Haiti vs Libya: Urban and rural population

Haiti
6.62 million
in 2025
Libya
6.56 million
in 2025
Haiti rank
87th
Libya rank
88th

Urban and rural population over time

  • Haiti
  • Libya
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How they compare

Haiti currently reports 6.62 million against 6.56 million in Libya, a difference of 64,650.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Haiti ahead.

Haiti ranks 87th and Libya ranks 88th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Libya Difference Ahead
1950s 476,138 281,902 194,236 Haiti
1960s 714,799 506,245 208,554 Haiti
1970s 1.03 million 1.55 million 522,587 Libya
1980s 1.32 million 2.95 million 1.62 million Libya
1990s 2.22 million 4.07 million 1.84 million Libya
2000s 3.77 million 5.11 million 1.34 million Libya
2010s 5.13 million 5.76 million 621,368 Libya
2020s 6.27 million 6.38 million 109,562 Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population, Haiti or Libya?
Haiti, at 6.62 million against 6.56 million in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban and rural population between Haiti and Libya?
64,650, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Libya?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Haiti and Libya rank globally for urban and rural population?
Haiti ranks 87th and Libya ranks 88th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban and rural population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed