Haiti People - 2023

Population

11,470,261 (2023 est.)

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Nationality

noun: Haitian(s)

adjective: Haitian

Ethnic groups

Black 95%, mixed and White 5%

Languages

French (official), Creole (official)

major-language sample(s): The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French)

The World Factbook, sous endispansab pou enfomasyon debaz. (Haitian Creole)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

Catholic 55%, Protestant 29%, Vodou 2.1%, other 4.6%, none 10% (2018 est.)

note: 50-80% of Haitians incorporate some elements of Vodou culture or practice in addition to another religion, most often Roman Catholicism; Vodou was recognized as an official religion in 2003

Age structure

0-14 years: 29.68% (male 1,695,357/female 1,709,344)

15-64 years: 65.76% (male 3,733,899/female 3,808,453)

65 years and over: 4.56% (2023 est.) (male 228,800/female 294,408)

total dependency ratio: 58.3

youth dependency ratio: 51.2

elderly dependency ratio: 7.1

potential support ratio: 14.1 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 24.1 years

male: 23.8 years

female: 24.3 years (2020 est.)

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Population growth rate

1.18% (2023 est.)

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Birth rate

20.81 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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Death rate

7.17 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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Net migration rate

-1.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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Population distribution

fairly even distribution; largest concentrations located near coastal areas

Urbanization

urban population: 59.7% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 2.47% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

2.987 million PORT-AU-PRINCE (capital) (2023)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.01 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female

total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

22.4 years (2016/7 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Maternal mortality ratio

350 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

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Infant mortality rate

total: 38.78 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 44.36 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 33.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

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Life expectancy at birth

total population: 66.3 years

male: 63.6 years

female: 69.04 years (2023 est.)

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Total fertility rate

2.39 children born/woman (2023 est.)

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Gross reproduction rate

1.19 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

34.3% (2016/17)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 91.9% of population

rural: 56.1% of population

total: 76.5% of population

unimproved: urban: 8.1% of population

rural: 43.9% of population

total: 23.5% of population (2020 est.)

Current health expenditure

3.3% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

0.23 physicians/1,000 population (2018)

Hospital bed density

0.7 beds/1,000 population (2013)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 82.9% of population

rural: 42.6% of population

total: 65.6% of population

unimproved: urban: 17.1% of population

rural: 57.4% of population

total: 34.4% of population (2020 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: very high (2023)

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

22.7% (2016)

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Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 2.85 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 0.55 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 0.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 2.26 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

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Tobacco use

total: 7.7% (2020 est.)

male: 12.2% (2020 est.)

female: 3.1% (2020 est.)

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Children under the age of 5 years underweight

9.5% (2016/17)

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Currently married women (ages 15-49)

51.4% (2023 est.)

Child marriage

women married by age 15: 2.1%

women married by age 18: 14.9%

men married by age 18: 1.6% (2017 est.)

Education expenditures

1.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

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Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 61.7%

male: 65.3%

female: 58.3% (2016)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

total: 35.7%

male: 28.1%

female: 45.6% (2021 est.)

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NOTE: The information regarding Haiti on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Haiti 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Haiti 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.