Population growth in Haiti
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Haiti increased from 3.87 million to 11.45 million people. This is a growth of 196.1 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Haiti was recorded in 1983 with 2.39 percent. The smallest increase in 2015 with 0.14 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age in Haiti rose by 2.11 years from 2012 to 2021 from 21.99 to 24.10 years (median value).
Around 58 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 2.8 percent annually.
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Population development in Haiti since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Haiti | Change Haiti | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.94 M | 1.96 % | 44.0 ‰ | 22.2 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 4.02 M | 1.96 % | 43.7 ‰ | 21.9 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 4.10 M | 1.96 % | 43.3 ‰ | 21.5 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 4.18 M | 1.95 % | 42.9 ‰ | 21.1 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 4.26 M | 1.94 % | 42.4 ‰ | 20.7 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 4.34 M | 1.94 % | 41.8 ‰ | 20.3 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 4.43 M | 1.93 % | 41.2 ‰ | 19.9 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 4.51 M | 1.91 % | 40.5 ‰ | 19.4 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 4.59 M | 1.86 % | 39.9 ‰ | 19.0 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 4.68 M | 1.80 % | 39.4 ‰ | 18.7 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 4.76 M | 1.73 % | 39.0 ‰ | 18.3 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 4.84 M | 1.69 % | 38.7 ‰ | 17.9 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 4.92 M | 1.68 % | 38.6 ‰ | 17.5 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 5.00 M | 1.73 % | 38.7 ‰ | 17.2 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 5.09 M | 1.82 % | 39.0 ‰ | 16.9 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 5.19 M | 1.91 % | 39.5 ‰ | 16.6 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 5.29 M | 1.98 % | 40.1 ‰ | 16.4 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 5.40 M | 2.07 % | 40.8 ‰ | 16.2 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 5.52 M | 2.15 % | 41.4 ‰ | 16.0 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 5.64 M | 2.23 % | 42.0 ‰ | 15.9 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 5.77 M | 2.31 % | 42.4 ‰ | 15.7 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 5.91 M | 2.37 % | 42.5 ‰ | 15.6 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 6.05 M | 2.39 % | 42.4 ‰ | 15.4 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 6.19 M | 2.36 % | 42.0 ‰ | 15.1 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 6.34 M | 2.30 % | 41.4 ‰ | 14.8 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 6.48 M | 2.23 % | 40.6 ‰ | 14.5 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 6.62 M | 2.16 % | 39.7 ‰ | 14.2 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 6.76 M | 2.11 % | 38.9 ‰ | 13.9 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 6.90 M | 2.06 % | 38.0 ‰ | 13.6 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 7.04 M | 2.03 % | 37.3 ‰ | 13.4 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 7.18 M | 2.00 % | 36.6 ‰ | 13.1 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 7.32 M | 1.96 % | 35.9 ‰ | 12.8 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 7.46 M | 1.93 % | 35.3 ‰ | 12.6 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 7.60 M | 1.90 % | 34.8 ‰ | 12.4 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 7.74 M | 1.87 % | 34.2 ‰ | 12.1 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 7.89 M | 1.84 % | 33.7 ‰ | 11.9 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 8.03 M | 1.82 % | 33.2 ‰ | 11.7 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 8.17 M | 1.79 % | 32.7 ‰ | 11.6 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 8.32 M | 1.77 % | 32.2 ‰ | 11.4 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 8.46 M | 1.74 % | 31.8 ‰ | 11.3 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 8.61 M | 1.71 % | 31.3 ‰ | 11.1 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 8.75 M | 1.69 % | 30.9 ‰ | 11.0 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 8.90 M | 1.67 % | 30.5 ‰ | 10.8 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 9.05 M | 1.65 % | 30.0 ‰ | 10.7 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 9.20 M | 1.64 % | 29.6 ‰ | 10.5 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 9.34 M | 1.63 % | 29.2 ‰ | 10.3 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 9.50 M | 1.61 % | 28.8 ‰ | 10.1 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 9.65 M | 1.59 % | 28.4 ‰ | 9.9 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 9.80 M | 1.57 % | 28.0 ‰ | 9.8 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 9.95 M | 1.54 % | 27.7 ‰ | 9.6 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 10.10 M | 1.52 % | 27.2 ‰ | 9.5 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 10.25 M | 1.49 % | 26.8 ‰ | 9.3 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 10.40 M | 1.46 % | 26.4 ‰ | 9.2 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 10.55 M | 1.43 % | 25.8 ‰ | 8.2 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 10.56 M | 0.14 % | 25.5 ‰ | 8.2 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |
| 2016 | 10.71 M | 1.42 % | 25.3 ‰ | 8.2 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2017 | 10.86 M | 1.40 % | 25.0 ‰ | 8.0 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 11.01 M | 1.37 % | 24.6 ‰ | 8.0 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 11.16 M | 1.34 % | 24.3 ‰ | 8.0 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 11.31 M | 1.31 % | 23.9 ‰ | 8.2 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 11.45 M | 1.24 % | 23.5 ‰ | 8.7 ‰ | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate in Haiti
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2021 in the graph: The population in Haiti increased by about 141,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 8.7 per 1,000 people (~ 98,100 deaths) and the birth rate was 23.5 per 1,000 people (~ 266,000 births). As a result, around 26,900 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 90,768 in Haiti. The number of births was 271,477 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
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