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and India rank globally for foreign born population of the united states by country of birth?
- Cuba ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 117 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.