Ecuador vs Haiti: Rural population

Ecuador
6.70 million
in 2025
Haiti
5.28 million
in 2025
Ecuador rank
73rd
Haiti rank
75th

Rural population over time

  • Ecuador
  • Haiti
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 6.70 million against 5.28 million in Haiti, a difference of 1.41 million.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Haiti ahead.

Ecuador ranks 73rd and Haiti ranks 75th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Haiti in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Haiti Difference Ahead
1960s 3.30 million 3.48 million 173,511 Haiti
1970s 4.06 million 4.03 million 26,869 Ecuador
1980s 4.50 million 4.82 million 316,587 Haiti
1990s 4.83 million 5.27 million 441,223 Haiti
2000s 5.24 million 5.22 million 22,454 Ecuador
2010s 6.00 million 5.31 million 683,946 Ecuador
2020s 6.60 million 5.31 million 1.29 million Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Ecuador or Haiti?
Ecuador, at 6.70 million against 5.28 million in Haiti as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Ecuador and Haiti?
1.41 million, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Haiti?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Haiti rank globally for rural population?
Ecuador ranks 73rd and Haiti ranks 75th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.