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Population in Haiti compared to South Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Haiti was 11,906,095 in 2025 vs 51,684,564 people in South Korea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Haiti's population is 12,106,577 people compared to 51,624,449 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 4.26 times bigger than Haiti's.
  • Haiti is ranked the 82nd most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 0.77% of the world: 0.15% for Haiti vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Haiti has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +0.17% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Haiti has increased from 9.22M people to 12.1M (31.4% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.58% growth).

Haiti vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Haiti
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Haiti South Korea
2100 15,256,536 22,001,649
2099 15,296,917 22,324,514
2098 15,335,929 22,657,541
2097 15,373,959 22,998,315
2096 15,410,676 23,348,632
2095 15,446,039 23,711,049
2094 15,479,980 24,081,510
2093 15,512,720 24,460,970
2092 15,544,268 24,848,715
2091 15,574,307 25,242,926
2090 15,603,023 25,642,926
2089 15,630,488 26,048,094
2088 15,656,100 26,457,020
2087 15,679,840 26,871,556
2086 15,702,178 27,288,450
2085 15,722,363 27,710,065
2084 15,740,753 28,133,600
2083 15,756,784 28,564,090
2082 15,771,170 28,998,646
2081 15,783,654 29,441,497
2080 15,794,108 29,887,135
2079 15,801,906 30,337,095
2078 15,807,927 30,793,984
2077 15,811,367 31,258,278
2076 15,812,334 31,728,826
2075 15,811,289 32,205,338
2074 15,807,704 32,689,892
2073 15,801,699 33,180,187
2072 15,792,778 33,679,874
2071 15,781,069 34,187,068
2070 15,766,941 34,702,204
2069 15,749,412 35,224,472
2068 15,728,787 35,745,164
2067 15,704,565 36,274,411
2066 15,676,927 36,808,495
2065 15,646,375 37,349,660
2064 15,612,187 37,897,742
2063 15,574,267 38,450,082
2062 15,532,963 39,009,227
2061 15,488,168 39,565,102
2060 15,439,794 40,130,032
2059 15,387,295 40,692,438
2058 15,330,700 41,256,780
2057 15,270,662 41,813,259
2056 15,207,713 42,356,530
2055 15,140,966 42,888,143
2054 15,070,514 43,405,840
2053 14,996,105 43,917,075
2052 14,917,991 44,419,192
2051 14,835,965 44,901,452
2050 14,750,202 45,362,931
2049 14,662,274 45,809,553
2048 14,571,117 46,235,718
2047 14,477,810 46,645,885
2046 14,381,808 47,033,200
2045 14,283,450 47,409,815
2044 14,182,565 47,773,842
2043 14,079,228 48,120,989
2042 13,973,340 48,455,085
2041 13,865,347 48,782,206
2040 13,755,880 49,091,438
2039 13,644,647 49,388,464
2038 13,530,653 49,669,835
2037 13,415,248 49,932,869
2036 13,298,046 50,175,947
2035 13,179,117 50,401,135
2034 13,058,331 50,607,994
2033 12,935,907 50,796,030
2032 12,811,620 50,961,878
2031 12,686,068 51,109,725
2030 12,558,965 51,242,628
2029 12,430,808 51,360,529
2028 12,301,245 51,461,403
2027 12,170,384 51,551,313
2026 12,039,187 51,624,449
2025 11,906,095 51,684,564
2024 11,772,557 51,751,065
2023 11,637,398 51,712,619
2022 11,503,606 51,672,569
2021 11,374,586 51,769,539
2020 11,243,848 51,836,239
2019 11,105,163 51,764,822
2018 10,962,362 51,585,058
2017 10,817,754 51,361,911
2016 10,671,457 51,217,803
2015 10,523,242 51,014,947
2014 10,373,235 50,746,659
2013 10,222,362 50,428,893
2012 10,069,771 50,199,853
2011 9,914,904 49,936,638
2010 9,803,294 49,554,112
2009 9,689,581 49,307,835
2008 9,530,774 49,054,708
2007 9,373,296 48,683,638
2006 9,216,562 48,438,292
2005 9,061,273 48,184,561
2004 8,910,263 48,082,519
2003 8,759,912 47,892,330
2002 8,607,641 47,644,736
2001 8,455,918 47,370,164
2000 8,303,151 47,008,111
1999 8,151,296 46,616,677
1998 8,002,143 46,286,503
1997 7,854,298 45,953,580
1996 7,707,557 45,524,681
1995 7,562,546 45,092,991
1994 7,419,771 44,641,540
1993 7,278,181 44,194,628
1992 7,136,571 43,747,962
1991 6,995,450 43,295,704
1990 6,854,441 42,869,283
1989 6,714,730 42,449,038
1988 6,578,145 42,031,247
1987 6,445,123 41,621,690
1986 6,316,122 41,213,674
1985 6,190,862 40,805,744
1984 6,069,230 40,405,956
1983 5,951,096 39,910,403
1982 5,835,937 39,326,352
1981 5,723,725 38,723,248
1980 5,614,493 38,123,775
1979 5,507,590 37,534,236
1978 5,402,580 36,969,185
1977 5,299,476 36,411,795
1976 5,198,357 35,848,523
1975 5,099,086 35,280,725
1974 5,001,796 34,692,266
1973 4,906,743 34,103,149
1972 4,813,868 33,505,406
1971 4,723,244 32,882,704
1970 4,635,124 32,240,827
1969 4,549,334 31,544,266
1968 4,465,328 30,838,302
1967 4,382,999 30,130,983
1966 4,302,639 29,435,571
1965 4,223,820 28,704,674
1964 4,146,244 27,984,155
1963 4,073,068 27,261,747
1962 4,001,575 26,513,030
1961 3,929,030 25,765,673
1960 3,858,443 25,012,374

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/haiti/south-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Haiti increased by 1,454,895 people (a 15.8% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Haiti gained 1,435,120 people (a 13.4% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 406,646 people (a 0.79% growth).

Haiti was ranked 87th most populous country in 2006 and is 82nd in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Haiti's population will grow by 21.8% to 14,750,202 people with a rank change from 82nd to 86th. The population of South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,362,931 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Haiti is projected to reach its peak in 2076 at 15.8M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 22M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Haiti
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Haiti South Korea
2100 -0.26% -1.45%
2099 -0.25% -1.47%
2098 -0.25% -1.48%
2097 -0.24% -1.5%
2096 -0.23% -1.53%
2095 -0.22% -1.54%
2094 -0.21% -1.55%
2093 -0.2% -1.56%
2092 -0.19% -1.56%
2091 -0.18% -1.56%
2090 -0.18% -1.56%
2089 -0.16% -1.55%
2088 -0.15% -1.54%
2087 -0.14% -1.53%
2086 -0.13% -1.52%
2085 -0.12% -1.51%
2084 -0.1% -1.51%
2083 -0.09% -1.5%
2082 -0.08% -1.5%
2081 -0.07% -1.49%
2080 -0.05% -1.48%
2079 -0.04% -1.48%
2078 -0.02% -1.49%
2077 -0.006% -1.48%
2076 0.007% -1.48%
2075 0.02% -1.48%
2074 0.04% -1.48%
2073 0.06% -1.48%
2072 0.07% -1.48%
2071 0.09% -1.48%
2070 0.11% -1.48%
2069 0.13% -1.46%
2068 0.15% -1.46%
2067 0.18% -1.45%
2066 0.2% -1.45%
2065 0.22% -1.45%
2064 0.24% -1.44%
2063 0.27% -1.43%
2062 0.29% -1.4%
2061 0.31% -1.41%
2060 0.34% -1.38%
2059 0.37% -1.37%
2058 0.39% -1.33%
2057 0.41% -1.28%
2056 0.44% -1.24%
2055 0.47% -1.19%
2054 0.5% -1.16%
2053 0.52% -1.13%
2052 0.55% -1.07%
2051 0.58% -1.02%
2050 0.6% -0.97%
2049 0.63% -0.92%
2048 0.64% -0.88%
2047 0.67% -0.82%
2046 0.69% -0.79%
2045 0.71% -0.76%
2044 0.73% -0.72%
2043 0.76% -0.69%
2042 0.78% -0.67%
2041 0.8% -0.63%
2040 0.82% -0.6%
2039 0.84% -0.57%
2038 0.86% -0.53%
2037 0.88% -0.48%
2036 0.9% -0.45%
2035 0.92% -0.41%
2034 0.95% -0.37%
2033 0.97% -0.33%
2032 0.99% -0.29%
2031 1.01% -0.26%
2030 1.03% -0.23%
2029 1.05% -0.2%
2028 1.08% -0.17%
2027 1.09% -0.14%
2026 1.12% -0.12%
2025 1.13% -0.13%
2024 1.16% 0.07%
2023 1.16% 0.08%
2022 1.13% -0.19%
2021 1.16% -0.13%
2020 1.25% 0.14%
2019 1.3% 0.35%
2018 1.34% 0.43%
2017 1.37% 0.28%
2016 1.41% 0.4%
2015 1.45% 0.53%
2014 1.48% 0.63%
2013 1.52% 0.46%
2012 1.56% 0.53%
2011 1.14% 0.77%
2010 1.17% 0.5%
2009 1.67% 0.52%
2008 1.68% 0.76%
2007 1.7% 0.51%
2006 1.71% 0.53%
2005 1.69% 0.21%
2004 1.72% 0.4%
2003 1.77% 0.52%
2002 1.79% 0.58%
2001 1.84% 0.77%
2000 1.86% 0.84%
1999 1.86% 0.71%
1998 1.88% 0.72%
1997 1.9% 0.94%
1996 1.92% 0.96%
1995 1.92% 1.01%
1994 1.95% 1.01%
1993 1.98% 1.02%
1992 2.02% 1.04%
1991 2.06% 0.99%
1990 2.08% 0.99%
1989 2.08% 0.99%
1988 2.06% 0.98%
1987 2.04% 0.99%
1986 2.02% 1%
1985 2% 0.99%
1984 1.99% 1.24%
1983 1.97% 1.49%
1982 1.96% 1.56%
1981 1.95% 1.57%
1980 1.94% 1.57%
1979 1.94% 1.53%
1978 1.95% 1.53%
1977 1.95% 1.57%
1976 1.95% 1.61%
1975 1.95% 1.7%
1974 1.94% 1.73%
1973 1.93% 1.78%
1972 1.92% 1.89%
1971 1.9% 1.99%
1970 1.89% 2.21%
1969 1.88% 2.29%
1968 1.88% 2.35%
1967 1.87% 2.36%
1966 1.87% 2.55%
1965 1.87% 2.57%
1964 1.8% 2.65%
1963 1.79% 2.82%
1962 1.85% 2.9%
1961 1.83% 3.01%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/haiti/south-korea | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Haiti grew by 1.13%, while South Korea's population declined by 0.13%.

Live population counters

Haiti South Korea
Current population
12106577
51624449
Population rank 82/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 0.62%
One net population change
3.95 minutes
7.93 minutes
One birth every
2.03 minutes
2.16 minutes
One death every
5.72 minutes
1.45 minutes
Daily growth/decline +366 -182
Annual growth/decline +133,538 -66,501
Annual growth/decline rate +1.13% -0.13%
Population growth rate rank 92/197 169/197
One migration net change every
16.4 minutes
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change -32,052 +65,731
Net migration rank 168/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 19,581 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 170/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 187/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Haiti
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Haiti South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -32,052 - 65,731
2024 166,463 -31,747 -119,027 75,963
2023 167,381 -31,786 -124,111 87,800
2022 164,214 -32,220 -124,014 87,800
2021 158,994 -32,952 -56,947 -16,778
2020 169,264 -33,850 -31,101 112,631
2019 176,550 -34,612 10,353 128,622
2018 178,632 -34,976 30,951 118,220
2017 180,310 -34,742 71,907 104,029
2016 180,902 -33,879 122,923 91,568
2015 182,063 -32,669 163,248 276,427
2014 182,009 -31,390 167,464 308,037
2013 181,457 -30,323 166,415 301,926
2012 183,702 -29,658 215,859 281,866
2011 184,695 -29,029 214,728 269,958
2010 95,965 -28,416 213,083 52,042
2009 187,804 -27,924 197,231 5,308
2008 185,364 -27,630 215,841 -19,630
2007 184,223 -26,995 248,286 -42,293
2006 182,866 -26,629 203,441 -28,434
2005 180,618 -26,276 187,920 -47,821
2004 174,071 -26,399 225,988 -42,549
2003 179,543 -26,518 244,251 -31,994
2002 178,126 -26,626 247,752 -18,105
2001 178,741 -26,812 312,643 -28,006
2000 180,677 -27,075 390,167 -84,960
1999 177,421 -27,317 368,272 -107,448
1998 175,687 -27,476 393,436 -98,044
1997 174,962 -27,492 422,773 -109,130
1996 173,351 -27,348 446,142 -115,705
1995 171,852 -27,826 468,967 -208,491
1994 169,260 -27,744 473,200 -208,309
1993 169,240 -27,584 477,302 -222,802
1992 168,980 -27,415 494,352 -265,849
1991 167,919 -27,245 467,594 -270,754
1990 167,420 -26,075 411,546 79,294
1989 163,947 -25,857 403,266 186,120
1988 160,750 -25,662 399,297 192,534
1987 156,468 -25,518 378,758 198,057
1986 152,288 -25,257 395,651 189,782
1985 148,364 -24,887 416,219 97,949
1984 144,211 -24,427 436,384 101,394
1983 140,422 -23,944 514,844 102,167
1982 137,214 -23,375 605,626 48,638
1981 133,695 -23,106 631,189 18,442
1980 130,773 -22,900 583,294 -148,341
1979 128,206 -22,280 623,068 -139,566
1978 125,885 -21,809 499,084 -85,721
1977 123,520 -21,401 578,947 -90,737
1976 120,992 -20,870 530,558 -92,314
1975 118,508 -20,074 603,300 -52,332
1974 115,941 -19,792 673,030 27,005
1973 113,223 -19,278 699,115 35,779
1972 110,709 -18,916 740,469 25,382
1971 107,968 -18,509 789,185 -6,326
1970 105,208 -18,425 747,987 -27,999
1969 103,133 -18,340 694,227 -21,175
1968 101,300 -18,087 684,487 -16,868
1967 99,266 -17,827 692,169 -16,484
1966 96,973 -17,690 623,534 -16,688
1965 95,754 -17,404 641,090 -146,386
1964 93,987 -17,179 655,501 -102,284
1963 86,394 -16,846 685,824 -80,226
1962 89,683 -16,253 712,590 -94,606
1961 87,563 -15,902 730,173 -93,179
1960 85,368 -15,862 728,010 47,245

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/haiti/south-korea | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 83.8% of the population change in Haiti is from natural causes (a gain of 1,724,773 people) and 16.2% is from migration (a loss of 333,433 people). In South Korea 4.97% is from natural causes (a loss of 55,818 people) and 95% is from migration (a gain of 1,066,282 people).

As of 2024, 19,581 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Haiti, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

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
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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