How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Italy?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Italy: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Cuba

19.7%

in 2025

Italy

19.5%

in 2025

Cuba rank

71st

Italy rank

72nd

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Cuba
Italy

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 19.7% against 19.5% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 71st and Italy ranks 72nd of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	19.9%	17.0%	2.9%	Cuba
1970s	19.7%	18.7%	1.0%	Cuba
1980s	19.7%	18.9%	0.8%	Cuba
1990s	19.7%	18.8%	0.9%	Cuba
2000s	19.4%	18.5%	0.9%	Cuba
2010s	18.9%	18.6%	0.3%	Cuba
2020s	19.4%	19.4%	0.1%	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Cuba or Italy?: Cuba, at 19.7% against 19.5% in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Cuba and Italy?: 0.2%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Italy?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Italy rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Cuba ranks 71st and Italy ranks 72nd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.