Haiti — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Haiti, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Haiti was 55.61% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 15.24% in 1960 (about 3.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.01% per year.
Haiti ranks 143 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 66%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 72.52%, so Haiti sits below it. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 13%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 34 of 42 economies; Trinidad and Tobago (53.97%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 5% in 1971. That is 6% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1996. Doubling roughly every 35 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 168th of 217 in 1960 → 173rd of 217 in 1970 → 182nd of 217 in 1980 → 183rd of 217 in 1990 → 158th of 217 in 2000 → 146th of 217 in 2010 → 144th of 217 in 2020 → 143rd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55.61% | +0.6 pp |
| 2024 | 55.04% | +0.6 pp |
| 2023 | 54.45% | +0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 53.85% | +0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 53.25% | +0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 52.63% | +0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 52.01% | +0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 51.37% | +0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 50.74% | +0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 50.09% | +0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 49.43% | +0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 48.77% | +0.7 pp |
| 2013 | 48.1% | +0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 47.43% | +0.7 pp |
| 2011 | 46.75% | +0.7 pp |
| 2010 | 46.07% | +0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 45.38% | +0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 44.68% | +0.7 pp |
| 2007 | 43.99% | +0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 43.28% | +0.7 pp |
| 2005 | 42.58% | +0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 41.87% | +0.7 pp |
| 2003 | 41.2% | +1.2 pp |
| 2002 | 39.97% | +1.6 pp |
| 2001 | 38.39% | +1.5 pp |
| 2000 | 36.84% | +1.5 pp |
| 1999 | 35.34% | +1.5 pp |
| 1998 | 33.88% | +1.4 pp |
| 1997 | 32.47% | +1.4 pp |
| 1996 | 31.12% | +1.3 pp |
| 1995 | 29.83% | +1.2 pp |
| 1994 | 28.6% | +1.2 pp |
| 1993 | 27.45% | +1.1 pp |
| 1992 | 26.37% | +1.0 pp |
| 1991 | 25.36% | +0.9 pp |
| 1990 | 24.44% | +0.8 pp |
| 1989 | 23.61% | +0.7 pp |
| 1988 | 22.87% | +0.6 pp |
| 1987 | 22.23% | +0.5 pp |
| 1986 | 21.69% | +0.4 pp |
| 1985 | 21.25% | +0.3 pp |
| 1984 | 20.93% | +0.2 pp |
| 1983 | 20.72% | +0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 20.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 20.59% | +0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 20.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 20.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 20.53% | +0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 20.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 20.51% | +0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 20.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 20.47% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 20.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 20.39% | +0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 20.27% | +1.0 pp |
| 1970 | 19.27% | +0.4 pp |
| 1969 | 18.83% | +0.4 pp |
| 1968 | 18.4% | +0.4 pp |
| 1967 | 17.98% | +0.4 pp |
| 1966 | 17.56% | +0.4 pp |
| 1965 | 17.15% | +0.4 pp |
| 1964 | 16.75% | +0.4 pp |
| 1963 | 16.36% | +0.4 pp |
| 1962 | 15.98% | +0.4 pp |
| 1961 | 15.6% | +0.4 pp |
| 1960 | 15.24% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Haiti’s Urban population in 1961?
15.6% (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Haiti’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +265.0% in total — about 2.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 55.61%; 2024: 55.04%; 2023: 54.45%; 2022: 53.85%; 2021: 53.25%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.