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Population Pyramid of Haiti2024

Total population
11.8M
Median age
24.8
Peak year
2076
Peak population
15.7M

Age & sex distribution over time

1950 · 3.3M · median age 19.8
Population pyramid: Haiti, 1950. Total population 3.3 million, median age 19.8. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 5.6M · median age 19.2
Population pyramid: Haiti, 1980. Total population 5.6 million, median age 19.2. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 8.3M · median age 19.4
Population pyramid: Haiti, 2000. Total population 8.3 million, median age 19.4. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 11.8M · median age 24.8
Population pyramid: Haiti, 2024. Total population 11.8 million, median age 24.8. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 14.7M · median age 32.1
Population pyramid: Haiti, 2050. Total population 14.7 million, median age 32.1. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 15.2M · median age 40.7
Population pyramid: Haiti, 2100. Total population 15.2 million, median age 40.7. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Haiti presently shows an expansive pyramid with a young median age, characteristic of the early demographic transition — fertility remains high while mortality has fallen. The median age in 2024 is 24.8 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 31.2% of the population; people 65 and older account for 4.7%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Haiti's peak population in 2076.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 3.3 million with median age 19.8. Projected 2100 values are 15.2 million and median age 40.7.