Colombia vs Cuba: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Colombia
80.9%
in 2025
Cuba
80.6%
in 2025
Colombia rank
50th
Cuba rank
52nd
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Colombia
- Cuba
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 80.9% against 80.6% in Cuba, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cuba ahead.
Colombia ranks 50th and Cuba ranks 52nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 16 and Cuba in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cuba |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cuba |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cuba |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Cuba |
| 1600s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1700s | 7.9% | 5.7% | 2.3% | Colombia |
| 1710s | 8.5% | 6.4% | 2.1% | Colombia |
| 1720s | 9.1% | 7.0% | 2.1% | Colombia |
| 1730s | 9.7% | 7.6% | 2.0% | Colombia |
| 1740s | 10.3% | 8.4% | 1.9% | Colombia |
| 1750s | 10.9% | 9.2% | 1.7% | Colombia |
| 1760s | 11.5% | 10.0% | 1.4% | Colombia |
| 1770s | 12.0% | 11.0% | 1.1% | Colombia |
| 1780s | 12.6% | 12.0% | 0.6% | Colombia |
| 1790s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 1800s | 15.0% | 14.4% | 0.6% | Colombia |
| 1810s | 16.4% | 15.8% | 0.6% | Colombia |
| 1820s | 17.8% | 17.3% | 0.5% | Colombia |
| 1830s | 19.2% | 19.0% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1840s | 20.6% | 20.8% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 1850s | 22.0% | 22.8% | 0.8% | Cuba |
| 1860s | 23.3% | 24.9% | 1.6% | Cuba |
| 1870s | 24.6% | 27.3% | 2.7% | Cuba |
| 1880s | 25.9% | 29.9% | 4.0% | Cuba |
| 1890s | 27.1% | 32.7% | 5.6% | Cuba |
| 1900s | 28.4% | 35.9% | 7.4% | Cuba |
| 1910s | 29.7% | 39.3% | 9.6% | Cuba |
| 1920s | 31.0% | 43.0% | 12.0% | Cuba |
| 1930s | 31.3% | 47.1% | 15.8% | Cuba |
| 1940s | 31.5% | 51.6% | 20.1% | Cuba |
| 1950s | 37.1% | 57.4% | 20.3% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 48.6% | 59.2% | 10.7% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 57.6% | 64.0% | 6.4% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 65.1% | 70.7% | 5.6% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 70.2% | 74.4% | 4.2% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 73.4% | 75.5% | 2.0% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 77.1% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 79.8% | 0.3% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Colombia or Cuba?
- Colombia, at 80.9% against 80.6% in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Colombia and Cuba?
- 0.3%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Cuba?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Cuba rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Colombia ranks 50th and Cuba ranks 52nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.