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Population in Haiti

Haiti: Population was 11.64 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
11.64 million people
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
82nd
of 238 countries
All-time high
11.64 million people
in 2023
All-time low
26,337 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Haiti, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Haiti stood at 11.64 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Haiti peaked at 11.64 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26,337 people, in 1000.

That places Haiti 82nd out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 26,337 people 26,337 people 26,337 people 1
1100s 39,506 people 39,506 people 39,506 people 1
1200s 59,259 people 59,259 people 59,259 people 1
1300s 88,888 people 88,888 people 88,888 people 1
1400s 133,333 people 133,333 people 133,333 people 1
1500s 200,000 people 200,000 people 200,000 people 1
1600s 39,747 people 39,747 people 39,747 people 1
1700s 49,684 people 49,684 people 49,684 people 1
1710s 62,105 people 62,105 people 62,105 people 1
1720s 77,631 people 77,631 people 77,631 people 1
1730s 97,039 people 97,039 people 97,039 people 1
1740s 121,299 people 121,299 people 121,299 people 1
1750s 151,624 people 151,624 people 151,624 people 1
1760s 189,530 people 189,530 people 189,530 people 1
1770s 236,912 people 236,912 people 236,912 people 1
1780s 296,140 people 296,140 people 296,140 people 1
1790s 370,176 people 370,176 people 370,176 people 1
1800s 544,022 people 500,000 people 590,263 people 10
1810s 654,265 people 601,453 people 708,601 people 10
1820s 751,529 people 718,914 people 781,790 people 10
1830s 820,264 people 788,604 people 852,665 people 10
1840s 894,656 people 860,097 people 930,251 people 10
1850s 985,655 people 938,934 people 1.03 million people 10
1860s 1.10 million people 1.05 million people 1.15 million people 10
1870s 1.22 million people 1.17 million people 1.28 million people 10
1880s 1.36 million people 1.30 million people 1.43 million people 10
1890s 1.52 million people 1.45 million people 1.60 million people 10
1900s 1.73 million people 1.62 million people 1.85 million people 10
1910s 2.03 million people 1.88 million people 2.18 million people 10
1920s 2.36 million people 2.22 million people 2.50 million people 10
1930s 2.68 million people 2.53 million people 2.84 million people 10
1940s 3.03 million people 2.87 million people 3.20 million people 10
1950s 3.51 million people 3.27 million people 3.79 million people 10
1960s 4.19 million people 3.86 million people 4.55 million people 10
1970s 5.06 million people 4.64 million people 5.51 million people 10
1980s 6.14 million people 5.61 million people 6.71 million people 10
1990s 7.50 million people 6.85 million people 8.15 million people 10
2000s 8.99 million people 8.30 million people 9.69 million people 10
2010s 10.45 million people 9.80 million people 11.11 million people 10
2020s 11.44 million people 11.24 million people 11.64 million people 4

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 79 Bolivia 12.24 million people compare
  2. 80 Tunisia 12.20 million people compare
  3. 81 Belgium 11.71 million people compare
  4. 83 South Sudan 11.48 million people compare
  5. 84 Jordan 11.44 million people compare
  6. 85 Dominican Republic 11.33 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Haiti?
Population in Haiti was 11.64 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 11.64 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 26,337 people in 1000.
How does Haiti rank for population?
Haiti ranks 82nd out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Haiti data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.