Cuba vs Honduras
Cuba vs Honduras: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 77.2% in Cuba and 59.3% in Honduras, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Cuba, by 18 percentage points, or 1.3 times that in Honduras.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Cuba has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Cuba ranked 76 and Honduras ranked 138 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Cuba at 85.1% and Honduras at 68.5% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Cuba | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77.2 | 59.3 |
| 2024 | 77.2 | 58.8 |
| 2023 | 77.1 | 58.3 |
| 2022 | 77.1 | 57.8 |
| 2021 | 77.1 | 57.4 |
| 2020 | 77.1 | 56.9 |
| 2019 | 77.1 | 56.4 |
| 2018 | 77 | 55.9 |
| 2017 | 77 | 55.4 |
| 2016 | 76.9 | 54.9 |
| 2015 | 76.9 | 54.4 |
| 2014 | 76.8 | 53.9 |
| 2013 | 76.8 | 53.4 |
| 2012 | 76.8 | 52.7 |
| 2011 | 76.7 | 52 |
| 2010 | 76.6 | 51.3 |
| 2009 | 76.5 | 50.7 |
| 2008 | 76.4 | 50 |
| 2007 | 76.2 | 49.4 |
| 2006 | 76.1 | 48.8 |
| 2005 | 76 | 48.2 |
| 2004 | 75.9 | 47.6 |
| 2003 | 75.9 | 47 |
| 2002 | 75.9 | 46.4 |
| 2001 | 75.9 | 45.9 |
| 2000 | 75.6 | 45.3 |
| 1999 | 75.4 | 44.8 |
| 1998 | 75.3 | 44.3 |
| 1997 | 75.1 | 43.8 |
| 1996 | 74.8 | 43.3 |
| 1995 | 74.6 | 42.9 |
| 1994 | 74.5 | 42.4 |
| 1993 | 74.5 | 41.9 |
| 1992 | 74.4 | 41.5 |
| 1991 | 74.1 | 41 |
| 1990 | 73.7 | 40.5 |
| 1989 | 73.3 | 40 |
| 1988 | 72.7 | 39.5 |
| 1987 | 72.2 | 38.9 |
| 1986 | 71.6 | 38.4 |
| 1985 | 71.1 | 37.9 |
| 1984 | 70.8 | 37.3 |
| 1983 | 70.3 | 36.8 |
| 1982 | 69.5 | 36.2 |
| 1981 | 68.9 | 35.6 |
| 1980 | 68.4 | 35.1 |
| 1979 | 67.7 | 34.5 |
| 1978 | 66.9 | 33.9 |
| 1977 | 65.9 | 33.3 |
| 1976 | 64.9 | 32.7 |
| 1975 | 63.9 | 32.1 |
| 1974 | 63 | 31.6 |
| 1973 | 62.1 | 30.9 |
| 1972 | 61.3 | 30.2 |
| 1971 | 60.7 | 29.4 |
| 1970 | 60.3 | 28.6 |
| 1969 | 60 | 27.8 |
| 1968 | 59.6 | 27 |
| 1967 | 59.4 | 26.1 |
| 1966 | 59.1 | 25.4 |
| 1965 | 58.8 | 24.7 |
| 1964 | 58.6 | 24.1 |
| 1963 | 58.3 | 23.7 |
| 1962 | 58.1 | 23.4 |
| 1961 | 57.9 | 23.2 |
| 1960 | 57.7 | 23.4 |
| 1959 | 57.6 | 23.8 |
| 1958 | 57.4 | 24.5 |
| 1957 | 57.3 | 25.4 |
| 1956 | 57.2 | 26.5 |
| 1955 | 57.1 | 27.5 |
| 1954 | 57.1 | 28.6 |
| 1953 | 57.1 | 29.5 |
| 1952 | 56.9 | 30.3 |
| 1951 | 56.7 | 30.8 |
| 1950 | 56.4 | 31 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Cuba | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 77.3 | 59.7 |
| 2027 | 77.4 | 60.2 |
| 2028 | 77.5 | 60.6 |
| 2029 | 77.7 | 61.1 |
| 2030 | 77.8 | 61.5 |
| 2031 | 78 | 61.9 |
| 2032 | 78.2 | 62.4 |
| 2033 | 78.4 | 62.8 |
| 2034 | 78.7 | 63.2 |
| 2035 | 78.9 | 63.6 |
| 2036 | 79.2 | 64 |
| 2037 | 79.5 | 64.4 |
| 2038 | 79.8 | 64.7 |
| 2039 | 80.2 | 65.1 |
| 2040 | 80.5 | 65.5 |
| 2041 | 80.9 | 65.8 |
| 2042 | 81.3 | 66.1 |
| 2043 | 81.7 | 66.5 |
| 2044 | 82.1 | 66.8 |
| 2045 | 82.6 | 67.1 |
| 2046 | 83.1 | 67.4 |
| 2047 | 83.6 | 67.7 |
| 2048 | 84.1 | 68 |
| 2049 | 84.6 | 68.2 |
| 2050 | 85.1 | 68.5 |
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
Cuba vs Honduras
Health
- Life expectancyCuba: 78.1 years in 2023Honduras: 72.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCuba: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Honduras: 1.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCuba: 4.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Honduras: 13 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCuba: 3.32% in 2017Honduras: 2.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateCuba: 11.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Honduras: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCuba: 11 million people in 2023Honduras: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthCuba: -0.35% a year in 2023Honduras: 1.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCuba: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Honduras: 2.5 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageCuba: 41.7 years in 2023Honduras: 23.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCuba: 16.2% in 2023Honduras: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCuba: -2.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Honduras: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCuba: 2.88% of GDP in 2018Honduras: 1.46% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCuba: $11 in 2018Honduras: $53 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCuba: 76,000 people in 2020Honduras: 23,000 people in 2020
- National powerCuba: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Honduras: 0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCuba: 1.54% of the labour force in 2020Honduras: 0.56% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCuba: 8 million TIV in 2004Honduras: 7 million TIV in 2024