| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 10,114,378[1] | |
| Languages | |
| French · Haitian Creole | |
| Religion | |
| Catholicism · Haitian Vodou | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Haitians · West/Central Africans · Afro-Argentines · Afro-Caribbeans · Afro-Chileans · Afro-Costa Ricans · Afro-Cubans · Afro-Dominicans (Dominican Republic) · Afro-Ecuadorians · Afro-Jamaicans · Afro-Latin Americans · Afro-Mexicans · Afro-Peruvians · Afro-Puerto Ricans · Afro-Trinidadians and Tobagonians · Afro-Uruguayans · Creoles · Louisiana Creoles · African-Americans |
Afro-Haitians or Black Haitians, are Haitian people whose ancestors were Africans. Most Afro-Haitians are descended from West African slaves. The slaves were brought over to work in plantations, mainly for sugar canes.
The vast majority (about 90%) of Haitians are of African descent. Of them, about 25-30% are of mixed race or mulatto.[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Haiti: People and society: Population". The World Factbook. July 2017. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2013-10-27.