Nations by Numbers

Latin America & Caribbean

Haiti in numbers

Haiti is in Latin America & Caribbean and is classed by the World Bank as lower middle income. Its capital is Port-au-Prince. Its population was 11.91 million in 2025, ranking 82 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$2,694 in 2025.

Population11.91 million2025
GDPUS$32.1 billion2025
GDP per personUS$2,6942025
Life expectancy65.12024
Area27,7502024
Urban share55.6%2025

People

Population

11.91 million
2025 · +43% since 2000 · Rank 82 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

1.13%
2025 · 1.85% in 2000 · Rank 94 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

427.2
2024 · +42% since 2000 · Rank 28 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

55.6%
2025 · 36.8% in 2000 · Rank 143 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

30.8%
2025 · 40.4% in 2000 · Rank 68 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

4.8%
2025 · 3.6% in 2000 · Rank 154 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

2.62
2024 · -40% since 2000 · Rank 71 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

65.1
2024 · +12% since 2000 · Rank 190 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

52.8
2024 · -49% since 2000 · Rank 27 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$54
2023 · +79% since 2000 · Rank 169 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

53.9%
2024 · 33.7% in 2000 · Rank 195 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

47.9%
2024 · 0.2% in 2000 · Rank 149 of 186

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$32.1 billion
2025 · +371% since 2000 · Rank 112 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$2,694
2025 · +228% since 2000 · Rank 167 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$3,134
2025 · +41% since 2000 · Rank 185 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

-2.71%
2025 · 0.87% in 2000 · Rank 206 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

28.64%
2025 · 9.33% in 2000 · Rank 8 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

14.9%
2025 · 8.4% in 2000 · Rank 17 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

1.6%
2025 · 7.4% in 2000 · Rank 182 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

16.9%
2024 · 8.5% in 2000 · Rank 19 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

27,750
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 144 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

13.5%
2024 · 13.9% in 2000 · Rank 150 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

0.30
2024 · +46% since 2000 · Rank 174 of 203

Elsewhere in Latin America & Caribbean

ArubaArgentinaAntigua and BarbudaBahamas, TheBelizeBoliviaBrazilBarbadosChileColombiaCosta RicaCuba

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Haiti. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.