Benin vs Haiti: Rural population

Benin
6.91 million
in 2025
Haiti
5.28 million
in 2025
Benin rank
72nd
Haiti rank
75th

Rural population over time

  • Benin
  • Haiti
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 6.91 million against 5.28 million in Haiti, a difference of 1.62 million.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times Haiti's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Haiti ahead.

Globally, Benin ranks 72nd and Haiti ranks 75th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.