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Port-au-Prince: population

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: 1.87 million people in 2025, by the UN estimate.

Rank among the cities of the country: 1 of 21.

In 1975 it had 970,000 people.

In 2000 it had 1.99 million people, so it has grown by -6% since then.

For 2050 the UN projects 1.9 million people.

A city here is a dense area of at least 1,500 people per km² with at least 50,000 people, drawn on a population grid by the UN degree of urbanisation. It can differ from the city’s administrative borders and from national statistics. Years from 2026 on are projections.

Population, 1975 to 2050Projected from 20260500K1M1.5M2M2.5M19801990200020102020203020402050
2025 Port-au-Prince: 1.9M

Largest cities: Haiti

City20252050, projected
Port-au-Prince1,868,2681,904,491
Gonaïves367,158458,342
Cap-Haitien331,899431,119
Port-de-Paix326,041453,572
Saint-Marc221,032291,265
Léogâne146,454161,356
Petit-Goâve142,182154,010
Jacmel109,097119,122
Ouanaminthe98,224120,407
Gros Morne78,218117,994

Haiti: population and ages

Sources: World Urbanization Prospects 2025, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).

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