Haiti - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Haiti was 6,509,478 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,509,478 in 2020 and a minimum value of 602,851 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 602,851
1961 629,727
1962 657,737
1963 686,866
1964 717,216
1965 748,685
1966 781,482
1967 815,542
1968 850,821
1969 887,037
1970 924,118
1971 961,996
1972 983,091
1973 1,000,940
1974 1,019,606
1975 1,039,496
1976 1,060,703
1977 1,083,227
1978 1,107,068
1979 1,132,356
1980 1,159,165
1981 1,187,466
1982 1,217,210
1983 1,292,625
1984 1,381,229
1985 1,474,114
1986 1,571,369
1987 1,673,019
1988 1,779,372
1989 1,890,330
1990 2,006,510
1991 2,127,812
1992 2,254,403
1993 2,341,909
1994 2,431,753
1995 2,523,935
1996 2,618,588
1997 2,713,741
1998 2,811,191
1999 2,911,009
2000 3,013,114
2001 3,206,868
2002 3,408,428
2003 3,617,449
2004 3,770,733
2005 3,920,687
2006 4,074,700
2007 4,232,451
2008 4,394,109
2009 4,558,835
2010 4,726,821
2011 4,897,847
2012 5,071,849
2013 5,248,179
2014 5,426,831
2015 5,607,351
2016 5,788,114
2017 5,968,477
2018 6,148,673
2019 6,328,949
2020 6,509,478

Development Relevance: Explosive growth of cities globally signifies the demographic transition from rural to urban, and is associated with shifts from an agriculture-based economy to mass industry, technology, and service. In principle, cities offer a more favorable setting for the resolution of social and environmental problems than rural areas. Cities generate jobs and income, and deliver education, health care and other services. Cities also present opportunities for social mobilization and women's empowerment.

Limitations and Exceptions: Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverage. There is no consistent and universally accepted standard for distinguishing urban from rural areas, in part because of the wide variety of situations across countries. Most countries use an urban classification related to the size or characteristics of settlements. Some define urban areas based on the presence of certain infrastructure and services. And other countries designate urban areas based on administrative arrangements. Because of national differences in the characteristics that distinguish urban from rural areas, the distinction between urban and rural population is not amenable to a single definition that would be applicable to all countries. Estimates of the world's urban population would change significantly if China, India, and a few other populous nations were to change their definition of urban centers. Because the estimates of city and metropolitan area are based on national definitions of what constitutes a city or metropolitan area, cross-country comparisons should be made with caution.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The indicator is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. To estimate urban populations, UN ratios of urban to total population were applied to the World Bank's estimates of total population. Countries differ in the way they classify population as "urban" or "rural." The population of a city or metropolitan area depends on the boundaries chosen.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization