In 2023, the population of Haiti amounted to approximately 11.72 million inhabitants, out of which about 5.92 million were women and nearly 5.81 million were men. Population figures in this Caribbean country show a maintained upward trend at least since 2008.

Over 7.46 million inhabitants in Haiti were aged between 15 and 64 as of 2023. Haiti is one of the Latin American countries with the highest share of people aged 14 or younger, amounting to over 3.72 million that year.

The total population in Haiti was estimated at 11.9 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Haiti Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Historical dataset showing total population for Haiti by year from 1950 to 2025.

Haiti HT: Population: Growth data was reported at 1.227 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.264 % for 2016. Haiti HT: Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 1.878 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.347 % in 1983 and a record low of 1.227 % in 2017. Haiti HT: Population: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Haiti – Table HT.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

In 1789, on the eve of the Haitian (and French) Revolution, the French colony of St Domingue had an estimated population of 556 thousand people. Of these, 500 thousand are thought to have been African slaves (approximately half of the entire Caribbean's slave population at the time), while just over ten percent of the population were whites or free people of color. Following the Haitian Revolution's conclusion in 1804, Haiti would become just the second nation in the Americas to gain its independence, and was the first (and only) country in the world to have been established by former slaves.

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Historical chart and dataset showing Haiti population growth rate by year from 1961 to 2023.

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Rural population (% of total population) in Haiti was reported at 39.53 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Haiti - Rural population - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Abstract

IPUMS-International is an effort to inventory, preserve, harmonize, and disseminate census microdata from around the world. The project has collected the world's largest archive of publicly available census samples. The data are coded and documented consistently across countries and over time to facillitate comparative research. IPUMS-International makes these data available to qualified researchers free of charge through a web dissemination system.

The IPUMS project is a collaboration of the Minnesota Population Center, National Statistical Offices, and international data archives. Major funding is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additional support is provided by the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research, the Minnesota Population Center, and Sun Microsystems.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

UNITS IDENTIFIED: - Dwellings: No - Vacant units: Yes - Households: Yes - Individuals: Yes - Group quarters: Yes

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS: - Households: A group of people living in the same dwelling, usually but not necessarily related by blood, who recognize the authority of a household head, and usuaally taking their meals together. - Group quarters: The residence of individuals who live together in certain establishments, such as a hotel, boarding home, orphanage, or convent. These people live communally.

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

MICRODATA SOURCE: Institute Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique République d'Haïti

SAMPLE DESIGN: Systematic sample of every 10th dwelling with a random start, drawn by the statistics agency.

SAMPLE UNIT: Houshold

SAMPLE FRACTION: 10%

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 838,045

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Response rate

COVERAGE: No information is available, UNDERCOUNT: No information is available

IPUMS-International is an effort to inventory, preserve, harmonize, and disseminate census microdata from around the world. The project has collected the world's largest archive of publicly available census samples. The data are coded and documented consistently across countries and over time to facillitate comparative research. IPUMS-International makes these data available to qualified researchers free of charge through a web dissemination system. The IPUMS project is a collaboration of the Minnesota Population Center, National Statistical Offices, and international data archives. Major funding is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additional support is provided by the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research, the Minnesota Population Center, and Sun Microsystems.

Historical chart and dataset showing Haiti population density by year from 1961 to 2022.

The total population of Haiti was estimated at approximately 12.39 million people in 2024. Following a continuous upward trend, the total population has risen by around 6.44 million people since 1980. Between 2024 and 2030, the total population will rise by around 1.03 million people, continuing its consistent upward trajectory.This indicator describes the total population in the country at hand. This total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.

Population, female (% of total population) in Haiti was reported at 50.52 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Haiti - Population, female (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Population, Total for Haiti (POPTOTHTA647NWDB) from 1960 to 2024 about Haiti and population.

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Port-au-Prince, Haiti metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Population ages 15-19, female (% of female population) in Haiti was reported at 9.7777 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Haiti - Population ages 15-19, female (% of female population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Haiti HT: Population: Total: Aged 0-14 data was reported at 3,620,786.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,616,525.000 Person for 2016. Haiti HT: Population: Total: Aged 0-14 data is updated yearly, averaging 2,958,501.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,620,786.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 1,557,143.000 Person in 1960. Haiti HT: Population: Total: Aged 0-14 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Haiti – Table HT.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Sum;

Haiti HT: Urban Population Growth data was reported at 2.990 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.096 % for 2016. Haiti HT: Urban Population Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 3.793 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.622 % in 1984 and a record low of 1.843 % in 1973. Haiti HT: Urban Population Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Haiti – Table HT.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Weighted average;