Cuba vs Serbia: Rural population

Cuba
2.49 million
in 2025
Serbia
2.45 million
in 2025
Cuba rank
98th
Serbia rank
99th

Rural population over time

  • Cuba
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 2.49 million against 2.45 million in Serbia, a difference of 43,830.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Serbia ahead.

Cuba ranks 98th and Serbia ranks 99th of 215 countries.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Serbia Difference Ahead
1960s 3.28 million 4.52 million 1.24 million Serbia
1970s 3.40 million 4.18 million 786,289 Serbia
1980s 2.95 million 4.05 million 1.10 million Serbia
1990s 2.76 million 3.61 million 851,766 Serbia
2000s 2.69 million 3.16 million 471,821 Serbia
2010s 2.61 million 2.84 million 232,977 Serbia
2020s 2.53 million 2.55 million 21,750 Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Cuba or Serbia?
Cuba, at 2.49 million against 2.45 million in Serbia as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Cuba and Serbia?
43,830, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Serbia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Serbia rank globally for rural population?
Cuba ranks 98th and Serbia ranks 99th 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

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.