Cuba vs Denmark: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Cuba
2.00 million people
in 2020
Denmark
2.05 million people
in 2020
Cuba rank
104th
Denmark rank
103rd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Cuba
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.05 million people against 2.00 million people in Cuba, a difference of 55,040 people.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 104th and Denmark ranks 103rd of 236 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.14 million people | 1.80 million people | 650,535 people | Denmark |
| 1960s | 1.21 million people | 1.86 million people | 643,985 people | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1.27 million people | 1.92 million people | 647,930 people | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1.52 million people | 1.99 million people | 471,985 people | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1.79 million people | 2.02 million people | 227,715 people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.83 million people | 2.04 million people | 214,425 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.88 million people | 2.04 million people | 163,135 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2.00 million people | 2.05 million people | 55,040 people | Denmark |
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, Cuba or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 2.05 million people against 2.00 million people in Cuba as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Cuba and Denmark?
- 55,040 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Denmark?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Denmark rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Cuba ranks 104th and Denmark ranks 103rd 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.