Demographics of Haiti
| Demographics of Haiti | |
|---|---|
Population pyramid of Haiti in 2020 | |
| Population | 11,867,032 (2024 projection) 8,812,245 (2003 census) |
| Birth rate | 21.12 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Death rate | 7.23 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 65.95 years |
| • male | 63.26 years |
| • female | 68.67 years |
| Fertility rate | 2.43 children born/woman (2022 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | 40.02 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Net migration rate | -1.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Age structure | |
| 0–14 years | 32.78% |
| 15–64 years | 62.49% |
| 65 and over | 4.73% |
| Sex ratio | |
| Total | 0.97 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
| At birth | 1.01 male(s)/female |
| Under 15 | 0.99 male(s)/female |
| 65 and over | 0.62 male(s)/female |
| Nationality | |
| Nationality | Haitian |
| Major ethnic | Blacks (95%) |
| Minor ethnic | |
| Language | |
| Official | French · Haitian Creole |
Haiti is the 83rd most populous country in the world, with an estimated population of 11,123,178 as of July 2018. The last national census in Haiti was done in 2003. Although much of that data has not been released, the population recorded was 8,812,245.
According to population DNA tests, approximately 80% of the population of Haiti is Afro-Haitian. Within Black Haitian DNA, according to a study, the composition is approximately 88% African, the rest are European or mixed European. This is evidenced in DNA ancestry read outs where the average Haitian consistently tests at nearly 85-95 percent sub-Saharan African DNA.
However, there are genetic variations between the population, in the north of the country the average is about 95% African while for the south it is only 75% with more European blood, and much more probability of having native blood, because in the south there were many more mixed-race people, and also some natives living in other French colonies like Guyana and Martinique were sent there
The remaining population of Haiti is primarily composed of Mulattoes, Europeans, Asians, and Arabs. Hispanic residents in Haiti are mostly Cuban and Dominican.
About two-thirds of Haitian people live in rural areas. Several demographic studies, including those by social work researcher Athena Kolbe, have provided estimates of the demographic information of urban residents. In 2006, each Haitian household had an average of 4.5 members.