Cuba vs Mali: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Cuba
8.45 million people
in 2025
Mali
8.12 million people
in 2025
Cuba rank
74th
Mali rank
76th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Cuba
- Mali
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 8.45 million people against 8.12 million people in Mali, a difference of 329,260 people.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 74th and Mali ranks 76th of 236 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.70 million people | 274,256 people | 3.43 million people | Cuba |
| 1960s | 4.67 million people | 504,205 people | 4.17 million people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 5.97 million people | 839,932 people | 5.13 million people | Cuba |
| 1980s | 7.18 million people | 1.27 million people | 5.92 million people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 8.13 million people | 1.78 million people | 6.34 million people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 8.54 million people | 2.79 million people | 5.75 million people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 8.66 million people | 4.74 million people | 3.92 million people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 8.52 million people | 7.20 million people | 1.32 million people | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Cuba or Mali?
- Cuba, at 8.45 million people against 8.12 million people in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Cuba and Mali?
- 329,260 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Mali?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Mali rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Cuba ranks 74th and Mali ranks 76th 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
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.