Haitians

Haitians
Haïtiens / Ayisyen
Total population
Regions with significant populations
 Haiti 10,604,000[1]
 United States1,138,855[2]
 Dominican Republic800,000[3]
 Cuba300,000[4]
 Chile185,000 (2022)[5] [6]
 Canada178,990 (2021)[7]
 Brazil161,000 (2023)[8]
 Bahamas80,000[9]
 Mexico71,895 (2021)[10]
 France62,448[11][12][13]
 Guyana33,500[14][15]
 Venezuela30,000[16]
 Dominica7,600[17]
 Turks and Caicos Islands6,900[17]
 Suriname4,000[18]
  Switzerland4,000 (2018)[19][20]
 U.S. Virgin Islands1,673[21]
 Belgium1,500-2,000[22]
 Ecuador1,000[23]
 Aruba1,000[24]
 Argentina1,000[17]
 Netherlands600[25]
 Puerto Rico594[26]
 Peru536 - 5,000[27][28][29]
 Spain477 (2007)[30]
 Italy262 - 335[31] [32][33]
Languages
Haitian French, Haitian Creole, Frespañol
Religion
Roman Catholic 54.7%, Protestant 28.5%, (Baptist 15.4%, Pentecostal 7.9%, Adventist 3%, Methodist 1.5%, other 0.7%), Vodou 2.1%, other 4.6% none 10.2% (2003 est.)[34]
Related ethnic groups
African diaspora in the Americas, Caribbean people, Louisiana French, Louisiana Creoles, French Antilleans, French Canadians, French people

Haitians (French: Haïtiens, Haitian Creole: Ayisyen) are the citizens and nationals of Haiti. The Haitian people have their origins in Central and West Africa with the most spoken language being the French based Haitian Creole. The larger Haitian diaspora includes individuals that trace ancestry to Haiti and self-identify as Haitian but are not necessarily Haitian by citizenship. The United States and the Dominican Republic have the largest Haitian populations in the world after Haiti.

An ethnonational group, Haitians generally comprise the modern descendants of self-liberated Africans in the Caribbean territory historically referred to as Saint-Domingue. This includes the mulatto minority who denote corresponding European ancestry, notably from French settlers.[35] By virtue of historical distinction, the vast majority of Haitians share and identify with this common African lineage, though a small number are descendants of contemporary immigrants from the Levant who sought refuge in the island nation during World War I and World War II.[36][37]

  1. ^ Haiti & The Dominican Republic IMF population estimates
  2. ^ https://data.census.gov/table/ACSSPP1Y2022.S0201?q=american%20community%20survey%20Haitian%20ancestry%20group&d=ACS%201-Year%20Estimates%20Selected%20Population%20Profiles. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  4. ^ Haiti in Cuba Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  5. ^ "Estimaciones de extranjeros". INE. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Según estimaciones, la cantidad de personas extranjeras residentes habituales en Chile bordea los 1,5 millones al 31 de diciembre de 2019 (According to estimates, the number of foreigners habitually residing in Chile is around 1.5 million as of December 31, 2019)" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-09-13.
  7. ^ Statistics Canada (8 February 2023). "Census Profile, 2021 Census (Canada [Country])". Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Governo lança carteira digital e plano voltados a migrantes". Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  9. ^ Bahamas outlook clouds for Haitians by Nick Davis, BBC News, 20 September 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
  10. ^ Carrie Kahn (February 7, 2017). "Haitians Denied Entry Into The U.S. May Have To Start New Lives In Mexico". Morning Edition. NPR.
  11. ^ "Présentation de Haïti" (in French).
  12. ^ Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE, 2008)
  13. ^ "Haitian Creole", Ethnologue.com Website, accessed 4 May 2011
  14. ^ "Celebrating 50 years of the Haitian diaspora in Guyana". Le Nouvelliste.
  15. ^ Laëthier, Maud (2015). "The Role of Suriname in Haitian Migration to French Guiana". In and Out of Suriname. Brill. pp. 229–251. JSTOR 10.1163/j.ctt1w76x18.15.
  16. ^ Devereux, Charlie (March 22, 2010). "Ice cream sales a lifeline for Haitians in Caracas". Reuters – via www.reuters.com.
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  18. ^ "Haïtianen: blij in Suriname - Parbode Magazine". Archived from the original on 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  19. ^ Cadet, Ruth, ed. (4 April 2018). "La communauté haïtienne en Suisse veut s'engager dans le développement du pays". Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Diaspora wants a say in Haiti's future". 15 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2019-06-20. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  21. ^ 2010 Census U.S. Virgin Islands: Place of Birth
  22. ^ Libre.be, La (January 16, 2010). "Réunion "de famille" pour les Haïtiens de Belgique". www.lalibre.be.
  23. ^ "Quake brings UK Haitians together". BBC News. January 15, 2010.
  24. ^ "Haitian Trafficking Victims Discovered in Ecuador | Inter Press Service". www.ipsnews.net. 14 April 2011.
  25. ^ Frigerio, Alejandro (January 24, 2010). "AfroAmericanas: Inmigrantes haitianos en Argentina -según La Nacion.com".
  26. ^ "NRC - Nieuws, achtergronden en onderzoeksjournalistiek". NRC.
  27. ^ "'Third Border' Crisis: Number Of Haitian Migrants Heading To Puerto Rico Jumps". Fox News. 8 December 2016.
  28. ^ "Haitian Illegal Immigration Through Puerto Rico Is Skyrocketing Too". 27 July 2014.
  29. ^ "Explore Census Data".
  30. ^ "French Guiana, Guadeloupe, and Martinique". Archived from the original on 2013-05-24.
  31. ^ "Haitianos en España. Padrón municipal, cifras de población. EPA.com.es". epa.com.es.
  32. ^ "Statistiche: haitiani in Italia". Comuni-Italiani.it.
  33. ^ "Haitiani in Italia - statistiche e distribuzione per regione". Tuttitalia.it.
  34. ^ [1], Cia.gov Website, accessed 20 March 2020
  35. ^ "CIA World Factbook – Haiti". Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  36. ^ "Aimaq, Firozkohi of Afghanistan Ethnic People Profile". Joshua Project. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  37. ^ "The Virtual Jewish History Tour: Haiti". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 14 January 2010.