Cuba vs Norway: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Cuba
2.00 million people
in 2020
Norway
1.91 million people
in 2020
Cuba rank
104th
Norway rank
107th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Cuba
- Norway
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 2.00 million people against 1.91 million people in Norway, a difference of 86,990 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Cuba ranks 104th and Norway ranks 107th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.14 million people | 1.64 million people | 498,965 people | Norway |
| 1960s | 1.21 million people | 1.72 million people | 506,365 people | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.27 million people | 1.79 million people | 516,685 people | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.52 million people | 1.85 million people | 322,435 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.79 million people | 1.86 million people | 66,860 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.83 million people | 1.82 million people | 5,740 people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 1.88 million people | 1.86 million people | 16,695 people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 2.00 million people | 1.91 million people | 86,990 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, Cuba or Norway?
- Cuba, at 2.00 million people against 1.91 million people in Norway as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Cuba and Norway?
- 86,990 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Norway?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Norway rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Cuba ranks 104th and Norway ranks 107th 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.