Demographics of Haiti
Haiti is the eighty-fifth most populous country in the world, with an estimated population of 11,123,178 as of July 2018. However the last census done in Haiti was in 2003, and 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 the composition is approximately 95% African, 5% European or mixed European. This is evidenced in DNA ancestry read outs where the average Haitian consistently tests at nearly 100 percent SSA 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.
| Demographics of Haiti | |
|---|---|
Population pyramid of Haiti in 2020 | |
| Population | 8,812,245 (Last 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 | Black (95%) |
| Language | |
| Official | French, Creole |
Although a national census was taken in Haiti in 2003, much of that data has not been released. Several demographic studies, including those by social work researcher Athena Kolbe, have provided estimates the demographic information of urban residents. In 2006, each Haitian household had an average of 4.5 members.