One in every 489 babies born in the world today is born in Haiti. Haiti has about 270,000 births a year, around 0.2% of all births worldwide.

Births per year
270,000
Share of world births
0.2%
Birth odds
1/489
Life expectancy
64 years
Risk of dying before age 5
5.8%
Income per person, PPP
US$3,000
Children per woman
2.8
Urban population
59%

Life expectancy in Haiti is 64 years, which is 9 years shorter than the world average.

Of every 1,000 babies born here, about 58 do not reach their fifth birthday. That is 1.6 times the world average.

Income per person is about US$3,000 in purchasing power. That is only 13% of the world average.

On average a woman has 2.8 children in her lifetime. The world average is 2.3.

About 59% of the population lives in cities. A baby born here has roughly a 41% chance of being born in the countryside.

This country is in armed conflict or a severe internal crisis. In the game this affects events and the risk of death.

Religious makeup

  • Christianity87%
  • No religion11%
  • Folk beliefs2%

Sample names given to people born in this country in the game

Gabriel · Léo · Louis · Jules · Jade · Louise · Emma · Chloé

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Values are rounded approximations. Sources: UN World Population Prospects 2024, World Bank WDI, Pew Research Center 2020.