Benin vs Haiti: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Benin
5.02 million people
in 2050
Haiti
5.04 million people
in 2050
Benin rank
74th
Haiti rank
73rd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Benin
- Haiti
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 5.04 million people against 5.02 million people in Benin, a difference of 12,070 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 74th and Haiti ranks 73rd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 34 and Haiti in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.61 million people | 26,337 people | 1.58 million people | Benin |
| 1100s | 1.84 million people | 39,506 people | 1.80 million people | Benin |
| 1200s | 2.10 million people | 59,256 people | 2.04 million people | Benin |
| 1300s | 2.40 million people | 88,876 people | 2.31 million people | Benin |
| 1400s | 2.70 million people | 133,273 people | 2.57 million people | Benin |
| 1500s | 3.00 million people | 199,730 people | 2.80 million people | Benin |
| 1600s | 3.10 million people | 39,586 people | 3.06 million people | Benin |
| 1700s | 6.25 million people | 49,080 people | 6.20 million people | Benin |
| 1710s | 5.77 million people | 61,254 people | 5.71 million people | Benin |
| 1720s | 5.32 million people | 76,466 people | 5.25 million people | Benin |
| 1730s | 4.91 million people | 95,444 people | 4.82 million people | Benin |
| 1740s | 4.53 million people | 119,114 people | 4.42 million people | Benin |
| 1750s | 4.18 million people | 148,633 people | 4.04 million people | Benin |
| 1760s | 3.86 million people | 185,435 people | 3.67 million people | Benin |
| 1770s | 3.56 million people | 231,306 people | 3.33 million people | Benin |
| 1780s | 3.29 million people | 288,465 people | 3.00 million people | Benin |
| 1790s | 3.03 million people | 359,668 people | 2.67 million people | Benin |
| 1800s | 2.80 million people | 448,334 people | 2.35 million people | Benin |
| 1810s | 2.58 million people | 558,705 people | 2.02 million people | Benin |
| 1820s | 2.41 million people | 696,036 people | 1.72 million people | Benin |
| 1830s | 2.26 million people | 783,727 people | 1.48 million people | Benin |
| 1840s | 2.12 million people | 836,302 people | 1.28 million people | Benin |
| 1850s | 1.98 million people | 892,041 people | 1.09 million people | Benin |
| 1860s | 1.85 million people | 987,976 people | 866,834 people | Benin |
| 1870s | 1.89 million people | 1.08 million people | 806,540 people | Benin |
| 1880s | 1.92 million people | 1.15 million people | 776,460 people | Benin |
| 1890s | 1.96 million people | 1.29 million people | 672,130 people | Benin |
| 1900s | 1.99 million people | 1.44 million people | 551,890 people | Benin |
| 1910s | 2.03 million people | 1.66 million people | 369,190 people | Benin |
| 1920s | 2.06 million people | 1.93 million people | 131,260 people | Benin |
| 1930s | 2.09 million people | 2.18 million people | 85,110 people | Haiti |
| 1940s | 2.12 million people | 2.45 million people | 322,360 people | Haiti |
| 1950s | 2.17 million people | 3.04 million people | 871,991 people | Haiti |
| 1960s | 2.39 million people | 3.48 million people | 1.09 million people | Haiti |
| 1970s | 2.65 million people | 4.03 million people | 1.38 million people | Haiti |
| 1980s | 3.10 million people | 4.82 million people | 1.72 million people | Haiti |
| 1990s | 3.88 million people | 5.27 million people | 1.39 million people | Haiti |
| 2000s | 4.97 million people | 5.22 million people | 249,743 people | Haiti |
| 2010s | 6.08 million people | 5.31 million people | 766,550 people | Benin |
| 2020s | 6.86 million people | 5.29 million people | 1.57 million people | Benin |
| 2030s | 6.92 million people | 5.17 million people | 1.75 million people | Benin |
| 2040s | 6.01 million people | 5.06 million people | 944,059 people | Benin |
| 2050s | 5.02 million people | 5.04 million people | 12,070 people | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Benin or Haiti?
- Haiti, at 5.04 million people against 5.02 million people in Benin as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Benin and Haiti?
- 12,070 people, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Haiti?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Benin and Haiti rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Benin ranks 74th and Haiti ranks 73rd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.