Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7723 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cuba, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 0.7723 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cuba peaked at 0.7723 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5771 people per person, in 1960.
Cuba ranks 69th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cuba, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5771 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5789 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.5809 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5831 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.5855 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.588 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5907 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.5935 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.5964 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5995 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6026 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6067 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6128 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6206 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6296 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6393 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6494 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6594 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6688 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6772 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6841 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6892 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6952 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7026 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7082 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7107 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7158 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7215 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7268 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7325 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7373 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7415 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7441 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.745 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7451 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7458 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7478 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7507 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7531 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7538 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7564 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7589 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7585 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7586 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7592 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.76 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7611 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7624 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7637 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7649 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7661 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7671 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7678 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7682 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7684 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7687 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7691 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7696 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7702 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7707 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7711 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.771 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7711 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7713 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7717 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7723 people per person | +0.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.7723 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.7723 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5874 people per person | 0.5771 people per person | 0.5995 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6366 people per person | 0.6026 people per person | 0.6772 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7087 people per person | 0.6841 people per person | 0.7325 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7464 people per person | 0.7373 people per person | 0.7538 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7604 people per person | 0.7564 people per person | 0.7649 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7686 people per person | 0.7661 people per person | 0.7707 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7714 people per person | 0.771 people per person | 0.7723 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 66 Malaysia 0.774 people per person compare
- 67 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.7738 people per person compare
- 68 United States Virgin Islands 0.7733 people per person compare
- 70 France 0.7647 people per person compare
- 71 Algeria 0.7582 people per person compare
- 72 Greece 0.7561 people per person compare
More population data for Cuba
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.9101 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 10,028 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.2775 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9735 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Population density 53.73 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 195,101 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cuba?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cuba was 0.7723 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7723 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5771 people per person in 1960.
- How does Cuba rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Cuba ranks 69th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.