Polity · 1936 CE – present
Republic of Haiti
Ayiti · Ayiti · Haïti
- Peak recorded area
- 27,137 km²
- 1886 CE
- Rulers on record
- 16
- from 1996 CE
- Data series
- 327
- 1936 CE–2025 CE
Overview
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country in the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western side of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is the third largest country in the Caribbean by area, and with an estimated population of 11.4 million, it is the most populous Caribbean country. The capital and largest city is Port-au-Prince.
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Territory
3 dated territorial extents on record from CShapes 2.0. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated. Cliopatria holds 2 further extents, measured on a different basis and deliberately not merged into this series.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before the last complete year, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 56 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population201 obs · 1870 CE–2025 CE | 11.9Mpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Net Migration141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | -32.1Kpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Female140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 68.67years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Male140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 62.07years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Urban Population129 obs · 1870 CE–2016 CE | 2.5Mpersons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Life Expectancy100 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 65.3years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
Economy
6 of 128 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita PPP150 obs · 1870 CE–2019 CE | 1,929int'l $ (inflation adj.)2019 CE · Gapminder |
| Total Exports127 obs · 1870 CE–2014 CE | 986.79million USD (current)2014 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Total Imports127 obs · 1870 CE–2014 CE | 5,215.59million USD (current)2014 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Balance127 obs · 1870 CE–2014 CE | -4,228.8million USD (current)2014 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Openness127 obs · 1870 CE–2014 CE | 6,202.38million USD (current)2014 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| GDP per capita78 obs · 1945 CE–2022 CE | 1,546.422011 int'l $2022 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
Military
6 of 22 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| CINC Score129 obs · 1870 CE–2016 CE | 0.0005CINC (share of world capability)2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption129 obs · 1870 CE–2016 CE | 4.9Mcoal-ton equivalents2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production129 obs · 1870 CE–2016 CE | 0tons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Personnel122 obs · 1870 CE–2016 CE | 0persons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure66 obs · 1914 CE–2016 CE | 7Mcurrent USD2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure Constant Usd36 obs · 1988 CE–2024 CE | 14.67millions_usd_20232024 CE · SIPRI Military Expenditure Database |
Territory & resources
6 of 49 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Land %63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 65.13%2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Arable Land %63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 36.47%2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment) |
| Arable Land per capita Ha63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 0.0864hectares per person2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Fao Agricultural Land63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 1.8Mha2023 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Arable Land63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 1Mha2023 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Country Area63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 2.8Mha2023 CE · FAOSTAT |
Governance
6 of 29 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Electoral Democracy Index155 obs · 1870 CE–2024 CE | 0.218index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index155 obs · 1870 CE–2024 CE | 0.099index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Rule Of Law Index155 obs · 1870 CE–2024 CE | 0.155index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index154 obs · 1870 CE–2024 CE | 0.079index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Polity2140 obs · 1870 CE–2012 CE | 0index (-10 to 10)2012 CE · Clio-Infra |
| Regime Type125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0RoW index (0-3)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
Development
6 of 43 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Freedom Of Expression Index155 obs · 1870 CE–2024 CE | 0.721index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Tech Railway Line Km117 obs · 1875 CE–1993 CE | 0km1993 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Radios100 obs · 1870 CE–1999 CE | 425count1999 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Newspaper Circulation54 obs · 1946 CE–1999 CE | 15.6Kcirculation1999 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Mobile Subscriptions Per 10051 obs · 1960 CE–2022 CE | 65.19per_1002022 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Tech Passenger Cars51 obs · 1928 CE–1993 CE | 32Kcount1993 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
Rulers
16 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- René PrévalHead of State1996 CE – 2001 CE
- Jean-Bertrand AristideHead of State2001 CE – 2004 CE
- Boniface AlexandreHead of State2004 CE – 2006 CE
- Michel MartellyHead of State2011 CE – 2016 CE
- Jocelerme PrivertHead of State2016 CE – 2017 CE
- Jack Guy LafontantHead of Government2017 CE – 2018 CE
- Jovenel MoïseHead of State2017 CE – 2021 CE
- Jean-Henry CéantHead of Government2018 CE – 2019 CE
- Jean-Michel LapinHead of Government2019 CE – 2020 CE
- Joseph JoutheHead of Government2020 CE – 2021 CE
- Ariel HenryHead of Government2021 CE – 2024 CE
- Ariel HenryHead of State2021 CE – 2024 CE
- Claude JosephHead of Government2021 CE
- Alix Didier Fils-AiméHead of Government2024 CE –
- Garry ConilleHead of Government2024 CE
- Transitional Presidential CouncilHead of State2024 CE –
Country profile
From the CIA World Factbook 2024. Long entries are trimmed at a sentence boundary.
- Location
- Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic
- Government type
- semi-presidential republic
- Executive branch
- chief of state: President (vacant); head of government: Prime Minister Alix Didier FILS-AIMÉ (since 10 November 2024); cabinet: Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with the president; parliament must ratify the Cabinet and prime minister's governing policy;
- Ethnic groups
- Black 95%, mixed and White 5%
- Natural resources
- bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower, arable land
- Economy
- small Caribbean island economy and OECS-member state; extreme poverty and inflation; enormous income inequality; ongoing civil unrest due to recent presidential assassination; US preferential market access; very open to foreign direct investment
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Creole, French
- Currency
- gourdes (HTG)
Memberships
- 21-member Entente (1936)Historical alliance · member1936 CE – 1945 CE
- United NationsUNInternational organisation · founding member1945 CE –
- 20-member Defense Pact (1945)Military alliance · member1945 CE – 1947 CE
- 35-member Defense Pact (1947)Military alliance · member1947 CE –
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
CHAT (Comin-Hobijn)2009 (FinalCHAT_72909)
Comin, D. & Hobijn, B. (2009). The CHAT Dataset. NBER Working Paper 15319.
NBER research data, freely downloadable
CIA World Factbook 2024
Clio-Infra2017 datasets
Clio-Infra project (2017). Reconstructions of global inequality and well-being. International Institute of Social History.
Academic use, attribution
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
Barbieri, K. & Keshk, O. (2016). Correlates of War Project Trade Data Set, v4.0.
Free academic use, citation
CShapes 2.02.0
Schvitz, G. et al. (2022). Mapping the International System, 1886-2019: The CShapes 2.0 Dataset. Journal of Conflict Resolution 66(1).
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
FAOSTAT2024 release
FAO (2024). FAOSTAT Statistical Database. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
CC BY 4.0
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database2024
SIPRI (2024). Military Expenditure Database.
Free for non-commercial use, attribution
UN World Population Prospects 20242024
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
CC BY 3.0 IGO
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment)2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment series). Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
Republic of Haiti is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.