Cuba vs United States

Cuba vs United States: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 77.2% in Cuba and 80.2% in United States, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 3 percentage points, or 1.04 times that in Cuba.

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% of people · UN

Cuba vs United States: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 77.2% in Cuba and 80.2% in United States, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 3 percentage points, or 1.04 times that in Cuba.
CubaUnited StatesUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2025, Cuba ranked 76 and United States ranked 62 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Cuba at 85.1% and United States at 86.5% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearCubaUnited States
202577.280.2
202477.280.1
202377.180.1
202277.180
202177.180
202077.180
201977.180.1
20187780.3
20177780.4
201676.980.5
201576.980.6
201476.880.6
201376.880.7
201276.880.7
201176.780.7
201076.680.7
200976.580.7
200876.480.6
200776.280.5
200676.180.4
20057680.2
200475.980
200375.979.8
200275.979.6
200175.979.3
200075.679.1
199975.478.8
199875.378.5
199775.178.1
199674.877.7
199574.677.2
199474.576.7
199374.576.3
199274.475.9
199174.175.5
199073.775.3
198973.375.1
198872.774.9
198772.274.7
198671.674.5
198571.174.3
198470.874.2
198370.374
198269.573.9
198168.973.8
198068.473.8
197967.773.7
197866.973.7
197765.973.7
197664.973.6
197563.973.6
19746373.6
197362.173.6
197261.373.6
197160.773.5
197060.373.5
19696073.4
196859.673.3
196759.473
196659.172.7
196558.872.3
196458.671.9
196358.371.4
196258.170.9
196157.970.5
196057.770
195957.669.5
195857.469
195757.368.5
195657.267.9
195557.167.3
195457.166.6
195357.166
195256.965.3
195156.764.7
195056.464
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearCubaUnited States
202677.380.3
202777.480.4
202877.580.5
202977.780.6
203077.880.7
20317880.9
203278.281.1
203378.481.2
203478.781.4
203578.981.7
203679.281.9
203779.582.1
203879.882.4
203980.282.6
204080.582.9
204180.983.2
204281.383.5
204381.783.8
204482.184.2
204582.684.5
204683.184.9
204783.685.3
204884.185.7
204984.686.1
205085.186.5

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.

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