Cuba vs Jamaica: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Cuba
0.3%
in 2020
Jamaica
0.2%
in 2020
Cuba rank
87th
Jamaica rank
90th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Cuba
- Jamaica
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Jamaica ahead.
Cuba ranks 87th and Jamaica ranks 90th of 144 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Jamaica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.1% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Jamaica |
| 1960s | -0.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1.7% | -0.6% | 2.3% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.5% | -0.8% | 1.3% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.0% | -0.8% | 0.8% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 4.0% | 3.0% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.2% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Cuba or Jamaica?
- Cuba, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Jamaica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Cuba and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Jamaica?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Jamaica rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Cuba ranks 87th and Jamaica ranks 90th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.