Haitians

Haitians
Haïtiens / Ayisyen

Flag of Haiti
Total population
c. 13 million
Regions with significant populations
Haiti 10,604,000
United States	1,036,385
Dominican Republic	800,000
Cuba	300,000
Chile	185,865
Canada	165,095 (2016)
Brazil	135,828 (2020)
Bahamas	80,000
France	62 448
French Guiana	40,000
Guyana	33,500
Venezuela	30,000
Dominica	7,600
Turks and Caicos Islands	6,900
Mexico	5,000 (2017)
Suriname	4,000
Switzerland	4,000 (2018)
U.S. Virgin Islands	1,673
Belgium	1,500-2,000
Cayman Islands	1,500
United Kingdom	1,000
Ecuador	1,000
Aruba	1,000
Argentina	600
Netherlands	594
Puerto Rico	536 - 5,000
Peru	477 (2007)
Spain	335
Italy	262
Austria	52
Languages
French and Haitian Creole
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, Latin Americans, Louisiana Creoles, French Antilleans, French Canadians, Taíno, Spaniards, French people

Haitians (French: Haïtiens, Haitian Creole: Ayisyen) are the citizens of Haiti and the descendants in the diaspora through direct parentage. An ethnonational 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. By virtue of historical distinction, the vast majority of Haitians share and identify with this common African lineage, though a small number are descendants of contemporary immigrants from the Levant who sought refuge in the island nation during World War I and World War II.

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