Algeria vs Cuba: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Algeria
75.8%
in 2025
Cuba
77.2%
in 2025
Algeria rank
86th
Cuba rank
84th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Algeria
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 77.2% against 75.8% in Algeria, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 86th and Cuba ranks 84th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 6 and Cuba in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Algeria |
| 1100s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Algeria |
| 1200s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Algeria |
| 1300s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Algeria |
| 1400s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Algeria |
| 1500s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Algeria |
| 1600s | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 1700s | 2.2% | 5.7% | 3.5% | Cuba |
| 1710s | 2.5% | 6.4% | 3.9% | Cuba |
| 1720s | 2.7% | 7.0% | 4.3% | Cuba |
| 1730s | 3.0% | 7.6% | 4.7% | Cuba |
| 1740s | 3.2% | 8.4% | 5.1% | Cuba |
| 1750s | 3.6% | 9.2% | 5.6% | Cuba |
| 1760s | 3.9% | 10.0% | 6.1% | Cuba |
| 1770s | 4.3% | 11.0% | 6.7% | Cuba |
| 1780s | 4.7% | 12.0% | 7.4% | Cuba |
| 1790s | 5.1% | 13.2% | 8.1% | Cuba |
| 1800s | 5.6% | 14.4% | 8.8% | Cuba |
| 1810s | 6.1% | 15.8% | 9.7% | Cuba |
| 1820s | 6.7% | 17.3% | 10.6% | Cuba |
| 1830s | 7.4% | 19.0% | 11.6% | Cuba |
| 1840s | 8.1% | 20.8% | 12.7% | Cuba |
| 1850s | 8.8% | 22.8% | 13.9% | Cuba |
| 1860s | 9.7% | 24.9% | 15.3% | Cuba |
| 1870s | 10.6% | 27.3% | 16.7% | Cuba |
| 1880s | 11.6% | 29.9% | 18.3% | Cuba |
| 1890s | 12.7% | 32.7% | 20.0% | Cuba |
| 1900s | 13.9% | 35.9% | 22.0% | Cuba |
| 1910s | 15.2% | 39.3% | 24.0% | Cuba |
| 1920s | 16.7% | 43.0% | 26.3% | Cuba |
| 1930s | 18.3% | 47.1% | 28.8% | Cuba |
| 1940s | 20.0% | 51.6% | 31.6% | Cuba |
| 1950s | 25.2% | 57.1% | 31.9% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 36.7% | 58.7% | 22.0% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 40.4% | 63.7% | 23.3% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 47.2% | 70.9% | 23.6% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 55.6% | 74.6% | 19.0% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 76.0% | 12.8% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 76.9% | 7.0% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 77.1% | 2.7% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Algeria or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 77.2% against 75.8% in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Algeria and Cuba?
- 1.4%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Cuba?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Cuba rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Algeria ranks 86th and Cuba ranks 84th 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 Share of population living in urban areas 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
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.