Cuba vs Iran: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Cuba
77.2%
in 2025
Iran
77.4%
in 2025
Cuba rank
84th
Iran rank
83rd
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Cuba
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 77.4% against 77.2% in Cuba, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iran ahead.
Cuba ranks 84th and Iran ranks 83rd of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 33 and Iran in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | Iran |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 2.1% | 2.1% | Iran |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% | Iran |
| 1300s | 0.1% | 2.3% | 2.2% | Iran |
| 1400s | 0.2% | 2.4% | 2.2% | Iran |
| 1500s | 0.6% | 2.5% | 1.9% | Iran |
| 1600s | 1.9% | 2.6% | 0.7% | Iran |
| 1700s | 5.7% | 2.7% | 2.9% | Cuba |
| 1710s | 6.4% | 3.1% | 3.3% | Cuba |
| 1720s | 7.0% | 3.4% | 3.6% | Cuba |
| 1730s | 7.6% | 3.7% | 4.0% | Cuba |
| 1740s | 8.4% | 4.0% | 4.3% | Cuba |
| 1750s | 9.2% | 4.4% | 4.7% | Cuba |
| 1760s | 10.0% | 4.8% | 5.2% | Cuba |
| 1770s | 11.0% | 5.3% | 5.7% | Cuba |
| 1780s | 12.0% | 5.8% | 6.2% | Cuba |
| 1790s | 13.2% | 6.3% | 6.8% | Cuba |
| 1800s | 14.4% | 7.0% | 7.5% | Cuba |
| 1810s | 15.8% | 7.6% | 8.2% | Cuba |
| 1820s | 17.3% | 8.3% | 9.0% | Cuba |
| 1830s | 19.0% | 9.1% | 9.8% | Cuba |
| 1840s | 20.8% | 10.0% | 10.8% | Cuba |
| 1850s | 22.8% | 11.0% | 11.8% | Cuba |
| 1860s | 24.9% | 12.0% | 12.9% | Cuba |
| 1870s | 27.3% | 13.1% | 14.1% | Cuba |
| 1880s | 29.9% | 14.4% | 15.5% | Cuba |
| 1890s | 32.7% | 15.8% | 17.0% | Cuba |
| 1900s | 35.9% | 17.3% | 18.6% | Cuba |
| 1910s | 39.3% | 18.9% | 20.4% | Cuba |
| 1920s | 43.0% | 20.7% | 22.3% | Cuba |
| 1930s | 47.1% | 22.7% | 24.4% | Cuba |
| 1940s | 51.6% | 24.9% | 26.7% | Cuba |
| 1950s | 57.1% | 30.3% | 26.8% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 58.7% | 37.1% | 21.7% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 63.7% | 45.5% | 18.2% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 70.9% | 53.1% | 17.8% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 74.6% | 60.0% | 14.7% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 76.0% | 67.4% | 8.7% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 73.0% | 3.8% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 76.5% | 0.6% | 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, Cuba or Iran?
- Iran, at 77.4% against 77.2% in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Cuba and Iran?
- 0.2%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Iran?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Iran rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Cuba ranks 84th and Iran ranks 83rd 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.