Rural population in Haiti
Haiti: Rural population was 5.28 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population in Haiti, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
In 2025, rural population in Haiti stood at 5.28 million.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Haiti peaked at 5.33 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.27 million, in 1960.
Haiti ranks 75th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.48 million | 3.27 million | 3.69 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.03 million | 3.74 million | 4.38 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.82 million | 4.46 million | 5.13 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.27 million | 5.18 million | 5.31 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.22 million | 5.15 million | 5.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.31 million | 5.28 million | 5.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.31 million | 5.28 million | 5.33 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More agriculture & rural data for Haiti
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2016)
- Rural population 44.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 310,565 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 1,063 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 330,000 metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 4.41 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Haiti?
- Rural population in Haiti was 5.28 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 5.33 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.27 million in 1960.
- How does Haiti rank for rural population?
- Haiti ranks 75th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.