Key demographics
- Population
- 11.5M
- Density
- 395.7/km²
- HDI
- 0.554 (Medium)
- Gini index (2012)
- 41.1
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 65.1 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.63
- Urban population (2025)
- 55.6%
- Literacy rate (2017)
- 68.0%
- Labor force (2025)
- 65.3%
- Gender wage gap (2001)
- 16.0%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 55.2%
- Profile
- Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 55.6%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 21.9 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 7.8 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 47.3%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.63
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 39.0 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 51.1%
- Tourism (2019)
- 938.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| French | français |
| Haitian Creole | Kreyòl ayisyen |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 87.0% |
| No religion | 10.7% |
| Haitian vodou | 2.1% |
| Other | 0.2% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 95.0% |
| Others | 5.0% |
- Demonym (male)
- Haitian
- Demonym (female)
- Haitian
- National anthem
- La Dessalinienne
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 65.1 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 53.9 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 3.2% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 39.0/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 44/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 4.9/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 0.29/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 0.73/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $54
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 52.4%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2017)
- 68.0%
- Education spending (2023)
- 1.0% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 338
- Internet users (2024)
- 47.9%
- Mobile subscriptions (2022)
- 65.2/100
- Broadband (2022)
- 0.3/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 8/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2022)
- 0.3
Geography and practical
- Area
- 27,750 km²
- Continent
- North America
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- Caribbean
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC-05:00
- Calling codes
- +509
- Postal code
- HT####
- TLD
- .ht
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Haiti is composed of two equal horizontal bands of blue and red. A white square bearing the national coat of arms is superimposed at the center of the field.
- National anthem
- La Dessalinienne