Cuba vs Dominican Republic: Population
Cuba
11.02 million people
in 2023
Dominican Republic
11.33 million people
in 2023
Cuba rank
86th
Dominican Republic rank
85th
Population over time
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 11.33 million people against 11.02 million people in Cuba, a difference of 311,400 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Cuba ranks 86th and Dominican Republic ranks 85th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 31 and Dominican Republic in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 20,920 people | 65,536 people | 44,616 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1100s | 26,150 people | 81,920 people | 55,770 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1200s | 32,688 people | 102,400 people | 69,712 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1300s | 40,860 people | 128,000 people | 87,140 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1400s | 51,076 people | 160,000 people | 108,924 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1500s | 63,845 people | 200,000 people | 136,155 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1600s | 79,806 people | 97,966 people | 18,160 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1700s | 99,757 people | 102,048 people | 2,291 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1710s | 115,926 people | 106,300 people | 9,626 people | Cuba |
| 1720s | 134,714 people | 110,729 people | 23,985 people | Cuba |
| 1730s | 156,548 people | 115,343 people | 41,205 people | Cuba |
| 1740s | 181,921 people | 120,149 people | 61,772 people | Cuba |
| 1750s | 211,406 people | 125,155 people | 86,251 people | Cuba |
| 1760s | 245,669 people | 130,370 people | 115,299 people | Cuba |
| 1770s | 285,486 people | 135,802 people | 149,684 people | Cuba |
| 1780s | 331,756 people | 141,460 people | 190,296 people | Cuba |
| 1790s | 385,525 people | 147,355 people | 238,170 people | Cuba |
| 1800s | 388,771 people | 133,753 people | 255,018 people | Cuba |
| 1810s | 584,318 people | 103,173 people | 481,145 people | Cuba |
| 1820s | 772,511 people | 96,299 people | 676,212 people | Cuba |
| 1830s | 1.00 million people | 113,212 people | 891,154 people | Cuba |
| 1840s | 1.09 million people | 133,547 people | 953,751 people | Cuba |
| 1850s | 1.28 million people | 164,360 people | 1.12 million people | Cuba |
| 1860s | 1.37 million people | 211,874 people | 1.16 million people | Cuba |
| 1870s | 1.43 million people | 273,165 people | 1.16 million people | Cuba |
| 1880s | 1.59 million people | 352,020 people | 1.24 million people | Cuba |
| 1890s | 1.67 million people | 453,674 people | 1.22 million people | Cuba |
| 1900s | 1.94 million people | 595,342 people | 1.35 million people | Cuba |
| 1910s | 2.62 million people | 779,808 people | 1.84 million people | Cuba |
| 1920s | 3.45 million people | 1.05 million people | 2.40 million people | Cuba |
| 1930s | 4.26 million people | 1.45 million people | 2.81 million people | Cuba |
| 1940s | 5.23 million people | 1.99 million people | 3.24 million people | Cuba |
| 1950s | 6.49 million people | 2.75 million people | 3.74 million people | Cuba |
| 1960s | 7.95 million people | 3.76 million people | 4.19 million people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 9.37 million people | 4.99 million people | 4.39 million people | Cuba |
| 1980s | 10.13 million people | 6.36 million people | 3.77 million people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 10.89 million people | 7.81 million people | 3.08 million people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 11.23 million people | 9.15 million people | 2.08 million people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 11.27 million people | 10.37 million people | 903,010 people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 11.09 million people | 11.17 million people | 78,900 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Cuba or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 11.33 million people against 11.02 million people in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Cuba and Dominican Republic?
- 311,400 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Dominican Republic?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Dominican Republic rank globally for population?
- Cuba ranks 86th and Dominican Republic ranks 85th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.