Cuba vs Venezuela
Cuba vs Venezuela: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 77.2% in Cuba and 89.3% in Venezuela, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Venezuela, by 12.1 percentage points, or 1.16 times that in Cuba.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Venezuela has been higher since 1955, when it overtook Cuba.
- In 2025, Cuba ranked 76 and Venezuela ranked 36 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Cuba at 85.1% and Venezuela at 90.2% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Cuba | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77.2 | 89.3 |
| 2024 | 77.2 | 89.3 |
| 2023 | 77.1 | 89.3 |
| 2022 | 77.1 | 89.2 |
| 2021 | 77.1 | 89.2 |
| 2020 | 77.1 | 89.1 |
| 2019 | 77.1 | 89.1 |
| 2018 | 77 | 89.1 |
| 2017 | 77 | 89 |
| 2016 | 76.9 | 89 |
| 2015 | 76.9 | 89 |
| 2014 | 76.8 | 88.9 |
| 2013 | 76.8 | 88.9 |
| 2012 | 76.8 | 88.8 |
| 2011 | 76.7 | 88.8 |
| 2010 | 76.6 | 88.8 |
| 2009 | 76.5 | 88.8 |
| 2008 | 76.4 | 88.8 |
| 2007 | 76.2 | 88.7 |
| 2006 | 76.1 | 88.7 |
| 2005 | 76 | 88.6 |
| 2004 | 75.9 | 88.6 |
| 2003 | 75.9 | 88.5 |
| 2002 | 75.9 | 88.5 |
| 2001 | 75.9 | 88.4 |
| 2000 | 75.6 | 88.2 |
| 1999 | 75.4 | 88 |
| 1998 | 75.3 | 87.7 |
| 1997 | 75.1 | 87.3 |
| 1996 | 74.8 | 86.8 |
| 1995 | 74.6 | 86.4 |
| 1994 | 74.5 | 85.9 |
| 1993 | 74.5 | 85.4 |
| 1992 | 74.4 | 84.9 |
| 1991 | 74.1 | 84.4 |
| 1990 | 73.7 | 84 |
| 1989 | 73.3 | 83.6 |
| 1988 | 72.7 | 83.1 |
| 1987 | 72.2 | 82.7 |
| 1986 | 71.6 | 82.3 |
| 1985 | 71.1 | 81.8 |
| 1984 | 70.8 | 81.3 |
| 1983 | 70.3 | 80.9 |
| 1982 | 69.5 | 80.3 |
| 1981 | 68.9 | 79.8 |
| 1980 | 68.4 | 79.2 |
| 1979 | 67.7 | 78.6 |
| 1978 | 66.9 | 78 |
| 1977 | 65.9 | 77.3 |
| 1976 | 64.9 | 76.6 |
| 1975 | 63.9 | 75.9 |
| 1974 | 63 | 75.2 |
| 1973 | 62.1 | 74.4 |
| 1972 | 61.3 | 73.6 |
| 1971 | 60.7 | 72.8 |
| 1970 | 60.3 | 71.9 |
| 1969 | 60 | 71 |
| 1968 | 59.6 | 70 |
| 1967 | 59.4 | 69 |
| 1966 | 59.1 | 67.9 |
| 1965 | 58.8 | 66.9 |
| 1964 | 58.6 | 65.8 |
| 1963 | 58.3 | 64.8 |
| 1962 | 58.1 | 63.8 |
| 1961 | 57.9 | 62.8 |
| 1960 | 57.7 | 61.9 |
| 1959 | 57.6 | 61 |
| 1958 | 57.4 | 60.1 |
| 1957 | 57.3 | 59.3 |
| 1956 | 57.2 | 58.4 |
| 1955 | 57.1 | 57.6 |
| 1954 | 57.1 | 56.7 |
| 1953 | 57.1 | 55.9 |
| 1952 | 56.9 | 55.1 |
| 1951 | 56.7 | 54.3 |
| 1950 | 56.4 | 53.5 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Cuba | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 77.3 | 89.4 |
| 2027 | 77.4 | 89.4 |
| 2028 | 77.5 | 89.4 |
| 2029 | 77.7 | 89.5 |
| 2030 | 77.8 | 89.5 |
| 2031 | 78 | 89.5 |
| 2032 | 78.2 | 89.6 |
| 2033 | 78.4 | 89.6 |
| 2034 | 78.7 | 89.6 |
| 2035 | 78.9 | 89.7 |
| 2036 | 79.2 | 89.7 |
| 2037 | 79.5 | 89.7 |
| 2038 | 79.8 | 89.8 |
| 2039 | 80.2 | 89.8 |
| 2040 | 80.5 | 89.8 |
| 2041 | 80.9 | 89.9 |
| 2042 | 81.3 | 89.9 |
| 2043 | 81.7 | 89.9 |
| 2044 | 82.1 | 90 |
| 2045 | 82.6 | 90 |
| 2046 | 83.1 | 90 |
| 2047 | 83.6 | 90.1 |
| 2048 | 84.1 | 90.1 |
| 2049 | 84.6 | 90.1 |
| 2050 | 85.1 | 90.2 |
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 Venezuela
Health
- Life expectancyCuba: 78.1 years in 2023Venezuela: 72.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCuba: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Venezuela: 2.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCuba: 4.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Venezuela: 15.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCuba: 3.32% in 2017Venezuela: 2.82% in 2017
- Suicide rateCuba: 11.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Venezuela: 8.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCuba: 11 million people in 2023Venezuela: 28.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthCuba: -0.35% a year in 2023Venezuela: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCuba: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Venezuela: 2.08 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageCuba: 41.7 years in 2023Venezuela: 29 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCuba: 16.2% in 2023Venezuela: 9.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCuba: -2.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Venezuela: -4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCuba: 2.88% of GDP in 2018Venezuela: 2.23% of GDP in 2017
- Military spending per personCuba: $11 in 2018Venezuela: $69 in 2017
- Armed forces personnelCuba: 76,000 people in 2020Venezuela: 343,000 people in 2020
- National powerCuba: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Venezuela: 0.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCuba: 1.54% of the labour force in 2020Venezuela: 3.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCuba: 8 million TIV in 2004Venezuela: 98 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsCuba: 8 million TIV in 1980Venezuela: 40 million TIV in 2009