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
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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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Indicator
Rural population (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 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.