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Haiti People 1996

Population:

6,539,983 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

46% (female 1,490,939; male 1,535,607)

15-64 years:

50% (female 1,692,032; male 1,557,568)

65 years and over:

4% (female 133,291; male 130,546) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.5% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

38.64 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

18.65 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-4.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

107.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

44.77 years

male:

43.04 years

female:

46.59 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

5.82 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Haitian(s)

adjective:

Haitian

Ethnic divisions:

black 95%, mulatto and European 5%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 80% (of which an overwhelming majority also practice Voodoo), Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3% (1982)

Languages:

French (official) 10%, Creole

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1982)

total population:

35%

male:

37%

female:

32%

Labor force:

2.3 million

by occupation:

agriculture 66%, services 25%, industry 9%

note:

shortage of skilled labor, unskilled labor abundant (1982)

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