Haiti: cities by population
Haiti has a population of 12,037,506 (UN estimate, 2026), with Port-au-Prince as its capital. The 50 largest of its 113 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+45%
since 2000 (8,303,151)
+22%
projected by 2050 (14,710,862)
437
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Haiti
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port-au-Prince | Ouest | 1,234,742 |
| 2 | Carrefour | Ouest | 511,345 |
| 3 | Delmas | Ouest | 395,260 |
| 4 | Pétionville | Ouest | 376,834 |
| 5 | Port-de-Paix | Nord-Ouest | 306,217 |
| 6 | Saint-Marc | Artibonite | 266,642 |
| 7 | Croix-des-Bouquets | Ouest | 229,127 |
| 8 | Dessalines | Artibonite | 181,903 |
| 9 | Jacmel | Sud-Est | 137,966 |
| 10 | Cap-Haïtien | Nord | 134,815 |
| 11 | Léogâne | Ouest | 134,190 |
| 12 | Arcahaie | Ouest | 130,306 |
| 13 | Les Cayes | Sud | 125,799 |
| 14 | Tigwav | Ouest | 117,504 |
| 15 | Jérémie | Grand'Anse | 97,503 |
| 16 | Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye | Artibonite | 95,216 |
| 17 | Miragoâne | Nippes | 89,202 |
| 18 | Gonaïves | Artibonite | 84,961 |
| 19 | Thomazeau | Ouest | 52,017 |
| 20 | Grangwav | Ouest | 49,288 |
| 21 | Verrettes | Artibonite | 48,724 |
| 22 | Kenscoff | Ouest | 42,175 |
| 23 | Saint-Raphaël | Nord | 37,739 |
| 24 | Ti Port-de-Paix | Nord-Ouest | 34,657 |
| 25 | Lenbe | Nord | 32,645 |
| 26 | Gressier | Ouest | 25,947 |
| 27 | Terrier Rouge | Nord-Est | 21,328 |
| 28 | Hinche | Centre | 18,590 |
| 29 | Fond Parisien | Ouest | 18,256 |
| 30 | Grand Gosier | Sud-Est | 17,059 |
| 31 | Désarmes | Artibonite | 15,594 |
| 32 | Saint-Louis du Nord | Nord-Ouest | 11,849 |
| 33 | Fort Liberté | Nord-Est | 11,465 |
| 34 | Trou du Nord | Nord-Est | 10,569 |
| 35 | Ouanaminthe | Nord-Est | 10,118 |
| 36 | Sassier | Grand'Anse | 10,000 |
| 37 | Mirebalais | Centre | 9,082 |
| 38 | Grande Rivière du Nord | Nord | 8,836 |
| 39 | Les Anglais | Sud | 8,247 |
| 40 | Lascahobas | Centre | 7,574 |
| 41 | Cornillon | Ouest | 7,572 |
| 42 | Gros Morne | Artibonite | 7,294 |
| 43 | Anse à Galets | Ouest | 7,178 |
| 44 | Pignon | Nord | 6,731 |
| 45 | Dame-Marie | Grand'Anse | 6,036 |
| 46 | Sources Chaudes | Grand'Anse | 5,544 |
| 47 | Milot | Nord | 5,534 |
| 48 | Jean-Rabel | Nord-Ouest | 5,419 |
| 49 | Aquin | Sud | 5,246 |
| 50 | Mayisad | Centre | 5,204 |
Twenty years earlier: Haiti in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 8,175,610.
Common questions
What is the population of Haiti?
Haiti has a population of 12,037,506, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 14,710,862 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Haiti?
Port-au-Prince.