Urban population, male (% of total) in Cuba
Cuba: Urban population, male (% of total) was 38.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Cuba, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, male in Cuba is 38.1%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Cuba peaked at 38.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 1980.
Cuba ranks 50th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male (% of total) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.6% | — |
| 1985 | 35.0% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 36.2% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 36.7% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 37.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | +0.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 38.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.9%, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 38.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.1%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.3% | 33.6% | 35.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.5% | 36.2% | 36.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 37.2% | 37.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 37.9% | 38.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More gender data for Cuba
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,458 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.33 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,243 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,243 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 45,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 48,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 45,350 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 48,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 45,468 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Cuba?
- Urban population, male in Cuba was 38.1% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 1980.
- How does Cuba rank for urban population, male?
- Cuba ranks 50th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.