Haiti — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Haiti, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Haiti was 1.13% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.06% in 1990. The lowest was 1.13% in 2022 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.74% per year.
Haiti ranks 94 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 43%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Haiti sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 45% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 21%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 10 of 42 economies; Peru (1.04%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 37% in 2012. That is 10% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 138th of 216 in 1961 → 129th of 216 in 1970 → 115th of 216 in 1980 → 101st of 216 in 1990 → 76th of 217 in 2000 → 110th of 217 in 2010 → 93rd of 217 in 2020 → 94th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 1.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 1.16% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 1.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 1.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 1.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 1.29% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 1.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 1.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 1.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 1.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 1.55% | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 1.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 1.17% | -0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 1.65% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 1.67% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 1.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 1.68% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 1.75% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.78% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 1.82% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 1.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 1.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 1.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.89% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 1.91% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 1.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 1.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 2% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 2.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 2.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 2.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 2.04% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 2.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 2% | +0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 1.98% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 1.97% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 1.95% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 1.94% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 1.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 1.92% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 1.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 1.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 1.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 1.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 1.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 1.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 1.91% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 1.9% | +0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 1.88% | +0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 1.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 1.86% | +0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 1.86% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 1.85% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 1.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 1.85% | +0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 1.78% | +0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 1.77% | -0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 1.83% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 1.81% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Haiti’s Population growth in 1962?
1.83% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Haiti’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -37.8% in total — about 0.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.13%; 2024: 1.15%; 2023: 1.16%; 2022: 1.13%; 2021: 1.16%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.