Fertility & birth rates in Haiti and United States

Fertility rate in Haiti vs United States chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Haiti was 2.66 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Haiti vs the United States population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Haiti	United States
1960	6.18	3.65
1961	6.18	3.62
1962	6.18	3.46
1963	6.17	3.32
1964	6.16	3.19
1965	6.13	2.91
1966	6.09	2.72
1967	6.05	2.56
1968	6.01	2.46
1969	5.96	2.46
1970	5.91	2.48
1971	5.88	2.27
1972	5.85	2.01
1973	5.81	1.88
1974	5.78	1.84
1975	5.75	1.77
1976	5.71	1.74
1977	5.67	1.79
1978	5.64	1.76
1979	5.59	1.81
1980	5.56	1.84
1981	5.53	1.81
1982	5.53	1.83
1983	5.51	1.8
1984	5.51	1.81
1985	5.5	1.84
1986	5.48	1.84
1987	5.47	1.87
1988	5.47	1.93
1989	5.44	2.01
1990	5.41	2.08
1991	5.32	2.06
1992	5.21	2.05
1993	5.1	2.02
1994	4.99	2
1995	4.88	1.98
1996	4.78	1.98
1997	4.67	1.97
1998	4.56	2
1999	4.45	2.01
2000	4.39	2.06
2001	4.25	2.03
2002	4.13	2.02
2003	4.05	2.05
2004	3.94	2.05
2005	3.84	2.06
2006	3.76	2.11
2007	3.69	2.12
2008	3.62	2.07
2009	3.57	2
2010	3.5	1.93
2011	3.43	1.89
2012	3.32	1.88
2013	3.22	1.86
2014	3.16	1.86
2015	3.11	1.84
2016	3.05	1.82
2017	2.99	1.77
2018	2.92	1.73
2019	2.86	1.71
2020	2.8	1.64
2021	2.75	1.66
2022	2.7	1.66
2023	2.66	1.62
2024	2.63	1.62
2025	2.59	1.62
2026	2.55	1.62
2027	2.52	1.62
2028	2.49	1.62
2029	2.46	1.62
2030	2.43	1.62
2031	2.41	1.62
2032	2.38	1.62
2033	2.35	1.63
2034	2.33	1.62
2035	2.3	1.63
2036	2.28	1.63
2037	2.26	1.63
2038	2.25	1.63
2039	2.23	1.63
2040	2.21	1.63
2041	2.19	1.63
2042	2.18	1.63
2043	2.16	1.63
2044	2.14	1.63
2045	2.13	1.64
2046	2.11	1.64
2047	2.1	1.63
2048	2.09	1.64
2049	2.07	1.63
2050	2.06	1.64

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Haiti	United States
1960	40.6%	31.3%
1961	40.7%	31.4%
1962	40.8%	31.3%
1963	40.8%	31.1%
1964	40.9%	30.9%
1965	40.9%	30.7%
1966	40.9%	30.4%
1967	41%	30%
1968	41%	29.5%
1969	41%	29%
1970	40.9%	28.6%
1971	40.9%	28%
1972	40.9%	27.4%
1973	40.9%	26.6%
1974	40.9%	25.9%
1975	41%	25.2%
1976	41%	24.4%
1977	41.1%	23.8%
1978	41.1%	23.2%
1979	41.1%	22.8%
1980	41.2%	22.4%
1981	41.2%	22.1%
1982	41.3%	22%
1983	41.4%	21.8%
1984	41.4%	21.7%
1985	41.5%	21.5%
1986	41.6%	21.3%
1987	41.7%	21.3%
1988	41.8%	21.3%
1989	41.8%	21.5%
1990	41.9%	21.6%
1991	41.9%	21.7%
1992	41.9%	21.8%
1993	41.8%	21.9%
1994	41.7%	21.9%
1995	41.6%	21.8%
1996	41.4%	21.7%
1997	41.2%	21.5%
1998	41%	21.4%
1999	40.7%	21.3%
2000	40.4%	21.2%
2001	40.1%	21%
2002	39.7%	20.9%
2003	39.3%	20.7%
2004	38.9%	20.5%
2005	38.4%	20.3%
2006	37.9%	20.2%
2007	37.5%	20%
2008	37.1%	19.9%
2009	36.6%	19.8%
2010	36.2%	19.7%
2011	35.9%	19.6%
2012	35.5%	19.5%
2013	35.1%	19.4%
2014	34.7%	19.3%
2015	34.3%	19.2%
2016	33.9%	19.1%
2017	33.6%	18.9%
2018	33.3%	18.8%
2019	32.9%	18.6%
2020	32.6%	18.4%
2021	32.3%	18.1%
2022	31.9%	17.9%
2023	31.6%	17.6%
2024	31.2%	17.3%
2025	30.8%	17.1%
2026	30.4%	16.9%
2027	30%	16.7%
2028	29.6%	16.6%
2029	29.2%	16.4%
2030	28.8%	16.3%
2031	28.5%	16.1%
2032	28.1%	16%
2033	27.8%	16%
2034	27.4%	15.9%
2035	27.1%	15.9%
2036	26.8%	15.9%
2037	26.5%	15.9%
2038	26.3%	15.9%
2039	26%	15.9%
2040	25.7%	15.9%
2041	25.5%	16%
2042	25.2%	16%
2043	25%	16%
2044	24.8%	16%
2045	24.5%	16%
2046	24.3%	16%
2047	24.1%	16%
2048	23.8%	16%
2049	23.6%	15.9%
2050	23.4%	15.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.2% of the population in Haiti and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 41.9% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Haiti and the United States compared.

Natural population change in Haiti vs United States by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.58% in Haiti and +0.25% in the United States. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Haiti	United States
1960	85,368	2,565,530
1961	87,563	2,571,681
1962	89,683	2,406,337
1963	86,394	2,289,826
1964	93,987	2,245,099
1965	95,754	1,943,030
1966	96,973	1,749,387
1967	99,266	1,669,181
1968	101,300	1,565,507
1969	103,133	1,702,487
1970	105,208	1,824,965
1971	107,968	1,640,519
1972	110,709	1,301,355
1973	113,223	1,165,499
1974	115,941	1,218,968
1975	118,508	1,252,644
1976	120,992	1,264,604
1977	123,520	1,431,556
1978	125,885	1,402,283
1979	128,206	1,597,894
1980	130,773	1,608,450
1981	133,695	1,652,153
1982	137,214	1,714,317
1983	140,422	1,636,544
1984	144,211	1,627,192
1985	148,364	1,689,258
1986	152,288	1,656,917
1987	156,468	1,720,252
1988	160,750	1,735,943
1989	163,947	1,875,826
1990	167,420	2,026,068
1991	167,919	1,926,543
1992	168,980	1,875,328
1993	169,240	1,717,685
1994	169,260	1,633,302
1995	171,852	1,546,031
1996	173,351	1,510,137
1997	174,962	1,501,014
1998	175,687	1,573,857
1999	177,421	1,564,050
2000	180,677	1,664,758
2001	178,741	1,595,826
2002	178,126	1,581,938
2003	179,543	1,653,615
2004	174,071	1,698,271
2005	180,618	1,684,445
2006	182,866	1,849,955
2007	184,223	1,897,757
2008	185,364	1,794,154
2009	187,804	1,717,920
2010	95,965	1,548,182
2011	184,695	1,441,697
2012	183,702	1,411,822
2013	181,457	1,322,711
2014	182,009	1,357,281
2015	182,063	1,270,126
2016	180,902	1,197,627
2017	180,310	1,028,037
2018	178,632	955,022
2019	176,550	887,476
2020	169,264	208,862
2021	158,994	199,137
2022	164,214	399,926
2023	167,381	502,372

Maternal mortality chart: Haiti vs United States

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 328 deaths per 100,000 live births in Haiti, compared to 17 deaths in the United States.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Haiti	United States
1985	991	11
1986	975	11
1987	952	11
1988	929	12
1989	900	12
1990	874	12
1991	831	12
1992	793	11
1993	747	12
1994	710	11
1995	638	12
1996	588	11
1997	551	11
1998	511	11
1999	464	12
2000	440	12
2001	428	13
2002	410	13
2003	385	13
2004	427	13
2005	355	13
2006	368	13
2007	383	13
2008	394	14
2009	397	15
2010	398	15
2011	409	15
2012	385	16
2013	380	16
2014	373	17
2015	364	17
2016	356	18
2017	351	18
2018	358	18
2019	351	18
2020	346	22
2021	385	31
2022	331	20
2023	328	17

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.51% in Haiti and 0.65% in the United States. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Haiti	United States
1960	29.2%	3.01%
1961	28.8%	2.95%
1962	28.3%	2.89%
1963	27.9%	2.83%
1964	27.4%	2.77%
1965	27%	2.71%
1966	26.5%	2.64%
1967	26%	2.57%
1968	25.5%	2.49%
1969	25%	2.41%
1970	24.5%	2.32%
1971	23.9%	2.24%
1972	23.4%	2.15%
1973	22.8%	2.06%
1974	22.3%	1.97%
1975	21.7%	1.88%
1976	21.2%	1.79%
1977	20.6%	1.71%
1978	20.1%	1.63%
1979	19.6%	1.56%
1980	19.1%	1.5%
1981	18.6%	1.44%
1982	18.1%	1.39%
1983	17.6%	1.34%
1984	17.1%	1.3%
1985	16.6%	1.27%
1986	16.2%	1.24%
1987	15.8%	1.21%
1988	15.3%	1.19%
1989	14.9%	1.16%
1990	14.5%	1.12%
1991	14.1%	1.09%
1992	13.7%	1.05%
1993	13.2%	1.01%
1994	12.8%	0.98%
1995	12.4%	0.95%
1996	12%	0.92%
1997	11.5%	0.89%
1998	11.1%	0.87%
1999	10.7%	0.86%
2000	10.4%	0.84%
2001	10%	0.83%
2002	9.68%	0.82%
2003	9.4%	0.81%
2004	9.14%	0.81%
2005	8.91%	0.8%
2006	8.69%	0.79%
2007	8.49%	0.77%
2008	8.29%	0.76%
2009	8.11%	0.75%
2010	13.7%	0.73%
2011	7.74%	0.72%
2012	7.56%	0.7%
2013	7.38%	0.69%
2014	7.19%	0.68%
2015	6.99%	0.68%
2016	6.79%	0.67%
2017	6.61%	0.66%
2018	6.42%	0.65%
2019	6.23%	0.65%
2020	6.04%	0.65%
2021	5.85%	0.65%
2022	5.69%	0.65%
2023	5.51%	0.65%