Haiti is a lower-middle-income country with a population of 11.8M people. The capital and largest city is Port-au-Prince, with 987K residents. Haiti shares land borders with the Dominican Republic.
Haiti ranks 118/197 by GDP ($25.2B) and 154/197 by GDP per capita ($2,143). The top category for both exports and imports is transport & tourism services.
Main facts and rankings
Haiti
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
12011655
|
82/197 |
| GDP |
$25.2B
2024 |
118/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$2,143
2024 |
154/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$3,183
2024 |
177/197 |
| Government debt |
$3.77B
2024 |
150/185 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
11.8%
2025 |
179/185 |
| Government debt per person |
$320
2024 |
177/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$2,081
2025 |
165/197 |
| Land area | 10,641 sq mi | 142/197 |
| Population density | 1,106 ppl/mi² | 22/197 |
| Fertility rate | 2.66 | 70/196 |
| Median age | 24.8 years | 135/196 |
| Life expectancy | 65.3 years | 170/197 |
Haiti trends dashboard: time-series charts
| Year | GDP |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $273,187,200 |
| 1961 | $271,066,000 |
| 1962 | $281,896,800 |
| 1963 | $294,883,400 |
| 1964 | $325,281,200 |
| 1965 | $353,251,800 |
| 1966 | $368,948,600 |
| 1967 | $369,124,200 |
| 1968 | $367,968,800 |
| 1969 | $391,820,400 |
| 1970 | $331,200,000 |
| 1971 | $362,800,000 |
| 1972 | $371,998,958 |
| 1973 | $466,798,973 |
| 1974 | $565,399,322 |
| 1975 | $681,400,000 |
| 1976 | $879,000,000 |
| 1977 | $947,000,000 |
| 1978 | $974,200,000 |
| 1979 | $1,080,600,000 |
| 1980 | $1,383,800,000 |
| 1981 | $1,479,400,000 |
| 1982 | $1,474,200,000 |
| 1983 | $1,623,600,000 |
| 1984 | $1,816,200,000 |
| 1985 | $2,009,400,000 |
| 1986 | $2,318,000,000 |
| 1987 | $2,047,200,000 |
| 1988 | $2,613,926,800 |
| 1989 | $2,736,243,800 |
| 1990 | $3,096,289,800 |
| 1991 | $3,473,562,628 |
| 1992 | $2,257,129,792 |
| 1993 | $1,878,253,767 |
| 1994 | $2,167,569,046 |
| 1995 | $2,813,313,279 |
| 1996 | $2,907,517,604 |
| 1997 | $3,338,949,152 |
| 1998 | $3,723,903,724 |
| 1999 | $4,153,725,884 |
| 2000 | $6,813,566,099 |
| 2001 | $6,331,970,324 |
| 2002 | $6,205,847,214 |
| 2003 | $5,071,947,798 |
| 2004 | $6,087,360,684 |
| 2005 | $7,030,149,730 |
| 2006 | $7,638,739,123 |
| 2007 | $9,228,637,768 |
| 2008 | $10,432,962,635 |
| 2009 | $11,597,002,835 |
| 2010 | $11,859,312,725 |
| 2011 | $13,008,746,039 |
| 2012 | $13,708,925,477 |
| 2013 | $14,902,488,604 |
| 2014 | $15,146,883,498 |
| 2015 | $14,849,629,309 |
| 2016 | $14,069,277,526 |
| 2017 | $15,093,357,161 |
| 2018 | $16,403,864,618 |
| 2019 | $15,016,090,930 |
| 2020 | $14,508,222,518 |
| 2021 | $20,877,414,953 |
| 2022 | $20,253,551,921 |
| 2023 | $19,850,585,722 |
| 2024 | $25,224,154,991 |
| Year | GDP per capita |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $70.8 |
| 1961 | $69 |
| 1962 | $70.4 |
| 1963 | $72.4 |
| 1964 | $78.5 |
| 1965 | $83.6 |
| 1966 | $85.7 |
| 1967 | $84.2 |
| 1968 | $82.4 |
| 1969 | $86.1 |
| 1970 | $71.5 |
| 1971 | $76.8 |
| 1972 | $77.3 |
| 1973 | $95.1 |
| 1974 | $113 |
| 1975 | $133.6 |
| 1976 | $169.1 |
| 1977 | $178.7 |
| 1978 | $180.3 |
| 1979 | $196.2 |
| 1980 | $246.5 |
| 1981 | $258.5 |
| 1982 | $252.6 |
| 1983 | $272.8 |
| 1984 | $299.2 |
| 1985 | $325 |
| 1986 | $367 |
| 1987 | $318 |
| 1988 | $397 |
| 1989 | $407 |
| 1990 | $452 |
| 1991 | $497 |
| 1992 | $316 |
| 1993 | $258.1 |
| 1994 | $292.1 |
| 1995 | $372 |
| 1996 | $377 |
| 1997 | $425 |
| 1998 | $465 |
| 1999 | $510 |
| 2000 | $821 |
| 2001 | $749 |
| 2002 | $721 |
| 2003 | $579 |
| 2004 | $683 |
| 2005 | $776 |
| 2006 | $829 |
| 2007 | $985 |
| 2008 | $1,095 |
| 2009 | $1,197 |
| 2010 | $1,210 |
| 2011 | $1,312 |
| 2012 | $1,361 |
| 2013 | $1,458 |
| 2014 | $1,460 |
| 2015 | $1,411 |
| 2016 | $1,318 |
| 2017 | $1,395 |
| 2018 | $1,496 |
| 2019 | $1,352 |
| 2020 | $1,290 |
| 2021 | $1,835 |
| 2022 | $1,761 |
| 2023 | $1,706 |
| 2024 | $2,143 |
Haiti's life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.2 |
| 1951 | 38.1 |
| 1952 | 38.8 |
| 1953 | 39.5 |
| 1954 | 40.1 |
| 1955 | 41 |
| 1956 | 41.6 |
| 1957 | 42.1 |
| 1958 | 42.6 |
| 1959 | 43 |
| 1960 | 43.4 |
| 1961 | 43.8 |
| 1962 | 44.2 |
| 1963 | 42.7 |
| 1964 | 44.9 |
| 1965 | 45.4 |
| 1966 | 45.6 |
| 1967 | 46.1 |
| 1968 | 46.5 |
| 1969 | 46.9 |
| 1970 | 47.3 |
| 1971 | 47.6 |
| 1972 | 47.9 |
| 1973 | 48.2 |
| 1974 | 48.5 |
| 1975 | 48.7 |
| 1976 | 49 |
| 1977 | 49.2 |
| 1978 | 49.5 |
| 1979 | 49.7 |
| 1980 | 50 |
| 1981 | 50.3 |
| 1982 | 50.6 |
| 1983 | 50.9 |
| 1984 | 51.3 |
| 1985 | 51.6 |
| 1986 | 51.9 |
| 1987 | 52.2 |
| 1988 | 52.6 |
| 1989 | 52.9 |
| 1990 | 53.2 |
| 1991 | 53.5 |
| 1992 | 54 |
| 1993 | 54.5 |
| 1994 | 54.7 |
| 1995 | 55.6 |
| 1996 | 56.1 |
| 1997 | 56.7 |
| 1998 | 57.1 |
| 1999 | 57.7 |
| 2000 | 58.2 |
| 2001 | 58.6 |
| 2002 | 59 |
| 2003 | 59.4 |
| 2004 | 58.5 |
| 2005 | 60.3 |
| 2006 | 60.7 |
| 2007 | 61.1 |
| 2008 | 61.3 |
| 2009 | 61.7 |
| 2010 | 45.6 |
| 2011 | 61.6 |
| 2012 | 62.3 |
| 2013 | 62.6 |
| 2014 | 63 |
| 2015 | 63.2 |
| 2016 | 63.3 |
| 2017 | 63.8 |
| 2018 | 64.1 |
| 2019 | 64.3 |
| 2020 | 63.8 |
| 2021 | 62.6 |
| 2022 | 63.9 |
| 2023 | 64.9 |
| 2024 | 65.1 |
| 2025 | 65.3 |
Haiti's population clock and projection
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,858,443 |
| 1961 | 3,929,030 |
| 1962 | 4,001,575 |
| 1963 | 4,073,068 |
| 1964 | 4,146,244 |
| 1965 | 4,223,820 |
| 1966 | 4,302,639 |
| 1967 | 4,382,999 |
| 1968 | 4,465,328 |
| 1969 | 4,549,334 |
| 1970 | 4,635,124 |
| 1971 | 4,723,244 |
| 1972 | 4,813,868 |
| 1973 | 4,906,743 |
| 1974 | 5,001,796 |
| 1975 | 5,099,086 |
| 1976 | 5,198,357 |
| 1977 | 5,299,476 |
| 1978 | 5,402,580 |
| 1979 | 5,507,590 |
| 1980 | 5,614,493 |
| 1981 | 5,723,725 |
| 1982 | 5,835,937 |
| 1983 | 5,951,096 |
| 1984 | 6,069,230 |
| 1985 | 6,190,862 |
| 1986 | 6,316,122 |
| 1987 | 6,445,123 |
| 1988 | 6,578,145 |
| 1989 | 6,714,730 |
| 1990 | 6,854,441 |
| 1991 | 6,995,450 |
| 1992 | 7,136,571 |
| 1993 | 7,278,181 |
| 1994 | 7,419,771 |
| 1995 | 7,562,546 |
| 1996 | 7,707,557 |
| 1997 | 7,854,298 |
| 1998 | 8,002,143 |
| 1999 | 8,151,296 |
| 2000 | 8,303,151 |
| 2001 | 8,455,918 |
| 2002 | 8,607,641 |
| 2003 | 8,759,912 |
| 2004 | 8,910,263 |
| 2005 | 9,061,273 |
| 2006 | 9,216,562 |
| 2007 | 9,373,296 |
| 2008 | 9,530,774 |
| 2009 | 9,689,581 |
| 2010 | 9,803,294 |
| 2011 | 9,914,904 |
| 2012 | 10,069,771 |
| 2013 | 10,222,362 |
| 2014 | 10,373,235 |
| 2015 | 10,523,242 |
| 2016 | 10,671,457 |
| 2017 | 10,817,754 |
| 2018 | 10,962,362 |
| 2019 | 11,105,163 |
| 2020 | 11,243,848 |
| 2021 | 11,374,586 |
| 2022 | 11,503,606 |
| 2023 | 11,637,398 |
| 2024 | 11,772,557 |
Haiti's birth and fertility rates
| Year | Fertility rate |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.18 |
| 1961 | 6.18 |
| 1962 | 6.18 |
| 1963 | 6.17 |
| 1964 | 6.16 |
| 1965 | 6.13 |
| 1966 | 6.09 |
| 1967 | 6.05 |
| 1968 | 6.01 |
| 1969 | 5.96 |
| 1970 | 5.91 |
| 1971 | 5.88 |
| 1972 | 5.85 |
| 1973 | 5.81 |
| 1974 | 5.78 |
| 1975 | 5.75 |
| 1976 | 5.71 |
| 1977 | 5.67 |
| 1978 | 5.64 |
| 1979 | 5.59 |
| 1980 | 5.56 |
| 1981 | 5.53 |
| 1982 | 5.53 |
| 1983 | 5.51 |
| 1984 | 5.51 |
| 1985 | 5.5 |
| 1986 | 5.48 |
| 1987 | 5.47 |
| 1988 | 5.47 |
| 1989 | 5.44 |
| 1990 | 5.41 |
| 1991 | 5.32 |
| 1992 | 5.21 |
| 1993 | 5.1 |
| 1994 | 4.99 |
| 1995 | 4.88 |
| 1996 | 4.78 |
| 1997 | 4.67 |
| 1998 | 4.56 |
| 1999 | 4.45 |
| 2000 | 4.39 |
| 2001 | 4.25 |
| 2002 | 4.13 |
| 2003 | 4.05 |
| 2004 | 3.94 |
| 2005 | 3.84 |
| 2006 | 3.76 |
| 2007 | 3.69 |
| 2008 | 3.62 |
| 2009 | 3.57 |
| 2010 | 3.5 |
| 2011 | 3.43 |
| 2012 | 3.32 |
| 2013 | 3.22 |
| 2014 | 3.16 |
| 2015 | 3.11 |
| 2016 | 3.05 |
| 2017 | 2.99 |
| 2018 | 2.92 |
| 2019 | 2.86 |
| 2020 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | 2.75 |
| 2022 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 2.66 |
| Year | Median age, years |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.5 |
| 1961 | 19.5 |
| 1962 | 19.5 |
| 1963 | 19.5 |
| 1964 | 19.5 |
| 1965 | 19.5 |
| 1966 | 19.4 |
| 1967 | 19.4 |
| 1968 | 19.4 |
| 1969 | 19.4 |
| 1970 | 19.4 |
| 1971 | 19.4 |
| 1972 | 19.3 |
| 1973 | 19.3 |
| 1974 | 19.3 |
| 1975 | 19.3 |
| 1976 | 19.3 |
| 1977 | 19.3 |
| 1978 | 19.3 |
| 1979 | 19.2 |
| 1980 | 19.2 |
| 1981 | 19.2 |
| 1982 | 19.2 |
| 1983 | 19.1 |
| 1984 | 19.1 |
| 1985 | 19.1 |
| 1986 | 19 |
| 1987 | 19 |
| 1988 | 19 |
| 1989 | 18.9 |
| 1990 | 18.9 |
| 1991 | 18.9 |
| 1992 | 18.9 |
| 1993 | 18.9 |
| 1994 | 18.9 |
| 1995 | 19 |
| 1996 | 19 |
| 1997 | 19.1 |
| 1998 | 19.2 |
| 1999 | 19.3 |
| 2000 | 19.4 |
| 2001 | 19.5 |
| 2002 | 19.7 |
| 2003 | 19.8 |
| 2004 | 20 |
| 2005 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 20.4 |
| 2007 | 20.6 |
| 2008 | 20.9 |
| 2009 | 21.1 |
| 2010 | 21.3 |
| 2011 | 21.6 |
| 2012 | 21.8 |
| 2013 | 22 |
| 2014 | 22.3 |
| 2015 | 22.5 |
| 2016 | 22.8 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| 2018 | 23.3 |
| 2019 | 23.5 |
| 2020 | 23.8 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2022 | 24.3 |
| 2023 | 24.5 |
| 2024 | 24.8 |
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Haiti: National Statistics
Finance
|
Haiti
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$20.7B
2024 |
119/194 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
6.09%
2025 |
195/195 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
0.96%
2023 |
188/193 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
0.05%
2023 |
163/163 |
| Armed forces personnel |
1,000
2020 |
167/174 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-0.12%
2025 |
30/188 |
| Unemployment rate |
14.1%
2012 |
18/196 |
| Services, % of GDP |
48.3%
2024 |
141/191 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
33.4%
2024 |
39/194 |
| Economic freedom index |
46.1
2025 |
179/197 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
31.2%
2012 |
44/169 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
2.1%
2012 |
131/169 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$2.72B
2024 |
121/177 |
| Personal remittances received |
$3.9B
2024 |
48/190 |
| International tourist arrivals |
938,000
2019 |
95/188 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
34.8%
2018 |
22/184 |
| Banked people share |
32.6%
2017 |
141/158 |
Energy
|
Haiti
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
378 kg
2022 |
148/177 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$8.65
2022 |
142/173 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
3.54 megatons
2023 |
141/187 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
0.3 tons
2023 |
161/187 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
21.7%
2022 |
131/176 |
| Renewable energy use share |
76.7%
2021 |
22/193 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
0.37%
2022 |
128/147 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
74.8 kWh
2022 |
142/147 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
19.8%
2021 |
114/192 |
| Hydroelectric share |
18.2%
2022 |
86/192 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
95/192 |
| Electricity access |
51.3%
2023 |
175/195 |
Society
|
Haiti
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.14%
2024 |
83/197 |
| Annual migration change |
-31,747
2024 |
168/196 |
| Urban population |
60.5%
2024 |
101/195 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
| Average male height |
5.65 ft
2025 |
102/190 |
| Average female height |
5.27 ft
2025 |
94/190 |
| Quality of life index |
15.6
2025 |
185/197 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
16
2024 |
185/197 |
| Higher education index |
7
2025 |
173/183 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
41.2
2023 |
4/197 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
18.8
2019 |
74/197 |
| Visa free countries |
61
2025 |
167/195 |
| Adult literacy rate |
68%
2017 |
171/196 |
| English speaking |
1%
2025 |
180/197 |
| People using the Internet |
39.3%
2019 |
155/195 |
Health
|
Haiti
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$52.3
2022 |
167/191 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$25.2
2022 |
148/191 |
| Life expectancy |
65.3 years
2025 |
170/197 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
31%
2022 |
22/178 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
0.24
2018 |
153/193 |
| Age at first childbirth |
22.4 years
2025 |
81/137 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
328
2023 |
23/193 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
55.1
2023 |
25/192 |
| Obesity rate |
11.1%
2022 |
157/189 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
8.5%
2024 |
97/195 |
| Air quality index |
94
2025 |
13/197 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
8.1%
2022 |
148/164 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
3.11 liters
2020 |
114/186 |
Territory
|
Haiti
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.02%
2025 |
142/197 |
| Land area per capita |
904 sq mi
2024 |
176/197 |
| Agricultural land area |
6,931 sq mi
2025 |
123/194 |
| Forest area |
1,305 sq mi
2025 |
146/196 |
| Roads length |
2,651 mi
2009 |
133/175 |
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