Share urban and rural population in Haiti
Haiti: Share urban and rural population was 55.61 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
55.61
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
157th
of 236 countries
All-time high
55.61
in 2025
All-time low
12.25
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share urban and rural population in Haiti, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 55.61 for share urban and rural population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share urban and rural population in Haiti peaked at 55.61 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.25, in 1950.
Haiti ranks 157th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.51 | 12.25 | 14.9 | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.99 | 15.24 | 18.83 | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.34 | 19.27 | 20.54 | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.51 | 20.56 | 23.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.49 | 24.44 | 35.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.82 | 36.84 | 45.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.08 | 46.07 | 52.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.14 | 52.63 | 55.61 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 154 Philippines 55.77 compare
- 155 Senegal 55.77 compare
- 156 Cameroon 55.67 compare
- 158 Somalia 55.14 compare
- 159 Cote d'Ivoire 54.55 compare
- 160 Trinidad and Tobago 53.97 compare
More population data for Haiti
- Population growth rate -0.273 (2100)
- Population density 549.75 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 858,550 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.273 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.62 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.62 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 5 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.62 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 2.66 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 2.46 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share urban and rural population in Haiti?
- Share urban and rural population in Haiti was 55.61 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share urban and rural population recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 55.61 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share urban and rural population recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.25 in 1950.
- How does Haiti rank for share urban and rural population?
- Haiti ranks 157th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share urban and rural population 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share urban and rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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