Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Cuba
Cuba: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 77.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Cuba, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 77.2% for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 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, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Cuba peaked at 77.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
Cuba ranks 84th of 238 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 1700s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 1710s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 1720s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 1730s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 1740s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
| 1750s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
| 1760s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 1770s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
| 1780s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 1 |
| 1790s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
| 1800s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
| 1810s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 1 |
| 1820s | 17.3% | 17.3% | 17.3% | 1 |
| 1830s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 1 |
| 1840s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
| 1850s | 22.8% | 22.8% | 22.8% | 1 |
| 1860s | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 1 |
| 1870s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 1 |
| 1880s | 29.9% | 29.9% | 29.9% | 1 |
| 1890s | 32.7% | 32.7% | 32.7% | 1 |
| 1900s | 35.9% | 35.9% | 35.9% | 1 |
| 1910s | 39.3% | 39.3% | 39.3% | 1 |
| 1920s | 43.0% | 43.0% | 43.0% | 1 |
| 1930s | 47.1% | 47.1% | 47.1% | 1 |
| 1940s | 51.6% | 51.6% | 51.6% | 1 |
| 1950s | 57.1% | 56.4% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 58.7% | 57.7% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.7% | 60.3% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.9% | 68.4% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.6% | 73.7% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.0% | 75.6% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 76.6% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 77.1% | 77.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 81 Cape Verde 77.6% compare
- 82 Malaysia 77.4% compare
- 83 Iran 77.4% compare
- 85 Cook Islands 76.9% compare
- 86 Algeria 75.8% compare
- 87 El Salvador 75.5% compare
More population data for Cuba
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 195,101 people (2100)
- Population density 53.73 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 130 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Cuba?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Cuba was 77.2% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Cuba rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Cuba ranks 84th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 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 HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.