Dominican Republic vs Haiti
Dominican Republic vs Haiti: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 72.5% in Dominican Republic and 55.6% in Haiti, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 16.9 percentage points, or 1.3 times that in Haiti.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Dominican Republic has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Dominican Republic ranked 87 and Haiti ranked 150 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Dominican Republic at 89.4% and Haiti at 65.8% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Dominican Republic | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.5 | 55.6 |
| 2024 | 72.4 | 55 |
| 2023 | 72.4 | 54.5 |
| 2022 | 72.4 | 53.9 |
| 2021 | 72.9 | 53.3 |
| 2020 | 73.3 | 52.6 |
| 2019 | 73.5 | 52 |
| 2018 | 73.8 | 51.4 |
| 2017 | 73.9 | 50.7 |
| 2016 | 74.1 | 50.1 |
| 2015 | 74.1 | 49.4 |
| 2014 | 74.2 | 48.8 |
| 2013 | 74.2 | 48.1 |
| 2012 | 74.2 | 47.4 |
| 2011 | 74.2 | 46.8 |
| 2010 | 74.2 | 46.1 |
| 2009 | 73.6 | 45.4 |
| 2008 | 72.5 | 44.7 |
| 2007 | 71 | 44 |
| 2006 | 69.3 | 43.3 |
| 2005 | 67.6 | 42.6 |
| 2004 | 65.9 | 41.9 |
| 2003 | 64.4 | 41.2 |
| 2002 | 63.3 | 40 |
| 2001 | 62.3 | 38.4 |
| 2000 | 61.3 | 36.8 |
| 1999 | 60.4 | 35.3 |
| 1998 | 59.5 | 33.9 |
| 1997 | 58.6 | 32.5 |
| 1996 | 57.8 | 31.1 |
| 1995 | 57.1 | 29.8 |
| 1994 | 56.5 | 28.6 |
| 1993 | 56 | 27.5 |
| 1992 | 55.6 | 26.4 |
| 1991 | 55.3 | 25.4 |
| 1990 | 55 | 24.4 |
| 1989 | 54.7 | 23.6 |
| 1988 | 54.5 | 22.9 |
| 1987 | 54.2 | 22.2 |
| 1986 | 54 | 21.7 |
| 1985 | 53.7 | 21.3 |
| 1984 | 53.4 | 20.9 |
| 1983 | 53.1 | 20.7 |
| 1982 | 52.6 | 20.6 |
| 1981 | 52.1 | 20.6 |
| 1980 | 51.5 | 20.6 |
| 1979 | 50.7 | 20.5 |
| 1978 | 49.7 | 20.5 |
| 1977 | 48.6 | 20.5 |
| 1976 | 47.5 | 20.5 |
| 1975 | 46.3 | 20.5 |
| 1974 | 45 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 43.8 | 20.4 |
| 1972 | 42.6 | 20.4 |
| 1971 | 41.4 | 20.3 |
| 1970 | 40.3 | 19.3 |
| 1969 | 39.2 | 18.8 |
| 1968 | 38.1 | 18.4 |
| 1967 | 37.1 | 18 |
| 1966 | 36 | 17.6 |
| 1965 | 34.9 | 17.2 |
| 1964 | 33.9 | 16.8 |
| 1963 | 32.9 | 16.4 |
| 1962 | 31.9 | 16 |
| 1961 | 31 | 15.6 |
| 1960 | 30.2 | 15.2 |
| 1959 | 29.4 | 14.9 |
| 1958 | 28.7 | 14.6 |
| 1957 | 27.9 | 14.2 |
| 1956 | 27.3 | 13.9 |
| 1955 | 26.6 | 13.6 |
| 1954 | 26 | 13.3 |
| 1953 | 25.4 | 13 |
| 1952 | 24.8 | 12.8 |
| 1951 | 24.3 | 12.5 |
| 1950 | 23.8 | 12.3 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Dominican Republic | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72.7 | 56.2 |
| 2027 | 72.9 | 56.7 |
| 2028 | 73.1 | 57.3 |
| 2029 | 73.4 | 57.8 |
| 2030 | 73.8 | 58.3 |
| 2031 | 74.2 | 58.9 |
| 2032 | 74.6 | 59.4 |
| 2033 | 75.1 | 59.8 |
| 2034 | 75.6 | 60.3 |
| 2035 | 76.1 | 60.8 |
| 2036 | 76.7 | 61.2 |
| 2037 | 77.4 | 61.6 |
| 2038 | 78.1 | 62.1 |
| 2039 | 78.8 | 62.5 |
| 2040 | 79.6 | 62.8 |
| 2041 | 80.4 | 63.2 |
| 2042 | 81.2 | 63.6 |
| 2043 | 82.1 | 63.9 |
| 2044 | 83.1 | 64.2 |
| 2045 | 84 | 64.5 |
| 2046 | 85 | 64.8 |
| 2047 | 86.1 | 65.1 |
| 2048 | 87.1 | 65.3 |
| 2049 | 88.3 | 65.6 |
| 2050 | 89.4 | 65.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Dominican Republic vs Haiti
Health
- Life expectancyDominican Republic: 73.7 years in 2023Haiti: 64.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDominican Republic: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Haiti: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDominican Republic: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Haiti: 43.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionDominican Republic: 2.98% in 2017Haiti: 2.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateDominican Republic: 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Haiti: 8.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDominican Republic: 11.3 million people in 2023Haiti: 11.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthDominican Republic: 0.86% a year in 2023Haiti: 1.17% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDominican Republic: 2.24 births per woman in 2023Haiti: 2.66 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageDominican Republic: 27.7 years in 2023Haiti: 23.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDominican Republic: 7.6% in 2023Haiti: 4.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateDominican Republic: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Haiti: -2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personDominican Republic: $9,287 in 2025Haiti: $1,111 in 2025
- GDP growthDominican Republic: 2.1% a year in 2025Haiti: -4.2% a year in 2024
- InflationDominican Republic: 3.9% a year in 2025Haiti: 25.8% a year in 2024
- Government debtDominican Republic: 59% of GDP in 2025Haiti: 15.1% of GDP in 2024
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDominican Republic: 0.8% of GDP in 2025Haiti: 0.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsDominican Republic: $1.04B in 2025Haiti: $30.4M in 2025
- Military spending per personDominican Republic: $90 in 2025Haiti: $3 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDominican Republic: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Haiti: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDominican Republic: 71,000 people in 2020Haiti: 1,000 people in 2020
- National powerDominican Republic: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Haiti: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDominican Republic: 1.48% of the labour force in 2020Haiti: 0.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDominican Republic: 13 million TIV in 2025Haiti: 1 million TIV in 2025