Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Haiti
Haiti: Number of people living in urban and rural areas was 6.62 million people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Haiti, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Haiti stood at 6.62 million people. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Haiti peaked at 6.62 million people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 399,905 people, in 1950.
Haiti ranks 87th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 476,138 people | 399,905 people | 564,639 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 714,799 people | 587,889 people | 856,770 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.03 million people | 893,321 people | 1.13 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 million people | 1.15 million people | 1.59 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.22 million people | 1.68 million people | 2.88 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.77 million people | 3.06 million people | 4.40 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.13 million people | 4.52 million people | 5.78 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.27 million people | 5.92 million people | 6.62 million people | 6 |
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More population data for Haiti
- 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)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.62 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.62 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 5 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.62 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 2.66 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2.46 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas in Haiti?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Haiti was 6.62 million people in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 6.62 million people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 399,905 people in 1950.
- How does Haiti rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Haiti ranks 87th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.