Bolivia vs Cuba: Number of people living in urban and rural areas

Bolivia
9.00 million people
in 2025
Cuba
8.45 million people
in 2025
Bolivia rank
71st
Cuba rank
74th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

  • Bolivia
  • Cuba
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 9.00 million people against 8.45 million people in Cuba, a difference of 557,480 people.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.

Bolivia ranks 71st and Cuba ranks 74th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Cuba in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Cuba Difference Ahead
1950s 1.20 million people 3.70 million people 2.51 million people Cuba
1960s 1.54 million people 4.67 million people 3.13 million people Cuba
1970s 2.08 million people 5.97 million people 3.89 million people Cuba
1980s 3.16 million people 7.18 million people 4.03 million people Cuba
1990s 4.60 million people 8.13 million people 3.52 million people Cuba
2000s 5.95 million people 8.54 million people 2.59 million people Cuba
2010s 7.45 million people 8.66 million people 1.21 million people Cuba
2020s 8.62 million people 8.52 million people 99,218 people Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Bolivia or Cuba?
Bolivia, at 9.00 million people against 8.45 million people in Cuba as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Bolivia and Cuba?
557,480 people, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Cuba?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and Cuba rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Bolivia ranks 71st and Cuba ranks 74th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban 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

Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
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
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.