Afro-Haitians
Afro-Haitian woman at Kanaval. | |
| Total population | |
| c. 11.2 million est | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Haiti | |
| Languages | |
| Haitian Creole 90% French 10% | |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Christianity ~83.2% Minority: Haitian Vodou • Others | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Afro-Caribbean, African people, French Haitians, Syrian Haitians, German Haitians, Mestizo, Cajuns, Mulatto Haitians, Saint-Domingue Creoles, White Haitians, Indo-Haitians, Chinese Haitians, Zambo, Indo-Caribbean people, Arab Haitians, Italian Haitians, Haitian Cubans, Haitian Chileans, Haitian Brazilians, Haitian diaspora |
Afro-Haitians or Black Haitians (French: Afro-Haïtiens or Haïtiens Noirs; Haitian Creole: Afwo-Ayisyen, Ayisyen Nwa) are Haitians who have ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. They form the largest racial group in Haiti and together make up the largest subgroup of Afro-Caribbean people.
The majority of Afro-Haitians are descendants of west and central Africans brought to the island by the French and Spanish Empire to work on plantations. Since the Haitian Revolution, Afro-Haitians have been the largest racial group in the country, accounting for 95% of the population in the early 21st century. The remaining 5% of the population is made up of mixed persons (mixed African and European descent) and other minor groups (European, Arab, and Asian descent).