Haiti Population Pyramid 2009
Haiti in 2009
As of 2009, Haiti counted 9,689,581 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1999, the population was 8,151,296; it has grown by 18.9% since.
With a median age of 21.1 years, Haiti had a youth dependency ratio of 61.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.6 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Haiti had on average 2.66 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 64.9 years in 2023: 68.3 for women and 61.7 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
18,106 immigrants live in Haiti, 0.2% of the population.
| Venezuela | 2,579 |
| Dominican Republic | 2,464 |
| United States of America | 1,644 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,582 |
| Spain | 1,327 |
1,994,605 people born in Haiti live in other countries.
| United States of America | 798,232 |
| Dominican Republic | 535,116 |
| Chile | 172,050 |
| France | 116,971 |
| Canada | 107,237 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 9,689,581 | 21.1 | |
| Dominican Republic | 9,695,265 | 24.5 | |
| Cuba | 11,294,720 | 37.7 | |
| Puerto Rico | 3,735,015 | 36.5 | |
| Jamaica | 2,736,995 | 26.1 |





