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Haiti: population and ages

Haiti: 12 million people on 1 January 2026.

The UN projects growth until 2076, to a peak of 15.7 million, and a decline after that.

Figures for 2026 are UN projections (medium variant). Estimates end in 2023.

Population, 1 January 2026
11,972,272
Median age
24.3
Births in 2026
256,749
Deaths in 2026
94,315
Life expectancy at birth
65.5
Children per woman
2.55
Under 15
30.6%
65 and over
4.8%
Population pyramid, Haiti, 1 January 2026MaleFemale0102030405060708090100+050K50K100K100K150K150K
Population pyramid, Haiti, 1 January 2026 Projection

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Population over time

In mid-1950 there were 3.27 million people, so the population is now 3.7 times as large.

The UN projects 257,000 births and 94,300 deaths in 2026, 162,000 more births than deaths.

The UN projects the first year with more deaths than births in 2081.

More people leave than move in: net migration in 2026 is projected at minus 32,000.

Population, 1950 to 2100Projected from 202405M10M15M20M1950197520002025205020752100
2026 Haiti: 12M

Ages

The median age is 24.3, which is 6.8 years below the world’s 31.1.

31% of the people are under 15 and 4.8% are 65 or older (world: 24% and 11%).

The UN projects that people aged 65 and over will outnumber children under 15 from 2097.

Women have 2.6 children on average at today’s rates (world: 2.2), against 6.3 in 1950.

Life expectancy at birth is 65.5 years, below the world’s 73.8. In 1950 it was 37.2.

Median age, 1950 to 2100Projected from 2024010203040501950197520002025205020752100WorldHaiti
2026 Haiti: 24World: 31

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Births, deaths and the years ahead

For mid-2050 the UN projects 14.7 million people, 22% more than now, with a median age of 31.1.

Births and deaths per year, 1950 to 2100Projected from 20240100K200K300K1950197520002025205020752100DeathsBirths
2026 Births: 256.7KDeaths: 94.3K

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Development and urbanisation

In 2025, 37% of the people lived in cities, 46% in towns and semi-dense areas and 17% in rural areas. For 2050 the UN projects 38% in cities.

Degree of urbanisation: one rule for every country, a city has at least 50,000 people at 1,500 or more per km². National definitions of “urban” differ.

IndicatorLatest valueYear
People using the internet47.9%2024
Access to electricity53.9%2024
Adult literacy (ages 15 and over)68.0%2017
73.3%2024
29.1%2024
6.0%2024
Human Development Index0.5542023

Each value is the latest one published, with the year it refers to. Countries publish in different years. Sources: World Bank, World Development Indicators (ITU, SDG 7.1.1, UNESCO UIS), UNDP, Human Development Report, UN, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.

Longevity, ageing and the future

By the death rates of 2023, life expectancy at birth was 64.9 years. People who had reached 65 could expect 14.1 more years for women and 12.1 for men.

On 1 January 2026, there are 7.5 people aged 65 or more for every 100 aged 15 to 64. For 2050, the UN projects 12.1.

For 2100 the UN projects a population of 15.2 million, with a 95 percent prediction interval of 8.6 million to 27.4 million.

Life expectancy at birth is a period measure. It sums up the death rates of one year and is not a forecast of how long the babies born that year will live.

Sources: World Population Prospects 2024, life tables, probabilistic projections, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).

International migrants

In mid-2024, 19,600 international migrants lived here, 0.2% of the population.

In mid-2024, 2.02 million people from here lived in other countries.

Largest countries of origin
CountryPeople
Venezuela2,579
Dominican Republic2,464
United States1,644
Puerto Rico1,582
Spain1,327
Largest countries of destination
CountryPeople
United States798,232
Dominican Republic535,116
Chile172,050
France116,971
Canada107,237

Counted by country of birth. Refugees are included. A migrant stock counts people living outside their country at mid-year, not journeys or yearly moves. Sources: International Migrant Stock 2024, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).

Cities

Cities of 50,000 people or more here, by the UN degree of urbanisation: 21.

CityPopulation 2025
Port-au-Prince1,868,268
Gonaïves367,158
Cap-Haitien331,899
Port-de-Paix326,041
Saint-Marc221,032
Léogâne146,454
Petit-Goâve142,182
Jacmel109,097
Ouanaminthe98,224
Gros Morne78,218

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

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Data and sources

Haiti every ten years
YearPopulation (1 July)Median ageBirthsDeathsLife expectancyChildren per woman
19503,265,70818.8151,71488,95137.26.25
19603,858,44318.5167,36481,99743.46.18
19704,635,12418.3189,27684,06647.35.91
19805,614,49318.2221,86291,09150.05.56
19906,854,44117.8262,16794,75253.25.41
20008,303,15118.4266,97086,29158.24.39
20109,803,29420.3271,749175,78045.63.50
202011,243,84822.8262,41293,13963.82.80
203012,552,35925.5253,94799,50066.12.43
204013,733,85328.3244,733115,55167.62.21
205014,710,86231.1233,413136,15669.02.06
206015,378,03033.5220,807160,34470.21.96
207015,686,33135.4208,724182,21171.51.89
208015,701,12437.0196,435195,17772.71.84
209015,502,02138.4183,529201,12774.01.80
210015,151,09339.7171,737202,20475.31.77

Rows from 2024 on are UN projections (medium variant), shown in italics.

The UN estimates every country and area within its present borders for every year since 1950, also for years before it became independent or took its present shape. Figures for earlier years therefore describe the people who lived on today’s territory.

Sources: World Population Prospects 2024, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).

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