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Population in Haiti compared to Japan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Haiti was 11,772,557 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Haiti's population is 12,076,663 people compared to 122,677,250 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 10.2 times bigger than Haiti's.
  • Haiti is ranked the 82nd most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 1.63% of the world: 0.15% for Haiti vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Haiti has had an average growth rate of +1.29% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Haiti has increased from 9.22M people to 12.1M (31% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.05% decline).

Haiti vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Haiti
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Haiti Japan
2100 15,259,049 76,978,998
2099 15,299,437 77,363,458
2098 15,338,455 77,742,445
2097 15,376,492 78,118,375
2096 15,413,214 78,498,614
2095 15,448,584 78,875,245
2094 15,482,530 79,250,325
2093 15,515,275 79,628,057
2092 15,546,829 80,007,967
2091 15,576,873 80,383,529
2090 15,605,593 80,760,724
2089 15,633,063 81,140,553
2088 15,658,679 81,521,696
2087 15,682,423 81,908,373
2086 15,704,764 82,304,497
2085 15,724,953 82,709,534
2084 15,743,346 83,123,058
2083 15,759,380 83,544,006
2082 15,773,768 83,980,325
2081 15,786,254 84,429,305
2080 15,796,710 84,899,768
2079 15,804,509 85,387,247
2078 15,810,531 85,897,934
2077 15,813,971 86,434,291
2076 15,814,939 86,993,007
2075 15,813,894 87,577,777
2074 15,810,308 88,190,392
2073 15,804,302 88,834,763
2072 15,795,380 89,499,356
2071 15,783,669 90,184,464
2070 15,769,538 90,899,136
2069 15,752,007 91,625,421
2068 15,731,378 92,367,969
2067 15,707,152 93,113,499
2066 15,679,510 93,869,240
2065 15,648,952 94,633,430
2064 15,614,758 95,391,433
2063 15,576,832 96,148,081
2062 15,535,522 96,902,907
2061 15,490,720 97,654,031
2060 15,442,338 98,400,894
2059 15,389,829 99,144,216
2058 15,333,225 99,868,968
2057 15,273,178 100,585,601
2056 15,210,219 101,295,868
2055 15,143,461 101,989,736
2054 15,072,996 102,683,462
2053 14,998,576 103,359,083
2052 14,920,449 104,036,901
2051 14,838,409 104,706,698
2050 14,752,631 105,377,283
2049 14,664,689 106,053,011
2048 14,573,517 106,731,207
2047 14,480,194 107,419,237
2046 14,384,177 108,115,358
2045 14,285,803 108,820,982
2044 14,184,902 109,529,333
2043 14,081,547 110,245,586
2042 13,975,641 110,968,174
2041 13,867,631 111,704,629
2040 13,758,146 112,438,759
2039 13,646,894 113,175,948
2038 13,532,882 113,915,783
2037 13,417,458 114,662,374
2036 13,300,237 115,410,956
2035 13,181,288 116,162,381
2034 13,060,482 116,911,001
2033 12,938,038 117,652,676
2032 12,813,730 118,393,188
2031 12,688,158 119,127,425
2030 12,561,034 119,856,131
2029 12,432,856 120,574,242
2028 12,303,271 121,287,543
2027 12,172,389 121,989,133
2026 12,041,170 122,677,250
2025 11,908,056 123,339,586
2024 11,772,557 123,975,371
2023 11,637,398 124,516,650
2022 11,503,606 125,124,989
2021 11,374,586 125,681,593
2020 11,243,848 126,261,000
2019 11,105,163 126,633,000
2018 10,962,362 126,811,000
2017 10,817,754 126,972,000
2016 10,671,457 127,076,000
2015 10,523,242 127,141,000
2014 10,373,235 127,276,000
2013 10,222,362 127,445,000
2012 10,069,771 127,629,000
2011 9,914,904 127,833,000
2010 9,803,294 128,070,000
2009 9,689,581 128,047,000
2008 9,530,774 128,063,000
2007 9,373,296 128,001,000
2006 9,216,562 127,854,000
2005 9,061,273 127,773,000
2004 8,910,263 127,761,000
2003 8,759,912 127,718,000
2002 8,607,641 127,445,000
2001 8,455,918 127,149,000
2000 8,303,151 126,843,000
1999 8,151,296 126,631,000
1998 8,002,143 126,400,000
1997 7,854,298 126,057,000
1996 7,707,557 125,757,000
1995 7,562,546 125,472,000
1994 7,419,771 125,178,000
1993 7,278,181 124,829,000
1992 7,136,571 124,425,000
1991 6,995,450 123,964,000
1990 6,854,441 123,478,000
1989 6,714,730 123,069,000
1988 6,578,145 122,578,000
1987 6,445,123 122,069,000
1986 6,316,122 121,482,000
1985 6,190,862 120,837,000
1984 6,069,230 120,083,000
1983 5,951,096 119,307,000
1982 5,835,937 118,480,000
1981 5,723,725 117,661,000
1980 5,614,493 116,807,000
1979 5,507,590 115,890,000
1978 5,402,580 114,913,000
1977 5,299,476 113,872,000
1976 5,198,357 112,775,000
1975 5,099,086 111,573,000
1974 5,001,796 110,162,000
1973 4,906,743 108,707,000
1972 4,813,868 107,188,000
1971 4,723,244 105,697,000
1970 4,635,124 103,403,000
1969 4,549,334 102,219,000
1968 4,465,328 101,011,000
1967 4,382,999 99,879,000
1966 4,302,639 98,851,000
1965 4,223,820 97,952,000
1964 4,146,244 96,903,000
1963 4,073,068 95,900,000
1962 4,001,575 94,933,000
1961 3,929,030 94,055,000
1960 3,858,443 93,216,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Haiti increased by 1,454,895 people (a 15.8% growth), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Haiti gained 1,405,206 people (a 13.2% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline).

Haiti was ranked 87th most populous country in 2006 and is 82nd in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Haiti's population will grow by 22.2% to 14,752,631 people with a rank change from 82nd to 87th. The population of Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Haiti is projected to reach its peak in 2076 at 15.8M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Haiti
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Haiti Japan
2100 -0.26% -0.5%
2099 -0.25% -0.49%
2098 -0.25% -0.48%
2097 -0.24% -0.48%
2096 -0.23% -0.48%
2095 -0.22% -0.47%
2094 -0.21% -0.47%
2093 -0.2% -0.47%
2092 -0.19% -0.47%
2091 -0.18% -0.47%
2090 -0.18% -0.47%
2089 -0.16% -0.47%
2088 -0.15% -0.47%
2087 -0.14% -0.48%
2086 -0.13% -0.49%
2085 -0.12% -0.5%
2084 -0.1% -0.5%
2083 -0.09% -0.52%
2082 -0.08% -0.53%
2081 -0.07% -0.55%
2080 -0.05% -0.57%
2079 -0.04% -0.59%
2078 -0.02% -0.62%
2077 -0.006% -0.64%
2076 0.007% -0.67%
2075 0.02% -0.69%
2074 0.04% -0.73%
2073 0.06% -0.74%
2072 0.07% -0.76%
2071 0.09% -0.79%
2070 0.11% -0.79%
2069 0.13% -0.8%
2068 0.15% -0.8%
2067 0.18% -0.81%
2066 0.2% -0.81%
2065 0.22% -0.79%
2064 0.24% -0.79%
2063 0.27% -0.78%
2062 0.29% -0.77%
2061 0.31% -0.76%
2060 0.34% -0.75%
2059 0.37% -0.73%
2058 0.39% -0.71%
2057 0.41% -0.7%
2056 0.44% -0.68%
2055 0.47% -0.68%
2054 0.5% -0.65%
2053 0.52% -0.65%
2052 0.55% -0.64%
2051 0.58% -0.64%
2050 0.6% -0.64%
2049 0.63% -0.64%
2048 0.64% -0.64%
2047 0.67% -0.64%
2046 0.69% -0.65%
2045 0.71% -0.65%
2044 0.73% -0.65%
2043 0.76% -0.65%
2042 0.78% -0.66%
2041 0.8% -0.65%
2040 0.82% -0.65%
2039 0.84% -0.65%
2038 0.86% -0.65%
2037 0.88% -0.65%
2036 0.9% -0.65%
2035 0.92% -0.64%
2034 0.95% -0.63%
2033 0.97% -0.63%
2032 0.99% -0.62%
2031 1.01% -0.61%
2030 1.03% -0.6%
2029 1.05% -0.59%
2028 1.08% -0.58%
2027 1.09% -0.56%
2026 1.12% -0.54%
2025 1.15% -0.51%
2024 1.16% -0.43%
2023 1.16% -0.49%
2022 1.13% -0.44%
2021 1.16% -0.46%
2020 1.25% -0.29%
2019 1.3% -0.14%
2018 1.34% -0.13%
2017 1.37% -0.08%
2016 1.41% -0.05%
2015 1.45% -0.11%
2014 1.48% -0.13%
2013 1.52% -0.14%
2012 1.56% -0.16%
2011 1.14% -0.19%
2010 1.17% 0.02%
2009 1.67% -0.01%
2008 1.68% 0.05%
2007 1.7% 0.11%
2006 1.71% 0.06%
2005 1.69% 0.009%
2004 1.72% 0.03%
2003 1.77% 0.21%
2002 1.79% 0.23%
2001 1.84% 0.24%
2000 1.86% 0.17%
1999 1.86% 0.18%
1998 1.88% 0.27%
1997 1.9% 0.24%
1996 1.92% 0.23%
1995 1.92% 0.23%
1994 1.95% 0.28%
1993 1.98% 0.32%
1992 2.02% 0.37%
1991 2.06% 0.39%
1990 2.08% 0.33%
1989 2.08% 0.4%
1988 2.06% 0.42%
1987 2.04% 0.48%
1986 2.02% 0.53%
1985 2% 0.63%
1984 1.99% 0.65%
1983 1.97% 0.7%
1982 1.96% 0.7%
1981 1.95% 0.73%
1980 1.94% 0.79%
1979 1.94% 0.85%
1978 1.95% 0.91%
1977 1.95% 0.97%
1976 1.95% 1.08%
1975 1.95% 1.28%
1974 1.94% 1.34%
1973 1.93% 1.42%
1972 1.92% 1.41%
1971 1.9% 2.22%
1970 1.89% 1.16%
1969 1.88% 1.2%
1968 1.88% 1.13%
1967 1.87% 1.04%
1966 1.87% 0.92%
1965 1.87% 1.08%
1964 1.8% 1.05%
1963 1.79% 1.02%
1962 1.85% 0.93%
1961 1.83% 0.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Haiti grew by 1.16%, while Japan's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Haiti Japan
Current population
12076663
122677250
Population rank 82/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 1.48%
One net population change
3.89 minutes
58.3 seconds
One birth every
2.03 minutes
42.2 seconds
One death every
5.78 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +370 -1,483
Annual growth/decline +135,159 -541,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.16% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 92/197 185/197
One migration net change every
16.4 minutes
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change -32,052 +140,579
Net migration rank 168/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 19,581 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 170/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 187/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Haiti
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Haiti Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -32,052 - 140,579
2024 - -31,747 - 153,357
2023 167,381 -31,786 -871,617 175,003
2022 164,214 -32,220 -825,825 175,003
2021 158,994 -32,952 -640,976 -34,996
2020 169,264 -33,850 -542,923 42,001
2019 176,550 -34,612 -531,858 318,190
2018 178,632 -34,976 -456,520 320,601
2017 180,310 -34,742 -406,310 322,564
2016 180,902 -33,879 -343,106 314,732
2015 182,063 -32,669 -292,424 168,896
2014 182,009 -31,390 -267,279 58,109
2013 181,457 -30,323 -242,146 66,449
2012 183,702 -29,658 -229,733 67,904
2011 184,695 -29,029 -204,533 97,720
2010 95,965 -28,416 -128,070 131,860
2009 187,804 -27,924 -76,828 125,450
2008 185,364 -27,630 -51,225 142,605
2007 184,223 -26,995 -25,600 138,024
2006 182,866 -26,629 12,785 130,065
2005 180,618 -26,276 -25,554 113,017
2004 174,071 -26,399 76,656 69,014
2003 179,543 -26,518 114,946 74,875
2002 178,126 -26,626 178,423 60,864
2001 178,741 -26,812 203,438 59,563
2000 180,677 -27,075 228,317 23,468
1999 177,421 -27,317 202,610 56,901
1998 175,687 -27,476 265,440 45,912
1997 174,962 -27,492 277,325 43,366
1996 173,351 -27,348 314,392 25,030
1995 171,852 -27,826 276,039 87,714
1994 169,260 -27,744 363,017 154,214
1993 169,240 -27,584 312,073 168,836
1992 168,980 -27,415 360,833 170,878
1991 167,919 -27,245 396,685 161,331
1990 167,420 -26,075 407,478 124,582
1989 163,947 -25,857 467,662 31,202
1988 160,750 -25,662 527,085 51,154
1987 156,468 -25,518 598,138 28,001
1986 152,288 -25,257 631,706 27,987
1985 148,364 -24,887 676,687 -141,323
1984 144,211 -24,427 756,523 -273,686
1983 140,422 -23,944 775,495 -269,755
1982 137,214 -23,375 805,664 -288,550
1981 133,695 -23,106 811,861 -278,525
1980 130,773 -22,900 864,372 -92,314
1979 128,206 -22,280 950,298 -57,692
1978 125,885 -21,809 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 123,520 -21,401 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 120,992 -20,870 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 118,508 -20,074 1,204,989 107
1974 115,941 -19,792 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 113,223 -19,278 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 110,709 -18,916 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 107,968 -18,509 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 105,208 -18,425 1,230,496 33,731
1969 103,133 -18,340 1,195,962 49,447
1968 101,300 -18,087 1,191,930 43,593
1967 99,266 -17,827 1,258,475 29,632
1966 96,973 -17,690 682,072 68,934
1965 95,754 -17,404 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 93,987 -17,179 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 86,394 -16,846 987,770 -100,742
1962 89,683 -16,253 901,864 -57,075
1961 87,563 -15,902 893,522 -58,882
1960 85,368 -15,862 894,874 -150,371

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 83.9% of the population change in Haiti is from natural causes (a gain of 1,740,319 people) and 16.1% is from migration (a loss of 333,076 people). In Japan 73.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 people).

As of 2024, 19,581 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Haiti, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

Biggest cities by population

Haiti
City Population
Port-au-Prince 987K
Carrefour 511K
Petion-Ville 377K
Gonaives 356K
Delmas 284K
Saint-Marc 267K
Cap-Haitien 190K
Miragoane 62.5K
Cerca-la-Source 56.5K
Anse-a-Veau 34.6K
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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