Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Cuba
Cuba: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 14.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Cuba, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Cuba stood at 14.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Cuba peaked at 15.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Cuba 97th out of 180 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1955 | 15.3% | — |
| 1960 | 15.5% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 15.6% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 15.9% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 15.6% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 15.5% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 15.7% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 15.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 15.5% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -0.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 14.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.8%, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 14.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.6%, 57% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.6% | 0.0% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 1960s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 15.6% | 15.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 15.6% | 15.5% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 15.5% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 15.1% | 15.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 14.5% | 14.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More reference data data for Cuba
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Cuba?
- Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Cuba was 14.5% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Cuba rank for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Cuba ranks 97th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the 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.