Chile vs Cuba
Chile vs Cuba: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 89.2% in Chile and 77.2% in Cuba, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chile, by 12 percentage points, or 1.15 times that in Cuba.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Chile has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Chile ranked 37 and Cuba ranked 76 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Chile at 94.9% and Cuba at 85.1% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Chile | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89.2 | 77.2 |
| 2024 | 89 | 77.2 |
| 2023 | 88.8 | 77.1 |
| 2022 | 88.6 | 77.1 |
| 2021 | 88.5 | 77.1 |
| 2020 | 88.3 | 77.1 |
| 2019 | 88.1 | 77.1 |
| 2018 | 88 | 77 |
| 2017 | 87.8 | 77 |
| 2016 | 87.6 | 76.9 |
| 2015 | 87.5 | 76.9 |
| 2014 | 87.3 | 76.8 |
| 2013 | 87.2 | 76.8 |
| 2012 | 87.1 | 76.8 |
| 2011 | 87 | 76.7 |
| 2010 | 87 | 76.6 |
| 2009 | 86.9 | 76.5 |
| 2008 | 86.9 | 76.4 |
| 2007 | 86.8 | 76.2 |
| 2006 | 86.8 | 76.1 |
| 2005 | 86.8 | 76 |
| 2004 | 86.7 | 75.9 |
| 2003 | 86.7 | 75.9 |
| 2002 | 86.6 | 75.9 |
| 2001 | 86.5 | 75.9 |
| 2000 | 86.3 | 75.6 |
| 1999 | 86 | 75.4 |
| 1998 | 85.6 | 75.3 |
| 1997 | 85.2 | 75.1 |
| 1996 | 84.8 | 74.8 |
| 1995 | 84.4 | 74.6 |
| 1994 | 84.1 | 74.5 |
| 1993 | 83.7 | 74.5 |
| 1992 | 83.5 | 74.4 |
| 1991 | 83.3 | 74.1 |
| 1990 | 83.2 | 73.7 |
| 1989 | 83.1 | 73.3 |
| 1988 | 83 | 72.7 |
| 1987 | 82.9 | 72.2 |
| 1986 | 82.8 | 71.6 |
| 1985 | 82.7 | 71.1 |
| 1984 | 82.6 | 70.8 |
| 1983 | 82.4 | 70.3 |
| 1982 | 82.3 | 69.5 |
| 1981 | 82 | 68.9 |
| 1980 | 81.7 | 68.4 |
| 1979 | 81.3 | 67.7 |
| 1978 | 80.7 | 66.9 |
| 1977 | 80.1 | 65.9 |
| 1976 | 79.5 | 64.9 |
| 1975 | 78.8 | 63.9 |
| 1974 | 78.1 | 63 |
| 1973 | 77.4 | 62.1 |
| 1972 | 76.7 | 61.3 |
| 1971 | 75.9 | 60.7 |
| 1970 | 75.3 | 60.3 |
| 1969 | 74.6 | 60 |
| 1968 | 73.9 | 59.6 |
| 1967 | 73.2 | 59.4 |
| 1966 | 72.5 | 59.1 |
| 1965 | 71.8 | 58.8 |
| 1964 | 71 | 58.6 |
| 1963 | 70.3 | 58.3 |
| 1962 | 69.5 | 58.1 |
| 1961 | 68.7 | 57.9 |
| 1960 | 67.8 | 57.7 |
| 1959 | 67 | 57.6 |
| 1958 | 66.1 | 57.4 |
| 1957 | 65.2 | 57.3 |
| 1956 | 64.3 | 57.2 |
| 1955 | 63.3 | 57.1 |
| 1954 | 62.3 | 57.1 |
| 1953 | 61.3 | 57.1 |
| 1952 | 60.3 | 56.9 |
| 1951 | 59.2 | 56.7 |
| 1950 | 58.2 | 56.4 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Chile | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 89.4 | 77.3 |
| 2027 | 89.6 | 77.4 |
| 2028 | 89.7 | 77.5 |
| 2029 | 89.9 | 77.7 |
| 2030 | 90.1 | 77.8 |
| 2031 | 90.3 | 78 |
| 2032 | 90.5 | 78.2 |
| 2033 | 90.8 | 78.4 |
| 2034 | 91 | 78.7 |
| 2035 | 91.2 | 78.9 |
| 2036 | 91.4 | 79.2 |
| 2037 | 91.6 | 79.5 |
| 2038 | 91.8 | 79.8 |
| 2039 | 92.1 | 80.2 |
| 2040 | 92.3 | 80.5 |
| 2041 | 92.5 | 80.9 |
| 2042 | 92.8 | 81.3 |
| 2043 | 93 | 81.7 |
| 2044 | 93.3 | 82.1 |
| 2045 | 93.5 | 82.6 |
| 2046 | 93.8 | 83.1 |
| 2047 | 94.1 | 83.6 |
| 2048 | 94.3 | 84.1 |
| 2049 | 94.6 | 84.6 |
| 2050 | 94.9 | 85.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Chile vs Cuba
Health
- Life expectancyChile: 81.2 years in 2023Cuba: 78.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChile: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Cuba: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChile: 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Cuba: 4.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChile: 4.06% in 2017Cuba: 3.32% in 2017
- Suicide rateChile: 10.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Cuba: 11.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChile: 19.7 million people in 2023Cuba: 11 million people in 2023
- Population growthChile: 0.57% a year in 2023Cuba: -0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChile: 1.17 births per woman in 2023Cuba: 1.44 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageChile: 36 years in 2023Cuba: 41.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChile: 13.7% in 2023Cuba: 16.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateChile: 3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Cuba: -2.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChile: 1.52% of GDP in 2025Cuba: 2.88% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending per personChile: $269 in 2025Cuba: $11 in 2018
- Armed forces personnelChile: 114,000 people in 2020Cuba: 76,000 people in 2020
- National powerChile: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Cuba: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChile: 1.28% of the labour force in 2020Cuba: 1.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChile: 14 million TIV in 2025Cuba: 8 million TIV in 2004
- Arms exportsChile: 8 million TIV in 2022Cuba: 8 million TIV in 1980