Birth rate in Haiti
Haiti: Birth rate was 22.2 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Haiti, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 22.2 births per 1,000 people for birth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Haiti peaked at 46.46 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 22.2 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
That places Haiti 63rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.04 births per 1,000 people | 43.73 births per 1,000 people | 46.46 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.36 births per 1,000 people | 41.08 births per 1,000 people | 43.38 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.37 births per 1,000 people | 39.68 births per 1,000 people | 40.84 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.03 births per 1,000 people | 38.5 births per 1,000 people | 39.52 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.19 births per 1,000 people | 32.43 births per 1,000 people | 38.25 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.67 births per 1,000 people | 28.06 births per 1,000 people | 32.15 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.68 births per 1,000 people | 23.77 births per 1,000 people | 27.72 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.75 births per 1,000 people | 22.2 births per 1,000 people | 23.34 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 60 Tonga 23.12 births per 1,000 people compare
- 61 Tuvalu 23.07 births per 1,000 people compare
- 62 Micronesia (country) 22.3 births per 1,000 people compare
- 64 Syria 22.11 births per 1,000 people compare
- 65 East Timor 22.08 births per 1,000 people compare
- 66 Honduras 21.96 births per 1,000 people compare
More population data for Haiti
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 858,550 people (2100)
- Population density 549.75 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.62 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 5 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.62 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.62 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.66 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Haiti?
- Birth rate in Haiti was 22.2 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 46.46 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Haiti rank for birth rate?
- Haiti ranks 63rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.