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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Haiti was 11,772,557 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Haiti's population is 12,076,663 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 2.22 times bigger than Haiti's.
  • Haiti is ranked the 82nd most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.15% for Haiti vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Haiti has had an average growth rate of +1.29% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Haiti has increased from 9.22M people to 12.1M (31% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Haiti vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Haiti
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Haiti Syria
2100 15,259,049 44,620,090
2099 15,299,437 44,690,260
2098 15,338,455 44,750,249
2097 15,376,492 44,813,148
2096 15,413,214 44,867,740
2095 15,448,584 44,895,489
2094 15,482,530 44,945,231
2093 15,515,275 44,974,311
2092 15,546,829 45,003,795
2091 15,576,873 45,016,478
2090 15,605,593 45,048,083
2089 15,633,063 45,047,102
2088 15,658,679 45,041,864
2087 15,682,423 45,049,516
2086 15,704,764 45,068,928
2085 15,724,953 45,034,847
2084 15,743,346 44,999,929
2083 15,759,380 44,971,600
2082 15,773,768 44,910,859
2081 15,786,254 44,843,908
2080 15,796,710 44,744,718
2079 15,804,509 44,687,371
2078 15,810,531 44,649,760
2077 15,813,971 44,604,175
2076 15,814,939 44,520,132
2075 15,813,894 44,426,423
2074 15,810,308 44,328,795
2073 15,804,302 44,221,016
2072 15,795,380 44,084,262
2071 15,783,669 43,939,848
2070 15,769,538 43,795,999
2069 15,752,007 43,648,130
2068 15,731,378 43,465,442
2067 15,707,152 43,271,173
2066 15,679,510 43,060,752
2065 15,648,952 42,810,442
2064 15,614,758 42,559,554
2063 15,576,832 42,311,907
2062 15,535,522 42,062,193
2061 15,490,720 41,808,082
2060 15,442,338 41,522,274
2059 15,389,829 41,208,825
2058 15,333,225 40,925,728
2057 15,273,178 40,643,453
2056 15,210,219 40,332,578
2055 15,143,461 40,026,632
2054 15,072,996 39,691,425
2053 14,998,576 39,348,020
2052 14,920,449 39,045,268
2051 14,838,409 38,733,827
2050 14,752,631 38,410,423
2049 14,664,689 38,089,455
2048 14,573,517 37,784,449
2047 14,480,194 37,492,636
2046 14,384,177 37,181,526
2045 14,285,803 36,843,579
2044 14,184,902 36,526,509
2043 14,081,547 36,188,225
2042 13,975,641 35,825,419
2041 13,867,631 35,447,414
2040 13,758,146 35,042,107
2039 13,646,894 34,626,945
2038 13,532,882 34,183,740
2037 13,417,458 33,703,682
2036 13,300,237 33,223,843
2035 13,181,288 32,696,648
2034 13,060,482 32,148,814
2033 12,938,038 31,562,427
2032 12,813,730 30,967,322
2031 12,688,158 30,329,874
2030 12,561,034 29,672,629
2029 12,432,856 28,949,535
2028 12,303,271 28,217,748
2027 12,172,389 27,428,807
2026 12,041,170 26,607,148
2025 11,908,056 25,689,551
2024 11,772,557 24,672,760
2023 11,637,398 23,594,623
2022 11,503,606 22,462,173
2021 11,374,586 21,628,839
2020 11,243,848 21,049,429
2019 11,105,163 20,353,534
2018 10,962,362 19,577,845
2017 10,817,754 19,224,668
2016 10,671,457 19,193,834
2015 10,523,242 19,424,618
2014 10,373,235 20,273,659
2013 10,222,362 21,666,917
2012 10,069,771 22,759,763
2011 9,914,904 22,878,098
2010 9,803,294 22,482,421
2009 9,689,581 21,976,969
2008 9,530,774 21,636,564
2007 9,373,296 20,884,125
2006 9,216,562 19,637,022
2005 9,061,273 18,814,091
2004 8,910,263 18,336,875
2003 8,759,912 17,889,296
2002 8,607,641 17,468,332
2001 8,455,918 17,051,338
2000 8,303,151 16,637,888
1999 8,151,296 16,228,061
1998 8,002,143 15,820,413
1997 7,854,298 15,417,542
1996 7,707,557 15,018,104
1995 7,562,546 14,616,801
1994 7,419,771 14,208,583
1993 7,278,181 13,795,686
1992 7,136,571 13,385,571
1991 6,995,450 12,980,821
1990 6,854,441 12,579,208
1989 6,714,730 12,179,060
1988 6,578,145 11,782,264
1987 6,445,123 11,388,923
1986 6,316,122 11,002,844
1985 6,190,862 10,625,672
1984 6,069,230 10,258,398
1983 5,951,096 9,904,809
1982 5,835,937 9,572,511
1981 5,723,725 9,260,189
1980 5,614,493 8,957,663
1979 5,507,590 8,661,909
1978 5,402,580 8,372,759
1977 5,299,476 8,090,501
1976 5,198,357 7,817,320
1975 5,099,086 7,554,364
1974 5,001,796 7,302,160
1973 4,906,743 7,060,321
1972 4,813,868 6,826,024
1971 4,723,244 6,598,094
1970 4,635,124 6,380,609
1969 4,549,334 6,175,166
1968 4,465,328 5,978,742
1967 4,382,999 5,790,198
1966 4,302,639 5,609,047
1965 4,223,820 5,435,267
1964 4,146,244 5,269,087
1963 4,073,068 5,110,467
1962 4,001,575 4,959,340
1961 3,929,030 4,815,466
1960 3,858,443 4,673,500

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/syria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Haiti increased by 1,454,895 people (a 15.8% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Haiti gained 1,405,206 people (a 13.2% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

Haiti was ranked 87th most populous country in 2006 and is 82nd in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Haiti is projected to reach its peak in 2076 at 15.8M people compared to the peak of 45.1M people in 2086 for Syria.

Population growth rate by year

Haiti
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Haiti Syria
2100 -0.26% -0.16%
2099 -0.25% -0.13%
2098 -0.25% -0.14%
2097 -0.24% -0.12%
2096 -0.23% -0.06%
2095 -0.22% -0.11%
2094 -0.21% -0.06%
2093 -0.2% -0.07%
2092 -0.19% -0.03%
2091 -0.18% -0.07%
2090 -0.18% 0.002%
2089 -0.16% 0.01%
2088 -0.15% -0.02%
2087 -0.14% -0.04%
2086 -0.13% 0.08%
2085 -0.12% 0.08%
2084 -0.1% 0.06%
2083 -0.09% 0.14%
2082 -0.08% 0.15%
2081 -0.07% 0.22%
2080 -0.05% 0.13%
2079 -0.04% 0.08%
2078 -0.02% 0.1%
2077 -0.006% 0.19%
2076 0.007% 0.21%
2075 0.02% 0.22%
2074 0.04% 0.24%
2073 0.06% 0.31%
2072 0.07% 0.33%
2071 0.09% 0.33%
2070 0.11% 0.34%
2069 0.13% 0.42%
2068 0.15% 0.45%
2067 0.18% 0.49%
2066 0.2% 0.58%
2065 0.22% 0.59%
2064 0.24% 0.59%
2063 0.27% 0.59%
2062 0.29% 0.61%
2061 0.31% 0.69%
2060 0.34% 0.76%
2059 0.37% 0.69%
2058 0.39% 0.69%
2057 0.41% 0.77%
2056 0.44% 0.76%
2055 0.47% 0.84%
2054 0.5% 0.87%
2053 0.52% 0.78%
2052 0.55% 0.8%
2051 0.58% 0.84%
2050 0.6% 0.84%
2049 0.63% 0.81%
2048 0.64% 0.78%
2047 0.67% 0.84%
2046 0.69% 0.92%
2045 0.71% 0.87%
2044 0.73% 0.93%
2043 0.76% 1.01%
2042 0.78% 1.07%
2041 0.8% 1.16%
2040 0.82% 1.2%
2039 0.84% 1.3%
2038 0.86% 1.42%
2037 0.88% 1.44%
2036 0.9% 1.61%
2035 0.92% 1.7%
2034 0.95% 1.86%
2033 0.97% 1.92%
2032 0.99% 2.1%
2031 1.01% 2.21%
2030 1.03% 2.5%
2029 1.05% 2.59%
2028 1.08% 2.88%
2027 1.09% 3.09%
2026 1.12% 3.57%
2025 1.15% 4.12%
2024 1.16% 4.57%
2023 1.16% 5.04%
2022 1.13% 3.85%
2021 1.16% 2.75%
2020 1.25% 3.42%
2019 1.3% 3.96%
2018 1.34% 1.84%
2017 1.37% 0.16%
2016 1.41% -1.19%
2015 1.45% -4.19%
2014 1.48% -6.43%
2013 1.52% -4.8%
2012 1.56% -0.52%
2011 1.14% 1.76%
2010 1.17% 2.3%
2009 1.67% 1.57%
2008 1.68% 3.6%
2007 1.7% 6.35%
2006 1.71% 4.37%
2005 1.69% 2.6%
2004 1.72% 2.5%
2003 1.77% 2.41%
2002 1.79% 2.45%
2001 1.84% 2.48%
2000 1.86% 2.53%
1999 1.86% 2.58%
1998 1.88% 2.61%
1997 1.9% 2.66%
1996 1.92% 2.75%
1995 1.92% 2.87%
1994 1.95% 2.99%
1993 1.98% 3.06%
1992 2.02% 3.12%
1991 2.06% 3.19%
1990 2.08% 3.29%
1989 2.08% 3.37%
1988 2.06% 3.45%
1987 2.04% 3.51%
1986 2.02% 3.55%
1985 2% 3.58%
1984 1.99% 3.57%
1983 1.97% 3.47%
1982 1.96% 3.37%
1981 1.95% 3.38%
1980 1.94% 3.41%
1979 1.94% 3.45%
1978 1.95% 3.49%
1977 1.95% 3.49%
1976 1.95% 3.48%
1975 1.95% 3.45%
1974 1.94% 3.43%
1973 1.93% 3.43%
1972 1.92% 3.45%
1971 1.9% 3.41%
1970 1.89% 3.33%
1969 1.88% 3.29%
1968 1.88% 3.26%
1967 1.87% 3.23%
1966 1.87% 3.2%
1965 1.87% 3.15%
1964 1.8% 3.1%
1963 1.79% 3.05%
1962 1.85% 2.99%
1961 1.83% 3.04%

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/syria | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Haiti grew by 1.16%, while Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Haiti Syria
Current population
12076663
26829400
Population rank 82/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 0.32%
One net population change
3.89 minutes
29.3 seconds
One birth every
2.03 minutes
1.01 minutes
One death every
5.78 minutes
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline +370 +2,954
Annual growth/decline +135,159 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate +1.16% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 92/197 6/197
One migration net change every
16.4 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -32,052 +421,693
Net migration rank 168/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 19,581 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 170/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 187/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Haiti
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Haiti Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -32,052 - 421,693
2024 - -31,747 - 546,494
2023 167,381 -31,786 402,713 757,309
2022 164,214 -32,220 369,750 735,142
2021 158,994 -32,952 350,560 211,220
2020 169,264 -33,850 327,992 269,050
2019 176,550 -34,612 293,762 500,985
2018 178,632 -34,976 242,530 514,102
2017 180,310 -34,742 237,214 -287,501
2016 180,902 -33,879 236,007 -124,063
2015 182,063 -32,669 253,977 -827,496
2014 182,009 -31,390 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 181,457 -30,323 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 183,702 -29,658 475,520 -999,267
2011 184,695 -29,029 543,950 -256,888
2010 95,965 -28,416 558,666 -54,359
2009 187,804 -27,924 559,314 -52,703
2008 185,364 -27,630 576,593 -402,393
2007 184,223 -26,995 529,162 801,514
2006 182,866 -26,629 480,616 682,911
2005 180,618 -26,276 468,960 13,382
2004 174,071 -26,399 461,209 10,881
2003 179,543 -26,518 457,000 -33,920
2002 178,126 -26,626 453,967 -35,096
2001 178,741 -26,812 451,503 -36,383
2000 180,677 -27,075 446,211 -34,425
1999 177,421 -27,317 439,261 -31,394
1998 175,687 -27,476 433,447 -26,025
1997 174,962 -27,492 429,887 -31,571
1996 173,351 -27,348 430,765 -30,197
1995 171,852 -27,826 430,172 -28,122
1994 169,260 -27,744 426,996 -12,630
1993 169,240 -27,584 420,244 -8,828
1992 168,980 -27,415 412,878 -4,063
1991 167,919 -27,245 410,830 -10,154
1990 167,420 -26,075 409,177 -6,620
1989 163,947 -25,857 406,111 -8,379
1988 160,750 -25,662 404,285 -8,426
1987 156,468 -25,518 399,159 -8,335
1986 152,288 -25,257 390,821 -9,485
1985 148,364 -24,887 379,231 -6,221
1984 144,211 -24,427 366,768 -5,245
1983 140,422 -23,944 355,375 -9,729
1982 137,214 -23,375 319,664 -721
1981 133,695 -23,106 330,237 -24,536
1980 130,773 -22,900 332,464 -33,114
1979 128,206 -22,280 324,943 -32,793
1978 125,885 -21,809 316,724 -30,567
1977 123,520 -21,401 306,630 -28,275
1976 120,992 -20,870 294,267 -26,268
1975 118,508 -20,074 282,299 -24,389
1974 115,941 -19,792 270,735 -24,242
1973 113,223 -19,278 254,687 -17,502
1972 110,709 -18,916 249,027 -17,610
1971 107,968 -18,509 239,610 -15,167
1970 105,208 -18,425 230,117 -19,594
1969 103,133 -18,340 219,114 -18,749
1968 101,300 -18,087 209,454 -16,968
1967 99,266 -17,827 199,223 -14,618
1966 96,973 -17,690 191,122 -13,434
1965 95,754 -17,404 182,560 -12,704
1964 93,987 -17,179 174,549 -12,044
1963 86,394 -16,846 166,555 -11,817
1962 89,683 -16,253 159,155 -11,641
1961 87,563 -15,902 151,485 -11,237
1960 85,368 -15,862 143,687 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/haiti/syria | 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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 people).

As of 2024, 19,581 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Haiti, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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