Haiti vs Sierra Leone: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Haiti
5.04 million people
in 2050
Sierra Leone
4.70 million people
in 2050
Haiti rank
73rd
Sierra Leone rank
76th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Haiti
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 5.04 million people against 4.70 million people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 339,610 people.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Haiti has been ahead every year.
Haiti ranks 73rd and Sierra Leone ranks 76th of 238 countries.
Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 26,337 people | 3,923 people | 22,414 people | Haiti |
| 1100s | 39,506 people | 4,359 people | 35,146 people | Haiti |
| 1200s | 59,256 people | 4,844 people | 54,413 people | Haiti |
| 1300s | 88,876 people | 5,381 people | 83,494 people | Haiti |
| 1400s | 133,273 people | 5,977 people | 127,296 people | Haiti |
| 1500s | 199,730 people | 6,636 people | 193,094 people | Haiti |
| 1600s | 39,586 people | 7,353 people | 32,233 people | Haiti |
| 1700s | 49,080 people | 8,104 people | 40,975 people | Haiti |
| 1710s | 61,254 people | 8,991 people | 52,263 people | Haiti |
| 1720s | 76,466 people | 9,977 people | 66,489 people | Haiti |
| 1730s | 95,444 people | 11,069 people | 84,374 people | Haiti |
| 1740s | 119,114 people | 12,280 people | 106,834 people | Haiti |
| 1750s | 148,633 people | 13,621 people | 135,012 people | Haiti |
| 1760s | 185,435 people | 15,105 people | 170,330 people | Haiti |
| 1770s | 231,306 people | 16,749 people | 214,557 people | Haiti |
| 1780s | 288,465 people | 18,567 people | 269,898 people | Haiti |
| 1790s | 359,668 people | 20,579 people | 339,089 people | Haiti |
| 1800s | 448,334 people | 22,802 people | 425,532 people | Haiti |
| 1810s | 558,705 people | 25,259 people | 533,446 people | Haiti |
| 1820s | 696,036 people | 27,972 people | 668,064 people | Haiti |
| 1830s | 783,727 people | 30,967 people | 752,760 people | Haiti |
| 1840s | 836,302 people | 34,270 people | 802,032 people | Haiti |
| 1850s | 892,041 people | 37,910 people | 854,132 people | Haiti |
| 1860s | 987,976 people | 41,917 people | 946,059 people | Haiti |
| 1870s | 1.08 million people | 64,856 people | 1.02 million people | Haiti |
| 1880s | 1.15 million people | 100,294 people | 1.05 million people | Haiti |
| 1890s | 1.29 million people | 155,002 people | 1.13 million people | Haiti |
| 1900s | 1.44 million people | 239,392 people | 1.20 million people | Haiti |
| 1910s | 1.66 million people | 369,452 people | 1.29 million people | Haiti |
| 1920s | 1.93 million people | 549,358 people | 1.38 million people | Haiti |
| 1930s | 2.18 million people | 816,116 people | 1.36 million people | Haiti |
| 1940s | 2.45 million people | 1.21 million people | 1.23 million people | Haiti |
| 1950s | 3.04 million people | 1.80 million people | 1.24 million people | Haiti |
| 1960s | 3.48 million people | 1.96 million people | 1.52 million people | Haiti |
| 1970s | 4.03 million people | 2.14 million people | 1.89 million people | Haiti |
| 1980s | 4.82 million people | 2.47 million people | 2.35 million people | Haiti |
| 1990s | 5.27 million people | 2.77 million people | 2.50 million people | Haiti |
| 2000s | 5.22 million people | 3.37 million people | 1.84 million people | Haiti |
| 2010s | 5.31 million people | 4.13 million people | 1.18 million people | Haiti |
| 2020s | 5.29 million people | 4.73 million people | 556,133 people | Haiti |
| 2030s | 5.17 million people | 5.03 million people | 142,625 people | Haiti |
| 2040s | 5.06 million people | 4.93 million people | 133,799 people | Haiti |
| 2050s | 5.04 million people | 4.70 million people | 339,610 people | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Haiti or Sierra Leone?
- Haiti, at 5.04 million people against 4.70 million people in Sierra Leone as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Haiti and Sierra Leone?
- 339,610 people, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Sierra Leone?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Haiti and Sierra Leone rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Haiti ranks 73rd and Sierra Leone ranks 76th 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.