Haiti vs Senegal: Rural population
Haiti
44.4%
in 2025
Senegal
44.2%
in 2025
Haiti rank
76th
Senegal rank
78th
Rural population over time
- Haiti
- Senegal
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 44.4% against 44.2% in Senegal, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 76th and Senegal ranks 78th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.0% | 74.1% | 8.9% | Haiti |
| 1970s | 79.7% | 66.4% | 13.3% | Haiti |
| 1980s | 78.5% | 62.5% | 15.9% | Haiti |
| 1990s | 70.5% | 60.3% | 10.2% | Haiti |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 58.2% | 0.0% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 53.7% | 2.8% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 46.3% | 0.4% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Haiti or Senegal?
- Haiti, at 44.4% against 44.2% in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Haiti and Senegal?
- 0.2%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Senegal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Haiti and Senegal rank globally for rural population?
- Haiti ranks 76th and Senegal ranks 78th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.