Haiti vs Mauritania: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas

Haiti
1.96 million people
in 2020
Mauritania
1.88 million people
in 2020
Haiti rank
105th
Mauritania rank
108th

Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time

  • Haiti
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Haiti currently reports 1.96 million people against 1.88 million people in Mauritania, a difference of 81,420 people.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Haiti has been ahead every year.

Haiti ranks 105th and Mauritania ranks 108th of 236 countries.

Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Mauritania Difference Ahead
1950s 1.82 million people 558,087 people 1.26 million people Haiti
1960s 1.96 million people 694,318 people 1.27 million people Haiti
1970s 2.10 million people 897,548 people 1.20 million people Haiti
1980s 2.15 million people 1.02 million people 1.13 million people Haiti
1990s 2.19 million people 1.17 million people 1.02 million people Haiti
2000s 2.23 million people 1.37 million people 864,350 people Haiti
2010s 2.11 million people 1.59 million people 524,360 people Haiti
2020s 1.96 million people 1.88 million people 81,420 people Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Haiti or Mauritania?
Haiti, at 1.96 million people against 1.88 million people in Mauritania as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Haiti and Mauritania?
81,420 people, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Mauritania?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Haiti and Mauritania rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
Haiti ranks 105th and Mauritania ranks 108th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed

Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.