Open menu Close menu Open Search Close search
Support our Sponsor

. . Flags of the World Maps of All Countries
  • 2001 INDEX
  • 2000 INDEX
  • 1999 INDEX
  • 1998 INDEX
  • 1996 INDEX
  • Country Ranks



    [TOP]
  • Geographic.org Home PageCountry Index

    Haiti People 1997

    https://photius.com/wfb1997/haiti/haiti_people.html
    SOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Population 6,611,407 (July 1997 est.)

      Age structure
      0-14 years: 43% (male 1,451,550; female 1,409,056)
      15-64 years : 53% (male 1,668,670; female 1,811,957)
      65 years and over: 4% (male 134,366; female 135,808) (July 1997 est.)

      Population growth rate 1.39% (1997 est.)

      Birth rate 33.12 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

      Death rate 15.25 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

      Net migration rate -4.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

      Sex ratio
      at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
      under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
      15-64 years : 0.92 male(s)/female
      65 years and over: 0.99 male(s)/female
      total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

      Infant mortality rate 102.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth
      total population: 49.49 years
      male : 47.45 years
      female: 51.63 years (1997 est.)

      Total fertility rate 4.76 children born/woman (1997 est.)

      Nationality
      noun: Haitian(s)
      adjective: Haitian

      Ethnic groups black 95%, mulatto plus white 5%

      Religions Roman Catholic 80% (of which an overwhelming majority also practiceVoodoo), Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3% (1982)

      Languages French (official) 10%, Creole

      Literacy
      definition: age 15 and over can read and write
      total population: 45%
      male: 48%
      female: 42.2% (1995 est.)

      NOTE: The information regarding Haiti on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Haiti People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Haiti People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.

    Support Our Sponsor

    Support Our Sponsor
    Please put this page in your BOOKMARKS - - - - -


    https://photius.com/wfb1997/haiti/haiti_people.html

    Revised 06-Mar-02
    Copyright © 2023 Photius Coutsoukis (all rights reserved)