Cuba vs Netherlands: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Cuba
2.16 million
in 2025
Netherlands
2.22 million
in 2025
Cuba rank
85th
Netherlands rank
84th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Cuba
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 2.22 million against 2.16 million in Cuba, a difference of 59,100.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.
Cuba ranks 85th and Netherlands ranks 84th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.58 million | 1.88 million | 300,465 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.84 million | 1.89 million | 51,406 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 2.00 million | 1.85 million | 147,368 | Cuba |
| 1990s | 2.15 million | 1.95 million | 195,410 | Cuba |
| 2000s | 2.18 million | 2.02 million | 154,986 | Cuba |
| 2010s | 2.13 million | 2.11 million | 22,911 | Cuba |
| 2020s | 2.15 million | 2.19 million | 38,925 | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 2.22 million against 2.16 million in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Cuba and Netherlands?
- 59,100, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Netherlands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Netherlands rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Cuba ranks 85th and Netherlands ranks 84th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.