Demographics of Haiti

Demographics of Haiti
Population pyramid of Haiti in 2020
Population8,812,245 (Last census)
Birth rate21.12 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate7.23 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Life expectancy65.95 years
 • male63.26 years
 • female68.67 years
Fertility rate2.43 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate40.02 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate-1.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years32.78%
15–64 years62.49%
65 and over4.73%
Sex ratio
Total0.97 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
At birth1.01 male(s)/female
Under 150.99 male(s)/female
65 and over0.62 male(s)/female
Nationality
NationalityHaitian
Major ethnicBlack (95%)
Language
OfficialFrench, Creole
Population of Haiti (in millions) from 1800 to 2021

Haiti is the 83rd most populous country in the world, with an estimated population of 11,123,178 as of July 2018.[1] 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,[which?] approximately 80% of the population of Haiti is Afro-Haitian.[citation needed] 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 100 percent sub-Saharan African DNA.

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.

  1. ^ "World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations". population.un.org. Retrieved 2020-09-29.