Dominican Republic and Haiti: Country Studies

Appendix
Table 15.
Haiti: Estimated Population by Geographic Department and
Rural-Urban Residence, 1995 1
Department Population Percent
Percent
Urban
Percent Rural
Artibonite 1,013,779 14 23 77
Centre 490,790 7 14 86
Grand' Anse 641,399 9 13 87
Nord 759,318 11 27 73
Nord-Est 248,764 3 25 75
Nord-Ouest 420,971 6 14 86
Ouest 2,494,862 35 60 40
Sud 653,398 9 14 86
Sud-Est 457,013 6 8 92
TOTAL 7,180,294 100 33 67
Population projections are based on national census data from 1950 and 1982. The population of urban areas may
be underestimated, especially for the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area (Ouest). The most recent national census
of Haiti occurred in 1982.
Source: Based on information from Institut Ha'itien de Statistique et d'Informatique,
Tendances et perspectives de la population d'Haiti au niveau regional (departement,
arrondissement, et commune), 1980-2005, Port-au-Prince, 1992, 12, 15, 35.
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