Cuba has a population density of 274 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Cuba has 107,724 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Cuba and the Vatican are ranked 88th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Cuba has 0.13% of the world's population and 0.07% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Cuba is 95.3% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Cuba
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 274 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 88/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
10937204
|
949
|
| Land area | 40,077 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 101,759 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 22.3% | n/a |
| Urban population | 77.7% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 22.7% | 0% |
Cuba vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Cuba increased by 4.34%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Cuba ranked 73rd for population density and is in 81st place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cuba
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 274 | - |
| 2023 | 275 | - |
| 2022 | 276 | - |
| 2021 | 277.5 | - |
| 2020 | 278.9 | - |
| 2019 | 279.5 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 280.1 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 280.7 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 280.4 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 280.5 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 281 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 280.8 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 274.5 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 273.9 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 274.9 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 274.8 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 274.8 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 274.7 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 274.5 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 274 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 273.5 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 272.9 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 272.1 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 268.7 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 267.9 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 267 | - |
| 1998 | 266.1 | - |
| 1997 | 265.2 | - |
| 1996 | 264.4 | - |
| 1995 | 263.5 | - |
| 1994 | 262.5 | - |
| 1993 | 261.4 | - |
| 1992 | 260.1 | - |
| 1991 | 258.5 | - |
| 1990 | 256.4 | - |
| 1989 | 254 | - |
| 1988 | 251.6 | - |
| 1987 | 249.2 | - |
| 1986 | 247 | - |
| 1985 | 244.9 | - |
| 1984 | 242.9 | - |
| 1983 | 240.9 | - |
| 1982 | 239 | - |
| 1981 | 237.5 | - |
| 1980 | 236.4 | - |
| 1979 | 235.4 | - |
| 1978 | 234.2 | - |
| 1977 | 232.7 | - |
| 1976 | 230.8 | - |
| 1975 | 228.6 | - |
| 1974 | 226.1 | - |
| 1973 | 223.2 | - |
| 1972 | 220 | - |
| 1971 | 216.5 | - |
| 1970 | 212.8 | - |
| 1969 | 209 | - |
| 1968 | 205.2 | - |
| 1967 | 201.4 | - |
| 1966 | 197.6 | - |
| 1965 | 193.7 | - |
| 1964 | 189.7 | - |
| 1963 | 185.7 | - |
| 1962 | 181.9 | - |
| 1961 | 178.1 | - |
Densely populated cities
|
Cuba
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Havana | 2.49M |
| Santiago de Cuba | 445K |
| Holguin | 350K |
| Camaguey | 322K |
| Santa Clara | 247K |
| Bayamo | 235K |
| Guantanamo | 228K |
| Las Tunas | 202K |
| Pinar del Rio | 189K |
| Cienfuegos | 165K |
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