Haiti vs Portugal: Population in the largest city
Haiti
47.3%
in 2025
Portugal
45.6%
in 2025
Haiti rank
24th
Portugal rank
27th
Population in the largest city over time
- Haiti
- Portugal
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 47.3% against 45.6% in Portugal, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Haiti ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 27th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.1% | 56.5% | 10.3% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 54.8% | 60.7% | 5.9% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 65.5% | 57.2% | 8.3% | Haiti |
| 1990s | 63.1% | 51.0% | 12.1% | Haiti |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 45.3% | 11.2% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 45.2% | 1.8% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 46.4% | 0.7% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Haiti or Portugal?
- Haiti, at 47.3% against 45.6% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Haiti and Portugal?
- 1.7%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Haiti and Portugal rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Haiti ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 27th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.