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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Haiti was 11,772,557 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Haiti's population is 12,076,663 people compared to 18,839,108 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Romania's population is 1.56 times bigger than Haiti's.
  • Haiti is ranked the 82nd most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.15% for Haiti vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, Haiti has had an average growth rate of +1.29% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Haiti has increased from 9.22M people to 12.1M (31% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).

Haiti vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Haiti
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Haiti Romania
2100 15,259,049 10,801,385
2099 15,299,437 10,885,505
2098 15,338,455 10,969,050
2097 15,376,492 11,052,086
2096 15,413,214 11,134,776
2095 15,448,584 11,217,462
2094 15,482,530 11,299,298
2093 15,515,275 11,382,352
2092 15,546,829 11,464,817
2091 15,576,873 11,546,872
2090 15,605,593 11,630,335
2089 15,633,063 11,713,468
2088 15,658,679 11,796,733
2087 15,682,423 11,880,373
2086 15,704,764 11,966,550
2085 15,724,953 12,052,744
2084 15,743,346 12,140,454
2083 15,759,380 12,229,714
2082 15,773,768 12,319,480
2081 15,786,254 12,412,385
2080 15,796,710 12,507,333
2079 15,804,509 12,603,302
2078 15,810,531 12,700,870
2077 15,813,971 12,799,985
2076 15,814,939 12,900,610
2075 15,813,894 13,002,848
2074 15,810,308 13,107,513
2073 15,804,302 13,213,407
2072 15,795,380 13,323,211
2071 15,783,669 13,435,661
2070 15,769,538 13,550,449
2069 15,752,007 13,667,892
2068 15,731,378 13,786,771
2067 15,707,152 13,909,141
2066 15,679,510 14,034,214
2065 15,648,952 14,163,381
2064 15,614,758 14,293,294
2063 15,576,832 14,424,068
2062 15,535,522 14,557,025
2061 15,490,720 14,689,897
2060 15,442,338 14,821,441
2059 15,389,829 14,952,855
2058 15,333,225 15,082,857
2057 15,273,178 15,211,914
2056 15,210,219 15,340,213
2055 15,143,461 15,467,019
2054 15,072,996 15,590,545
2053 14,998,576 15,712,155
2052 14,920,449 15,834,374
2051 14,838,409 15,954,507
2050 14,752,631 16,073,070
2049 14,664,689 16,192,498
2048 14,573,517 16,311,535
2047 14,480,194 16,430,565
2046 14,384,177 16,547,661
2045 14,285,803 16,665,026
2044 14,184,902 16,783,383
2043 14,081,547 16,900,955
2042 13,975,641 17,018,000
2041 13,867,631 17,136,818
2040 13,758,146 17,253,674
2039 13,646,894 17,370,310
2038 13,532,882 17,488,193
2037 13,417,458 17,604,853
2036 13,300,237 17,721,511
2035 13,181,288 17,837,396
2034 13,060,482 17,950,976
2033 12,938,038 18,064,449
2032 12,813,730 18,176,399
2031 12,688,158 18,288,437
2030 12,561,034 18,399,699
2029 12,432,856 18,511,331
2028 12,303,271 18,621,197
2027 12,172,389 18,730,482
2026 12,041,170 18,839,108
2025 11,908,056 18,946,392
2024 11,772,557 19,051,804
2023 11,637,398 19,061,062
2022 11,503,606 19,048,502
2021 11,374,586 19,122,059
2020 11,243,848 19,265,250
2019 11,105,163 19,371,648
2018 10,962,362 19,473,970
2017 10,817,754 19,588,715
2016 10,671,457 19,702,267
2015 10,523,242 19,815,616
2014 10,373,235 19,908,979
2013 10,222,362 19,983,693
2012 10,069,771 20,058,035
2011 9,914,904 20,147,528
2010 9,803,294 20,246,871
2009 9,689,581 20,367,487
2008 9,530,774 20,537,875
2007 9,373,296 20,882,982
2006 9,216,562 21,193,760
2005 9,061,273 21,319,685
2004 8,910,263 21,451,748
2003 8,759,912 21,574,326
2002 8,607,641 21,730,496
2001 8,455,918 22,131,970
2000 8,303,151 22,442,971
1999 8,151,296 22,472,040
1998 8,002,143 22,507,344
1997 7,854,298 22,553,978
1996 7,707,557 22,619,004
1995 7,562,546 22,684,270
1994 7,419,771 22,730,211
1993 7,278,181 22,763,280
1992 7,136,571 22,794,284
1991 6,995,450 23,001,155
1990 6,854,441 23,201,835
1989 6,714,730 23,161,458
1988 6,578,145 23,057,662
1987 6,445,123 22,949,430
1986 6,316,122 22,836,841
1985 6,190,862 22,732,999
1984 6,069,230 22,640,547
1983 5,951,096 22,560,478
1982 5,835,937 22,475,741
1981 5,723,725 22,353,070
1980 5,614,493 22,207,282
1979 5,507,590 22,090,488
1978 5,402,580 21,951,464
1977 5,299,476 21,756,096
1976 5,198,357 21,551,634
1975 5,099,086 21,293,583
1974 5,001,796 21,029,429
1973 4,906,743 20,835,681
1972 4,813,868 20,657,957
1971 4,723,244 20,461,567
1970 4,635,124 20,250,398
1969 4,549,334 20,009,141
1968 4,465,328 19,799,831
1967 4,382,999 19,534,242
1966 4,302,639 19,215,450
1965 4,223,820 19,031,576
1964 4,146,244 18,919,126
1963 4,073,068 18,797,850
1962 4,001,575 18,676,550
1961 3,929,030 18,555,250
1960 3,858,443 18,406,905

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/romania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Haiti increased by 1,454,895 people (a 15.8% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Haiti gained 1,405,206 people (a 13.2% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 863,159 people (a 4.38% decline).

Haiti was ranked 87th most populous country in 2006 and is 82nd in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,073,070 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

Haiti is projected to reach its peak in 2076 at 15.8M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Haiti
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Haiti Romania
2100 -0.26% -0.77%
2099 -0.25% -0.76%
2098 -0.25% -0.75%
2097 -0.24% -0.74%
2096 -0.23% -0.74%
2095 -0.22% -0.72%
2094 -0.21% -0.73%
2093 -0.2% -0.72%
2092 -0.19% -0.71%
2091 -0.18% -0.72%
2090 -0.18% -0.71%
2089 -0.16% -0.71%
2088 -0.15% -0.7%
2087 -0.14% -0.72%
2086 -0.13% -0.72%
2085 -0.12% -0.72%
2084 -0.1% -0.73%
2083 -0.09% -0.73%
2082 -0.08% -0.75%
2081 -0.07% -0.76%
2080 -0.05% -0.76%
2079 -0.04% -0.77%
2078 -0.02% -0.77%
2077 -0.006% -0.78%
2076 0.007% -0.79%
2075 0.02% -0.8%
2074 0.04% -0.8%
2073 0.06% -0.82%
2072 0.07% -0.84%
2071 0.09% -0.85%
2070 0.11% -0.86%
2069 0.13% -0.86%
2068 0.15% -0.88%
2067 0.18% -0.89%
2066 0.2% -0.91%
2065 0.22% -0.91%
2064 0.24% -0.91%
2063 0.27% -0.91%
2062 0.29% -0.9%
2061 0.31% -0.89%
2060 0.34% -0.88%
2059 0.37% -0.86%
2058 0.39% -0.85%
2057 0.41% -0.84%
2056 0.44% -0.82%
2055 0.47% -0.79%
2054 0.5% -0.77%
2053 0.52% -0.77%
2052 0.55% -0.75%
2051 0.58% -0.74%
2050 0.6% -0.74%
2049 0.63% -0.73%
2048 0.64% -0.72%
2047 0.67% -0.71%
2046 0.69% -0.7%
2045 0.71% -0.71%
2044 0.73% -0.7%
2043 0.76% -0.69%
2042 0.78% -0.69%
2041 0.8% -0.68%
2040 0.82% -0.67%
2039 0.84% -0.67%
2038 0.86% -0.66%
2037 0.88% -0.66%
2036 0.9% -0.65%
2035 0.92% -0.63%
2034 0.95% -0.63%
2033 0.97% -0.62%
2032 0.99% -0.61%
2031 1.01% -0.6%
2030 1.03% -0.6%
2029 1.05% -0.59%
2028 1.08% -0.58%
2027 1.09% -0.58%
2026 1.12% -0.57%
2025 1.15% -0.55%
2024 1.16% -0.05%
2023 1.16% 0.07%
2022 1.13% -0.38%
2021 1.16% -0.74%
2020 1.25% -0.55%
2019 1.3% -0.53%
2018 1.34% -0.59%
2017 1.37% -0.58%
2016 1.41% -0.57%
2015 1.45% -0.47%
2014 1.48% -0.37%
2013 1.52% -0.37%
2012 1.56% -0.44%
2011 1.14% -0.49%
2010 1.17% -0.59%
2009 1.67% -0.83%
2008 1.68% -1.65%
2007 1.7% -1.47%
2006 1.71% -0.59%
2005 1.69% -0.62%
2004 1.72% -0.57%
2003 1.77% -0.72%
2002 1.79% -1.81%
2001 1.84% -1.39%
2000 1.86% -0.13%
1999 1.86% -0.16%
1998 1.88% -0.21%
1997 1.9% -0.29%
1996 1.92% -0.29%
1995 1.92% -0.2%
1994 1.95% -0.15%
1993 1.98% -0.14%
1992 2.02% -0.9%
1991 2.06% -0.86%
1990 2.08% 0.17%
1989 2.08% 0.45%
1988 2.06% 0.47%
1987 2.04% 0.49%
1986 2.02% 0.46%
1985 2% 0.41%
1984 1.99% 0.35%
1983 1.97% 0.38%
1982 1.96% 0.55%
1981 1.95% 0.66%
1980 1.94% 0.53%
1979 1.94% 0.63%
1978 1.95% 0.9%
1977 1.95% 0.95%
1976 1.95% 1.21%
1975 1.95% 1.26%
1974 1.94% 0.93%
1973 1.93% 0.86%
1972 1.92% 0.96%
1971 1.9% 1.04%
1970 1.89% 1.21%
1969 1.88% 1.06%
1968 1.88% 1.36%
1967 1.87% 1.66%
1966 1.87% 0.97%
1965 1.87% 0.59%
1964 1.8% 0.65%
1963 1.79% 0.65%
1962 1.85% 0.65%
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).

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

In 2024, the population of Haiti grew by 1.16%, while Romania's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Haiti Romania
Current population
12076663
18839108
Population rank 82/197 70/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 0.23%
One net population change
3.89 minutes
56.8 minutes
One birth every
2.03 minutes
3.45 minutes
One death every
5.78 minutes
2.17 minutes
Daily growth/decline +370 -25
Annual growth/decline +135,159 -9,258
Annual growth/decline rate +1.16% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 92/197 169/197
One migration net change every
16.4 minutes
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change -32,052 -29,041
Net migration rank 168/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 19,581 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 170/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 187/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

Haiti
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Haiti Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -32,052 - -29,041
2024 - -31,747 - -28,466
2023 167,381 -31,786 -89,587 -27,780
2022 164,214 -32,220 -93,338 89,076
2021 158,994 -32,952 -141,504 -17,731
2020 169,264 -33,850 -100,179 -13,202
2019 176,550 -34,612 -60,053 -27,909
2018 178,632 -34,976 -62,316 -33,018
2017 180,310 -34,742 -50,930 -33,081
2016 180,902 -33,879 -53,196 -33,073
2015 182,063 -32,669 -59,447 -35,751
2014 182,009 -31,390 -55,745 -35,448
2013 181,457 -30,323 -59,951 -34,910
2012 183,702 -29,658 -54,157 -37,589
2011 184,695 -29,029 -56,413 -102,769
2010 95,965 -28,416 -46,567 -122,364
2009 187,804 -27,924 -34,625 -137,953
2008 185,364 -27,630 -30,806 -144,368
2007 184,223 -26,995 -37,590 -133,089
2006 182,866 -26,629 -38,148 -132,777
2005 180,618 -26,276 -40,508 -131,176
2004 174,071 -26,399 -42,904 -117,432
2003 179,543 -26,518 -56,093 -107,139
2002 178,126 -26,626 -58,673 -106,585
2001 178,741 -26,812 -37,625 -91,154
2000 180,677 -27,075 -22,443 -92,451
1999 177,421 -27,317 -31,461 -82,590
1998 175,687 -27,476 -33,761 -81,366
1997 174,962 -27,492 -42,853 -88,734
1996 173,351 -27,348 -56,548 -70,799
1995 171,852 -27,826 -36,295 -73,779
1994 169,260 -27,744 -18,184 -76,246
1993 169,240 -27,584 -13,658 -73,475
1992 168,980 -27,415 -4,559 -63,200
1991 167,919 -27,245 25,301 -36,824
1990 167,420 -26,075 69,605 -38,157
1989 163,947 -25,857 122,756 -33,866
1988 160,750 -25,662 126,817 -48,911
1987 156,468 -25,518 128,517 -42,868
1986 152,288 -25,257 134,737 -50,450
1985 148,364 -24,887 111,392 -28,108
1984 144,211 -24,427 117,731 -24,629
1983 140,422 -23,944 87,986 3,093
1982 137,214 -23,375 119,121 -4,725
1981 133,695 -23,106 156,472 -20,870
1980 130,773 -22,900 168,776 -16,668
1979 128,206 -22,280 194,397 -29,600
1978 125,885 -21,809 204,148 -31,427
1977 123,520 -21,401 215,385 -28,135
1976 120,992 -20,870 213,361 18,748
1975 118,508 -20,074 219,324 9,125
1974 115,941 -19,792 235,530 6,725
1973 113,223 -19,278 175,020 58,651
1972 110,709 -18,916 198,316 61,920
1971 107,968 -18,509 206,662 74,473
1970 105,208 -18,425 234,905 71,919
1969 103,133 -18,340 264,120 74,851
1968 101,300 -18,087 338,577 33,601
1967 99,266 -17,827 347,709 37,282
1966 96,973 -17,690 115,293 -25,458
1965 95,754 -17,404 114,190 -60,430
1964 93,987 -17,179 134,326 -59,500
1963 86,394 -16,846 139,104 -58,076
1962 89,683 -16,253 130,736 -56,152
1961 87,563 -15,902 163,286 -54,642
1960 85,368 -15,862 191,431 -55,397

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 Romania 82% is from natural causes (a loss of 766,295 people) and 18% is from migration (a loss of 167,917 people).

As of 2024, 19,581 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Haiti, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

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
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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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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