Rural population, per capita in Haiti
Haiti: Rural population, per capita was 0.4439 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Haiti, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Haiti is 0.4439 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Haiti peaked at 0.8476 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4439 units per person, in 2025.
Haiti ranks 74th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Haiti, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8476 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.844 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.8402 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.8364 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8325 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.8285 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.8244 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.8202 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.816 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8117 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8073 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7973 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7961 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7956 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7953 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7951 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7949 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7948 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7947 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7946 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7944 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7941 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7937 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7928 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7907 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7875 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7831 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7777 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7713 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7639 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7556 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7464 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7363 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7255 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.714 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7017 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6888 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6753 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6612 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6466 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6316 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6161 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6003 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.588 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5813 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5742 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5672 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5601 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5532 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5462 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5393 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5325 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5257 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5189 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5123 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5057 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4991 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4926 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4862 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4799 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4737 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4675 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4615 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4555 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4496 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4439 units per person | -1.3% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.4439 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4913 units per person, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.4439 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2796 units per person, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8301 units per person | 0.8117 units per person | 0.8476 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7966 units per person | 0.7946 units per person | 0.8073 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7849 units per person | 0.7639 units per person | 0.7944 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7051 units per person | 0.6466 units per person | 0.7556 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5818 units per person | 0.5462 units per person | 0.6316 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5092 units per person | 0.4799 units per person | 0.5393 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4586 units per person | 0.4439 units per person | 0.4737 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4603 units per person compare
- 72 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4545 units per person compare
- 73 Somalia 0.4486 units per person compare
- 75 Cameroon 0.4433 units per person compare
- 76 Senegal 0.4423 units per person compare
- 77 Philippines 0.4423 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Haiti
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1581 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 425.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1649 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 15.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 15.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2016)
- Rural population 44.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Haiti?
- Rural population, per capita in Haiti was 0.4439 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8476 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4439 units per person in 2025.
- How does Haiti rank for rural population, per capita?
- Haiti ranks 74th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.