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Haiti

Haiti / HT

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Haiti in numbers.

Area27,750 kmยฒWorld # 144 โ†’Population11.9MWorld # 82 โ†’Population density429 people/kmยฒWorld # 26 โ†’Life expectancy65.1 yearsWorld # 188 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 2,694World # 166 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Haiti across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area27,750 kmยฒWorld # 144 / 2023 โ†’Population11.9MWorld # 82 / 2025 โ†’Population density429 people/kmยฒWorld # 26 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,804World # 169 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.1%World # 94 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.6World # 71 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate21.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 62 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 86 / 2024 โ†’Median age23.5 yearsWorld # 173 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+4.8%World # 152 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1430.8%World # 68 / 2025 โ†’Urban population55.6%World # 143 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-32.1KWorld # 187 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-2.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 171 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.2%World # 205 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy65.1 yearsWorld # 188 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy53.9 yearsWorld # 163 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 151 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate8%World # 147 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 2,694World # 166 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 32.1BWorld # 113 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 3,134World # 186 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth-2.7%World # 206 / 2025 โ†’Inflation28.6%World # 9 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment14.9%World # 17 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment37.5%World # 11 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)41.1World # 35 / 2012 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)1%World # 188 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million people0.2 per million peopleWorld # 138 / 2014 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person1,959 kcal/dayWorld # 187 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person20.7 kg/person/yearWorld # 150 / 2023 โ†’Rice production135K tWorld # 74 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production4.4K tWorld # 45 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area12.3%World # 151 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person76 kWh/personWorld # 146 / 2022 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.3 tWorld # 195 / 2024 โ†’Internet use47.9%World # 161 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions65.2 per 100 peopleWorld # 185 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate41.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 8 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate18.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 74 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.1%World # 159 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament2.5%World # 189 / 2019 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals938KWorld # 101 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 620MWorld # 93 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2018 / 84%Main languageHaitian CreoleMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryTextiles and clothing2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal641 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightHaitian CreoleLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyUS DollarHTG / USDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country