Age structure:
0-14 years:
41% (male 1,430,018; female 1,393,665)
15-64 years:
55% (male 1,814,964; female 1,945,165)
65 years and over:
4% (male 138,533; female 145,650) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.39% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 31.97 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 15.13 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -2.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.95 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 97.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
49.21 years
male:
47.46 years
female:
51.06 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.5 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Haitian(s)
adjective:
Haitian
Ethnic groups: black 95%, mulatto plus white 5%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3% (1982)
note:
roughly one-half of the population also practices Voodoo
Languages: French (official), Creole (official)
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
45%
male:
48%
female:
42.2% (1995 est.)