Cuba vs Haiti: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Cuba
2.00 million people
in 2020
Haiti
1.96 million people
in 2020
Cuba rank
104th
Haiti rank
105th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Cuba
- Haiti
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 2.00 million people against 1.96 million people in Haiti, a difference of 36,360 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Haiti ahead.
Cuba ranks 104th and Haiti ranks 105th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Haiti in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.14 million people | 1.82 million people | 672,695 people | Haiti |
| 1960s | 1.21 million people | 1.96 million people | 746,330 people | Haiti |
| 1970s | 1.27 million people | 2.10 million people | 828,380 people | Haiti |
| 1980s | 1.52 million people | 2.15 million people | 629,630 people | Haiti |
| 1990s | 1.79 million people | 2.19 million people | 397,695 people | Haiti |
| 2000s | 1.83 million people | 2.23 million people | 403,095 people | Haiti |
| 2010s | 1.88 million people | 2.11 million people | 233,230 people | Haiti |
| 2020s | 2.00 million people | 1.96 million people | 36,360 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, Cuba or Haiti?
- Cuba, at 2.00 million people against 1.96 million people in Haiti as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Cuba and Haiti?
- 36,360 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Haiti?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Haiti rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Cuba ranks 104th and Haiti ranks 105th 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.