Cuba vs Panama: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Cuba
2.16 million
in 2025
Panama
2.05 million
in 2025
Cuba rank
85th
Panama rank
88th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Cuba
- Panama
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 2.16 million against 2.05 million in Panama, a difference of 101,810.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 85th and Panama ranks 88th of 121 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.58 million | 354,376 | 1.23 million | Cuba |
| 1970s | 1.84 million | 522,430 | 1.32 million | Cuba |
| 1980s | 2.00 million | 712,705 | 1.28 million | Cuba |
| 1990s | 2.15 million | 1.00 million | 1.14 million | Cuba |
| 2000s | 2.18 million | 1.34 million | 838,537 | Cuba |
| 2010s | 2.13 million | 1.66 million | 472,152 | Cuba |
| 2020s | 2.15 million | 1.96 million | 190,383 | 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 Panama?
- Cuba, at 2.16 million against 2.05 million in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Cuba and Panama?
- 101,810, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Panama?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Panama rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Cuba ranks 85th and Panama ranks 88th 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.