Haiti vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Percentage of children as a proportion of total population
Haiti
36.76
in 2025
Latin America and the Caribbean
26.91
in 2025
Haiti rank
2nd
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
4th
Percentage of children as a proportion of total population over time
- Haiti
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 36.76 against 26.91 in Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 9.85.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.4 times Latin America and the Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
Haiti ranks 2nd and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th of 36 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 5 and Latin America and the Caribbean in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.86 | 48.09 | 1.23 | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1960s | 47.16 | 49.56 | 2.39 | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1970s | 47.44 | 48.32 | 0.8786 | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1980s | 47.94 | 44.93 | 3.01 | Haiti |
| 1990s | 48.08 | 40.93 | 7.15 | Haiti |
| 2000s | 45.46 | 36.12 | 9.34 | Haiti |
| 2010s | 41.01 | 31.28 | 9.73 | Haiti |
| 2020s | 37.77 | 27.92 | 9.85 | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of children as a proportion of total population, Haiti or Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Haiti, at 36.76 against 26.91 in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of children as a proportion of total population between Haiti and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 9.85, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Haiti and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for percentage of children as a proportion of total population?
- Haiti ranks 2nd and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of children as a proportion of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.