Urban population share in Haiti
55.6% of people in Haiti lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Haiti, 2025
55.6%
Change from 2024
+0.6percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
143rd of 217
Urban population share in Haiti over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Haiti | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55.6% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 55.0% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 54.4% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 53.9% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 53.2% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 50.7% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 50.1% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 47.4% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 44.7% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 42.6% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 41.2% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 38.4% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 55.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 49.4%, the figure has changed by +6.2 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Haiti has the 143rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Haiti
All statistics for Haiti
Population estimates and projections
11,637,398 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
23.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.66 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.17%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
11,906,095 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.13%
2025 · World Bank