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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Haiti was 11,772,557 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Haiti's population is 12,076,663 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 4.04 times bigger than Haiti's.
  • Haiti is ranked the 82nd most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.73% of the world: 0.15% for Haiti vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Haiti has had an average growth rate of +1.29% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Haiti has increased from 9.22M people to 12.1M (31% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Haiti vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Haiti
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Haiti Spain
2100 15,259,049 33,862,981
2099 15,299,437 34,039,965
2098 15,338,455 34,215,187
2097 15,376,492 34,387,116
2096 15,413,214 34,552,002
2095 15,448,584 34,719,411
2094 15,482,530 34,882,039
2093 15,515,275 35,044,043
2092 15,546,829 35,204,657
2091 15,576,873 35,366,895
2090 15,605,593 35,535,838
2089 15,633,063 35,707,942
2088 15,658,679 35,877,681
2087 15,682,423 36,043,209
2086 15,704,764 36,210,710
2085 15,724,953 36,386,207
2084 15,743,346 36,564,622
2083 15,759,380 36,749,680
2082 15,773,768 36,936,644
2081 15,786,254 37,133,976
2080 15,796,710 37,337,517
2079 15,804,509 37,551,557
2078 15,810,531 37,771,135
2077 15,813,971 38,002,963
2076 15,814,939 38,249,247
2075 15,813,894 38,506,040
2074 15,810,308 38,777,715
2073 15,804,302 39,056,249
2072 15,795,380 39,348,447
2071 15,783,669 39,642,346
2070 15,769,538 39,949,413
2069 15,752,007 40,256,590
2068 15,731,378 40,575,543
2067 15,707,152 40,893,798
2066 15,679,510 41,218,263
2065 15,648,952 41,543,254
2064 15,614,758 41,878,338
2063 15,576,832 42,208,320
2062 15,535,522 42,542,893
2061 15,490,720 42,874,096
2060 15,442,338 43,191,452
2059 15,389,829 43,506,737
2058 15,333,225 43,809,907
2057 15,273,178 44,112,668
2056 15,210,219 44,415,689
2055 15,143,461 44,691,749
2054 15,072,996 44,958,971
2053 14,998,576 45,223,225
2052 14,920,449 45,470,541
2051 14,838,409 45,695,307
2050 14,752,631 45,911,520
2049 14,664,689 46,127,777
2048 14,573,517 46,322,244
2047 14,480,194 46,510,152
2046 14,384,177 46,687,914
2045 14,285,803 46,858,778
2044 14,184,902 47,016,278
2043 14,081,547 47,158,325
2042 13,975,641 47,301,091
2041 13,867,631 47,434,593
2040 13,758,146 47,563,236
2039 13,646,894 47,685,343
2038 13,532,882 47,798,797
2037 13,417,458 47,910,899
2036 13,300,237 48,020,350
2035 13,181,288 48,124,430
2034 13,060,482 48,220,051
2033 12,938,038 48,311,842
2032 12,813,730 48,402,470
2031 12,688,158 48,495,278
2030 12,561,034 48,579,920
2029 12,432,856 48,648,699
2028 12,303,271 48,707,969
2027 12,172,389 48,758,200
2026 12,041,170 48,806,901
2025 11,908,056 48,838,057
2024 11,772,557 48,848,840
2023 11,637,398 48,352,528
2022 11,503,606 47,786,102
2021 11,374,586 47,443,821
2020 11,243,848 47,359,424
2019 11,105,163 47,118,501
2018 10,962,362 46,782,011
2017 10,817,754 46,571,232
2016 10,671,457 46,458,139
2015 10,523,242 46,422,303
2014 10,373,235 46,460,733
2013 10,222,362 46,604,197
2012 10,069,771 46,773,055
2011 9,914,904 46,742,697
2010 9,803,294 46,576,897
2009 9,689,581 46,362,946
2008 9,530,774 45,954,106
2007 9,373,296 45,226,803
2006 9,216,562 44,397,319
2005 9,061,273 43,653,155
2004 8,910,263 42,921,895
2003 8,759,912 42,187,645
2002 8,607,641 41,431,558
2001 8,455,918 40,850,412
2000 8,303,151 40,567,864
1999 8,151,296 40,386,875
1998 8,002,143 40,223,509
1997 7,854,298 40,057,389
1996 7,707,557 39,889,852
1995 7,562,546 39,724,050
1994 7,419,771 39,549,108
1993 7,278,181 39,361,262
1992 7,136,571 39,157,685
1991 6,995,450 38,966,376
1990 6,854,441 38,867,322
1989 6,714,730 38,827,764
1988 6,578,145 38,766,939
1987 6,445,123 38,684,815
1986 6,316,122 38,584,624
1985 6,190,862 38,469,512
1984 6,069,230 38,330,364
1983 5,951,096 38,171,525
1982 5,835,937 37,986,012
1981 5,723,725 37,758,631
1980 5,614,493 37,491,165
1979 5,507,590 37,191,330
1978 5,402,580 36,864,898
1977 5,299,476 36,511,638
1976 5,198,357 36,137,812
1975 5,099,086 35,757,900
1974 5,001,796 35,373,335
1973 4,906,743 34,988,947
1972 4,813,868 34,604,469
1971 4,723,244 34,224,490
1970 4,635,124 33,814,531
1969 4,549,334 33,441,054
1968 4,465,328 33,113,134
1967 4,382,999 32,682,947
1966 4,302,639 32,283,194
1965 4,223,820 31,954,292
1964 4,146,244 31,609,195
1963 4,073,068 31,296,651
1962 4,001,575 31,023,366
1961 3,929,030 30,739,250
1960 3,858,443 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Haiti increased by 1,454,895 people (a 15.8% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Haiti gained 1,405,206 people (a 13.2% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Haiti was ranked 87th most populous country in 2006 and is 82nd in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Haiti is projected to reach its peak in 2076 at 15.8M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Haiti
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Haiti Spain
2100 -0.26% -0.52%
2099 -0.25% -0.51%
2098 -0.25% -0.5%
2097 -0.24% -0.48%
2096 -0.23% -0.48%
2095 -0.22% -0.47%
2094 -0.21% -0.46%
2093 -0.2% -0.46%
2092 -0.19% -0.46%
2091 -0.18% -0.48%
2090 -0.18% -0.48%
2089 -0.16% -0.47%
2088 -0.15% -0.46%
2087 -0.14% -0.46%
2086 -0.13% -0.48%
2085 -0.12% -0.49%
2084 -0.1% -0.5%
2083 -0.09% -0.51%
2082 -0.08% -0.53%
2081 -0.07% -0.55%
2080 -0.05% -0.57%
2079 -0.04% -0.58%
2078 -0.02% -0.61%
2077 -0.006% -0.64%
2076 0.007% -0.67%
2075 0.02% -0.7%
2074 0.04% -0.71%
2073 0.06% -0.74%
2072 0.07% -0.74%
2071 0.09% -0.77%
2070 0.11% -0.76%
2069 0.13% -0.79%
2068 0.15% -0.78%
2067 0.18% -0.79%
2066 0.2% -0.78%
2065 0.22% -0.8%
2064 0.24% -0.78%
2063 0.27% -0.79%
2062 0.29% -0.77%
2061 0.31% -0.73%
2060 0.34% -0.72%
2059 0.37% -0.69%
2058 0.39% -0.69%
2057 0.41% -0.68%
2056 0.44% -0.62%
2055 0.47% -0.59%
2054 0.5% -0.58%
2053 0.52% -0.54%
2052 0.55% -0.49%
2051 0.58% -0.47%
2050 0.6% -0.47%
2049 0.63% -0.42%
2048 0.64% -0.4%
2047 0.67% -0.38%
2046 0.69% -0.36%
2045 0.71% -0.33%
2044 0.73% -0.3%
2043 0.76% -0.3%
2042 0.78% -0.28%
2041 0.8% -0.27%
2040 0.82% -0.26%
2039 0.84% -0.24%
2038 0.86% -0.23%
2037 0.88% -0.23%
2036 0.9% -0.22%
2035 0.92% -0.2%
2034 0.95% -0.19%
2033 0.97% -0.19%
2032 0.99% -0.19%
2031 1.01% -0.17%
2030 1.03% -0.14%
2029 1.05% -0.12%
2028 1.08% -0.1%
2027 1.09% -0.1%
2026 1.12% -0.06%
2025 1.15% -0.02%
2024 1.16% 1.03%
2023 1.16% 1.19%
2022 1.13% 0.72%
2021 1.16% 0.18%
2020 1.25% 0.51%
2019 1.3% 0.72%
2018 1.34% 0.45%
2017 1.37% 0.24%
2016 1.41% 0.08%
2015 1.45% -0.08%
2014 1.48% -0.31%
2013 1.52% -0.36%
2012 1.56% 0.06%
2011 1.14% 0.36%
2010 1.17% 0.46%
2009 1.67% 0.89%
2008 1.68% 1.61%
2007 1.7% 1.87%
2006 1.71% 1.7%
2005 1.69% 1.7%
2004 1.72% 1.74%
2003 1.77% 1.82%
2002 1.79% 1.42%
2001 1.84% 0.7%
2000 1.86% 0.45%
1999 1.86% 0.41%
1998 1.88% 0.41%
1997 1.9% 0.42%
1996 1.92% 0.42%
1995 1.92% 0.44%
1994 1.95% 0.48%
1993 1.98% 0.52%
1992 2.02% 0.49%
1991 2.06% 0.25%
1990 2.08% 0.1%
1989 2.08% 0.16%
1988 2.06% 0.21%
1987 2.04% 0.26%
1986 2.02% 0.3%
1985 2% 0.36%
1984 1.99% 0.42%
1983 1.97% 0.49%
1982 1.96% 0.6%
1981 1.95% 0.71%
1980 1.94% 0.81%
1979 1.94% 0.89%
1978 1.95% 0.97%
1977 1.95% 1.03%
1976 1.95% 1.06%
1975 1.95% 1.09%
1974 1.94% 1.1%
1973 1.93% 1.11%
1972 1.92% 1.11%
1971 1.9% 1.21%
1970 1.89% 1.12%
1969 1.88% 0.99%
1968 1.88% 1.32%
1967 1.87% 1.24%
1966 1.87% 1.03%
1965 1.87% 1.09%
1964 1.8% 1%
1963 1.79% 0.88%
1962 1.85% 0.92%
1961 1.83% 0.93%

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 Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Haiti Spain
Current population
12076663
48806901
Population rank 82/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 0.59%
One net population change
3.89 minutes
1.06 minutes
One birth every
2.03 minutes
1.62 minutes
One death every
5.78 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +370 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +135,159 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +1.16% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 92/197 100/197
One migration net change every
16.4 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -32,052 +96,630
Net migration rank 168/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 19,581 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 170/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 187/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Haiti
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Haiti Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -32,052 - 96,630
2024 - -31,747 - 111,674
2023 167,381 -31,786 -111,211 119,099
2022 164,214 -32,220 -133,801 299,779
2021 158,994 -32,952 -113,865 144,385
2020 169,264 -33,850 -151,551 236,854
2019 176,550 -34,612 -56,542 464,783
2018 178,632 -34,976 -56,139 337,467
2017 180,310 -34,742 -32,600 201,135
2016 180,902 -33,879 0 106,474
2015 182,063 -32,669 -4,642 -1,979
2014 182,009 -31,390 32,522 -97,870
2013 181,457 -30,323 37,284 -250,741
2012 183,702 -29,658 51,450 -153,486
2011 184,695 -29,029 84,137 60,761
2010 95,965 -28,416 102,469 69,406
2009 187,804 -27,924 106,635 129,557
2008 185,364 -27,630 133,267 434,135
2007 184,223 -26,995 108,545 772,317
2006 182,866 -26,629 110,994 659,720
2005 180,618 -26,276 78,576 629,803
2004 174,071 -26,399 85,844 661,158
2003 179,543 -26,518 54,844 658,428
2002 178,126 -26,626 53,861 737,880
2001 178,741 -26,812 44,936 181,307
2000 180,677 -27,075 36,512 176,269
1999 177,421 -27,317 8,077 178,559
1998 175,687 -27,476 4,022 182,926
1997 174,962 -27,492 20,028 165,345
1996 173,351 -27,348 11,967 162,704
1995 171,852 -27,826 15,889 162,434
1994 169,260 -27,744 31,639 160,407
1993 169,240 -27,584 47,234 160,907
1992 168,980 -27,415 62,652 177,544
1991 167,919 -27,245 58,450 122,841
1990 167,420 -26,075 66,075 -30,684
1989 163,947 -25,857 81,538 -25,892
1988 160,750 -25,662 100,794 -17,663
1987 156,468 -25,518 116,054 -12,681
1986 152,288 -25,257 131,188 -13,540
1985 148,364 -24,887 146,184 -589
1984 144,211 -24,427 172,487 2,754
1983 140,422 -23,944 183,223 1,241
1982 137,214 -23,375 231,714 -7,384
1981 133,695 -23,106 237,879 2,563
1980 130,773 -22,900 281,184 20,166
1979 128,206 -22,280 312,407 -5,929
1978 125,885 -21,809 339,157 -2,504
1977 123,520 -21,401 361,465 -1,332
1976 120,992 -20,870 375,834 2,804
1975 118,508 -20,074 371,882 -218
1974 115,941 -19,792 396,182 105,838
1973 113,223 -19,278 374,381 8,624
1972 110,709 -18,916 391,030 7,935
1971 107,968 -18,509 369,625 7,363
1970 105,208 -18,425 378,723 -60,580
1969 103,133 -18,340 367,851 -49,956
1968 101,300 -18,087 387,423 -46,088
1967 99,266 -17,827 402,001 -42,344
1966 96,973 -17,690 397,084 -41,467
1965 95,754 -17,404 405,819 -42,476
1964 93,987 -17,179 429,885 -41,461
1963 86,394 -16,846 394,338 -44,446
1962 89,683 -16,253 384,690 -45,211
1961 87,563 -15,902 396,537 -46,517
1960 85,368 -15,862 398,960 -154,869

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

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

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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 19,581 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Haiti, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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