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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Haiti was 11,772,557 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Haiti's population is 12,076,663 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 20.2 times bigger than Haiti's.
  • Haiti is ranked the 82nd most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.09% of the world: 0.15% for Haiti vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Haiti has had an average growth rate of +1.29% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Haiti has increased from 9.22M people to 12.1M (31% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Haiti vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Haiti
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Haiti Nigeria
2100 15,259,049 481,678,166
2099 15,299,437 481,494,914
2098 15,338,455 481,219,866
2097 15,376,492 480,876,108
2096 15,413,214 480,460,381
2095 15,448,584 479,976,454
2094 15,482,530 479,432,855
2093 15,515,275 478,807,152
2092 15,546,829 478,097,591
2091 15,576,873 477,274,569
2090 15,605,593 476,367,086
2089 15,633,063 475,363,859
2088 15,658,679 474,268,867
2087 15,682,423 473,072,894
2086 15,704,764 471,769,229
2085 15,724,953 470,365,292
2084 15,743,346 468,843,169
2083 15,759,380 467,224,322
2082 15,773,768 465,509,151
2081 15,786,254 463,679,779
2080 15,796,710 461,741,930
2079 15,804,509 459,680,797
2078 15,810,531 457,513,367
2077 15,813,971 455,254,796
2076 15,814,939 452,885,729
2075 15,813,894 450,402,898
2074 15,810,308 447,825,224
2073 15,804,302 445,152,156
2072 15,795,380 442,375,349
2071 15,783,669 439,499,004
2070 15,769,538 436,539,777
2069 15,752,007 433,472,204
2068 15,731,378 430,320,190
2067 15,707,152 427,066,199
2066 15,679,510 423,736,078
2065 15,648,952 420,318,527
2064 15,614,758 416,811,285
2063 15,576,832 413,231,409
2062 15,535,522 409,583,480
2061 15,490,720 405,859,509
2060 15,442,338 402,073,494
2059 15,389,829 398,228,736
2058 15,333,225 394,315,883
2057 15,273,178 390,341,867
2056 15,210,219 386,298,064
2055 15,143,461 382,193,151
2054 15,072,996 378,030,342
2053 14,998,576 373,799,276
2052 14,920,449 369,501,634
2051 14,838,409 365,149,555
2050 14,752,631 360,734,783
2049 14,664,689 356,271,401
2048 14,573,517 351,752,501
2047 14,480,194 347,169,674
2046 14,384,177 342,532,578
2045 14,285,803 337,834,528
2044 14,184,902 333,076,416
2043 14,081,547 328,256,555
2042 13,975,641 323,388,886
2041 13,867,631 318,469,120
2040 13,758,146 313,492,800
2039 13,646,894 308,474,350
2038 13,532,882 303,423,786
2037 13,417,458 298,351,344
2036 13,300,237 293,250,795
2035 13,181,288 288,138,368
2034 13,060,482 283,018,151
2033 12,938,038 277,897,810
2032 12,813,730 272,769,123
2031 12,688,158 267,666,779
2030 12,561,034 262,583,487
2029 12,432,856 257,504,936
2028 12,303,271 252,465,743
2027 12,172,389 247,457,208
2026 12,041,170 242,477,499
2025 11,908,056 237,546,527
2024 11,772,557 232,679,478
2023 11,637,398 227,882,945
2022 11,503,606 223,150,896
2021 11,374,586 218,529,286
2020 11,243,848 213,996,181
2019 11,105,163 209,485,641
2018 10,962,362 204,938,755
2017 10,817,754 200,254,579
2016 10,671,457 195,443,700
2015 10,523,242 190,671,878
2014 10,373,235 185,896,915
2013 10,222,362 181,049,443
2012 10,069,771 176,200,625
2011 9,914,904 171,379,598
2010 9,803,294 166,642,886
2009 9,689,581 162,049,464
2008 9,530,774 157,595,014
2007 9,373,296 153,267,261
2006 9,216,562 149,077,334
2005 9,061,273 145,017,253
2004 8,910,263 141,057,045
2003 8,759,912 137,202,644
2002 8,607,641 133,471,989
2001 8,455,918 129,862,595
2000 8,303,151 126,382,494
1999 8,151,296 123,047,320
1998 8,002,143 119,846,254
1997 7,854,298 116,754,792
1996 7,707,557 113,754,779
1995 7,562,546 110,819,428
1994 7,419,771 107,935,714
1993 7,278,181 105,122,069
1992 7,136,571 102,372,770
1991 6,995,450 99,720,162
1990 6,854,441 97,120,925
1989 6,714,730 94,531,014
1988 6,578,145 92,020,090
1987 6,445,123 89,591,716
1986 6,316,122 87,235,953
1985 6,190,862 84,897,973
1984 6,069,230 82,526,443
1983 5,951,096 80,438,260
1982 5,835,937 78,378,701
1981 5,723,725 76,068,103
1980 5,614,493 73,764,641
1979 5,507,590 71,498,242
1978 5,402,580 69,326,532
1977 5,299,476 67,234,590
1976 5,198,357 65,258,009
1975 5,099,086 63,410,815
1974 5,001,796 61,679,144
1973 4,906,743 60,082,139
1972 4,813,868 58,601,748
1971 4,723,244 57,214,684
1970 4,635,124 55,893,838
1969 4,549,334 54,631,914
1968 4,465,328 53,432,783
1967 4,382,999 52,293,065
1966 4,302,639 51,188,234
1965 4,223,820 50,086,764
1964 4,146,244 49,012,016
1963 4,073,068 47,973,575
1962 4,001,575 46,965,292
1961 3,929,030 45,989,310
1960 3,858,443 45,053,782

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 Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Haiti gained 1,405,206 people (a 13.2% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Haiti was ranked 87th most populous country in 2006 and is 82nd in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Haiti is projected to reach its peak in 2076 at 15.8M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Haiti
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Haiti Nigeria
2100 -0.26% 0.04%
2099 -0.25% 0.06%
2098 -0.25% 0.07%
2097 -0.24% 0.09%
2096 -0.23% 0.1%
2095 -0.22% 0.11%
2094 -0.21% 0.13%
2093 -0.2% 0.15%
2092 -0.19% 0.17%
2091 -0.18% 0.19%
2090 -0.18% 0.21%
2089 -0.16% 0.23%
2088 -0.15% 0.25%
2087 -0.14% 0.28%
2086 -0.13% 0.3%
2085 -0.12% 0.32%
2084 -0.1% 0.35%
2083 -0.09% 0.37%
2082 -0.08% 0.39%
2081 -0.07% 0.42%
2080 -0.05% 0.45%
2079 -0.04% 0.47%
2078 -0.02% 0.5%
2077 -0.006% 0.52%
2076 0.007% 0.55%
2075 0.02% 0.58%
2074 0.04% 0.6%
2073 0.06% 0.63%
2072 0.07% 0.65%
2071 0.09% 0.68%
2070 0.11% 0.71%
2069 0.13% 0.73%
2068 0.15% 0.76%
2067 0.18% 0.79%
2066 0.2% 0.81%
2065 0.22% 0.84%
2064 0.24% 0.87%
2063 0.27% 0.89%
2062 0.29% 0.92%
2061 0.31% 0.94%
2060 0.34% 0.97%
2059 0.37% 0.99%
2058 0.39% 1.02%
2057 0.41% 1.05%
2056 0.44% 1.07%
2055 0.47% 1.1%
2054 0.5% 1.13%
2053 0.52% 1.16%
2052 0.55% 1.19%
2051 0.58% 1.22%
2050 0.6% 1.25%
2049 0.63% 1.28%
2048 0.64% 1.32%
2047 0.67% 1.35%
2046 0.69% 1.39%
2045 0.71% 1.43%
2044 0.73% 1.47%
2043 0.76% 1.51%
2042 0.78% 1.54%
2041 0.8% 1.59%
2040 0.82% 1.63%
2039 0.84% 1.66%
2038 0.86% 1.7%
2037 0.88% 1.74%
2036 0.9% 1.77%
2035 0.92% 1.81%
2034 0.95% 1.84%
2033 0.97% 1.88%
2032 0.99% 1.91%
2031 1.01% 1.94%
2030 1.03% 1.97%
2029 1.05% 2%
2028 1.08% 2.02%
2027 1.09% 2.05%
2026 1.12% 2.08%
2025 1.15% 2.09%
2024 1.16% 2.1%
2023 1.16% 2.12%
2022 1.13% 2.11%
2021 1.16% 2.12%
2020 1.25% 2.15%
2019 1.3% 2.22%
2018 1.34% 2.34%
2017 1.37% 2.46%
2016 1.41% 2.5%
2015 1.45% 2.57%
2014 1.48% 2.68%
2013 1.52% 2.75%
2012 1.56% 2.81%
2011 1.14% 2.84%
2010 1.17% 2.83%
2009 1.67% 2.83%
2008 1.68% 2.82%
2007 1.7% 2.81%
2006 1.71% 2.8%
2005 1.69% 2.81%
2004 1.72% 2.81%
2003 1.77% 2.8%
2002 1.79% 2.78%
2001 1.84% 2.75%
2000 1.86% 2.71%
1999 1.86% 2.67%
1998 1.88% 2.65%
1997 1.9% 2.64%
1996 1.92% 2.65%
1995 1.92% 2.67%
1994 1.95% 2.68%
1993 1.98% 2.69%
1992 2.02% 2.66%
1991 2.06% 2.68%
1990 2.08% 2.74%
1989 2.08% 2.73%
1988 2.06% 2.71%
1987 2.04% 2.7%
1986 2.02% 2.75%
1985 2% 2.87%
1984 1.99% 2.6%
1983 1.97% 2.63%
1982 1.96% 3.04%
1981 1.95% 3.12%
1980 1.94% 3.17%
1979 1.94% 3.13%
1978 1.95% 3.11%
1977 1.95% 3.03%
1976 1.95% 2.91%
1975 1.95% 2.81%
1974 1.94% 2.66%
1973 1.93% 2.53%
1972 1.92% 2.42%
1971 1.9% 2.36%
1970 1.89% 2.31%
1969 1.88% 2.24%
1968 1.88% 2.18%
1967 1.87% 2.16%
1966 1.87% 2.2%
1965 1.87% 2.19%
1964 1.8% 2.16%
1963 1.79% 2.15%
1962 1.85% 2.12%
1961 1.83% 2.08%

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 Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Haiti Nigeria
Current population
12076663
243824469
Population rank 82/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 2.94%
One net population change
3.89 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
2.03 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
5.78 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +370 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +135,159 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +1.16% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 92/197 48/197
One migration net change every
16.4 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -32,052 -15,258
Net migration rank 168/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 19,581 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 170/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 187/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Haiti
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Haiti Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -32,052 - -15,258
2024 - -31,747 - -35,202
2023 167,381 -31,786 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 164,214 -32,220 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 158,994 -32,952 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 169,264 -33,850 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 176,550 -34,612 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 178,632 -34,976 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 180,310 -34,742 4,706,183 78,685
2016 180,902 -33,879 4,761,594 75,265
2015 182,063 -32,669 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 182,009 -31,390 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 181,457 -30,323 4,811,751 40,201
2012 183,702 -29,658 4,774,508 71,138
2011 184,695 -29,029 4,728,363 67,808
2010 95,965 -28,416 4,629,173 47,966
2009 187,804 -27,924 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 185,364 -27,630 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 184,223 -26,995 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 182,866 -26,629 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 180,618 -26,276 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 174,071 -26,399 3,877,376 46,370
2003 179,543 -26,518 3,751,120 33,857
2002 178,126 -26,626 3,606,814 69,594
2001 178,741 -26,812 3,478,370 64,163
2000 180,677 -27,075 3,343,196 74,535
1999 177,421 -27,317 3,155,425 97,195
1998 175,687 -27,476 3,003,946 145,575
1997 174,962 -27,492 2,936,500 96,885
1996 173,351 -27,348 2,882,205 84,448
1995 171,852 -27,826 2,830,771 73,243
1994 169,260 -27,744 2,735,198 128,134
1993 169,240 -27,584 2,673,675 90,200
1992 168,980 -27,415 2,596,173 138,412
1991 167,919 -27,245 2,527,807 42,760
1990 167,420 -26,075 2,491,928 135,959
1989 163,947 -25,857 2,452,324 99,588
1988 160,750 -25,662 2,376,419 93,510
1987 156,468 -25,518 2,322,397 64,418
1986 152,288 -25,257 2,295,003 29,682
1985 148,364 -24,887 2,289,784 61,514
1984 144,211 -24,427 2,278,060 113,758
1983 140,422 -23,944 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 137,214 -23,375 2,233,401 101,116
1981 133,695 -23,106 2,179,884 106,723
1980 130,773 -22,900 2,121,618 198,672
1979 128,206 -22,280 2,074,807 137,721
1978 125,885 -21,809 2,019,621 111,258
1977 123,520 -21,401 1,923,917 129,075
1976 120,992 -20,870 1,827,289 72,889
1975 118,508 -20,074 1,718,623 75,603
1974 115,941 -19,792 1,624,813 44,281
1973 113,223 -19,278 1,525,485 -618
1972 110,709 -18,916 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 107,968 -18,509 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 105,208 -18,425 1,295,507 7,953
1969 103,133 -18,340 1,213,484 6,912
1968 101,300 -18,087 1,168,254 9,615
1967 99,266 -17,827 1,082,884 18,683
1966 96,973 -17,690 1,095,582 12,513
1965 95,754 -17,404 1,061,840 32,988
1964 93,987 -17,179 1,028,272 26,411
1963 86,394 -16,846 995,116 27,115
1962 89,683 -16,253 966,452 27,906
1961 87,563 -15,902 932,111 25,515
1960 85,368 -15,862 901,301 12,131

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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 19,581 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Haiti, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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