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Belgium vs Cuba: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Belgium
1.36 million people
in 2050
Cuba
1.39 million people
in 2050
Belgium rank
109th
Cuba rank
106th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Belgium
  • Cuba
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 1.39 million people against 1.36 million people in Belgium, a difference of 34,410 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 109th and Cuba ranks 106th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 31 and Cuba in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Cuba Difference Ahead
1000s 388,000 people 20,920 people 367,080 people Belgium
1100s 540,600 people 26,149 people 514,451 people Belgium
1200s 787,500 people 32,681 people 754,819 people Belgium
1300s 1.06 million people 40,832 people 1.02 million people Belgium
1400s 590,400 people 50,969 people 539,431 people Belgium
1500s 880,000 people 63,444 people 816,556 people Belgium
1600s 1.06 million people 78,303 people 982,197 people Belgium
1700s 1.21 million people 94,120 people 1.12 million people Belgium
1710s 1.36 million people 108,545 people 1.25 million people Belgium
1720s 1.51 million people 125,321 people 1.39 million people Belgium
1730s 1.67 million people 144,592 people 1.53 million people Belgium
1740s 1.84 million people 166,704 people 1.67 million people Belgium
1750s 2.01 million people 192,038 people 1.81 million people Belgium
1760s 2.14 million people 221,019 people 1.92 million people Belgium
1770s 2.27 million people 254,113 people 2.02 million people Belgium
1780s 2.40 million people 291,826 people 2.11 million people Belgium
1790s 2.53 million people 334,704 people 2.20 million people Belgium
1800s 2.67 million people 383,326 people 2.28 million people Belgium
1810s 2.63 million people 438,295 people 2.19 million people Belgium
1820s 2.58 million people 500,220 people 2.08 million people Belgium
1830s 2.61 million people 615,062 people 2.00 million people Belgium
1840s 2.44 million people 751,688 people 1.69 million people Belgium
1850s 2.41 million people 916,144 people 1.50 million people Belgium
1860s 2.37 million people 944,876 people 1.42 million people Belgium
1870s 2.29 million people 967,719 people 1.32 million people Belgium
1880s 2.27 million people 998,431 people 1.27 million people Belgium
1890s 2.22 million people 1.03 million people 1.19 million people Belgium
1900s 2.13 million people 1.05 million people 1.08 million people Belgium
1910s 2.02 million people 1.31 million people 714,350 people Belgium
1920s 1.68 million people 1.68 million people 920 people Belgium
1930s 1.45 million people 2.05 million people 598,370 people Cuba
1940s 1.11 million people 2.08 million people 975,600 people Cuba
1950s 3.17 million people 2.79 million people 382,709 people Belgium
1960s 3.01 million people 3.28 million people 271,341 people Cuba
1970s 2.68 million people 3.40 million people 721,777 people Cuba
1980s 2.32 million people 2.95 million people 624,261 people Cuba
1990s 2.01 million people 2.76 million people 753,329 people Cuba
2000s 1.74 million people 2.69 million people 951,100 people Cuba
2010s 1.56 million people 2.61 million people 1.04 million people Cuba
2020s 1.45 million people 2.49 million people 1.04 million people Cuba
2030s 1.40 million people 2.21 million people 805,277 people Cuba
2040s 1.37 million people 1.72 million people 353,663 people Cuba
2050s 1.36 million people 1.39 million people 34,410 people Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Belgium or Cuba?
Cuba, at 1.39 million people against 1.36 million people in Belgium as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Belgium and Cuba?
34,410 people, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Cuba?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Belgium and Cuba rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Belgium ranks 109th and Cuba ranks 106th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.