Haiti People - 2023
SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
11,470,261 (2023 est.)
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.
Religions
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)
Dependency ratios
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.)
Population growth rate
1.18% (2023 est.)
Birth rate
20.81 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
7.17 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Net migration rate
-1.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
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.)
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.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 66.3 years
male: 63.6 years
female: 69.04 years (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.39 children born/woman (2023 est.)
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)
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.)
Tobacco use
total: 7.7% (2020 est.)
male: 12.2% (2020 est.)
female: 3.1% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
9.5% (2016/17)
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.)
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.)
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.
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