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
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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.

Globally, Cuba ranks 98th and Eritrea ranks 100th of 215 countries.

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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.