Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Haiti
Haiti: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.5561 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Haiti, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 0.5561 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Haiti peaked at 0.5561 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1524 people per person, in 1960.
Haiti ranks 144th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Haiti, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1524 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.156 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1598 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1636 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1675 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1715 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1756 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1798 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.184 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1883 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1927 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2027 people per person | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2039 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2044 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2047 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2049 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2051 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2052 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2053 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2054 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2056 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2059 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2063 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2072 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2093 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2125 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2169 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2223 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2287 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2361 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2444 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2536 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2637 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2745 people per person | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.286 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2983 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3112 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3247 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3388 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3534 people per person | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3684 people per person | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3839 people per person | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3997 people per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.412 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4187 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4258 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4328 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4399 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4468 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4538 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4607 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4675 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4743 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.481 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4877 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4943 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5009 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5073 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5137 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5201 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5263 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5325 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5385 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5445 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5504 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5561 people per person | +1.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.5561 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.5561 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 77% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1699 people per person | 0.1524 people per person | 0.1883 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2034 people per person | 0.1927 people per person | 0.2054 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2151 people per person | 0.2056 people per person | 0.2361 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2949 people per person | 0.2444 people per person | 0.3534 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4182 people per person | 0.3684 people per person | 0.4538 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4908 people per person | 0.4607 people per person | 0.5201 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5414 people per person | 0.5263 people per person | 0.5561 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More population data for Haiti
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2679 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.028 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2679 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 15,088 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.08 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6816 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 549.75 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 858,550 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Haiti?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Haiti was 0.5561 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5561 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1524 people per person in 1960.
- How does Haiti rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Haiti ranks 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.