Cuba vs Eritrea: Rural population
Cuba
2.49 million
in 2025
Eritrea
2.36 million
in 2025
Cuba rank
98th
Eritrea rank
100th
Rural population over time
- Cuba
- Eritrea
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 2.49 million against 2.36 million in Eritrea, a difference of 129,590.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 98th and Eritrea ranks 100th of 215 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.28 million | 961,007 | 2.32 million | Cuba |
| 1970s | 3.40 million | 1.21 million | 2.19 million | Cuba |
| 1980s | 2.95 million | 1.51 million | 1.44 million | Cuba |
| 1990s | 2.76 million | 1.49 million | 1.27 million | Cuba |
| 2000s | 2.69 million | 1.68 million | 1.01 million | Cuba |
| 2010s | 2.61 million | 2.00 million | 612,262 | Cuba |
| 2020s | 2.53 million | 2.25 million | 279,885 | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Cuba or Eritrea?
- Cuba, at 2.49 million against 2.36 million in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Cuba and Eritrea?
- 129,590, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Eritrea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Eritrea rank globally for rural population?
- Cuba ranks 98th and Eritrea ranks 100th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.