Cuba vs Haiti: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 77.2% in Cuba and 55.6% in Haiti, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Cuba, by 21.6 percentage points, or 1.39 times that in Haiti.
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Watch it change on the mapChange since 2010, percentage points · UN
Latest figures
% of people · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 77.2 2025 | 76.9 | 76 of 229 | 85.1 2050 |
| Haiti | 55.6 2025 | 49.4 | 150 of 229 | 65.8 2050 |
What the numbers say
- Cuba has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Cuba ranked 76 and Haiti ranked 150 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Cuba at 85.1% and Haiti at 65.8% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Cuba | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77.2 | 55.6 |
| 2024 | 77.2 | 55 |
| 2023 | 77.1 | 54.5 |
| 2022 | 77.1 | 53.9 |
| 2021 | 77.1 | 53.3 |
| 2020 | 77.1 | 52.6 |
| 2019 | 77.1 | 52 |
| 2018 | 77 | 51.4 |
| 2017 | 77 | 50.7 |
| 2016 | 76.9 | 50.1 |
| 2015 | 76.9 | 49.4 |
| 2014 | 76.8 | 48.8 |
| 2013 | 76.8 | 48.1 |
| 2012 | 76.8 | 47.4 |
| 2011 | 76.7 | 46.8 |
| 2010 | 76.6 | 46.1 |
| 2009 | 76.5 | 45.4 |
| 2008 | 76.4 | 44.7 |
| 2007 | 76.2 | 44 |
| 2006 | 76.1 | 43.3 |
| 2005 | 76 | 42.6 |
| 2004 | 75.9 | 41.9 |
| 2003 | 75.9 | 41.2 |
| 2002 | 75.9 | 40 |
| 2001 | 75.9 | 38.4 |
| 2000 | 75.6 | 36.8 |
| 1999 | 75.4 | 35.3 |
| 1998 | 75.3 | 33.9 |
| 1997 | 75.1 | 32.5 |
| 1996 | 74.8 | 31.1 |
| 1995 | 74.6 | 29.8 |
| 1994 | 74.5 | 28.6 |
| 1993 | 74.5 | 27.5 |
| 1992 | 74.4 | 26.4 |
| 1991 | 74.1 | 25.4 |
| 1990 | 73.7 | 24.4 |
| 1989 | 73.3 | 23.6 |
| 1988 | 72.7 | 22.9 |
| 1987 | 72.2 | 22.2 |
| 1986 | 71.6 | 21.7 |
| 1985 | 71.1 | 21.3 |
| 1984 | 70.8 | 20.9 |
| 1983 | 70.3 | 20.7 |
| 1982 | 69.5 | 20.6 |
| 1981 | 68.9 | 20.6 |
| 1980 | 68.4 | 20.6 |
| 1979 | 67.7 | 20.5 |
| 1978 | 66.9 | 20.5 |
| 1977 | 65.9 | 20.5 |
| 1976 | 64.9 | 20.5 |
| 1975 | 63.9 | 20.5 |
| 1974 | 63 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 62.1 | 20.4 |
| 1972 | 61.3 | 20.4 |
| 1971 | 60.7 | 20.3 |
| 1970 | 60.3 | 19.3 |
| 1969 | 60 | 18.8 |
| 1968 | 59.6 | 18.4 |
| 1967 | 59.4 | 18 |
| 1966 | 59.1 | 17.6 |
| 1965 | 58.8 | 17.2 |
| 1964 | 58.6 | 16.8 |
| 1963 | 58.3 | 16.4 |
| 1962 | 58.1 | 16 |
| 1961 | 57.9 | 15.6 |
| 1960 | 57.7 | 15.2 |
| 1959 | 57.6 | 14.9 |
| 1958 | 57.4 | 14.6 |
| 1957 | 57.3 | 14.2 |
| 1956 | 57.2 | 13.9 |
| 1955 | 57.1 | 13.6 |
| 1954 | 57.1 | 13.3 |
| 1953 | 57.1 | 13 |
| 1952 | 56.9 | 12.8 |
| 1951 | 56.7 | 12.5 |
| 1950 | 56.4 | 12.3 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Cuba | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 77.3 | 56.2 |
| 2027 | 77.4 | 56.7 |
| 2028 | 77.5 | 57.3 |
| 2029 | 77.7 | 57.8 |
| 2030 | 77.8 | 58.3 |
| 2031 | 78 | 58.9 |
| 2032 | 78.2 | 59.4 |
| 2033 | 78.4 | 59.8 |
| 2034 | 78.7 | 60.3 |
| 2035 | 78.9 | 60.8 |
| 2036 | 79.2 | 61.2 |
| 2037 | 79.5 | 61.6 |
| 2038 | 79.8 | 62.1 |
| 2039 | 80.2 | 62.5 |
| 2040 | 80.5 | 62.8 |
| 2041 | 80.9 | 63.2 |
| 2042 | 81.3 | 63.6 |
| 2043 | 81.7 | 63.9 |
| 2044 | 82.1 | 64.2 |
| 2045 | 82.6 | 64.5 |
| 2046 | 83.1 | 64.8 |
| 2047 | 83.6 | 65.1 |
| 2048 | 84.1 | 65.3 |
| 2049 | 84.6 | 65.6 |
| 2050 | 85.1 | 65.8 |
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.
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