Haiti

Government
Name	Republic of Haiti
French	République d’Haïti
Haitian Creole	Repiblik d Ayiti
Government type	Semi-presidential republic
Capital	Port-au-Prince (1,234,742)
Currency	Haitian gourde (G)
People
Population (2020)	11,402,533 (80th)
Density of population	382 P/km2 (32nd)
Nationality	Haitian
Official languages
French
Creole
Ethnic groups
Black	95%
Mixed and white	5%
Religions (2003)
Roman Catholic	54.7%
Protestant	28.5%
Baptist	15.4%
Pentecostal	7.9%
Adventist	3%
Methodist	1.5%
Other	0.7%
Vodou	2.1%
Other	4.6%
None	10.2%
Life expectancy (2020)
Male	62.6 years
Female	68 years
Total population	65.3 years (194th)
Homicides
Total (2018)	6.7 per 100,000 people (48th)
Geography
Land area	27,560 km2
water area	190 km2
total area	27,750 km2 (148th)
Mean elevation	470 m
Lowest point
Caribbean Sea	0 m
Highest point
Chaine de la Selle	2,680 m
Land use (2011)
Agricultural land	66.4%
Arable land	38.5%
Permanent crops	10.2%
Permanent pasture	17.7%
Forest	3.6%
Other	30%
Urbanization
Urban population (2020)	57.1%
Rate of urbanization	2.9% annual rate of change (2015 – 2020)
Economy
Labor force (2014)	4.594 million  (88th)
note: shortage of skilled labor and abundance of unskilled labor
Labor force by occupation (2010)
Agriculture	38.1%
Industry	11.5%
Services	50.4%
Unemployment rate (2010)	40.6% (215th)
GDP (PPP) (estimate 2017)
Total	$19.979 billion (144th)
Per capita	$1,819 (174th)
GDP (nominal) (estimate 2017)
Total	$7.897 billion (139th)
Per capita	$719 (172nd)
GDP by sector (estimate 2017)
Agriculture	22.1%
Industry	20.3%
Services	57.6%
Exports (2017)	$980.2 million (160th)
Exports partners (2017)
US	80.6%
Dominican Republic	4.9%
Imports (2017)	$3.618 billion (143rd)
Imports partners (2017)
US	20.7%
China	18.8%
Netherlands Antilles	15.7%
Indonesia	8.5%

Haiti on the world map

Haiti top 10 largest cities

1. Port-au-Prince (1,234,742)
2. Cap-Haïtien (534,815)
3. Carrefour (442,156)
4. Delmas (382,920)
5. Pétion-Ville (283,052)
6. Port-de-Paix (250,000)
7. Croix-des-Bouquets (229,127)
8. Jacmel (137,966)
9. Léogâne (134,190)
10. Les Cayes (125,799)

Demography

Population pyramid

Age structure data

Estimate for 2020:

• 0-14 years: 31.21% (male 1,719,961/female 1,734,566)
• 15-24 years: 20.71% (male 1,145,113/female 1,146,741)
• 25-54 years: 38.45% (male 2,110,294/female 2,145,209)
• 55-64 years: 5.3% (male 280,630/female 305,584)
• 65 years and over: 4.33% (male 210,451/female 269,228)

Remark: the age structure of a population affects a nation’s key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.

Population from 1950 to 2020

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Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2019). World Population Prospects 2019, Online Edition. Rev. 1.

Evolution of the life expectancy from 1960 to 2018

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Source: World Development Indicators, The World Bank

Economy

Agriculture:

coffee, mangoes, cocoa, sugarcane, rice, corn, sorghum, wood, vetiver

Industries:

textiles, sugar refining, flour milling, cement, light assembly using imported parts

Exports – commodities:

apparel, manufactures, oils, cocoa, mangoes, coffee

Imports – commodities:

food, manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, fuels, raw materials

Time zone and current time in Haiti

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