Cape Verde vs Cuba: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Cape Verde
77.6%
in 2025
Cuba
77.2%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
81st
Cuba rank
84th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Cape Verde
- Cuba
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 77.6% against 77.2% in Cuba, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 102 shared years of data; in 1600 it was Cuba ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 81st and Cuba ranks 84th of 238 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 34 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600s | 0.4% | 1.9% | 1.5% | Cuba |
| 1700s | 1.2% | 5.7% | 4.5% | Cuba |
| 1710s | 1.3% | 6.4% | 5.1% | Cuba |
| 1720s | 1.4% | 7.0% | 5.5% | Cuba |
| 1730s | 1.6% | 7.6% | 6.1% | Cuba |
| 1740s | 1.7% | 8.4% | 6.6% | Cuba |
| 1750s | 1.9% | 9.2% | 7.3% | Cuba |
| 1760s | 2.1% | 10.0% | 8.0% | Cuba |
| 1770s | 2.3% | 11.0% | 8.7% | Cuba |
| 1780s | 2.5% | 12.0% | 9.6% | Cuba |
| 1790s | 2.7% | 13.2% | 10.5% | Cuba |
| 1800s | 3.0% | 14.4% | 11.5% | Cuba |
| 1810s | 3.3% | 15.8% | 12.6% | Cuba |
| 1820s | 3.6% | 17.3% | 13.7% | Cuba |
| 1830s | 3.9% | 19.0% | 15.1% | Cuba |
| 1840s | 4.3% | 20.8% | 16.5% | Cuba |
| 1850s | 4.7% | 22.8% | 18.1% | Cuba |
| 1860s | 5.1% | 24.9% | 19.8% | Cuba |
| 1870s | 5.6% | 27.3% | 21.7% | Cuba |
| 1880s | 6.2% | 29.9% | 23.7% | Cuba |
| 1890s | 6.8% | 32.7% | 26.0% | Cuba |
| 1900s | 7.4% | 35.9% | 28.5% | Cuba |
| 1910s | 8.1% | 39.3% | 31.2% | Cuba |
| 1920s | 8.9% | 43.0% | 34.1% | Cuba |
| 1930s | 9.7% | 47.1% | 37.4% | Cuba |
| 1940s | 10.6% | 51.6% | 41.0% | Cuba |
| 1950s | 6.6% | 57.1% | 50.5% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 11.4% | 58.7% | 47.4% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 21.2% | 63.7% | 42.4% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 32.3% | 70.9% | 38.6% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 74.6% | 25.7% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 57.4% | 76.0% | 18.6% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 76.9% | 10.4% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 77.1% | 1.7% | 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, Cape Verde or Cuba?
- Cape Verde, at 77.6% against 77.2% in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Cape Verde and Cuba?
- 0.4%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Cuba?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Cuba rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Cape Verde ranks 81st 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.