Haiti population pyramid 2026
Latin America and the Caribbean · Caribbean
12,037,506 people in 2026 (projected). Haiti’s pyramid has stopped widening at the base: the three youngest bands are now almost equal, though births still outnumber deaths nearly three to one.
- 2026 population
- 12Mrank 82 of 237
- Median age
- 24.3 yearsoldest rank 173
- Fertility rate
- 2.55births per woman · above replacement
- Structure
- Transitional4.9% age 65+
Haiti population pyramid
2026 · Share of total by five-year age group and sex
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The UN series provides historical estimates through 2023. Figures from 2024 onward—including 2026—are medium-scenario projections, not counts or predictions guaranteed to occur.
Haiti age distribution in 2026
Children under 15 account for 30.4% of the population, while 4.9% are aged 65 or older. The remaining 64.7% are in the conventional working-age range of 15–64. On these shares, the site classifies Haiti’s age structure as transitional; the guide to population pyramid types explains what that shape implies.
The total age dependency ratio is 54.5: about 55 people under 15 or 65+ for every 100 people aged 15–64 (46.9 children and 7.5 older people). This is an age-balance indicator, not a literal count of economic dependants per worker.
What shapes Haiti’s population pyramid
Half a century with the same shape
For the first fifty years of the UN series, Haiti’s pyramid barely changed its proportions. Children under 15 were about 40% of the population in both 1950 and 2000, and the median age was close to 18 throughout. Fertility did fall, from about 6.2 children per woman in 1950 to 5.4 in 1990, but slowly, and the decline was offset by falling child mortality: infant deaths dropped from about 200 per 1,000 births in 1950 to 77 in 2000.
The decisive change came after 2000. Fertility fell to 3.5 by 2010 and 2.7 by 2023, and the base of the pyramid stopped widening. In 2026 the bands at 0–4, 5–9 and 10–14 are almost exactly the same size. Because the large cohorts born before 2010 are now entering their childbearing years, births still exceed deaths by nearly three to one, an example of population momentum.
Mortality shocks and a long emigration
Life expectancy rose from 37 in 1950 to 53 in 1990, then fell to under 46 in 2010, the year of the earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince. It recovered to about 65 by 2023, but infant mortality, around 43 per 1,000 births, remains among the highest in the Americas.
The UN estimates net emigration of about one million people between 1950 and 1999 and a further 720,000 between 2000 and 2023, with large Haitian communities in the United States, the Dominican Republic, Canada and France. Migration is projected to remain negative, removing roughly another half million people by 2050. Unusually, this outflow leaves little visible imprint on the sex ratio at working ages, which stays close to 100 men per 100 women until about 50. Above that, women predominate increasingly, reflecting a gap of more than six years in life expectancy.
A slower, older future
Haiti’s 2026 structure is closest to those of Honduras, Laos and Bolivia. Under the UN medium scenario the population grows from about 12 million to 14.7 million in 2050, peaks at about 15.7 million in 2076 and has more deaths than births from 2081. By 2050 the lower half of the pyramid is almost vertical, and by 2100 the median age reaches about 40, with roughly 18% of people aged 65 or over. The demographic transition model describes the stage Haiti is moving through.
What to notice across the years
Distinctive cohorts and turning points
No five-year band under age 80 is more than 10% larger or smaller than both of its neighbours, so Haiti’s 2026 pyramid has a comparatively smooth profile without sharp bulges or notches.
Births outnumber deaths in 2026; the medium scenario projects deaths to exceed births from 2081. People aged 65 and older are projected to outnumber children under 15 by 2100.
Births, deaths, and migration
A pyramid changes in only three ways: births add to the base, deaths remove people at every age, and migration adds or removes people mainly in young adulthood. In 2026, Haiti is projected to record 256,749 births (about 703 births a day) and 94,315 deaths, a natural increase of 162,434. Net migration adds −31,968 people, ranking #195 in the net migration rate ranking.
Between 2000 and 2023 the UN estimates 6,380,273 births, 2,182,078 deaths, and cumulative net migration of −719,386. Over that period the balance of births and deaths moved the total more than migration did. See how migration shapes a pyramid and birth rate versus fertility rate. The medium scenario assumes net migration of −542,405 between 2026 and 2050.
Annual values 1950–2100; dashed lines after 2023 are the UN medium projection. The trend table below lists the values by decade.
Life expectancy and mortality
- Life expectancy, women
- 68.8 years39.8 in 1950
- Life expectancy, men
- 62.2 years34.8 in 1950
- Further years at 65
- 13.2 yearsboth sexes
- Infant mortality
- 42.6per 1,000 births · 202 in 1950
- Under-five mortality
- 54.7per 1,000 births
- Mother’s mean age at birth
- 29.5 yearssex ratio at birth 103.1
Women in Haiti are projected to live 6.6 years longer than men, which is why the female side of the pyramid widens relative to the other at older ages (see the life expectancy gap ranking). Infant mortality has fallen from 202 to 42.6 deaths per 1,000 live births since 1950, ranking #22 of 237 in the infant mortality ranking (highest first). A mean age at childbearing of 29.5 years sets the spacing between generations, and so how far apart echo cohorts sit in the pyramid.
Median age, fertility rate, and global ranks for Haiti
The median age of 24.3 years splits the population into two equal halves. A total fertility rate of 2.55 births per woman is above the replacement level of roughly 2.1, and life expectancy at birth is 65.5 years.
These ranks compare all 237 countries and areas in this dataset using the same 2026 UN medium projection. Ranks use the stored source precision, so displayed rounding can make adjacent values look identical; small differences should not be overinterpreted.
| Indicator | 2026 value | Global rank | Ranking direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 12,037,506 | #82 | Largest first |
| Median age | 24.3 years | #173 | Oldest first |
| Fertility rate | 2.55 | #73 | Highest first |
| Annual growth | +1.1% | #94 | Fastest first |
| Life expectancy | 65.5 years | #210 | Highest first |
| Population aged 65+ | 4.9% | #174 | Highest share first |
Largest age groups in Haiti
The five largest cohorts identify where the 2026 population is concentrated. They can reflect past birth patterns, survival, and migration; the chart alone does not establish which cause dominates.
| Rank | Age group | Population | Share of total | Male / female |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0–4 | 1,220,820 | 10.1% | 615.8K / 605K |
| 2 | 5–9 | 1,220,688 | 10.1% | 615.1K / 605.6K |
| 3 | 10–14 | 1,214,865 | 10.1% | 611.1K / 603.8K |
| 4 | 15–19 | 1,180,837 | 9.8% | 593.2K / 587.6K |
| 5 | 20–24 | 1,106,576 | 9.2% | 553.9K / 552.7K |
Sex ratio and the balance by age
In the 2026 projection, Haiti has 5,949,870 males and 6,087,636 females. That is 97.7 males per 100 females, ranking #130 when the dataset is ordered from the highest male-to-female ratio to the lowest.
Males account for 49.4% of the population and females for 50.6%. There are 137,766 more females than males overall. Among people aged 65 and older, the ratio is 74.5 males per 100 females.
The overall balance can conceal large differences by age; how sex ratios change with age explains the usual pattern. The ratio reflects the male/female categories in the UN source and is not a measure of gender identity. Compare all profiles in the sex-ratio ranking.
At birth, 103.1 boys are projected to be born for every 100 girls in 2026, slightly below the typical value of about 105 (compare the sex ratio at birth ranking). The ratio at birth sets the balance at the base of the pyramid; how it changes with age then depends on survival and migration.
How Haiti has changed since 1950
The population has increased from 3,265,708 in 1950 to 12,037,506 in 2026, a change of 269%. Over the same span, median age moved from 18.8 to 24.3 years.
The under-15 share changed from 40.5% to 30.4%, while the share aged 65 and older changed from 3.6% to 4.9%. These shifts show why total population growth and age-structure change need to be read separately.
How the population could change by 2050
Under the UN medium scenario, Haiti’s population is projected to grow by about 22%, reaching 14,710,862 in 2050. The median age changes from 24.3 to 31.1 years.
The 65+ share is projected to rise by 3.5 percentage points to 8.4%. At the same time, the under-15 share is projected at 23.4%. How UN projections work explains the assumptions behind these figures.
The annual UN series reaches its highest projected population of 15,723,966 in 2076. That turning point depends on the medium scenario and may move in later revisions. Compare timing across countries in the population peak ranking.
Population trend: 1950–2100
Mid-year population for every year. Estimates through 2023; dashed line shows the UN medium projection.
| Year | Population | Median age | Fertility | Life exp. | Births | Deaths | Net migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,265,708 | 18.8 | 6.25 | 37.2 | 151,714 | 88,951 | −14,721 | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 3,858,443 | 18.5 | 6.18 | 43.4 | 167,364 | 81,997 | −15,862 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 4,635,124 | 18.3 | 5.91 | 47.3 | 189,276 | 84,066 | −18,425 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 5,614,493 | 18.2 | 5.56 | 50.0 | 221,862 | 91,091 | −22,900 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 6,854,441 | 17.8 | 5.41 | 53.2 | 262,167 | 94,752 | −26,075 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 8,303,151 | 18.4 | 4.39 | 58.2 | 266,970 | 86,291 | −27,075 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 9,803,294 | 20.3 | 3.50 | 45.6 | 271,749 | 175,780 | −28,416 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 11,243,848 | 22.8 | 2.80 | 63.8 | 262,412 | 93,139 | −33,850 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 11,637,398 | 23.5 | 2.66 | 64.9 | 258,348 | 90,966 | −31,786 | +1.2% |
| 2024* | 11,772,557 | 23.8 | 2.63 | 65.1 | 258,340 | 91,871 | −31,747 | +1.1% |
| 2026* | 12,037,506 | 24.3 | 2.55 | 65.5 | 256,749 | 94,315 | −31,968 | +1.1% |
| 2030* | 12,552,359 | 25.5 | 2.43 | 66.1 | 253,947 | 99,500 | −28,051 | +1.0% |
| 2040* | 13,733,853 | 28.3 | 2.21 | 67.6 | 244,733 | 115,551 | −20,330 | +0.8% |
| 2050* | 14,710,862 | 31.1 | 2.06 | 69.0 | 233,413 | 136,156 | −11,967 | +0.6% |
| 2060* | 15,378,030 | 33.5 | 1.96 | 70.2 | 220,807 | 160,344 | −12,357 | +0.3% |
| 2070* | 15,686,331 | 35.4 | 1.89 | 71.5 | 208,724 | 182,211 | −12,467 | +0.1% |
| 2080* | 15,701,124 | 37.0 | 1.84 | 72.7 | 196,435 | 195,177 | −11,656 | -0.1% |
| 2090* | 15,502,021 | 38.4 | 1.80 | 74.0 | 183,529 | 201,127 | −10,952 | -0.2% |
| 2100* | 15,151,093 | 39.7 | 1.77 | 75.3 | 171,737 | 202,204 | −10,823 | -0.3% |
* 2024 onward is the UN medium projection. Fertility is births per woman; life expectancy is years at birth; births, deaths, and net migration are counts for that calendar year.
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2026 population by age and sex
The table provides the counts behind the chart. Age groups are five-year bands, with everyone aged 100 or older combined.
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | 615,812 | 605,008 | 1,220,820 | 10.1% |
| 5–9 | 615,106 | 605,582 | 1,220,688 | 10.1% |
| 10–14 | 611,058 | 603,807 | 1,214,865 | 10.1% |
| 15–19 | 593,211 | 587,626 | 1,180,837 | 9.8% |
| 20–24 | 553,891 | 552,685 | 1,106,576 | 9.2% |
| 25–29 | 519,081 | 522,402 | 1,041,483 | 8.7% |
| 30–34 | 481,063 | 486,692 | 967,755 | 8.0% |
| 35–39 | 436,423 | 444,240 | 880,663 | 7.3% |
| 40–44 | 367,591 | 376,454 | 744,045 | 6.2% |
| 45–49 | 306,441 | 316,537 | 622,978 | 5.2% |
| 50–54 | 249,460 | 262,267 | 511,727 | 4.3% |
| 55–59 | 197,047 | 213,828 | 410,875 | 3.4% |
| 60–64 | 152,884 | 173,953 | 326,837 | 2.7% |
| 65–69 | 110,902 | 134,904 | 245,806 | 2.0% |
| 70–74 | 72,874 | 97,019 | 169,893 | 1.4% |
| 75–79 | 40,509 | 60,295 | 100,804 | 0.8% |
| 80–84 | 19,201 | 30,436 | 49,637 | 0.4% |
| 85–89 | 6,214 | 11,289 | 17,503 | 0.1% |
| 90–94 | 1,040 | 2,373 | 3,413 | 0.0% |
| 95–99 | 61 | 231 | 292 | 0.0% |
| 100+ | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% |
Countries with the most similar age structure
These profiles have the 2026 age distributions closest to Haiti’s, measured by the total difference in the share of the population in each five-year band. Similar shapes can arise from very different histories, so the match is a starting point for comparison, not an explanation.
- Honduras98% overlap · median age 24.6
- Laos98% overlap · median age 25.3
- Bolivia98% overlap · median age 25.5
- Papua New Guinea98% overlap · median age 23.0
- Jordan97% overlap · median age 24.9
- Guatemala97% overlap · median age 23.8
To calculate school-age, working-age, or older groups with other boundaries, use the age-group calculator for Haiti.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the population of Haiti in 2026?
Under the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, Haiti's population in 2026 is projected at 12,037,506.
What is the median age in Haiti?
The projected median age in Haiti in 2026 is 24.3 years: half the population is younger and half is older.
What is the fertility rate in Haiti?
The projected total fertility rate in 2026 is 2.55 births per woman, above the replacement level of about 2.1 in low-mortality populations.
Is Haiti's population projected to grow?
Between 2026 and 2050, the UN medium scenario indicates the population will grow by about 22%, from 12M to 14.7M.
What share of Haiti is aged 65 or older?
In 2026, 4.9% of the projected population is aged 65 or older. By 2050, the medium scenario places the share at 8.4%.
How many babies are born in Haiti each year?
The UN medium scenario projects 256,749 births and 94,315 deaths in 2026, about 703 births a day. Births exceed deaths by 162,434.
What is life expectancy in Haiti for men and women?
Life expectancy at birth in 2026 is projected at 68.8 years for women and 62.2 years for men, a gap of 6.6 years in favour of women.
Does Haiti have more immigrants or emigrants?
Haiti is projected to lose about 31,968 more people through emigration than it gains in 2026. Between 2000 and 2023 the UN estimates cumulative net migration of −719,386.
What is the sex ratio in Haiti?
The projected 2026 population sex ratio is 97.7 males per 100 females. This all-age ratio is different from the sex ratio at birth and can vary substantially by age.
Sources and notes
- United Nations, DESA, Population Division: World Population Prospects 2024, medium scenario.
- Population values are mid-year figures. Source values published in thousands are converted to people; displayed figures may imply more precision than is appropriate for planning.
- Historical values through 2023 are estimates. Values from 2024 onward are projections.
- Calculations follow the site methodology.