Haitians

Haitians
Haïtiens / Ayisyen
Total population
Regions with significant populations
 Haiti 10,604,000
 United States1,138,855
 Dominican Republic800,000
 Cuba300,000
 Chile188,131 (2023)
 Brazil187,540 (2024)
 Canada178,990 (2021)
 Mexico110,000 (2024)
 Bahamas80,000
 France62,448
 Guyana33,500
 Venezuela30,000
 Dominica7,600
 Turks and Caicos Islands6,900
 Suriname4,000
  Switzerland4,000 (2018)
 U.S. Virgin Islands1,673
 Belgium1,500-2,000
 United Kingdom1,000
 Ecuador1,000
 Aruba1,000
 Argentina600
 Netherlands594
 Puerto Rico536 - 5,000
 Peru477 (2007)
 Spain262 - 335
Languages
Haitian French, Haitian Creole, Frespañol
Religion
Roman Catholic 54.7%, Protestant 28.5%, (Baptist 15.4%, Pentecostal 7.9%, Adventist 3%, Methodist 1.5%, other 0.7%), Vodou 2.1%, other 4.6% none 10.2% (2003 est.)
Related ethnic groups
African diaspora in the Americas, Caribbean people, Louisiana French, Louisiana Creoles, French Antilleans, French Canadians, French people

Haitians (French: Haïtiens, Haitian Creole: Ayisyen) are the citizens and nationals of Haiti. The Haitian people have their origins in West and Central Africa with the most spoken language being the French based Haitian Creole. The larger Haitian diaspora includes individuals that trace ancestry to Haiti and self-identify as Haitian but are not necessarily Haitian by citizenship. The United States and the Dominican Republic have the largest Haitian populations in the world after Haiti.

An ethno-national group, Haitians generally comprise the modern descendants of self-liberated Africans in the Caribbean territory historically referred to as Saint-Domingue. This includes the mulatto minority who denote corresponding European ancestry, notably from French settlers.