Burkina Faso vs Haiti: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Burkina Faso
6.96 million people
in 2025
Haiti
6.62 million people
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
84th
Haiti rank
87th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Burkina Faso
- Haiti
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 6.96 million people against 6.62 million people in Haiti, a difference of 341,440 people.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Haiti's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Haiti ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 84th and Haiti ranks 87th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Haiti in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 205,770 people | 476,138 people | 270,368 people | Haiti |
| 1960s | 278,201 people | 714,799 people | 436,598 people | Haiti |
| 1970s | 402,520 people | 1.03 million people | 627,275 people | Haiti |
| 1980s | 875,867 people | 1.32 million people | 448,850 people | Haiti |
| 1990s | 1.54 million people | 2.22 million people | 681,738 people | Haiti |
| 2000s | 2.95 million people | 3.77 million people | 816,564 people | Haiti |
| 2010s | 4.71 million people | 5.13 million people | 426,377 people | Haiti |
| 2020s | 6.29 million people | 6.27 million people | 21,012 people | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Burkina Faso or Haiti?
- Burkina Faso, at 6.96 million people against 6.62 million people in Haiti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Burkina Faso and Haiti?
- 341,440 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Haiti?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Haiti rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Burkina Faso ranks 84th and Haiti ranks 87th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban 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
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.