Havana — UN urban centre population
Havana has a recorded base population of 1,593,580 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Havana UN urban centre: 1,593,580 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 1,593,580. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 2,163,824; the UN value is smaller (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Havana
16 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 16 of 16 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 1,937,278; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 1,593,580; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almendares | 240,000 | 15.06% | Not independently verified |
| Diez de Octubre | 227,293 | 14.26% | Not independently verified |
| Ciudad Camilo Cienfuegos | 178,041 | 11.17% | Not independently verified |
| San Miguel del Padrón | 159,273 | 9.99% | Not independently verified |
| Centro Habana | 158,151 | 9.92% | Not independently verified |
| Balcón de la Lisa | 147,415 | 9.25% | Not independently verified |
| Plaza de la Revolución | 139,135 | 8.73% | Not independently verified |
| Marianao | 134,057 | 8.41% | Not independently verified |
| Cerro | 132,351 | 8.31% | Not independently verified |
| Vedado | 108,369 | 6.80% | Not independently verified |
| Alamar | 100,000 | 6.28% | Not independently verified |
| La Habana Vieja | 95,383 | 5.99% | Not independently verified |
| Regla | 44,431 | 2.79% | Not independently verified |
| Regla | 44,431 | 2.79% | Not independently verified |
| Víbora | 23,118 | 1.45% | Not independently verified |
| Puentes Grandes | 5,830 | 0.37% | Not independently verified |
Recorded localities
Gazetteer associations; boundary membership not independently verified.
Guanabacoa (112,964), Guanabacoa (112,964), Santiago de las Vegas (35,241), Cojímar (20,390), Guanabo (5,087)
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 1,593,580 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Havana |
|---|---|---|
| Erbil | 1,582,829 | −0.7% |
| Jabalpur | 1,582,131 | −0.7% |
| Rājkot | 1,581,235 | −0.8% |
| Tegucigalpa | 1,607,033 | +0.8% |
| Warri | 1,607,702 | +0.9% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (−0.36% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 1,593,580, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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