Sociology

Population Studies
Population Trends in Haiti

Fig 1. Showing Population in Haiti from 2000-2012

Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Haiti 6,867,995 6,964,549 7,063,722 7,527,817 7,656,166 8,121,622 8,308,504

Country 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Haiti 8,706,497 8,924,553 9,035,536 9,648,924 9,719,932 9,801,664

The population in Haiti in 2013 stands at 9,893,934 (July 2013 est.).

The ethnic groups in Haiti are black 95%, mulatto and white 5%
The religious groups in Haiti are as follows Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%,
Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3%
note: roughly half of the population practices voodoo
Population Pyramid of Haiti

Age structure: 0-14 years: 34.6% (male 1,716,917/female 1,708,978)

15-24 years: 21.5% (male 1,064,069/female 1,066,614)
25-54 years: 34.8% (male 1,713,478/female 1,729,432)
55-64 years: 5% (male 235,278/female 258,330)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male 178,842/female 221,996) (2013 est.)

Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio: 65.2 %

youth dependency ratio: 57.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 7.5 %
potential support ratio: 13.4 (2013)
Median age: total: 21.9 years
male: 21.6 years
female: 22.1 years (2013 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.99%

note: the preliminary 2011 numbers differ significantly from those of 2010,
which were strongly influenced by the demographic effect of the January 2010 earthquake;
the latest figures more closely correspond to those of 2009 (2013 est.)
Graph Showing Population Growth Rate in Haiti

Fig. 2
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http://www.indexmundi.com/g/g.aspx?v=21&c=ha&l=en
http://www.indexmundi.com/g/g.aspx?v=24&c=ha&l=en

Information:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ha.html