Cuba vs Guinea-Bissau: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Cuba
1.39 million people
in 2050
Guinea-Bissau
1.74 million people
in 2050
Cuba rank
106th
Guinea-Bissau rank
104th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Cuba
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 1.74 million people against 1.39 million people in Cuba, a difference of 347,400 people.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Cuba ranks 106th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 104th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 33 and Guinea-Bissau in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 20,920 people | 42,620 people | 21,700 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1100s | 26,149 people | 48,709 people | 22,560 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1200s | 32,681 people | 55,666 people | 22,984 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1300s | 40,832 people | 63,613 people | 22,780 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1400s | 50,969 people | 72,683 people | 21,714 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1500s | 63,444 people | 83,006 people | 19,562 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1600s | 78,303 people | 94,660 people | 16,357 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1700s | 94,120 people | 107,482 people | 13,362 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1710s | 108,545 people | 109,005 people | 460 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1720s | 125,321 people | 110,642 people | 14,679 people | Cuba |
| 1730s | 144,592 people | 112,371 people | 32,221 people | Cuba |
| 1740s | 166,704 people | 114,202 people | 52,502 people | Cuba |
| 1750s | 192,038 people | 116,145 people | 75,893 people | Cuba |
| 1760s | 221,019 people | 118,215 people | 102,804 people | Cuba |
| 1770s | 254,113 people | 120,426 people | 133,687 people | Cuba |
| 1780s | 291,826 people | 122,798 people | 169,028 people | Cuba |
| 1790s | 334,704 people | 125,354 people | 209,350 people | Cuba |
| 1800s | 383,326 people | 128,121 people | 255,205 people | Cuba |
| 1810s | 438,295 people | 131,133 people | 307,162 people | Cuba |
| 1820s | 500,220 people | 134,434 people | 365,786 people | Cuba |
| 1830s | 615,062 people | 138,078 people | 476,984 people | Cuba |
| 1840s | 751,688 people | 142,137 people | 609,551 people | Cuba |
| 1850s | 916,144 people | 146,705 people | 769,439 people | Cuba |
| 1860s | 944,876 people | 151,910 people | 792,966 people | Cuba |
| 1870s | 967,719 people | 157,932 people | 809,787 people | Cuba |
| 1880s | 998,431 people | 165,033 people | 833,398 people | Cuba |
| 1890s | 1.03 million people | 173,608 people | 852,702 people | Cuba |
| 1900s | 1.05 million people | 184,296 people | 864,344 people | Cuba |
| 1910s | 1.31 million people | 198,210 people | 1.11 million people | Cuba |
| 1920s | 1.68 million people | 217,510 people | 1.47 million people | Cuba |
| 1930s | 2.05 million people | 247,169 people | 1.80 million people | Cuba |
| 1940s | 2.08 million people | 302,592 people | 1.78 million people | Cuba |
| 1950s | 2.79 million people | 495,568 people | 2.29 million people | Cuba |
| 1960s | 3.28 million people | 497,611 people | 2.78 million people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 3.40 million people | 561,257 people | 2.84 million people | Cuba |
| 1980s | 2.95 million people | 679,675 people | 2.27 million people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 2.76 million people | 717,272 people | 2.04 million people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 2.69 million people | 846,258 people | 1.84 million people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 2.61 million people | 1.02 million people | 1.59 million people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 2.49 million people | 1.20 million people | 1.30 million people | Cuba |
| 2030s | 2.21 million people | 1.39 million people | 815,501 people | Cuba |
| 2040s | 1.72 million people | 1.62 million people | 109,353 people | Cuba |
| 2050s | 1.39 million people | 1.74 million people | 347,400 people | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Cuba or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 1.74 million people against 1.39 million people in Cuba as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Cuba and Guinea-Bissau?
- 347,400 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Guinea-Bissau?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Cuba and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Cuba ranks 106th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 104th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β 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
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.