Cuba Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Cuba urban population for 2021 was 8,700,275, a 0.27% decline from 2020.
  • Cuba urban population for 2020 was 8,723,461, a 0.03% decline from 2019.
  • Cuba urban population for 2019 was 8,726,192, a 0.01% decline from 2018.
  • Cuba urban population for 2018 was 8,726,939, a 0.01% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
China 882,894,483
Brazil 187,143,228
Russia 107,492,288
Mexico 102,651,435
Iran 67,125,144
Turkey 64,911,679
Colombia 42,109,638
South Africa 40,295,863
Thailand 37,349,283
Algeria 32,807,002
Iraq 30,960,655
Peru 26,466,645
Malaysia 26,085,557
Venezuela 24,907,533
Ecuador 11,454,802
Kazakhstan 10,986,561
Romania 10,387,640
Jordan 10,214,721
Dominican Republic 9,251,516
Guatemala 8,938,987
Cuba 8,700,275
Belarus 7,463,845
Azerbaijan 5,755,809
Libya 5,455,170
Bulgaria 5,228,804
Lebanon 4,982,643
Costa Rica 4,196,609
Paraguay 4,189,606
Serbia 3,871,714
Turkmenistan 3,361,056
Gabon 2,116,964
Botswana 1,852,275
Albania 1,770,478
Armenia 1,770,343
Bosnia 1,616,664
Jamaica 1,601,946
Namibia 1,341,107
North Macedonia 1,213,985
Equatorial Guinea 1,202,330
Fiji 533,870
Mauritius 516,236
Montenegro 419,986
Suriname 405,913
Guyana 216,404
Maldives 214,329
Belize 184,818
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 55,768
Dominica 51,699
Grenada 45,724
American Samoa 39,257
Samoa 38,813
St. Lucia 34,026
Marshall Islands 32,867
Tonga 24,494
Nauru 12,511
Tuvalu 7,259
Cuba Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 8,700,275 77.29 -0.27%
2020 8,723,461 77.19 -0.03%
2019 8,726,192 77.11 -0.01%
2018 8,726,939 77.04 0.01%
2017 8,726,424 76.98 0.01%
2016 8,725,410 76.93 0.06%
2015 8,719,925 76.90 0.11%
2014 8,709,909 76.86 0.14%
2013 8,698,029 76.83 0.17%
2012 8,683,386 76.78 0.21%
2011 8,664,868 76.69 0.19%
2010 8,648,121 76.60 0.18%
2009 8,632,201 76.51 0.18%
2008 8,616,795 76.41 0.18%
2007 8,601,178 76.32 0.20%
2006 8,583,640 76.23 0.25%
2005 8,562,116 76.13 0.31%
2004 8,535,826 76.04 0.36%
2003 8,505,469 75.95 0.47%
2002 8,465,223 75.79 0.58%
2001 8,416,167 75.56 0.61%
2000 8,365,215 75.32 0.63%
1999 8,312,423 75.09 0.64%
1998 8,259,320 74.86 0.64%
1997 8,206,584 74.62 0.58%
1996 8,159,345 74.43 0.53%
1995 8,116,027 74.28 0.56%
1994 8,070,360 74.13 0.63%
1993 8,019,798 73.98 0.73%
1992 7,961,318 73.83 0.86%
1991 7,893,508 73.68 1.24%
1990 7,796,158 73.36 1.59%
1989 7,673,056 72.89 1.63%
1988 7,548,848 72.41 1.62%
1987 7,427,217 71.92 1.57%
1986 7,311,203 71.43 1.55%
1985 7,199,021 70.93 1.53%
1984 7,089,461 70.43 1.53%
1983 6,981,725 69.93 1.49%
1982 6,878,146 69.41 1.42%
1981 6,781,029 68.85 1.49%
1980 6,680,590 68.11 1.47%
1979 6,582,877 67.35 1.60%
1978 6,478,127 66.58 1.77%
1977 6,364,729 65.80 1.94%
1976 6,242,288 65.02 2.13%
1975 6,110,467 64.22 2.32%
1974 5,970,074 63.42 2.51%
1973 5,821,802 62.61 2.70%
1972 5,666,621 61.80 2.92%
1971 5,503,516 60.98 2.92%
1970 5,345,375 60.27 2.13%
1969 5,232,847 60.08 2.16%
1968 5,121,194 59.90 2.19%
1967 5,010,160 59.71 2.24%
1966 4,899,011 59.52 2.31%
1965 4,787,102 59.34 2.39%
1964 4,674,202 59.15 2.44%
1963 4,561,585 58.96 2.44%
1962 4,451,850 58.78 2.40%
1961 4,346,361 58.59 2.38%
1960 4,244,231 58.40 %