Cuba vs Hungary: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Cuba
1.62 million people
in 2020
Hungary
1.63 million people
in 2020
Cuba rank
99th
Hungary rank
98th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Cuba
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 1.63 million people against 1.62 million people in Cuba, a difference of 3,580 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hungary ahead.
Cuba ranks 99th and Hungary ranks 98th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Hungary in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 500,420 people | 1.62 million people | 1.12 million people | Hungary |
| 1960s | 1.19 million people | 1.73 million people | 541,390 people | Hungary |
| 1970s | 1.44 million people | 1.82 million people | 378,685 people | Hungary |
| 1980s | 1.56 million people | 1.89 million people | 326,790 people | Hungary |
| 1990s | 1.68 million people | 1.80 million people | 114,085 people | Hungary |
| 2000s | 1.71 million people | 1.63 million people | 79,055 people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 1.66 million people | 1.59 million people | 67,000 people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 1.62 million people | 1.63 million people | 3,580 people | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Cuba or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 1.63 million people against 1.62 million people in Cuba as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Cuba and Hungary?
- 3,580 people, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Hungary?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Hungary rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Cuba ranks 99th and Hungary ranks 98th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.