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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Haiti was 11,772,557 in 2024 vs 10,694,681 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Haiti's population is 12,076,663 people compared to 10,667,081 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • Haiti's population is 1.13 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Haiti is ranked the 82nd most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.15% for Haiti vs 0.13% for Portugal.
  • For the last 10 years, Haiti has had an average growth rate of +1.29% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Haiti has increased from 9.22M people to 12.1M (31% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.38% growth).

Haiti vs Portugal: population by year and forecast

Haiti
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Haiti Portugal
2100 15,259,049 8,977,781
2099 15,299,437 8,983,042
2098 15,338,455 8,987,129
2097 15,376,492 8,992,549
2096 15,413,214 8,998,689
2095 15,448,584 9,006,394
2094 15,482,530 9,011,158
2093 15,515,275 9,016,023
2092 15,546,829 9,021,257
2091 15,576,873 9,025,345
2090 15,605,593 9,029,722
2089 15,633,063 9,034,399
2088 15,658,679 9,039,122
2087 15,682,423 9,045,400
2086 15,704,764 9,050,153
2085 15,724,953 9,055,552
2084 15,743,346 9,062,369
2083 15,759,380 9,068,714
2082 15,773,768 9,077,003
2081 15,786,254 9,087,394
2080 15,796,710 9,098,423
2079 15,804,509 9,111,057
2078 15,810,531 9,125,056
2077 15,813,971 9,140,039
2076 15,814,939 9,158,661
2075 15,813,894 9,178,289
2074 15,810,308 9,201,245
2073 15,804,302 9,225,478
2072 15,795,380 9,248,867
2071 15,783,669 9,275,782
2070 15,769,538 9,304,137
2069 15,752,007 9,334,425
2068 15,731,378 9,367,211
2067 15,707,152 9,399,389
2066 15,679,510 9,432,609
2065 15,648,952 9,466,860
2064 15,614,758 9,503,941
2063 15,576,832 9,540,829
2062 15,535,522 9,578,098
2061 15,490,720 9,614,549
2060 15,442,338 9,652,893
2059 15,389,829 9,691,151
2058 15,333,225 9,731,557
2057 15,273,178 9,769,285
2056 15,210,219 9,807,403
2055 15,143,461 9,847,280
2054 15,072,996 9,885,446
2053 14,998,576 9,924,814
2052 14,920,449 9,963,090
2051 14,838,409 9,999,372
2050 14,752,631 10,035,796
2049 14,664,689 10,072,922
2048 14,573,517 10,106,403
2047 14,480,194 10,140,325
2046 14,384,177 10,173,871
2045 14,285,803 10,206,046
2044 14,184,902 10,237,224
2043 14,081,547 10,268,090
2042 13,975,641 10,296,167
2041 13,867,631 10,322,968
2040 13,758,146 10,351,965
2039 13,646,894 10,379,824
2038 13,532,882 10,405,843
2037 13,417,458 10,430,143
2036 13,300,237 10,454,779
2035 13,181,288 10,478,501
2034 13,060,482 10,502,828
2033 12,938,038 10,525,638
2032 12,813,730 10,548,736
2031 12,688,158 10,569,489
2030 12,561,034 10,588,717
2029 12,432,856 10,609,556
2028 12,303,271 10,631,437
2027 12,172,389 10,649,916
2026 12,041,170 10,667,081
2025 11,908,056 10,683,692
2024 11,772,557 10,694,681
2023 11,637,398 10,578,174
2022 11,503,606 10,434,332
2021 11,374,586 10,361,831
2020 11,243,848 10,297,081
2019 11,105,163 10,286,263
2018 10,962,362 10,283,822
2017 10,817,754 10,300,300
2016 10,671,457 10,325,452
2015 10,523,242 10,358,076
2014 10,373,235 10,401,062
2013 10,222,362 10,457,295
2012 10,069,771 10,514,844
2011 9,914,904 10,557,560
2010 9,803,294 10,573,100
2009 9,689,581 10,568,247
2008 9,530,774 10,558,177
2007 9,373,296 10,542,964
2006 9,216,562 10,522,288
2005 9,061,273 10,503,330
2004 8,910,263 10,483,861
2003 8,759,912 10,458,821
2002 8,607,641 10,419,631
2001 8,455,918 10,362,722
2000 8,303,151 10,289,898
1999 8,151,296 10,217,828
1998 8,002,143 10,160,196
1997 7,854,298 10,108,977
1996 7,707,557 10,063,945
1995 7,562,546 10,026,176
1994 7,419,771 9,991,525
1993 7,278,181 9,964,675
1992 7,136,571 9,952,494
1991 6,995,450 9,960,235
1990 6,854,441 9,983,218
1989 6,714,730 10,005,000
1988 6,578,145 10,019,610
1987 6,445,123 10,030,031
1986 6,316,122 10,032,734
1985 6,190,862 10,023,613
1984 6,069,230 9,996,232
1983 5,951,096 9,957,865
1982 5,835,937 9,911,771
1981 5,723,725 9,851,362
1980 5,614,493 9,766,312
1979 5,507,590 9,661,265
1978 5,402,580 9,558,250
1977 5,299,476 9,455,675
1976 5,198,357 9,355,810
1975 5,099,086 9,093,470
1974 5,001,796 8,754,365
1973 4,906,743 8,633,100
1972 4,813,868 8,630,430
1971 4,723,244 8,643,756
1970 4,635,124 8,680,431
1969 4,549,334 8,757,705
1968 4,465,328 8,836,650
1967 4,382,999 8,874,520
1966 4,302,639 8,930,990
1965 4,223,820 8,998,595
1964 4,146,244 9,035,365
1963 4,073,068 9,030,355
1962 4,001,575 8,993,985
1961 3,929,030 8,929,316
1960 3,858,443 8,857,716

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

GeoRank.org/population/haiti/portugal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Haiti increased by 1,454,895 people (a 15.8% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Haiti gained 1,405,206 people (a 13.2% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth).

Haiti was ranked 87th most populous country in 2006 and is 82nd in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 5.92% to 10,035,796 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.

Haiti is projected to reach its peak in 2076 at 15.8M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Haiti
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Haiti Portugal
2100 -0.26% -0.06%
2099 -0.25% -0.05%
2098 -0.25% -0.06%
2097 -0.24% -0.07%
2096 -0.23% -0.09%
2095 -0.22% -0.05%
2094 -0.21% -0.05%
2093 -0.2% -0.06%
2092 -0.19% -0.05%
2091 -0.18% -0.05%
2090 -0.18% -0.05%
2089 -0.16% -0.05%
2088 -0.15% -0.07%
2087 -0.14% -0.05%
2086 -0.13% -0.06%
2085 -0.12% -0.08%
2084 -0.1% -0.07%
2083 -0.09% -0.09%
2082 -0.08% -0.11%
2081 -0.07% -0.12%
2080 -0.05% -0.14%
2079 -0.04% -0.15%
2078 -0.02% -0.16%
2077 -0.006% -0.2%
2076 0.007% -0.21%
2075 0.02% -0.25%
2074 0.04% -0.26%
2073 0.06% -0.25%
2072 0.07% -0.29%
2071 0.09% -0.3%
2070 0.11% -0.32%
2069 0.13% -0.35%
2068 0.15% -0.34%
2067 0.18% -0.35%
2066 0.2% -0.36%
2065 0.22% -0.39%
2064 0.24% -0.39%
2063 0.27% -0.39%
2062 0.29% -0.38%
2061 0.31% -0.4%
2060 0.34% -0.39%
2059 0.37% -0.42%
2058 0.39% -0.39%
2057 0.41% -0.39%
2056 0.44% -0.4%
2055 0.47% -0.39%
2054 0.5% -0.4%
2053 0.52% -0.38%
2052 0.55% -0.36%
2051 0.58% -0.36%
2050 0.6% -0.37%
2049 0.63% -0.33%
2048 0.64% -0.33%
2047 0.67% -0.33%
2046 0.69% -0.32%
2045 0.71% -0.3%
2044 0.73% -0.3%
2043 0.76% -0.27%
2042 0.78% -0.26%
2041 0.8% -0.28%
2040 0.82% -0.27%
2039 0.84% -0.25%
2038 0.86% -0.23%
2037 0.88% -0.24%
2036 0.9% -0.23%
2035 0.92% -0.23%
2034 0.95% -0.22%
2033 0.97% -0.22%
2032 0.99% -0.2%
2031 1.01% -0.18%
2030 1.03% -0.2%
2029 1.05% -0.21%
2028 1.08% -0.17%
2027 1.09% -0.16%
2026 1.12% -0.16%
2025 1.15% -0.1%
2024 1.16% 1.1%
2023 1.16% 1.38%
2022 1.13% 0.7%
2021 1.16% 0.63%
2020 1.25% 0.11%
2019 1.3% 0.02%
2018 1.34% -0.16%
2017 1.37% -0.24%
2016 1.41% -0.31%
2015 1.45% -0.41%
2014 1.48% -0.54%
2013 1.52% -0.55%
2012 1.56% -0.4%
2011 1.14% -0.15%
2010 1.17% 0.05%
2009 1.67% 0.1%
2008 1.68% 0.14%
2007 1.7% 0.2%
2006 1.71% 0.18%
2005 1.69% 0.19%
2004 1.72% 0.24%
2003 1.77% 0.38%
2002 1.79% 0.55%
2001 1.84% 0.71%
2000 1.86% 0.71%
1999 1.86% 0.57%
1998 1.88% 0.51%
1997 1.9% 0.45%
1996 1.92% 0.38%
1995 1.92% 0.35%
1994 1.95% 0.27%
1993 1.98% 0.12%
1992 2.02% -0.08%
1991 2.06% -0.23%
1990 2.08% -0.22%
1989 2.08% -0.15%
1988 2.06% -0.1%
1987 2.04% -0.03%
1986 2.02% 0.09%
1985 2% 0.27%
1984 1.99% 0.39%
1983 1.97% 0.47%
1982 1.96% 0.61%
1981 1.95% 0.87%
1980 1.94% 1.09%
1979 1.94% 1.08%
1978 1.95% 1.08%
1977 1.95% 1.07%
1976 1.95% 2.88%
1975 1.95% 3.87%
1974 1.94% 1.4%
1973 1.93% 0.03%
1972 1.92% -0.15%
1971 1.9% -0.42%
1970 1.89% -0.88%
1969 1.88% -0.89%
1968 1.88% -0.43%
1967 1.87% -0.63%
1966 1.87% -0.75%
1965 1.87% -0.41%
1964 1.8% 0.06%
1963 1.79% 0.4%
1962 1.85% 0.72%
1961 1.83% 0.81%

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 Portugal's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Haiti Portugal
Current population
12076663
10667081
Population rank 82/197 92/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 0.13%
One net population change
3.89 minutes
4.51 minutes
One birth every
2.03 minutes
6.13 minutes
One death every
5.78 minutes
4.44 minutes
Daily growth/decline +370 +319
Annual growth/decline +135,159 +116,507
Annual growth/decline rate +1.16% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 92/197 94/197
One migration net change every
16.4 minutes
32 minutes
Annual migration change -32,052 +16,472
Net migration rank 168/196 38/196
Foreign-born residents 19,581 1,127,184
Foreign-born residents rank 170/195 56/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 187/195 61/195

Natural population change vs migration

Haiti
Natural

Migration
Portugal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Haiti Portugal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -32,052 - 16,472
2024 - -31,747 - 20,648
2023 167,381 -31,786 -32,792 29,102
2022 164,214 -32,220 -40,694 68,696
2021 158,994 -32,952 -45,592 69,606
2020 169,264 -33,850 -39,129 54,076
2019 176,550 -34,612 -24,687 63,031
2018 178,632 -34,976 -25,709 22,495
2017 180,310 -34,742 -23,691 13,979
2016 180,902 -33,879 -23,749 -775
2015 182,063 -32,669 -23,823 -3,209
2014 182,009 -31,390 -22,882 -26,447
2013 181,457 -30,323 -24,052 -36,342
2012 183,702 -29,658 -17,875 -37,083
2011 184,695 -29,029 -5,279 -31,513
2010 95,965 -28,416 -4,230 -5,627
2009 187,804 -27,924 -5,284 14,532
2008 185,364 -27,630 0 9,478
2007 184,223 -26,995 -1,055 21,064
2006 182,866 -26,629 3,156 16,754
2005 180,618 -26,276 2,101 15,537
2004 174,071 -26,399 7,339 13,928
2003 179,543 -26,518 4,184 24,740
2002 178,126 -26,626 8,335 42,169
2001 178,741 -26,812 8,290 55,565
2000 180,677 -27,075 15,435 60,586
1999 177,421 -27,317 8,175 49,572
1998 175,687 -27,476 7,112 40,931
1997 174,962 -27,492 8,087 36,922
1996 173,351 -27,348 4,026 32,640
1995 171,852 -27,826 4,011 26,971
1994 169,260 -27,744 9,991 20,761
1993 169,240 -27,584 7,972 8,561
1992 168,980 -27,415 13,933 -11,847
1991 167,919 -27,245 12,948 -37,914
1990 167,420 -26,075 13,976 -34,855
1989 163,947 -25,857 22,011 -30,615
1988 160,750 -25,662 24,047 -26,595
1987 156,468 -25,518 28,084 -23,142
1986 152,288 -25,257 31,102 -20,000
1985 148,364 -24,887 33,077 -19,183
1984 144,211 -24,427 45,983 -16,658
1983 140,422 -23,944 47,798 -16,568
1982 137,214 -23,375 58,479 -15,006
1981 133,695 -23,106 56,152 -7,938
1980 130,773 -22,900 63,481 29,881
1979 128,206 -22,280 67,628 32,434
1978 125,885 -21,809 70,731 34,345
1977 123,520 -21,401 84,156 37,779
1976 120,992 -20,870 85,138 40,490
1975 118,508 -20,074 81,841 42,262
1974 115,941 -19,792 74,412 41,254
1973 113,223 -19,278 76,835 39,748
1972 110,709 -18,916 83,715 39,058
1971 107,968 -18,509 82,980 48,944
1970 105,208 -18,425 87,672 -191,862
1969 103,133 -18,340 89,329 -161,114
1968 101,300 -18,087 100,737 -145,200
1967 99,266 -17,827 106,495 -136,232
1966 96,973 -17,690 107,171 -129,233
1965 95,754 -17,404 115,182 -123,855
1964 93,987 -17,179 120,170 -118,763
1963 86,394 -16,846 113,783 -116,874
1962 89,683 -16,253 123,217 -113,947
1961 87,563 -15,902 117,867 -112,768
1960 85,368 -15,862 118,693 -95,886

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 Portugal 51% is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 people).

As of 2024, 19,581 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Haiti, compared to 1,127,184 people or 10.8% in Portugal.

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
Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K

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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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