Haiti vs Switzerland: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Haiti
1.96 million people
in 2020
Switzerland
2.07 million people
in 2020
Haiti rank
105th
Switzerland rank
102nd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Haiti
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.07 million people against 1.96 million people in Haiti, a difference of 110,020 people.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Haiti's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Haiti ranks 105th and Switzerland ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.82 million people | 1.90 million people | 79,410 people | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1.96 million people | 2.00 million people | 38,685 people | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2.10 million people | 2.07 million people | 29,415 people | Haiti |
| 1980s | 2.15 million people | 2.10 million people | 52,095 people | Haiti |
| 1990s | 2.19 million people | 2.09 million people | 100,645 people | Haiti |
| 2000s | 2.23 million people | 2.06 million people | 167,405 people | Haiti |
| 2010s | 2.11 million people | 2.04 million people | 70,295 people | Haiti |
| 2020s | 1.96 million people | 2.07 million people | 110,020 people | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.07 million people against 1.96 million people in Haiti as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Haiti and Switzerland?
- 110,020 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Switzerland?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Haiti and Switzerland rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Haiti ranks 105th and Switzerland ranks 102nd 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.