Haiti vs Norway: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Haiti
1.96 million people
in 2020
Norway
1.91 million people
in 2020
Haiti rank
105th
Norway rank
107th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Haiti
- Norway
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 1.96 million people against 1.91 million people in Norway, a difference of 50,630 people.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Haiti has been ahead every year.
Haiti ranks 105th and Norway ranks 107th of 236 countries.
Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.82 million people | 1.64 million people | 173,730 people | Haiti |
| 1960s | 1.96 million people | 1.72 million people | 239,965 people | Haiti |
| 1970s | 2.10 million people | 1.79 million people | 311,695 people | Haiti |
| 1980s | 2.15 million people | 1.85 million people | 307,195 people | Haiti |
| 1990s | 2.19 million people | 1.86 million people | 330,835 people | Haiti |
| 2000s | 2.23 million people | 1.82 million people | 408,835 people | Haiti |
| 2010s | 2.11 million people | 1.86 million people | 249,925 people | Haiti |
| 2020s | 1.96 million people | 1.91 million people | 50,630 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 Norway?
- Haiti, at 1.96 million people against 1.91 million people in Norway as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Haiti and Norway?
- 50,630 people, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Norway?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Haiti and Norway rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Haiti ranks 105th and Norway ranks 107th 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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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.