Haiti vs Zimbabwe: Urban and rural population

Haiti
6.62 million
in 2025
Zimbabwe
6.86 million
in 2025
Haiti rank
87th
Zimbabwe rank
85th

Urban and rural population over time

  • Haiti
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 6.86 million against 6.62 million in Haiti, a difference of 242,690.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Haiti ahead.

Haiti ranks 87th and Zimbabwe ranks 85th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1950s 476,138 364,778 111,360 Haiti
1960s 714,799 642,314 72,485 Haiti
1970s 1.03 million 1.18 million 148,493 Zimbabwe
1980s 1.32 million 2.18 million 859,669 Zimbabwe
1990s 2.22 million 3.43 million 1.20 million Zimbabwe
2000s 3.77 million 4.06 million 291,306 Zimbabwe
2010s 5.13 million 4.85 million 287,131 Haiti
2020s 6.27 million 6.31 million 43,775 Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population, Haiti or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 6.86 million against 6.62 million in Haiti as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban and rural population between Haiti and Zimbabwe?
242,690, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Zimbabwe?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Haiti and Zimbabwe rank globally for urban and rural population?
Haiti ranks 87th and Zimbabwe ranks 85th 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