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General Information

Region		Caribbean
Population (000, 2021)		11 542^a
Pop. density (per km2, 2021)		418.8^a
Capital city		Port-au-Prince
Capital city pop. (000, 2021)		2 704.2^b
UN membership date		24-Oct-45
Surface area (km2)		27 750^b
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		97.4^a
National currency		Gourde (HTG)
Exchange rate (per US$)		72.2^c

Economic indicators

	2010	2015	2021
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	6 708	8 355	8 051^b
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	-5.5	1.2	-0.9^b
GDP per capita (current US$)	674.2	781.2	714.8^b
Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)	25.7	17.3	19.9^b
Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)	27.4	34.7	35.2^b
Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)	46.9	48.1	44.9^b
Employment in agriculture^d (% of employed)	33.6	30.3	28.3^c
Employment in industry^d (% of employed)	6.5	7.1	6.6^c
Employment in services^d (% employed)	59.9	62.6	65^c
Unemployment^d (% of labour force)	15.4	14	13.9^c
Labour force participation rate^d (female/male pop. %)	59.3 / 71.6	61.2 / 72.0	62.1 / 72.9^c
CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)	100	139	151^e,c
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100)	90	99	92^b
International trade: exports^d (million current US$)	579	1 018	716^c
International trade: imports^d (million current US$)	3 147	3 523	3 180^c
International trade: balance^d (million current US$)	- 2 568	- 2 505	- 2 465^c
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	-102	-271	72^b

Social indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Population growth rate^f (average annual %)	1.6	1.4	1.3^c
Urban population (% of total population)	47.5	52.4	56.2^b
Urban population growth rate^f (average annual %)	3.7	3.3	...
Fertility rate, total^f (live births per woman)	3.6	3.3	3^c
Life expectancy at birth^f (females/males, years)	61.6 / 57.7	63.5 / 59.3	65.7 / 61.4^c
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	36.3 / 6.5	34.4 / 7.1	32.1 / 7.9^a
International migrant stock^g (000/% of total pop.)	17.2 / 0.2	18.0 / 0.2	18.9 / 0.2^c
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	~0.0^h	~0.0	~0.0^c
Infant mortality rate^f (per 1 000 live births)	63.8	61	54.3^c
Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)	8.1ⁱ	8.6	7.7^j
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	...	0.1	0.2^j
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	...	3.2	2.8^j
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	6.8	10	6.7^j
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	4.1	4.2	2.5^k,l,c

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	8.4^d	12.2^d	32.5^j
Threatened species (number)	137	169	408
Forested area^d (% of land area)	13.7	13.2	12.8^j
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	2.3 / 0.2	3.2 / 0.3	3.2 / 0.3^j
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	131	139	145^j
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	16	16	17^j
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders^m,n (000)	255	516	286^b
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	13.8	27.1	29.4^c
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	43.49	11.94	8.24^b

Footnotes

a		Projected estimate (medium fertility variant).
b		2019
c		2020
d		Estimate.
e		Base: October 2017-September 2018=100.
f		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
g		Including refugees.
h		Data as at the end of December.
i		Estimates should be viewed with caution as these are derived from scarce data.
j		2018
k		The term of all members in the 119-member Chamber of Deputies and 20 of 30 senators expired on 13 January 2020. There are currently only 10 sitting senators.
l		Data are as at 1 January of reporting year.
m		Including nationals residing abroad.
n		Arrivals by air.