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Population in Haiti compared to Rwanda: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Haiti was 11,772,557 in 2024 vs 14,256,567 people in Rwanda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Haiti's population is 12,076,663 people compared to 14,975,051 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Rwanda's population is 1.24 times bigger than Haiti's.
  • Haiti is ranked the 82nd most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 0.33% of the world: 0.15% for Haiti vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
  • For the last 10 years, Haiti has had an average growth rate of +1.29% per year vs +2.31% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Haiti has increased from 9.22M people to 12.1M (31% growth), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15M (61% growth).

Haiti vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Haiti
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Haiti Rwanda
2100 15,259,049 33,092,520
2099 15,299,437 32,987,847
2098 15,338,455 32,907,335
2097 15,376,492 32,832,706
2096 15,413,214 32,747,490
2095 15,448,584 32,615,044
2094 15,482,530 32,529,590
2093 15,515,275 32,396,544
2092 15,546,829 32,274,083
2091 15,576,873 32,171,077
2090 15,605,593 32,068,626
2089 15,633,063 31,872,593
2088 15,658,679 31,726,882
2087 15,682,423 31,533,364
2086 15,704,764 31,379,315
2085 15,724,953 31,235,000
2084 15,743,346 31,092,940
2083 15,759,380 30,917,707
2082 15,773,768 30,733,578
2081 15,786,254 30,557,819
2080 15,796,710 30,367,298
2079 15,804,509 30,176,627
2078 15,810,531 29,997,866
2077 15,813,971 29,800,561
2076 15,814,939 29,627,021
2075 15,813,894 29,423,503
2074 15,810,308 29,225,643
2073 15,804,302 29,007,777
2072 15,795,380 28,780,763
2071 15,783,669 28,560,382
2070 15,769,538 28,316,533
2069 15,752,007 28,103,541
2068 15,731,378 27,854,906
2067 15,707,152 27,591,747
2066 15,679,510 27,355,659
2065 15,648,952 27,084,704
2064 15,614,758 26,821,315
2063 15,576,832 26,543,184
2062 15,535,522 26,296,132
2061 15,490,720 25,985,356
2060 15,442,338 25,712,904
2059 15,389,829 25,437,446
2058 15,333,225 25,106,242
2057 15,273,178 24,837,928
2056 15,210,219 24,566,784
2055 15,143,461 24,266,669
2054 15,072,996 23,976,914
2053 14,998,576 23,690,426
2052 14,920,449 23,406,346
2051 14,838,409 23,099,207
2050 14,752,631 22,800,250
2049 14,664,689 22,484,698
2048 14,573,517 22,157,938
2047 14,480,194 21,834,786
2046 14,384,177 21,540,566
2045 14,285,803 21,215,262
2044 14,184,902 20,902,695
2043 14,081,547 20,535,605
2042 13,975,641 20,201,608
2041 13,867,631 19,832,577
2040 13,758,146 19,463,015
2039 13,646,894 19,096,860
2038 13,532,882 18,761,626
2037 13,417,458 18,421,864
2036 13,300,237 18,116,691
2035 13,181,288 17,753,910
2034 13,060,482 17,421,234
2033 12,938,038 17,089,349
2032 12,813,730 16,811,505
2031 12,688,158 16,485,559
2030 12,561,034 16,167,916
2029 12,432,856 15,858,862
2028 12,303,271 15,544,959
2027 12,172,389 15,207,733
2026 12,041,170 14,888,776
2025 11,908,056 14,560,205
2024 11,772,557 14,256,567
2023 11,637,398 13,954,471
2022 11,503,606 13,651,030
2021 11,374,586 13,355,260
2020 11,243,848 13,065,837
2019 11,105,163 12,776,103
2018 10,962,362 12,487,996
2017 10,817,754 12,202,060
2016 10,671,457 11,919,183
2015 10,523,242 11,640,022
2014 10,373,235 11,364,757
2013 10,222,362 11,093,340
2012 10,069,771 10,829,901
2011 9,914,904 10,573,733
2010 9,803,294 10,317,553
2009 9,689,581 10,060,432
2008 9,530,774 9,804,269
2007 9,373,296 9,549,933
2006 9,216,562 9,299,246
2005 9,061,273 9,054,528
2004 8,910,263 8,816,844
2003 8,759,912 8,586,875
2002 8,607,641 8,400,180
2001 8,455,918 8,287,094
2000 8,303,151 8,213,931
1999 8,151,296 8,147,912
1998 8,002,143 8,081,681
1997 7,854,298 7,755,238
1996 7,707,557 6,708,764
1995 7,562,546 5,674,118
1994 7,419,771 6,792,352
1993 7,278,181 7,981,132
1992 7,136,571 7,683,266
1991 6,995,450 7,526,966
1990 6,854,441 7,375,307
1989 6,714,730 7,184,706
1988 6,578,145 6,968,071
1987 6,445,123 6,749,493
1986 6,316,122 6,531,881
1985 6,190,862 6,317,228
1984 6,069,230 6,107,627
1983 5,951,096 5,905,311
1982 5,835,937 5,711,549
1981 5,723,725 5,527,230
1980 5,614,493 5,353,259
1979 5,507,590 5,189,541
1978 5,402,580 5,035,171
1977 5,299,476 4,888,240
1976 5,198,357 4,745,954
1975 5,099,086 4,607,728
1974 5,001,796 4,474,228
1973 4,906,743 4,345,047
1972 4,813,868 4,220,335
1971 4,723,244 4,100,044
1970 4,635,124 3,980,669
1969 4,549,334 3,861,271
1968 4,465,328 3,744,010
1967 4,382,999 3,629,577
1966 4,302,639 3,521,626
1965 4,223,820 3,423,210
1964 4,146,244 3,334,834
1963 4,073,068 3,258,890
1962 4,001,575 3,186,025
1961 3,929,030 3,106,779
1960 3,858,443 3,022,294

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/haiti/rwanda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Haiti increased by 1,454,895 people (a 15.8% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Haiti gained 1,405,206 people (a 13.2% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,055,868 people (a 25.6% growth).

Haiti was ranked 87th most populous country in 2006 and is 82nd in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Haiti's population will grow by 22.2% to 14,752,631 people with a rank change from 82nd to 87th. The population of Rwanda will increase by 52.3% to 22,800,250 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.

Haiti is projected to reach its peak in 2076 at 15.8M people compared to the peak of 33.1M people in 2100 for Rwanda.

Population growth rate by year

Haiti
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Haiti Rwanda
2100 -0.26% 0.32%
2099 -0.25% 0.24%
2098 -0.25% 0.23%
2097 -0.24% 0.26%
2096 -0.23% 0.41%
2095 -0.22% 0.26%
2094 -0.21% 0.41%
2093 -0.2% 0.38%
2092 -0.19% 0.32%
2091 -0.18% 0.32%
2090 -0.18% 0.62%
2089 -0.16% 0.46%
2088 -0.15% 0.61%
2087 -0.14% 0.49%
2086 -0.13% 0.46%
2085 -0.12% 0.46%
2084 -0.1% 0.57%
2083 -0.09% 0.6%
2082 -0.08% 0.58%
2081 -0.07% 0.63%
2080 -0.05% 0.63%
2079 -0.04% 0.6%
2078 -0.02% 0.66%
2077 -0.006% 0.59%
2076 0.007% 0.69%
2075 0.02% 0.68%
2074 0.04% 0.75%
2073 0.06% 0.79%
2072 0.07% 0.77%
2071 0.09% 0.86%
2070 0.11% 0.76%
2069 0.13% 0.89%
2068 0.15% 0.95%
2067 0.18% 0.86%
2066 0.2% 1%
2065 0.22% 0.98%
2064 0.24% 1.05%
2063 0.27% 0.94%
2062 0.29% 1.2%
2061 0.31% 1.06%
2060 0.34% 1.08%
2059 0.37% 1.32%
2058 0.39% 1.08%
2057 0.41% 1.1%
2056 0.44% 1.24%
2055 0.47% 1.21%
2054 0.5% 1.21%
2053 0.52% 1.21%
2052 0.55% 1.33%
2051 0.58% 1.31%
2050 0.6% 1.4%
2049 0.63% 1.47%
2048 0.64% 1.48%
2047 0.67% 1.37%
2046 0.69% 1.53%
2045 0.71% 1.5%
2044 0.73% 1.79%
2043 0.76% 1.65%
2042 0.78% 1.86%
2041 0.8% 1.9%
2040 0.82% 1.92%
2039 0.84% 1.79%
2038 0.86% 1.84%
2037 0.88% 1.68%
2036 0.9% 2.04%
2035 0.92% 1.91%
2034 0.95% 1.94%
2033 0.97% 1.65%
2032 0.99% 1.98%
2031 1.01% 1.96%
2030 1.03% 1.95%
2029 1.05% 2.02%
2028 1.08% 2.22%
2027 1.09% 2.14%
2026 1.12% 2.26%
2025 1.15% 2.13%
2024 1.16% 2.16%
2023 1.16% 2.22%
2022 1.13% 2.21%
2021 1.16% 2.22%
2020 1.25% 2.27%
2019 1.3% 2.31%
2018 1.34% 2.34%
2017 1.37% 2.37%
2016 1.41% 2.4%
2015 1.45% 2.42%
2014 1.48% 2.45%
2013 1.52% 2.43%
2012 1.56% 2.42%
2011 1.14% 2.48%
2010 1.17% 2.56%
2009 1.67% 2.61%
2008 1.68% 2.66%
2007 1.7% 2.7%
2006 1.71% 2.7%
2005 1.69% 2.7%
2004 1.72% 2.68%
2003 1.77% 2.22%
2002 1.79% 1.36%
2001 1.84% 0.89%
2000 1.86% 0.81%
1999 1.86% 0.82%
1998 1.88% 4.21%
1997 1.9% 15.6%
1996 1.92% 18.2%
1995 1.92% -16.5%
1994 1.95% -14.9%
1993 1.98% 3.88%
1992 2.02% 2.08%
1991 2.06% 2.06%
1990 2.08% 2.65%
1989 2.08% 3.11%
1988 2.06% 3.24%
1987 2.04% 3.33%
1986 2.02% 3.4%
1985 2% 3.43%
1984 1.99% 3.43%
1983 1.97% 3.39%
1982 1.96% 3.33%
1981 1.95% 3.25%
1980 1.94% 3.15%
1979 1.94% 3.07%
1978 1.95% 3.01%
1977 1.95% 3%
1976 1.95% 3%
1975 1.95% 2.98%
1974 1.94% 2.97%
1973 1.93% 2.96%
1972 1.92% 2.93%
1971 1.9% 3%
1970 1.89% 3.09%
1969 1.88% 3.13%
1968 1.88% 3.15%
1967 1.87% 3.07%
1966 1.87% 2.87%
1965 1.87% 2.65%
1964 1.8% 2.33%
1963 1.79% 2.29%
1962 1.85% 2.55%
1961 1.83% 2.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/haiti/rwanda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Haiti grew by 1.16%, while Rwanda's population grew by 2.16%.

Live population counters

Haiti Rwanda
Current population
12076663
14975051
Population rank 82/197 77/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 0.18%
One net population change
3.89 minutes
1.74 minutes
One birth every
2.03 minutes
1.33 minutes
One death every
5.78 minutes
6.35 minutes
Daily growth/decline +370 +828
Annual growth/decline +135,159 +302,096
Annual growth/decline rate +1.16% +2.16%
Population growth rate rank 92/197 45/197
One migration net change every
16.4 minutes
1.4 hours
Annual migration change -32,052 +6,282
Net migration rank 168/196 48/196
Foreign-born residents 19,581 513,316
Foreign-born residents rank 170/195 80/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 187/195 109/195

Natural population change vs migration

Haiti
Natural

Migration
Rwanda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Haiti Rwanda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -32,052 - 6,282
2024 - -31,747 - -15,582
2023 167,381 -31,786 312,762 -9,001
2022 164,214 -32,220 312,145 -9,001
2021 158,994 -32,952 309,895 -21,492
2020 169,264 -33,850 312,692 -22,251
2019 176,550 -34,612 313,525 -24,492
2018 178,632 -34,976 312,512 -25,323
2017 180,310 -34,742 310,323 -25,634
2016 180,902 -33,879 305,549 -24,474
2015 182,063 -32,669 299,114 -21,862
2014 182,009 -31,390 292,779 -19,505
2013 181,457 -30,323 286,331 -16,779
2012 183,702 -29,658 282,584 -25,260
2011 184,695 -29,029 282,922 -27,915
2010 95,965 -28,416 286,848 -29,501
2009 187,804 -27,924 287,034 -30,128
2008 185,364 -27,630 287,334 -31,913
2007 184,223 -26,995 285,791 -32,537
2006 182,866 -26,629 282,149 -34,008
2005 180,618 -26,276 275,121 -33,830
2004 174,071 -26,399 265,273 -31,214
2003 179,543 -26,518 251,243 -25,355
2002 178,126 -26,626 239,036 -91,518
2001 178,741 -26,812 230,845 -152,197
2000 180,677 -27,075 221,276 -153,588
1999 177,421 -27,317 210,518 -146,162
1998 175,687 -27,476 197,185 -129,089
1997 174,962 -27,492 174,687 410,106
1996 173,351 -27,348 140,455 1,367,700
1995 171,852 -27,826 121,137 439,995
1994 169,260 -27,744 -719,479 -2,078,111
1993 169,240 -27,584 183,926 236,110
1992 168,980 -27,415 188,025 -12,334
1991 167,919 -27,245 196,431 -59,519
1990 167,420 -26,075 207,895 -41,483
1989 163,947 -25,857 217,632 -2,826
1988 160,750 -25,662 223,759 -5,285
1987 156,468 -25,518 225,744 -7,062
1986 152,288 -25,257 225,526 -8,982
1985 148,364 -24,887 223,794 -11,031
1984 144,211 -24,427 219,337 -12,899
1983 140,422 -23,944 212,750 -14,560
1982 137,214 -23,375 205,147 -15,818
1981 133,695 -23,106 195,769 -16,453
1980 130,773 -22,900 184,988 -16,359
1979 128,206 -22,280 174,477 -15,669
1978 125,885 -21,809 163,779 -13,838
1977 123,520 -21,401 155,011 -11,084
1976 120,992 -20,870 147,665 -7,027
1975 118,508 -20,074 140,596 -4,791
1974 115,941 -19,792 135,743 -4,535
1973 113,223 -19,278 131,021 -3,862
1972 110,709 -18,916 126,403 -4,156
1971 107,968 -18,509 122,567 -4,230
1970 105,208 -18,425 119,273 1,149
1969 103,133 -18,340 115,394 2,983
1968 101,300 -18,087 111,422 4,728
1967 99,266 -17,827 108,053 4,655
1966 96,973 -17,690 105,128 -1,930
1965 95,754 -17,404 103,422 -9,774
1964 93,987 -17,179 102,562 -19,458
1963 86,394 -16,846 94,296 -25,524
1962 89,683 -16,253 102,548 -25,594
1961 87,563 -15,902 102,051 -20,508
1960 85,368 -15,862 100,627 -13,198

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/haiti/rwanda | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 83.9% of the population change in Haiti is from natural causes (a gain of 1,740,319 people) and 16.1% is from migration (a loss of 333,076 people). In Rwanda 93.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,081,296 people) and 6.18% is from migration (a loss of 203,035 people).

As of 2024, 19,581 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Haiti, compared to 513,316 people or 3.6% in Rwanda.

Biggest cities by population

Haiti
City Population
Port-au-Prince 987K
Carrefour 511K
Petion-Ville 377K
Gonaives 356K
Delmas 284K
Saint-Marc 267K
Cap-Haitien 190K
Miragoane 62.5K
Cerca-la-Source 56.5K
Anse-a-Veau 34.6K
Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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