Cuba vs Ireland: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Cuba
1.39 million people
in 2050
Ireland
1.57 million people
in 2050
Cuba rank
106th
Ireland rank
105th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Cuba
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.57 million people against 1.39 million people in Cuba, a difference of 179,940 people.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ireland ahead.
Cuba ranks 106th and Ireland ranks 105th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 12 and Ireland in 31.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 20,920 people | 300,000 people | 279,080 people | Ireland |
| 1100s | 26,149 people | 400,000 people | 373,851 people | Ireland |
| 1200s | 32,681 people | 600,000 people | 567,319 people | Ireland |
| 1300s | 40,832 people | 800,000 people | 759,168 people | Ireland |
| 1400s | 50,969 people | 600,000 people | 549,031 people | Ireland |
| 1500s | 63,444 people | 800,000 people | 736,556 people | Ireland |
| 1600s | 78,303 people | 1.25 million people | 1.17 million people | Ireland |
| 1700s | 94,120 people | 2.42 million people | 2.32 million people | Ireland |
| 1710s | 108,545 people | 2.91 million people | 2.80 million people | Ireland |
| 1720s | 125,321 people | 2.96 million people | 2.83 million people | Ireland |
| 1730s | 144,592 people | 3.01 million people | 2.87 million people | Ireland |
| 1740s | 166,704 people | 3.07 million people | 2.90 million people | Ireland |
| 1750s | 192,038 people | 3.12 million people | 2.93 million people | Ireland |
| 1760s | 221,019 people | 3.09 million people | 2.87 million people | Ireland |
| 1770s | 254,113 people | 3.06 million people | 2.80 million people | Ireland |
| 1780s | 291,826 people | 3.38 million people | 3.09 million people | Ireland |
| 1790s | 334,704 people | 3.99 million people | 3.65 million people | Ireland |
| 1800s | 383,326 people | 4.24 million people | 3.86 million people | Ireland |
| 1810s | 438,295 people | 4.81 million people | 4.37 million people | Ireland |
| 1820s | 500,220 people | 5.58 million people | 5.08 million people | Ireland |
| 1830s | 615,062 people | 6.04 million people | 5.42 million people | Ireland |
| 1840s | 751,688 people | 6.31 million people | 5.56 million people | Ireland |
| 1850s | 916,144 people | 5.10 million people | 4.18 million people | Ireland |
| 1860s | 944,876 people | 4.23 million people | 3.28 million people | Ireland |
| 1870s | 967,719 people | 3.85 million people | 2.89 million people | Ireland |
| 1880s | 998,431 people | 3.62 million people | 2.62 million people | Ireland |
| 1890s | 1.03 million people | 3.21 million people | 2.19 million people | Ireland |
| 1900s | 1.05 million people | 2.98 million people | 1.93 million people | Ireland |
| 1910s | 1.31 million people | 2.86 million people | 1.55 million people | Ireland |
| 1920s | 1.68 million people | 2.78 million people | 1.09 million people | Ireland |
| 1930s | 2.05 million people | 1.82 million people | 229,560 people | Cuba |
| 1940s | 2.08 million people | 1.79 million people | 288,810 people | Cuba |
| 1950s | 2.79 million people | 1.66 million people | 1.13 million people | Cuba |
| 1960s | 3.28 million people | 1.49 million people | 1.79 million people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 3.40 million people | 1.46 million people | 1.94 million people | Cuba |
| 1980s | 2.95 million people | 1.53 million people | 1.42 million people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 2.76 million people | 1.52 million people | 1.24 million people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 2.69 million people | 1.64 million people | 1.05 million people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 2.61 million people | 1.76 million people | 846,389 people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 2.49 million people | 1.87 million people | 625,450 people | Cuba |
| 2030s | 2.21 million people | 1.85 million people | 360,550 people | Cuba |
| 2040s | 1.72 million people | 1.70 million people | 23,278 people | Cuba |
| 2050s | 1.39 million people | 1.57 million people | 179,940 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Cuba or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 1.57 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 Ireland?
- 179,940 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ireland?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Cuba and Ireland rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Cuba ranks 106th and Ireland ranks 105th 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.