Haiti vs Zimbabwe: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Haiti
1.85 million people
in 2020
Zimbabwe
1.88 million people
in 2020
Haiti rank
93rd
Zimbabwe rank
90th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Haiti
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.88 million people against 1.85 million people in Haiti, a difference of 34,620 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Haiti ranks 93rd and Zimbabwe ranks 90th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1960s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1980s | 1.24 million people | 0 people | 1.24 million people | Haiti |
| 1990s | 1.73 million people | 1.40 million people | 332,950 people | Haiti |
| 2000s | 2.13 million people | 1.79 million people | 341,495 people | Haiti |
| 2010s | 1.97 million people | 1.99 million people | 23,425 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1.85 million people | 1.88 million people | 34,620 people | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Haiti or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.88 million people against 1.85 million people in Haiti as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Haiti and Zimbabwe?
- 34,620 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Zimbabwe?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Haiti and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Haiti ranks 93rd and Zimbabwe ranks 90th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.