Cuba vs Denmark: Population by world region

Cuba
5.58 million people
in 2100
Denmark
5.86 million people
in 2100
Cuba rank
124th
Denmark rank
121st

Population by world region over time

  • Cuba
  • Denmark
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M100015502100

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 5.86 million people against 5.58 million people in Cuba, a difference of 285,920 people.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Denmark ahead.

Cuba ranks 124th and Denmark ranks 121st of 239 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 18 and Denmark in 30.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Denmark Difference Ahead
1000s 20,920 people 400,000 people 379,080 people Denmark
1100s 26,150 people 466,963 people 440,813 people Denmark
1200s 32,688 people 535,422 people 502,734 people Denmark
1300s 40,860 people 600,000 people 559,140 people Denmark
1400s 51,076 people 400,000 people 348,924 people Denmark
1500s 63,845 people 600,000 people 536,155 people Denmark
1600s 79,806 people 700,000 people 620,194 people Denmark
1700s 99,757 people 800,000 people 700,243 people Denmark
1710s 115,926 people 815,422 people 699,496 people Denmark
1720s 134,714 people 831,743 people 697,029 people Denmark
1730s 156,548 people 848,860 people 692,312 people Denmark
1740s 181,921 people 866,863 people 684,942 people Denmark
1750s 211,406 people 885,854 people 674,448 people Denmark
1760s 245,669 people 920,000 people 674,331 people Denmark
1770s 285,486 people 940,000 people 654,514 people Denmark
1780s 331,756 people 960,000 people 628,244 people Denmark
1790s 385,525 people 980,000 people 594,475 people Denmark
1800s 388,771 people 1.03 million people 644,403 people Denmark
1810s 584,318 people 1.11 million people 526,162 people Denmark
1820s 772,511 people 1.21 million people 434,900 people Denmark
1830s 1.00 million people 1.31 million people 305,806 people Denmark
1840s 1.09 million people 1.42 million people 333,032 people Denmark
1850s 1.28 million people 1.59 million people 306,060 people Denmark
1860s 1.37 million people 1.78 million people 408,159 people Denmark
1870s 1.43 million people 1.97 million people 543,711 people Denmark
1880s 1.59 million people 2.18 million people 585,472 people Denmark
1890s 1.67 million people 2.41 million people 741,628 people Denmark
1900s 1.94 million people 2.71 million people 762,464 people Denmark
1910s 2.62 million people 3.04 million people 427,658 people Denmark
1920s 3.45 million people 3.38 million people 68,419 people Cuba
1930s 4.26 million people 3.68 million people 588,766 people Cuba
1940s 5.23 million people 4.03 million people 1.20 million people Cuba
1950s 6.49 million people 4.41 million people 2.08 million people Cuba
1960s 7.95 million people 4.74 million people 3.21 million people Cuba
1970s 9.37 million people 5.04 million people 4.33 million people Cuba
1980s 10.13 million people 5.12 million people 5.01 million people Cuba
1990s 10.89 million people 5.23 million people 5.66 million people Cuba
2000s 11.23 million people 5.42 million people 5.81 million people Cuba
2010s 11.27 million people 5.68 million people 5.59 million people Cuba
2020s 10.96 million people 5.97 million people 4.99 million people Cuba
2030s 10.45 million people 6.11 million people 4.34 million people Cuba
2040s 9.81 million people 6.13 million people 3.67 million people Cuba
2050s 8.99 million people 6.11 million people 2.89 million people Cuba
2060s 8.11 million people 6.06 million people 2.06 million people Cuba
2070s 7.33 million people 6.03 million people 1.30 million people Cuba
2080s 6.60 million people 5.98 million people 617,954 people Cuba
2090s 5.92 million people 5.91 million people 16,101 people Cuba
2100s 5.58 million people 5.86 million people 285,920 people Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Cuba or Denmark?
Denmark, at 5.86 million people against 5.58 million people in Cuba as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Cuba and Denmark?
285,920 people, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Denmark?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Cuba and Denmark rank globally for population by world region?
Cuba ranks 124th and Denmark ranks 121st of 239 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 by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.