2020 Edition

Background

The native Taino -- who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when Christopher COLUMBUS first landed in 1492 -- were virtually wiped out 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 relied heavily on the forced labor of enslaved Africans and environmentally degrading practices. In the late 18th century, Toussaint L'OUVERTURE led a revolution of Haiti's nearly half a million slaves that ended France's rule on the island. After a prolonged struggle, and under the leadership of Jean-Jacques DESSALINES, Haiti became the first country in the world led by former slaves after declaring its independence in 1804, but it was forced to pay an indemnity of 100 million francs (equivalent to $22 billion USD in March 2023) to France for more than a century and was shunned by other countries for nearly 40 years. In 1862, the US officially recognized Haiti, but foreign economic influence and internal political instability induced the US to occupy Haiti from 1915 to 1934. Francois "Papa Doc" DUVALIER and then his son Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" DUVALIER led repressive and corrupt regimes that ruled Haiti in 1957-1971 and 1971-1986, respectively. Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE was Haiti's first democratically elected president in 1991 and was elected a second time in 2000, but coups interrupted his first term after only a few months and ended his second term in 2004. President Jovenel MOÏSE was assassinated in 2021, leading the country further into an extra-constitutional governance structure and contributing to the country’s growing fragility. The Government of Haiti then installed Ariel HENRY -- whom President MOÏSE had nominated shortly before his death -- as prime minister. On 29 February 2024, a significant escalation of gang violence occurred on the 20th anniversary of ARISTIDE's second overthrow, after the announcement that HENRY would not hold elections until August 2025. HENRY’s return from an overseas trip was diverted to Puerto Rico when the airport closed due to gang violence. With control of much of the capital, Port-au-Prince, gang leaders called for the ouster of HENRY’S government. By mid-March, Haiti’s continued violence, HENRY’S inability to return to the country, and increasing pressure from the international community led HENRY to pledge to resign. On 25 April 2024, HENRY formally submitted his resignation as a nine-member Transitional Presidential Council assumed control, tasked with returning stability to the country and preparing elections. Since January 2023, Haiti has had no sitting elected officials. The country has long been plagued by natural disasters. In 2010, a major 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti with an epicenter about 25 km (15 mi) west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. An estimated 300,000 people were killed, and some 1.5 million left homeless. The earthquake was assessed as the worst in this region in 200 years. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti’s southern peninsula in 2021, causing well over 2,000 deaths; an estimated 500,000 required emergency humanitarian aid. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, as well as one of the most unequal in wealth distribution.

Area

land

27,560 sq km

total

27,750 sq km

water

190 sq km

Area - comparative

slightly smaller than Maryland

Climate

tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds

Coastline

1,771 km

Elevation

highest point

Pic la Selle 2,674 m

lowest point

Caribbean Sea 0 m

mean elevation

470 m

Geographic coordinates

19 00 N, 72 25 W

Geography - note

shares island of Hispaniola with Dominican Republic (western one-third is Haiti, eastern two-thirds is the Dominican Republic); it is the most mountainous nation in the Caribbean

Irrigated land

800 sq km (2013)

Land boundaries

border countries

Dominican Republic 376 km

total

376 km

Land use

agricultural land

65.1% (2023 est.)

agricultural land: arable land

arable land: 36.5% (2023 est.)

agricultural land: permanent crops

permanent crops: 10.9% (2023 est.)

agricultural land: permanent pasture

permanent pasture: 17.8% (2023 est.)

forest

13.4% (2023 est.)

other

21.5% (2023 est.)

Location

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

Central America and the Caribbean

Maritime claims

contiguous zone

24 nm

continental shelf

to depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone

200 nm

territorial sea

12 nm

Natural hazards

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

bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower, arable land

Population distribution

fairly even distribution; largest concentrations located near coastal areas

Terrain

mostly rough and mountainous

Age structure

0-14 years

30.5% (male 1,790,061/female 1,794,210)

15-64 years

65.3% (male 3,787,782/female 3,887,791)

65 years and over

4.2% (2024 est.) (male 214,600/female 279,499)

Alcohol consumption per capita

beer

0.55 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols

0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits

2.26 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

total

2.85 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine

0.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Birth rate

20.76 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Child marriage

men married by age 18

1.6% (2017)

women married by age 15

2.1% (2017)

women married by age 18

14.9% (2017)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

10.7% (2023 est.)

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

53.6% (2017 est.)

Death rate

7 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Dependency ratios

elderly dependency ratio

6.5 (2025 est.)

potential support ratio

15.4 (2025 est.)

total dependency ratio

52.3 (2025 est.)

youth dependency ratio

45.8 (2025 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: rural

rural: 42.8% of population (2022 est.)

improved: total

total: 67.4% of population (2022 est.)

improved: urban

urban: 84.6% of population (2022 est.)

unimproved: rural

rural: 57.2% of population (2022 est.)

unimproved: total

total: 32.6% of population (2022 est.)

unimproved: urban

urban: 15.4% of population (2022 est.)

Education expenditure

Education expenditure (% GDP)

1% of GDP (2023 est.)

Education expenditure (% national budget)

13.2% national budget (2025 est.)

Ethnic groups

Black 95%, mixed and White 5%

Gross reproduction rate

1.19 (2025 est.)

Health expenditure

Health expenditure (as % of GDP)

3.5% of GDP (2021)

Health expenditure (as % of national budget)

4.1% of national budget (2022 est.)

Hospital bed density

4.8 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Infant mortality rate

female

33.5 deaths/1,000 live births

male

40.2 deaths/1,000 live births

total

35 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)

Languages

Languages

French (official), Creole (official)

major-language sample(s)

The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French) The World Factbook, sous endispansab pou enfomasyon debaz. (Haitian Creole) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

Life expectancy at birth

female

67.4 years

male

63.8 years

total population

65.6 years (2024 est.)

Literacy

female

63.9% (2017 est.)

male

72.9% (2017 est.)

total population

68% (2017 est.)

Major urban areas - population

2.987 million PORT-AU-PRINCE (capital) (2023)

Maternal mortality ratio

328 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)

Median age

female

25.3 years

male

24.7 years

total

25.3 years (2025 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

22.4 years (2016/7 est.)

Nationality

adjective

Haitian

noun

Haitian(s)

Net migration rate

-1.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

22.7% (2016)

Physician density

0.29 physicians/1,000 population (2022)

Population

female

6,035,374

male

5,863,438

total

11,898,812 (2025 est.)

Population growth rate

1.22% (2025 est.)

Religions

Catholic 55%, Protestant 29%, Vodou 2.1%, other 4.6%, none 10% (2018 est.)

Sanitation facility access

improved: rural

rural: 42.6% of population (2022 est.)

improved: total

total: 66.3% of population (2022 est.)

improved: urban

urban: 82.9% of population (2022 est.)

unimproved: rural

rural: 57.4% of population (2022 est.)

unimproved: total

total: 33.7% of population (2022 est.)

unimproved: urban

urban: 17.1% of population (2022 est.)

Sex ratio

0-14 years

1 male(s)/female

15-64 years

0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over

0.77 male(s)/female

at birth

1.01 male(s)/female

total population

0.97 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

Tobacco use

female

2.1% (2025 est.)

male

12.4% (2025 est.)

total

7.1% (2025 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.39 children born/woman (2025 est.)

Urbanization

rate of urbanization

2.47% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

urban population

59.7% of total population (2023)

Administrative divisions

10 departments (départements, singular - département); Artibonite, Centre, Grand'Anse, Nippes, Nord, Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Est

Capital

daylight saving time

+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November

etymology

the name means "the port of the prince" and probably came from a ship called The Prince that anchored in the bay in the early 18th century

geographic coordinates

18 32 N, 72 20 W

name

Port-au-Prince

time difference

UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Citizenship

citizenship by birth

no

citizenship by descent only

at least one parent must be a native-born citizen of Haiti

dual citizenship recognized

yes

residency requirement for naturalization

5 years

Constitution

amendment process

proposed by the executive branch or by either the Senate or the Chamber of Deputies; consideration of proposed amendments requires support by at least two-thirds majority of both houses; passage requires at least two-thirds majority of the membership present and at least two-thirds majority of the votes cast; approved amendments enter into force after installation of the next president of the republic; constitutional articles on the democratic and republican form of government cannot be amended

history

many previous; latest adopted 10 March 1987, with substantial revisions in June 2012

Country name

conventional long form

Republic of Haiti

conventional short form

Haiti

etymology

derived from the Arawak name Ayti, meaning "Land of Mountains," that was originally applied to the entire island of Hispaniola

local long form

République d'Haïti (French)/Repiblik d Ayiti (Haitian Creole)

local short form

Haïti (French)/ Ayiti (Haitian Creole)

Diplomatic representation from the US

chief of mission

Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Henry T. WOOSTER (since 12 June 2025) 

email address and website

acspap@state.gov https://ht.usembassy.gov/

embassy

Tabarre 41, Route de Tabarre, Port-au-Prince

FAX

[011] (509) 2229-8027

mailing address

3400 Port-au-Prince Place, Washington, DC 20521-3400

telephone

[011] (509) 2229-8000

Diplomatic representation in the US

chancery

2311 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

chief of mission

Ambassador Lionel DELATOUR (since 11 June 2025)

consulate(s) general

Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Miami, Orlando (FL), New York

email address and website

amb.washington@diplomatie.ht https://www.haiti.org/

FAX

[1] (202) 745-7215

telephone

[1] (202) 332-4090

Executive branch

cabinet

Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with the president; parliament must ratify the Cabinet and prime minister's governing policy

chief of state

President (vacant)

election results

2016: Jovenel MOÏSE elected president in first round; percent of vote - Jovenel MOÏSE (PHTK) 55.6%, Jude CELESTIN (LAPEH) 19.6%, Jean-Charles MOÏSE (PPD) 11%, Maryse NARCISSE (FL) 9%; other 4.8% 2011: Michel MARTELLY elected president in second round; percent of vote in second round - Michel MARTELLY (Peasant's Response) 68%, Mirlande MANIGAT (RDNP) 32%

election/appointment process

president directly elected by absolute-majority popular vote in 2 rounds, if needed, for a 5-year term (eligible for a single non-consecutive term)

expected date of next election

30 August 2026

head of government

Prime Minister Alix Didier FILS-AIMÉ (since 10 November 2024)

most recent election date

20 November 2016

Flag

description: two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red; a centered white rectangle bears the coat of arms, which has a palm tree flanked by flags and two cannons above a scroll with the motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (Union Makes Strength) meaning: the colors are taken from the French flag and represent the union of ethnic groups

Government type

semi-presidential republic

Independence

1 January 1804 (from France)

International law organization participation

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; non-party state to the ICCt

International organization participation

ACP, ACS, AOSIS, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), 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

highest court(s)

Supreme Court or Cour de cassation (consists of 12 judges)

judge selection and term of office

judges appointed by the president from candidate lists submitted by the Senate of the National Assembly

subordinate courts

Courts of Appeal; Courts of First Instance; magistrate's courts; land, labor, and children's courts

Legal system

civil law system strongly influenced by Napoleonic Code

Legislative branch

legislative structure

bicameral

legislature name

National Assembly (Assemblée nationale)

Legislative branch - lower chamber

chamber name

Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés)

electoral system

plurality/majority

expected date of next election

August 2026

most recent election date

8/9/2015 to 10/25/2015

number of seats

119 (all directly elected)

parties elected and seats per party

Haitian Tet Kale Party (PHTK) (9); Konvansyon Inite Demokratik (KID) (7); Ayiti an aksyon (AAA) (6); Fanmi Lavalas (6); Patriotic Unity Party (Inite Patriyotik) (4); People's Struggle Party (OPL) (7); Other (24)

percentage of women in chamber

0%

scope of elections

full renewal

term in office

4 years

Legislative branch - upper chamber

chamber name

Senate (Sénat)

electoral system

plurality/majority

expected date of next election

August 2026

most recent election date

11/20/2016 to 1/29/2017

number of seats

30 (all directly elected)

parties elected and seats per party

Haitian Tet Kale Party (PHTK) (9); Truth (Vérité) (3); Konvansyon Inite Demokratik (KID) (2); Bouclier (2); Ayiti an aksyon (AAA) (2); Other (10)

scope of elections

partial renewal

term in office

6 years

National anthem(s)

history

adopted 1904; named for Jean-Jacques DESSALINES, founder of Haiti

lyrics/music

Justin LHERISSON/Nicolas GEFFRARD

title

"La Dessalinienne" (The Dessalines Song)

National color(s)

blue, red

National heritage

selected World Heritage Site locales

National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers

total World Heritage Sites

1 (cultural)

National holiday

Independence Day, 1 January (1804)

National symbol(s)

Hispaniolan trogon (bird), hibiscus flower

Political parties

Alternative League for Haitian Progress and Emancipation (Ligue Alternative pour le Progrès et l’Emancipation Haïtienne) or LAPEH Christian Movement for a New Haiti or MCNH or Mochrenha Christian National Movement for the Reconstruction of Haiti or UNCRH Combat of Peasant Workers to Liberate Haiti (Konbit Travaye Peyizan Pou Libere Ayiti) or Kontra Pep La Convention for Democratic Unity or KID Cooperative Action to Rebuild Haiti or KONBA December 16 Platform or Platfom 16 Desanm Democratic Alliance Party or ALYANS (coalition includes KID and PPRH) Democratic Centers' National Council or CONACED Democratic and Popular Sector (Secteur Démocratique et Populaire) or SDP Democratic Unity Convention (Konvansyon Inite Demokratik) or KID Dessalinian Patriotic and Popular Movement or MOPOD Effort and Solidarity to Create an Alternative for the People or ESKAMP Fanmi Lavalas or FL Forward (En Avant) Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats (Fusion Des Sociaux-Démocrates Haïtiens) or FHSD G18 Policy Platform (Plateforme Politique G18) Haiti in Action (Ayiti An Aksyon Haiti's Action) or AAA Haitian Tet Kale Party (Parti Haitien Tet Kale) or PHTK Independent Movement for National Reconciliation or MIRN Lavni Organization or LAVNI Lod Demokratik Love Haiti (Renmen Ayiti) or RA MTV Ayiti National Consortium of Haitian Political Parties (Consortium National des Partis Politiques Haitiens) or CNPPH National Shield Network (Reseau Bouclier National) Organization of the People's Struggle (Oganizasyon Pep Kap Lite) or OPL Patriotic Unity (Inite Patriyotik) or Inite Platform Pitit Desalin (Politik Pitit Dessalines) or PPD Political Party for Us All or Bridge (Pont) or Pou Nou Tout Popular Patriotic Dessalinien Movement (Mouvement Patriotique Populaire Dessalinien) or MOPOD Rally of Progressive National Democrats (Rassemblement des Démocrates Nationaux Progressistes) or RDNP Respe (Respect) Women and Families Political Parties (Defile Pati Politik Fanm Ak Fanmi)

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Agricultural products

sugarcane, cassava, plantains, bananas, mangoes/guavas, avocados, maize, tropical fruits, rice, vegetables (2023)

Budget

expenditures

$1.527 billion (2020 est.)

revenues

$1.179 billion (2020 est.)

Current account balance

Current account balance 2021

$87.656 million (2021 est.)

Current account balance 2022

-$491.954 million (2022 est.)

Current account balance 2023

-$682.57 million (2023 est.)

Debt - external

Debt - external 2023

$1.865 billion (2023 est.)

Economic overview

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

Exchange rates

Currency

gourdes (HTG) per US dollar -

Exchange rates 2020

93.51 (2020 est.)

Exchange rates 2021

89.227 (2021 est.)

Exchange rates 2022

115.631 (2022 est.)

Exchange rates 2023

141.036 (2023 est.)

Exchange rates 2024

131.811 (2024 est.)

Exports

Exports 2021

$1.272 billion (2021 est.)

Exports 2022

$1.355 billion (2022 est.)

Exports 2023

$1.095 billion (2023 est.)

Exports - commodities

garments, essential oils, scrap iron, industrial acids/oils/alcohols, bedding (2023)

Exports - partners

USA 82%, Canada 4%, Mexico 2%, France 2%, India 2% (2023)

GDP - composition, by end use

exports of goods and services

3.4% (2024 est.)

government consumption

5.7% (2024 est.)

household consumption

99.8% (2024 est.)

imports of goods and services

-18.8% (2024 est.)

investment in fixed capital

9.9% (2024 est.)

investment in inventories

0% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

agriculture

15.9% (2024 est.)

industry

33.4% (2024 est.)

services

48.3% (2024 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate)

$25.224 billion (2024 est.)

Imports

Imports 2021

$5.048 billion (2021 est.)

Imports 2022

$5.451 billion (2022 est.)

Imports 2023

$5.303 billion (2023 est.)

Imports - commodities

refined petroleum, rice, garments, cotton fabric, plastic products (2023)

Imports - partners

USA 31%, Dominican Republic 23%, China 14%, Indonesia 4%, India 3% (2023)

Industrial production growth rate

-4.7% (2024 est.)

Industries

textiles, sugar refining, flour milling, cement, light assembly using imported parts

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022

34% (2022 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023

36.8% (2023 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024

26.9% (2024 est.)

Labor force

5.281 million (2024 est.)

Public debt

Public debt 2016

33.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022

$35.059 billion (2022 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023

$34.406 billion (2023 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024

$32.971 billion (2024 est.)

Real GDP growth rate

Real GDP growth rate 2022

-1.7% (2022 est.)

Real GDP growth rate 2023

-1.9% (2023 est.)

Real GDP growth rate 2024

-4.2% (2024 est.)

Real GDP per capita

Real GDP per capita 2022

$3,000 (2022 est.)

Real GDP per capita 2023

$3,000 (2023 est.)

Real GDP per capita 2024

$2,800 (2024 est.)

Remittances

Remittances 2021

19.1% of GDP (2021 est.)

Remittances 2022

18.8% of GDP (2022 est.)

Remittances 2023

18.9% of GDP (2023 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022

$2.173 billion (2022 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023

$2.586 billion (2023 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024

$2.718 billion (2024 est.)

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate 2022

14.7% (2022 est.)

Unemployment rate 2023

14.6% (2023 est.)

Unemployment rate 2024

15.1% (2024 est.)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

female

47.1% (2024 est.)

male

30% (2024 est.)

total

37.5% (2024 est.)

Coal

imports

5.7 metric tons (2022 est.)

Electricity

consumption

861 million kWh (2023 est.)

installed generating capacity

472,000 kW (2023 est.)

transmission/distribution losses

152 million kWh (2023 est.)

Electricity access

electrification - rural areas

1.2% (2019 est.)

electrification - total population

49.3% (2022 est.)

electrification - urban areas

83%

Electricity generation sources

fossil fuels

81.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

hydroelectricity

18.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

solar

0.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Energy consumption per capita

Total energy consumption per capita 2023

3.486 million Btu/person (2023 est.)

Natural gas

consumption

3.2 million cubic meters (2023 est.)

imports

3.2 million cubic meters (2023 est.)

Petroleum

refined petroleum consumption

19,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

(2022 est.) less than 1

total

35,000 (2022 est.)

Broadcast media

398 legal broadcasting stations, including about 60 community radio stations; 105 TV stations, including 36 in Port-au-Prince, 41 others in the provinces, and more than 40 radio-television stations; large number of stations operate irregularly or flout regulations; VOA Creole Service broadcasts daily on 30 affiliate stations (2019)

Internet country code

.ht

Internet users

percent of population

39% (2019 est.)

Telephones - fixed lines

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

(2022 est.) less than 1

total subscriptions

1,360 (2022 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

65 (2022 est.)

total subscriptions

7.5 million (2022 est.)

Airports

17 (2025)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

HH

Heliports

2 (2025)

Merchant marine

by type

general cargo 3, other 1

total

4 (2023)

Ports

key ports

Cap Haitien, Jacmel, Miragoane, Petit Goave, Port au Prince

large

0

medium

1

ports with oil terminals

1

small

0

total ports

5 (2024)

very small

4

Military - note

Haiti's military was disbanded in 1995 after it participated in multiple coups and was accused of other political interference and human rights violations; the military was reinstated by former President MOISE in 2017 after the UN ended its peacekeeping operation in Haiti; the reconstituted military established an Army command in 2018 and has received some training assistance from Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, France, and Mexico; the military’s stated mission is to assist with natural disaster relief, border security, and combating transnational crime; in 2023, Prime Minister HENRY called upon the military to assist the National Police (PNH) in combating armed gangs, which have overwhelmed the PNH, killed hundreds of Haitians, and seized control of swaths of territory, including much of the capital Port-au-Prince, since the assassination of President MOISE in 2021 in 2023, the UN Security Council approved the deployment of a Kenya-led multinational security support mission (MSS) to help bring gang violence under control; the first contingent of MSS personnel from the Kenya National Police Service arrived in mid-2024; other countries pledging forces included the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Chad, and Jamaica; the mission is slated to have a total of 2,500 personnel (2025)

Military and security forces

the Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH): Army Ministry of Justice and Public Security: Haitian National Police (Police Nationale d'Haïti or PNH) (2025)

Military and security service personnel strengths

estimates vary; up to 2,000 trained military personnel (the force is planned to eventually have around 5,000 personnel); estimates for the National Police range from a low of 9,000 to a high of about 13,000 (2025)

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

in recent years, Canada, Taiwan, UAE, and the US have provided some equipment to the Haitian security forces, including vehicles (2025)

Military service age and obligation

men and women 18-25 may volunteer for the FAdH (2023)

Illicit drugs

USG identification

major illicit drug-producing and/or drug-transit country (2025)

Refugees and internally displaced persons

IDPs

1,041,229 (2024 est.)

refugees

5 (2024 est.)

Trafficking in persons

tier rating

Special Case; for more details, go to: https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-trafficking-in-persons-report/haiti/

Terrorist group(s)

Gran Grif; Viv Ansanm

Carbon dioxide emissions

from consumed natural gas

6,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

from petroleum and other liquids

2.848 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

total emissions

2.854 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Environmental issues

deforestation (trees cleared for agriculture and used as fuel); soil erosion; inadequate potable water and lack of sanitation; natural disasters

International environmental agreements

party to

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection

signed, but not ratified

Nuclear Test Ban

Particulate matter emissions

9.8 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

Total renewable water resources

14.022 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)

Total water withdrawal

agricultural

1.209 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)

industrial

51 million cubic meters (2022 est.)

municipal

190 million cubic meters (2022 est.)

Waste and recycling

municipal solid waste generated annually

2.31 million tons (2024 est.)

percent of municipal solid waste recycled

9.1% (2022 est.)