Departments
The population of the departments of Haiti according to census results and official estimates.
Name | Abbr. | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1971-08-31 | Population Census (C) 1982-08-30 | Population Census (Cf) 2003-08-07 | Population Estimate (E) 2009-07-01 | |||
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Haiti | HTI | Port-au-Prince | 27,065 | 4,328,756 | 5,053,791 | 8,373,750 | 9,923,243 | |||
Artibonite | AR | Gonaïves | 4,887 | 628,674 | 732,932 | 1,299,398 | 1,571,020 | 488700 | ||
Centre | CE | Hinche | 3,487 | 264,910 | 361,470 | 581,505 | 678,626 | 348700 | ||
Grand'Anse | GA | Jérémie | 1,912 | 443,015 | 489,957 | 363,377 | 425,878 | 191200 | ||
Nippes | NI | Miragoâne | 1,268 | Grand'Anse | Grand'Anse | 263,551 | 311,497 | 126800 | ||
Nord | ND | Cap-Haïtien | 2,115 | 514,584 | 564,002 | 823,043 | 970,495 | 211500 | ||
Nord-Est | NE | Fort-Liberté | 1,623 | 169,248 | 189,573 | 308,385 | 358,277 | 162300 | ||
Nord-Ouest | NO | Port-de-Paix | 2,103 | 217,489 | 293,530 | 531,198 | 662,777 | 210300 | ||
Ouest | OU | Port-au-Prince | 4,983 | 1,205,921 | 1,551,792 | 3,096,967 | 3,664,620 | 498300 | ||
Sud | SD | Les Cayes | 2,654 | 533,394 | 502,624 | 621,651 | 704,760 | 265400 | ||
Sud-Est | SE | Jacmel | 2,034 | 351,521 | 367,911 | 484,675 | 575,293 | 203400 |
- The 2009 population is based partly on projections. Available population projections with a later reference date do not consider the effects of the 2010 earthquake; they interpolate uniformly the 2009 figures. Thus, they are not used or tabulated by »City Population«.
- (1971) (1982) Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (provided by Clive Thornton).
(2003) (2009) Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (web).
Major Cities
Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2009-07-01 | |
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1 | Port-au-Prince | OU | 875,978 |
2 | Carrefour | OU | 430,250 |
3 | Delmas | OU | 359,451 |
4 | Pétionville | OU | 271,175 |
5 | Cité Soleil | OU | 241,055 |
6 | Gonaïves | AR | 228,725 |
Major Agglomerations
Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2009-07-01 | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Port-au-Prince | OU | 2,296,386 |
2 | Cap-Haïtien | ND | 244,660 |
3 | Gonaïves | AR | 228,725 |
Contents: Cities & Towns
The population of all Haitian cities and towns with more than 15,000 inhabitants according to census results and official estimates.
Name | Status | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1982-08-30 | Population Census (Cp) 2003-08-07 | Population Estimate (E) 2009-07-01 | Area | |
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Anse-à-Galets | City | OU | ... | ... | 39,783 | 245 | |
Arcahaie | City | OU | ... | ... | 14,702 | 118 | |
Cabaret | City | OU | ... | ... | 36,120 | 174 | |
Cap-Haïtien | City | ND | 64,406 | 111,094 | 155,505 | 1271 | |
Carrefour | City | OU | 129,470 | ... | 430,250 | 2185 | |
Cité Soleil | City | OU | ... | ... | 241,055 | 2181 | |
Croix-des-Bouquets | City | OU | ... | ... | 84,812 | 546 | |
Croix-des-Missions | Town | OU | ... | ... | 19,466 | 192 | |
Delmas | City | OU | ... | ... | 359,451 | 2774 | |
Desdunes | City | AR | 13,200 | ... | 27,293 | 612 | |
Dessalines | City | AR | ... | ... | 26,219 | 222 | |
Fort-Liberté | City | NE | 5,012 | 15,589 | 20,463 | 268 | |
Gonaïves | City | AR | 34,209 | 104,825 | 228,725 | 1291 | |
Grand-Goâve | City | OU | ... | ... | 19,874 | 153 | |
Gros-Morne | City | AR | ... | ... | 30,511 | 212 | |
Hinche | City | CE | 10,070 | 23,599 | 30,595 | 375 | |
Jacmel | City | SE | 13,730 | 26,077 | 39,643 | 318 | |
Jérémie | City | GA | 18,493 | 27,510 | 34,788 | 287 | |
Léogâne | City | OU | ... | ... | 78,477 | 491 | |
Les Cayes | City | SD | 34,090 | 48,095 | 71,236 | 898 | |
L'Estère | City | AR | ... | ... | 18,770 | 131 | |
Liancourt | Town | AR | ... | ... | 15,211 | 195 | |
Limbé | City | ND | 10,476 | ... | 39,756 | 274 | |
Limonade | City | ND | ... | ... | 14,886 | 169 | |
Miragoâne | City | NI | ... | ... | 10,947 | 114 | |
Mirebalais | City | CE | ... | ... | 15,562 | 210 | |
Ouanaminthe | City | NE | ... | ... | 58,250 | 314 | |
Pétionville (Pétion-Ville) | City | OU | 35,333 | ... | 271,175 | 3283 | |
Petite-Anse | Town | ND | ... | ... | 89,155 | 1150 | |
Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite | City | AR | 10,099 | ... | 35,007 | 309 | |
Petit-Goâve | City | OU | ... | ... | 76,243 | 344 | |
Plaisance | City | ND | ... | ... | 14,677 | 231 | |
Port-au-Prince | City | OU | 449,831 | 703,023 | 875,978 | 2529 | |
Port-de-Paix | City | NO | 15,540 | ... | 99,580 | 782 | |
Saintard | Town | OU | ... | ... | 32,906 | 1183 | |
Saint-Louis-du-Nord | City | NO | ... | ... | 30,037 | 221 | |
Saint-Marc | City | AR | 24,165 | ... | 122,747 | 1119 | |
Saint-Michel-de-l'Attalaye | City | AR | ... | ... | 30,412 | 278 | |
Tabarre | City | OU | ... | ... | 99,011 | 2255 | |
Thomassin | Town | OU | ... | ... | 17,195 | 451 | |
Trou-du-Nord | City | NE | ... | ... | 21,805 | 279 | |
Verrettes | City | AR | 3,670 | ... | 14,015 | 108 | |
Vialet | Town | OU | ... | ... | 15,554 | 325 |
- Available population projections with a later reference date do not consider the effects of the 2010 earthquake. Thus, they are not tabulated.
- (2003) Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique: 4ème Recensement Général de la Population et l'Habitat, Aout 2003 (taken from a UNHCR map).
(2009) Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (web).