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Haiti
2014 Edition — sovereign
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Communications
Broadcast media
[time series]
several TV stations, including 1 government-owned; cable TV subscription service available; government-owned radio network; more than 250 private and community radio stations with about 50 FM stations in Port-au-Prince alone (2007)
Internet country code
[time series]
.ht
Internet users
(Internet hosts)
[time series]
555 (2012) country comparison to the world: 181
Internet users
[time series]
1 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 98
Telecommunication systems
(Telephone system)
[time series]
general assessment: telecommunications infrastructure is among the least developed in Latin America and the Caribbean; domestic facilities barely adequate; international facilities slightly better domestic: mobile-cellular telephone services are expanding rapidly due, in part, to the introduction of low-cost GSM phones; mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 40 per 100 persons international: country code - 509; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2010)
Telephones - fixed lines
(Telephones - main lines in use)
[time series]
50,000 (2012) country comparison to the world: 163
Telephones - mobile cellular
[time series]
6.095 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 102
Economy
Agricultural products
(Agriculture - products)
[time series]
coffee, mangoes, cocoa, sugarcane, rice, corn, sorghum; wood, vetiver
Budget
[time series]
revenues: $1.989 billion expenditures: $2.437 billion (2013 est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
[time series]
-5.4% of GDP (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 173
Commercial bank prime lending rate
[time series]
9.2% (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 99 8.93% (31 December 2012 est.)
Current account balance
[time series]
-$1.278 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 125 -$1.358 billion (2012 est.)
Debt - external
[time series]
$1.118 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 158 $957.6 million (31 December 2012 est.)
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income
(Distribution of family income - Gini index)
[time series]
59.2 (2001) country comparison to the world: 7
Economic overview
(Economy - overview)
[time series]
Haiti is a free market economy that enjoys the advantages of low labor costs and tariff-free access to the US for many of its exports. Poverty, corruption, vulnerability to natural disasters, and low levels of education for much of the population are among Haiti's most serious impediments to economic growth. Haiti's economy suffered a severe setback in January 2010 when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake destroyed much of its capital city, Port-au-Prince, and neighboring areas. Currently the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere with 80% of the population living under the poverty line and 54% in abject poverty, the earthquake further inflicted $7.8 billion in damage and caused the country's GDP to contract. In 2011, the Haitian economy began recovering from the earthquake. However, two hurricanes adversely affected agricultural output and the low public capital spending slowed the recovery in 2012. Two-fifths of all Haitians depend on the agricultural sector, mainly small-scale subsistence farming, and remain vulnerable to damage from frequent natural disasters, exacerbated by the country's widespread deforestation. US economic engagement under the Caribbean Basin Trade Preference Agreement (CBTPA) and the 2008 Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE II) Act helped increase apparel exports and investment by providing duty-free access to the US. Congress voted in 2010 to extend the CBTPA and HOPE II until 2020 under the Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act; the apparel sector accounts for about 90% of Haitian exports and nearly one-twentieth of GDP. Remittances are the primary source of foreign exchange, equaling one-fifth of GDP and representing more than five times the earnings from exports in 2012. Haiti suffers from a lack of investment, partly because of weak infrastructure such as access to electricity. Haiti's outstanding external debt was cancelled by donor countries following the 2010 earthquake, but has since risen to $1.1 billion as of December 2013. The government relies on formal international economic assistance for fiscal sustainability, with over half of its annual budget coming from outside sources. The MARTELLY administration in 2011 launched a campaign aimed at drawing foreign investment into Haiti as a means for sustainable development. To that end, the MARTELLY government in 2012 created a Commission for Commercial Code Reform, effected reforms to the justice sector, and inaugurated the Caracol industrial park in Haiti's north coast. In 2012, private investment exceeded donor assistance for the first time since the 2010 earthquake.
Exchange rates
[time series]
gourdes (HTG) per US dollar - 43.53 (2013 est.) 41.95 (2012 est.) 39.8 (2010 est.) 42.02 (2009) 39.216 (2008)
Exports
[time series]
$876.8 million (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 165 $785 million (2012 est.)
Exports - commodities
[time series]
apparel, manufactures, oils, cocoa, mangoes, coffee
Exports - partners
[time series]
US 81.7% (2012)
Fiscal year
[time series]
1 October - 30 September
GDP (official exchange rate)
[time series]
$8.287 billion (2013 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
(GDP (purchasing power parity))
[time series]
$13.42 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 148 $12.98 billion (2012 est.) $12.62 billion (2011 est.) note: data are in 2013 US dollars
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
[time series]
agriculture: 24.1% industry: 19.9% services: 56% (2013 est.)
Real GDP per capita
(GDP - per capita (PPP))
[time series]
$1,300 (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 209 $1,200 (2012 est.) $1,200 (2011 est.) note: data are in 2013 US dollars
Real GDP growth rate
(GDP - real growth rate)
[time series]
3.4% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 102 2.8% (2012 est.) 5.6% (2011 est.)
Gross national saving
[time series]
3.7% of GDP (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 148
Household income or consumption by percentage share
[time series]
lowest 10%: 0.7% highest 10%: 47.7% (2001)
Imports
[time series]
$2.697 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 153 $2.679 billion (2012 est.)
Imports - commodities
[time series]
food, manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, fuels, raw materials
Imports - partners
[time series]
Dominican Republic 34.5%, US 26.2%, Netherlands Antilles 9.4%, China 7% (2012)
Industrial production growth rate
[time series]
6% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 44
Industries
[time series]
textiles, sugar refining, flour milling, cement, light assembly using imported parts
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
[time series]
6.3% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 181 6.3% (2012 est.)
Labor force
[time series]
4.81 million country comparison to the world: 81 note: shortage of skilled labor, unskilled labor abundant (2010 est.)
Labor force - by occupation
[time series]
agriculture: 38.1% industry: 11.5% services: 50.4% (2010)
Market value of publicly traded shares
[time series]
$NA
Population below poverty line
[time series]
80% (2003 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
[time series]
$1.335 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 129 $1.287 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Stock of broad money
[time series]
$3.509 billion (31 October 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 140 $3.43 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home
[time series]
$1.123 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 102 $963.1 million (31 December 2012 est.)
Stock of domestic credit
[time series]
$1.725 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 134 $1.515 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Stock of narrow money
[time series]
$1.151 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 145 $1.107 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Taxes and other revenues
[time series]
24% of GDP (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 136
Unemployment rate
[time series]
40.6% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 192 note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions
(Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy)
[time series]
2.103 million Mt (2011 est.)
Crude oil - exports
[time series]
0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 124
Crude oil - imports
[time series]
0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 198
Crude oil - production
[time series]
0 bbl/day (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 179
Crude oil - proved reserves
[time series]
0 bbl (1 January 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 143
Electricity - consumption
[time series]
208.5 million kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 186
Electricity - exports
[time series]
0 kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 148
Electricity - from fossil fuels
[time series]
79% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 93
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants
[time series]
21% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 88
Electricity - from nuclear fuels
[time series]
0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 103
Electricity - from other renewable sources
[time series]
0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 182
Electricity - imports
[time series]
0 kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 155
Electricity - installed generating capacity
[time series]
130,000 kW (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 171
Electricity - production
[time series]
726 million kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 153
Natural gas - consumption
[time series]
0 cu m (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 156
Natural gas - exports
[time series]
0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 115
Natural gas - imports
[time series]
0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 204
Natural gas - production
[time series]
0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 142
Natural gas - proved reserves
[time series]
0 cu m (1 January 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 148
Refined petroleum products - consumption
[time series]
14,000 bbl/day (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 147
Refined petroleum products - exports
[time series]
0 bbl/day (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 185
Refined petroleum products - imports
[time series]
15,130 bbl/day (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 121
Refined petroleum products - production
[time series]
0 bbl/day (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 154
Geography
Area
[time series]
total: 27,750 sq km country comparison to the world: 148 land: 27,560 sq km water: 190 sq km
Area - comparative
[time series]
slightly smaller than Maryland
Climate
[time series]
tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds
Coastline
[time series]
1,771 km
Elevation
(Elevation extremes)
[time series]
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Chaine de la Selle 2,680 m
Environment - current issues
[time series]
extensive deforestation (much of the remaining forested land is being cleared for agriculture and used as fuel); soil erosion; inadequate supplies of potable water
International environmental agreements
(Environment - international agreements)
[time series]
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: Hazardous Wastes
Total water withdrawal
(Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural))
[time series]
total: 1.2 cu km/yr (17%/3%/80%) per capita: 134.3 cu m/yr (2009)
Geographic coordinates
[time series]
19 00 N, 72 25 W
Geography - note
[time series]
shares island of Hispaniola with Dominican Republic (western one-third is Haiti, eastern two-thirds is the Dominican Republic)
Irrigated land
[time series]
970 sq km (2009)
Land boundaries
[time series]
total: 376 km border countries: Dominican Republic 376 km
Land use
[time series]
arable land: 36.04% permanent crops: 10.09% other: 53.87% (2011)
Location
[time series]
Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic
Map references
[time series]
Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims
[time series]
territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: to depth of exploitation
Natural hazards
[time series]
lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and earthquakes; periodic droughts
Natural resources
[time series]
bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower
Terrain
[time series]
mostly rough and mountainous
Total renewable water resources
[time series]
14.03 cu km (2011)
Government
Administrative divisions
[time series]
10 departments (departements, singular - departement); Artibonite, Centre, Grand'Anse, Nippes, Nord, Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Est
Capital
[time series]
name: Port-au-Prince geographic coordinates: 18 32 N, 72 20 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
Constitution
[time series]
many previous (23 total); latest adopted 10 March 1987; amended 2012 (2013)
Country name
[time series]
conventional long form: Republic of Haiti conventional short form: Haiti local long form: Republique d'Haiti/Repiblik d'Ayiti local short form: Haiti/Ayiti
Diplomatic representation from the US
[time series]
chief of mission: Ambassador Pamela A. WHITE (since 18 July 2012) embassy: Tabarre 41, Route de Tabarre, Port-au-Prince mailing address: (in Haiti) P.O. Box 1634, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; (from abroad) 3400 Port-au-Prince, State Department, Washington, DC 20521-3400 telephone: [509] 2229-8000 FAX: [509] 229-8028
Diplomatic representation in the US
[time series]
chief of mission: Ambassador Paul Getty ALTIDOR (since 17 April 2012) chancery: 2311 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 332-4090 FAX: [1] (202) 745-7215 consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Miami, New York, San Juan (Puerto Rico) consulate(s): Orlando (FL)
Executive branch
[time series]
chief of state: President Michel MARTELLY (since 14 May 2011) head of government: Prime Minister Laurent LAMOTHE (since 16 May 2012) cabinet: Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with the president (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website) elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (may not serve consecutive terms); election last held on 28 November 2010; runoff on 20 March 2011 (next to be held in 2015); prime minister appointed by the president, ratified by the National Assembly election results: Michel MARTELLY elected president in runoff with 67.6% of the vote against Mirlande MANIGAT with 31.7%
Flag
(Flag description)
[time series]
two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a centered white rectangle bearing the coat of arms, which contains a palm tree flanked by flags and two cannons above a scroll bearing the motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (Union Makes Strength); the colors are taken from the French Tricolor and represent the union of blacks and mulattoes
Government type
[time series]
republic
Independence
[time series]
1 January 1804 (from France)
International law organization participation
[time series]
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; non-party state to the ICCt
International organization participation
[time series]
ACP, AOSIS, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OIF, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Judicial branch
[time series]
highest court(s): Supreme Court or Cour de Cassation (consists of a chief judge and other judges) note - Haiti is a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice judge selection and term of office: judges appointed by the president from candidate lists submitted by the Senate of the National Assembly; note - Article 174 of the Haiti Constitution states "Judges of the Supreme Court.... are appointed for 10 years." whereas Article 177 states "Judges of the Supreme Court..... are appointed for life." subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal; Courts of First Instance; magistrates' courts; special courts
Legal system
[time series]
civil law system strongly influenced by Napoleonic Code
Legislative branch
[time series]
bicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale consists of the Senate (30 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms; one-third elected every two years) and the Chamber of Deputies (99 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms); elections: Senate - last held on 28 November 2010 with run-off elections on 20 March 2011 (next regular election, for one third of seats, scheduled for 2012 but delayed); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 28 November 2010 with run-off elections on 20 March 2011 (next regular election to be held in 2014) election results: 2010 Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Inite 6, ALTENATIV 4, LAVNI 1; 2010 Chamber of Deputies- percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Inite 32, Altenativ 11, Ansanm Nou Fo 10, AAA 8, LAVNI 7, RASANBLE 4, KONBIT 3, MOCHRENA 3, Platforme Liberation 3, PONT 3, Repons Peyizan 3, Independent 2, MAS 2, MODELH-PRDH 1, PLAPH 1, RESPE 1, Veye Yo 1, vacant 4
National anthem(s)
(National anthem)
[time series]
name: "La Dessalinienne" (The Dessalines Song)
National holiday
[time series]
Independence Day, 1 January (1804)
National symbol(s)
[time series]
Hispaniolan trogon (bird)
Political parties
(Political parties and leaders)
[time series]
Assembly of Progressive National Democrats or RDNP [Mirlande MANIGAT] Christian and Citizen For Haiti's Reconstruction or ACCRHA [Chavannes JEUNE] Convention for Democratic Unity or KID [Evans PAUL] Cooperative Action to Rebuild Haiti or KONBA [Jean William JEANTY] December 16 Platform or Platfom 16 Desanm [Dr. Gerard BLOT] Democratic Alliance or ALYANS [Evans PAUL] (coalition composed of KID and PPRH) Democratic Centers's National Council or CONACED [Osner FEVRY] Democratic Movement for the Liberation of Haiti-Revolutionary Party of Haiti or MODELH-PRDH Effort and Solidarity to Create an Alternative for the People or ESKAMP [Joseph JASME] Fanmi Lavalas or FL [Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE] For Us All or PONT [Jean-Marie CHERESTAL] Grouping of Citizens for Hope or RESPE [Charles-Henri BAKER] Haiti in Action or AAA [Youri LATORTUE] Haitians for Haiti [Yvon NEPTUNE] Independent Movement for National Reconstruction or MIRN [Luc FLEURINORD] Konbit Pou refe Ayiti or KONBIT Lavni Organization or LAVNI [Yves CRISTALIN] Liberal Party of Haiti or PLH [Jean Andre VICTOR] Liberation Platform or PLATFORME LIBERATION Love Haiti or Renmen Ayiti [Jean-Henry CEANT and Camille LEBLANC] Merging of Haitian Social Democratics or FUSION [Edmonde Supplice BEAUZILE] (coalition of Ayiti Capable, Haitian National Revolutionary Party, and National Congress of Democratic Movements) Mobilization for National Development or MDN [Hubert de RONCERAY] National Front for the Reconstruction of Haiti or FRN [Guy PHILIPPE] New Christian Movement for a New Haiti or MOCHRENA [Luc MESADIEU] Peasant's Response or Repons Peyizan [Michel MARTELLY] Platform Alternative for Progress and Democracy or ALTENATIV [Victor BENOIT and Evans PAUL] Platform of Haitian Patriots or PLAPH [Dejean BELISAIRE and Himmler REBU] Popular Party for the Renewal of Haiti or PPRH [Claude ROMAIN] Rally or RASAMBLE Respect or RESPE Socialist Action Movement or MAS Strength in Unity or Ansanm Nou Fo [Leslie VOLTAIRE] Struggling People's Organization or OPL [Sauveur PIERRE-ETIENNE] Union [Chavannes JEUNE] Union of Haitian Citizens for Democracy, Development, and Education or UCADDE [Jeantel JOSEPH] Union of Nationalist and Progressive Haitians or UNPH [Edouard FRANCISQUE] Unity or Inite [Levaillant LOUIS-JEUNE] (coalition that includes Front for Hope or L'ESPWA) Vigilance or Veye Yo [Lavarice GAUDIN] Youth for People's Power or JPP [Rene CIVIL]
Political parties
(Political pressure groups and leaders)
[time series]
Autonomous Organizations of Haitian Workers or CATH [Fignole ST-CYR] Confederation of Haitian Workers or CTH Economic Forum of the Private Sector or EF [Reginald BOULOS] Federation of Workers Trade Unions or FOS General Organization of Independent Haitian Workers [Patrick NUMAS] Grand-Anse Resistance Committee, or KOREGA The Haitian Association of Industries or ADIH [Georges SASSINE] National Popular Assembly or APN Papaye Peasants Movement or MPP [Chavannes JEAN-BAPTISTE] Popular Organizations Gathering Power or PROP Protestant Federation of Haiti Roman Catholic Church
Suffrage
[time series]
18 years of age; universal
Introduction
Background
[time series]
The native Taino - who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 - were virtually annihilated by Spanish settlers within 25 years. In the early 17th century, the French established a presence on Hispaniola. In 1697, Spain ceded to the French the western third of the island, which later became Haiti. The French colony, based on forestry and sugar-related industries, became one of the wealthiest in the Caribbean but only through the heavy importation of African slaves and considerable environmental degradation. In the late 18th century, Haiti's nearly half million slaves revolted under Toussaint L'OUVERTURE. After a prolonged struggle, Haiti became the first post-colonial black-led nation in the world, declaring its independence in 1804. Currently the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti has experienced political instability for most of its history. After an armed rebellion led to the forced resignation and exile of President Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE in February 2004, an interim government took office to organize new elections under the auspices of the United Nations. Continued instability and technical delays prompted repeated postponements, but Haiti inaugurated a democratically elected president and parliament in May of 2006. This was followed by contested elections in 2010 that resulted in the election of Haiti's current President, Michel MARTELLY. A massive magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010 with an epicenter about 25 km (15 mi) west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Estimates are that over 300,000 people were killed and some 1.5 million left homeless. The earthquake was assessed as the worst in this region over the last 200 years.
Military
Manpower available for military service
[time series]
males age 16-49: 2,398,804 females age 16-49: 2,415,039 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service
[time series]
males age 16-49: 1,666,324 females age 16-49: 1,704,364 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually
[time series]
male: 115,246 female: 115,282 (2010 est.)
Military and security forces
(Military branches)
[time series]
no regular military forces - small Coast Guard; a Ministry of National Defense established May 2012; the regular Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH) - Army, Navy, and Air Force - have been demobilized but still exist on paper until or unless they are constitutionally abolished (2011)
People and Society
Age structure
[time series]
0-14 years: 34% (male 1,701,559/female 1,693,236) 15-24 years: 21.6% (male 1,078,994/female 1,081,005) 25-54 years: 35.3% (male 1,755,722/female 1,770,386) 55-64 years: 5% (male 241,174/female 263,369) 65 years and over: 4.1% (male 183,627/female 227,659) (2014 est.)
Birth rate
[time series]
22.83 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 73
Child labor - children ages 5-14
[time series]
total number: 2,587,205 percentage: 21 % (2006 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
[time series]
18.9% (2006) country comparison to the world: 33
Contraceptive prevalence rate
[time series]
34.5% (2012)
Death rate
[time series]
7.91 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 103
Dependency ratios
[time series]
total dependency ratio: 64.2 % youth dependency ratio: 56.7 % elderly dependency ratio: 7.5 % potential support ratio: 13.4 (2014 est.)
Drinking water source
[time series]
improved: urban: 74.6% of population rural: 47.5% of population total: 62.4% of population unimproved: urban: 25.4% of population rural: 52.5% of population total: 37.6% of population (2012 est.)
Education expenditure
(Education expenditures)
[time series]
NA
Ethnic groups
[time series]
black 95%, mulatto and white 5%
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
[time series]
2.1% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 27
HIV/AIDS - deaths
[time series]
7,500 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 29
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
[time series]
146,000 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 36
Health expenditure
(Health expenditures)
[time series]
7.9% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 65
Hospital bed density
[time series]
1.3 beds/1,000 population (2007)
Infant mortality rate
[time series]
total: 49.43 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 40 male: 53.26 deaths/1,000 live births female: 45.56 deaths/1,000 live births 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 (2014 est.)
Languages
[time series]
French (official), Creole (official)
Life expectancy at birth
[time series]
total population: 63.18 years country comparison to the world: 186 male: 61.77 years female: 64.6 years 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 (2014 est.)
Literacy
[time series]
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 48.7% male: 53.4% female: 44.6% (2006 est.)
Major infectious diseases
[time series]
degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria (2013)
Major urban areas - population
[time series]
PORT-AU-PRINCE (capital) 2.207 million (2011)
Maternal mortality ratio
(Maternal mortality rate)
[time series]
350 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 31
Median age
[time series]
total: 22.2 years male: 22 years female: 22.4 years (2014 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
[time series]
22.7 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012)
Nationality
[time series]
noun: Haitian(s) adjective: Haitian
Net migration rate
[time series]
-4.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 191
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
[time series]
7.9% (2008) country comparison to the world: 137
Physician density
(Physicians density)
[time series]
0.25 physicians/1,000 population (1998)
Population
[time series]
9,996,731 country comparison to the world: 89 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2014 est.)
Population growth rate
[time series]
1.08% country comparison to the world: 113 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 (2014 est.)
Religions
[time series]
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
Sanitation facility access
[time series]
improved: urban: 31% of population rural: 16.3% of population total: 24.4% of population unimproved: urban: 69% of population rural: 83.7% of population total: 75.6% of population (2012 est.)
Sex ratio
[time series]
at birth: 1.01 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
Total fertility rate
[time series]
2.79 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 68
Urbanization
[time series]
urban population: 53.4% of total population (2011) rate of urbanization: 3.68% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international
[time series]
since 2004, peacekeepers from the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti have assisted in maintaining civil order in Haiti; the mission currently includes 6,685 military, 2,607 police, and 443 civilian personnel; despite efforts to control illegal migration, Haitians cross into the Dominican Republic and sail to neighboring countries; Haiti claims US-administered Navassa Island
Illicit drugs
[time series]
Caribbean transshipment point for cocaine en route to the US and Europe; substantial bulk cash smuggling activity; Colombian narcotics traffickers favor Haiti for illicit financial transactions; pervasive corruption; significant consumer of cannabis
Refugees and internally displaced persons
[time series]
IDPs: 137,000 (includes only IDPs from the 2010 earthquake living in camps or camp-like situations; information is lacking about IDPs living outside camps or who have left camps) (2014)
Trafficking in persons
[time series]
current situation: Haiti is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; many of Haiti's trafficking cases involve children recruited to live with families in other towns in the hope of going to school but who instead become forced domestic servants known as restaveks; restaveks are vulnerable to abuse and make up a large proportion of Haiti's population of street children, who are forced into prostitution, begging, and street crime by violent gangs; Haitians are exploited in forced labor in the Dominican Republic, elsewhere in the Caribbean, and the US, and some Dominican women are forced into prostitution in Haiti; women and children living in camps for internally displaced people are at increased risk of sex trafficking and forced labor tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Haiti does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government has made no discernible progress in prosecuting trafficking offenders largely because Haiti does not have a law specifically prohibiting human trafficking; the government does not provide direct or specialized services for trafficking victims and refers suspected victims to donor-funded NGOs, which provide shelter, food, medical, and psychosocial support; no proactive identification or assistance for adult victims was reported; an inter-ministerial working-group on human trafficking and a national commission for the elimination of the worst forms of child labor hae been created (2013)
Transportation
Airports
[time series]
14 (2013) country comparison to the world: 148
Airports - with paved runways
[time series]
total: 4 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2013)
Airports - with unpaved runways
[time series]
total: 10 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 8 (2013)
Ports
(Ports and terminals)
[time series]
major seaport(s): Cap-Haitien, Gonaives, Jacmel, Port-au-Prince
Roadways
[time series]
total: 4,266 km country comparison to the world: 155 paved: 768 km unpaved: 3,498 km (2009)