Long term urban population region in Cuba
Cuba: Long term urban population region was 80.61 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
80.61
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
52nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
80.61
in 2025
All-time low
0.0026
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Long term urban population region in Cuba, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 80.61 for long term urban population region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long term urban population region in Cuba peaked at 80.61 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0026, in 1000.
Cuba ranks 52nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Long term urban population region in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0026 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0078 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0233 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0698 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.2093 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.6279 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 1.88 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 5.65 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 6.37 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 6.97 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 7.64 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 8.36 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 9.16 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 10.03 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 10.99 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 12.04 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 13.18 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 14.44 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 15.81 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 17.32 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 18.97 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 20.77 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 22.75 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 24.92 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 27.29 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 29.89 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 32.74 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 35.86 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 39.27 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 43.01 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 47.11 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 51.6 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 56.51 | +9.5% |
| 1951 | 56.7 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 56.89 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 57.08 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 57.27 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 57.46 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 57.65 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 57.84 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 58.02 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 58.21 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 58.4 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 58.59 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 58.78 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 58.96 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 59.15 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 59.34 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 59.52 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 59.71 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 59.9 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 60.08 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 60.27 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 61.07 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 61.99 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 62.87 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 63.67 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 64.34 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 65.33 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 66.2 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 66.96 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 67.65 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 68.27 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 69 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 69.49 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 69.93 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 70.43 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 71.04 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 71.43 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 71.94 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 72.49 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 73.03 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 73.48 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 73.91 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 74.11 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 74.23 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 74.3 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 74.34 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 74.52 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 74.74 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 75.01 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 75.25 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 75.48 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 75.48 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75.48 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75.48 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 75.48 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 75.48 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75.48 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75.48 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 75.48 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75.48 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75.48 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.84 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 76.19 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 76.55 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 76.91 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.26 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 77.62 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 77.98 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 78.33 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 78.69 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.05 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 79.36 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 79.67 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 79.98 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 80.3 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 80.61 | +0.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 80.61 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.17, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 80.61 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 71.48, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long term urban population region in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0026 | 0.0078 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0078 | 0.0233 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0233 | 0.0698 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0698 | 0.2093 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.2093 | 0.6279 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.6279 | 1.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0026 | 0.0026 | 0.0026 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0078 | 0.0078 | 0.0078 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0233 | 0.0233 | 0.0233 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0698 | 0.0698 | 0.0698 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.2093 | 0.2093 | 0.2093 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.6279 | 0.6279 | 0.6279 | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1 |
| 1700s | 5.65 | 5.65 | 5.65 | 1 |
| 1710s | 6.37 | 6.37 | 6.37 | 1 |
| 1720s | 6.97 | 6.97 | 6.97 | 1 |
| 1730s | 7.64 | 7.64 | 7.64 | 1 |
| 1740s | 8.36 | 8.36 | 8.36 | 1 |
| 1750s | 9.16 | 9.16 | 9.16 | 1 |
| 1760s | 10.03 | 10.03 | 10.03 | 1 |
| 1770s | 10.99 | 10.99 | 10.99 | 1 |
| 1780s | 12.04 | 12.04 | 12.04 | 1 |
| 1790s | 13.18 | 13.18 | 13.18 | 1 |
| 1800s | 14.44 | 14.44 | 14.44 | 1 |
| 1810s | 15.81 | 15.81 | 15.81 | 1 |
| 1820s | 17.32 | 17.32 | 17.32 | 1 |
| 1830s | 18.97 | 18.97 | 18.97 | 1 |
| 1840s | 20.77 | 20.77 | 20.77 | 1 |
| 1850s | 22.75 | 22.75 | 22.75 | 1 |
| 1860s | 24.92 | 24.92 | 24.92 | 1 |
| 1870s | 27.29 | 27.29 | 27.29 | 1 |
| 1880s | 29.89 | 29.89 | 29.89 | 1 |
| 1890s | 32.74 | 32.74 | 32.74 | 1 |
| 1900s | 35.86 | 35.86 | 35.86 | 1 |
| 1910s | 39.27 | 39.27 | 39.27 | 1 |
| 1920s | 43.01 | 43.01 | 43.01 | 1 |
| 1930s | 47.11 | 47.11 | 47.11 | 1 |
| 1940s | 51.6 | 51.6 | 51.6 | 1 |
| 1950s | 57.36 | 56.51 | 58.21 | 10 |
| 1960s | 59.24 | 58.4 | 60.08 | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.03 | 60.27 | 67.65 | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.7 | 68.27 | 73.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.39 | 73.48 | 75.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.48 | 75.48 | 75.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.09 | 75.48 | 78.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.83 | 79.05 | 80.61 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long term urban population region in Cuba?
- Long term urban population region in Cuba was 80.61 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long term urban population region recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 80.61 in 2025.
- What is the lowest long term urban population region recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 in 1000.
- How does Cuba rank for long term urban population region?
- Cuba ranks 52nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long term urban population region rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long term urban population region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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