Rural population, per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Rural population, per capita was 0.2277 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Cuba, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 0.2277 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Cuba peaked at 0.4229 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2277 units per person, in 2025.
Cuba ranks 148th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4126 units per person | 0.4005 units per person | 0.4229 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3634 units per person | 0.3228 units per person | 0.3974 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2913 units per person | 0.2675 units per person | 0.3159 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2536 units per person | 0.2462 units per person | 0.2627 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2396 units per person | 0.2351 units per person | 0.2436 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2314 units per person | 0.2293 units per person | 0.2339 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2286 units per person | 0.2277 units per person | 0.229 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 145 Russian Federation 0.2475 units per person compare
- 146 El Salvador 0.2448 units per person compare
- 147 Algeria 0.2418 units per person compare
- 149 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.2262 units per person compare
- 150 Malaysia 0.2261 units per person compare
- 151 Cabo Verde 0.2237 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cuba
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -19.64 % change on previous year (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 265.29 current US$ per person (2020)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6522 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.24 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.24 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2022)
- Rural population 22.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Cuba?
- Rural population, per capita in Cuba was 0.2277 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4229 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2277 units per person in 2025.
- How does Cuba rank for rural population, per capita?
- Cuba ranks 148th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.