Cuba vs Ireland: Population by world region
Cuba
5.58 million people
in 2100
Ireland
5.29 million people
in 2100
Cuba rank
123rd
Ireland rank
126th
Population by world region over time
- Cuba
- Ireland
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 5.58 million people against 5.29 million people in Ireland, a difference of 291,160 people.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
Across all 151 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 123rd and Ireland ranks 126th of 238 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.49 million people | 2.90 million people | 3.59 million people | Cuba |
| 1960s | 7.95 million people | 2.87 million people | 5.08 million people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 9.37 million people | 3.16 million people | 6.21 million people | Cuba |
| 1980s | 10.13 million people | 3.50 million people | 6.63 million people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 10.89 million people | 3.62 million people | 7.27 million people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 11.23 million people | 4.15 million people | 7.08 million people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 11.27 million people | 4.71 million people | 6.56 million people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 10.96 million people | 5.26 million people | 5.70 million people | Cuba |
| 2030s | 10.45 million people | 5.67 million people | 4.79 million people | Cuba |
| 2040s | 9.81 million people | 5.90 million people | 3.90 million people | Cuba |
| 2050s | 8.99 million people | 5.97 million people | 3.02 million people | Cuba |
| 2060s | 8.11 million people | 5.87 million people | 2.24 million people | Cuba |
| 2070s | 7.33 million people | 5.72 million people | 1.61 million people | Cuba |
| 2080s | 6.60 million people | 5.58 million people | 1.02 million people | Cuba |
| 2090s | 5.92 million people | 5.41 million people | 515,089 people | Cuba |
| 2100s | 5.58 million people | 5.29 million people | 291,160 people | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Cuba or Ireland?
- Cuba, at 5.58 million people against 5.29 million people in Ireland as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Cuba and Ireland?
- 291,160 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ireland?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Cuba and Ireland rank globally for population by world region?
- Cuba ranks 123rd and Ireland ranks 126th 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 by world region. 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 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.