Burundi vs Cuba: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Burundi
1.94 million people
in 2020
Cuba
2.00 million people
in 2020
Burundi rank
106th
Cuba rank
104th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Burundi
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 2.00 million people against 1.94 million people in Burundi, a difference of 54,990 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 106th and Cuba ranks 104th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 7 and Cuba in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.52 million people | 1.14 million people | 376,040 people | Burundi |
| 1960s | 1.73 million people | 1.21 million people | 514,325 people | Burundi |
| 1970s | 1.94 million people | 1.27 million people | 666,910 people | Burundi |
| 1980s | 2.18 million people | 1.52 million people | 652,310 people | Burundi |
| 1990s | 2.35 million people | 1.79 million people | 562,275 people | Burundi |
| 2000s | 2.50 million people | 1.83 million people | 672,525 people | Burundi |
| 2010s | 2.43 million people | 1.88 million people | 554,115 people | Burundi |
| 2020s | 1.94 million people | 2.00 million people | 54,990 people | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Burundi or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 2.00 million people against 1.94 million people in Burundi as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Burundi and Cuba?
- 54,990 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Cuba?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Burundi and Cuba rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Burundi ranks 106th and Cuba ranks 104th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.