Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Cuba

Rural population share in Cuba in 2025 — 22.8%. Ranked 148 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 19.5 pp.

2025 22.8% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 148of 217
Period maximum 42.3%1960
Period minimum 22.8%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Cuba, 1960–202520253035404519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 42.3%1962: 41.9%1964: 41.4%1966: 40.9%1968: 40.4%1970: 39.7%1972: 38.7%1974: 37%1976: 35.1%1978: 33.1%1980: 31.6%1982: 30.5%1984: 29.2%1986: 28.4%1988: 27.3%1990: 26.3%1992: 25.6%1994: 25.5%1996: 25.2%1998: 24.7%2000: 24.4%2002: 24.1%2004: 24.1%2006: 23.9%2008: 23.6%2010: 23.4%2012: 23.2%2014: 23.2%2016: 23.1%2018: 23%2020: 22.9%2022: 22.9%2024: 22.8%2025: 22.8%
Change over the period: −19.5 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cuba

Cuba 22.8%
World 42.2%
Caribbean computed 31%
Rural population share — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 22.8 −0.1 pp
2024 22.8 −0 pp
2023 22.9 −0 pp
2022 22.9 −0 pp
2021 22.9 +0 pp
2020 22.9 −0 pp
2019 22.9 −0.1 pp
2018 23 −0.1 pp
2017 23 −0 pp
2016 23.1 −0 pp
2015 23.1 −0 pp
2014 23.2 −0 pp
2013 23.2 −0 pp
2012 23.2 −0.1 pp
2011 23.3 −0.1 pp
2010 23.4 −0.1 pp
2009 23.5 −0.1 pp
2008 23.6 −0.1 pp
2007 23.8 −0.1 pp
2006 23.9 −0.1 pp
2005 24 −0.1 pp
2004 24.1 −0.1 pp
2003 24.1 −0 pp
2002 24.1 +0 pp
2001 24.1 −0.3 pp
2000 24.4 −0.3 pp
1999 24.6 −0.1 pp
1998 24.7 −0.2 pp
1997 24.9 −0.3 pp
1996 25.2 −0.2 pp
1995 25.4 −0.1 pp
1994 25.5 −0 pp
1993 25.5 −0.1 pp
1992 25.6 −0.3 pp
1991 25.9 −0.4 pp
1990 26.3 −0.5 pp
1989 26.7 −0.6 pp
1988 27.3 −0.5 pp
1987 27.9 −0.6 pp
1986 28.4 −0.5 pp
1985 28.9 −0.3 pp
1984 29.2 −0.6 pp
1983 29.7 −0.7 pp
1982 30.5 −0.6 pp
1981 31.1 −0.5 pp
1980 31.6 −0.7 pp
1979 32.3 −0.8 pp
1978 33.1 −0.9 pp
1977 34.1 −1 pp
1976 35.1 −1 pp
1975 36.1 −1 pp
1974 37 −0.9 pp
1973 37.9 −0.8 pp
1972 38.7 −0.6 pp
1971 39.3 −0.4 pp
1970 39.7 −0.3 pp
1969 40.1 −0.3 pp
1968 40.4 −0.3 pp
1967 40.6 −0.3 pp
1966 40.9 −0.3 pp
1965 41.2 −0.3 pp
1964 41.4 −0.2 pp
1963 41.7 −0.2 pp
1962 41.9 −0.2 pp
1961 42.1 −0.2 pp
1960 42.3

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.