Haiti has a population density of 1,106 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Haiti has 25,372 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Haiti and the Vatican are ranked 22nd and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Haiti has 0.14% of the world's population and 0.02% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Haiti is 81.2% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Haiti
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,106 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 22/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
12011655
|
949
|
| Land area | 10,641 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 25,199 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 39.5% | n/a |
| Urban population | 60.5% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Haiti vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Haiti increased by 33.7%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Haiti ranked 24th for population density and is in 22nd place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Haiti
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 1,106 | - |
| 2023 | 1,094 | - |
| 2022 | 1,081 | - |
| 2021 | 1,069 | - |
| 2020 | 1,057 | - |
| 2019 | 1,044 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 1,030 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 1,017 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 1,003 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 989 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 975 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 961 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 946 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 932 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 921 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 911 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 896 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 881 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 866 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 852 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 837 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 823 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 809 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 795 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 780 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 766 | - |
| 1998 | 752 | - |
| 1997 | 738 | - |
| 1996 | 724 | - |
| 1995 | 711 | - |
| 1994 | 697 | - |
| 1993 | 684 | - |
| 1992 | 671 | - |
| 1991 | 657 | - |
| 1990 | 644 | - |
| 1989 | 631 | - |
| 1988 | 618 | - |
| 1987 | 606 | - |
| 1986 | 594 | - |
| 1985 | 582 | - |
| 1984 | 570 | - |
| 1983 | 559 | - |
| 1982 | 548 | - |
| 1981 | 538 | - |
| 1980 | 528 | - |
| 1979 | 518 | - |
| 1978 | 508 | - |
| 1977 | 498 | - |
| 1976 | 489 | - |
| 1975 | 479 | - |
| 1974 | 470 | - |
| 1973 | 461 | - |
| 1972 | 452 | - |
| 1971 | 444 | - |
| 1970 | 436 | - |
| 1969 | 428 | - |
| 1968 | 420 | - |
| 1967 | 412 | - |
| 1966 | 404 | - |
| 1965 | 397 | - |
| 1964 | 390 | - |
| 1963 | 383 | - |
| 1962 | 376 | - |
| 1961 | 369 | - |
Densely populated cities
|
Haiti
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Port-au-Prince | 987K |
| Carrefour | 511K |
| Petion-Ville | 377K |
| Gonaives | 356K |
| Delmas | 284K |
| Cap-Haitien | 190K |
| Saint-Marc | 160K |
| Miragoane | 56.9K |
| Anse-a-Veau | 55.1K |
| Cerca-la-Source | 51.4K |
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