Haiti
Haiti
Haiti faces a multidimensional crisis with continuing gang violence, mass displacement, and severe humanitarian needs. Despite efforts toward stability, the situation remains dire, demanding urgent international solidarity.
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Key statistics
1 million
people were displaced or stateless (or returning from forced displacement) within the country at the end of 2024
350,000
Haitians were refugees, asylum-seekers or otherwise in need of international protection worldwide at the end of 2024
$49.3 million
are needed in 2025 to ensure operations covered by the United States multi-country office* are sustained
*UNHCR’s operations in Haiti are managed by the United States multi-country office, which also oversees operations in the United States and 18 Caribbean States and overseas territories: Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines; the British overseas territories of Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands; and the Dutch overseas territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Sint Maarten, with needs budgeted jointly.
Haiti is grappling with a deepening humanitarian crisis, as insecurity and violence have internally displaced over 1 million people within the country as of the end of 2024.
In response to the escalating needs, UNHCR has expanded its operations, delivering protection services, legal aid, and emergency support to displaced families. We are also working to strengthen civil registration systems to help prevent and reduce statelessness.
The scale of the crisis is alarming: nearly half of Haiti’s 11.9 million people now depend on humanitarian assistance. Gang violence and political turmoil have made Haiti the country with the highest number of crime-related displacements globally.
In 2024 alone, UNHCR reported more than 350,000 Haitian refugees and asylum-seekers around the world, many of whom are undertaking perilous journeys across the Americas and the Caribbean.
Population and financial overview
Data on population and financials are available at the multi-country office level, which oversees operations across several countries.
Haiti
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Populations
Population types
Population types
Note: The "Stateless" category does not include stateless people who are also in other categories, to avoid double counting. The total number of stateless, across all categories, is .
NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.
Population by country
Population by country
NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.
Population by origin
Population by origin
NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.
Financial
Budget and expenditure trend
Budget and expenditure trend
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by pillar
Budget by pillar
Budget by objective
Budget by objective
Note: The table presents the budget for this operation broken down at the objective level. Resource allocation at the objective level is subject to change during the course of the year as the operational situation evolves and priorities shift. The current budget, reflected in the bottom line of this table, is updated on a monthly basis and is replaced by the final budget at year-end.
Expenditure by Outcome Area
Expenditure by Outcome Area
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Source: 2023 budget as approved by the Executive Committee in October 2022.
2022 current budget as approved by the High Commissioner as of October 2022; pending presentation to the ExCom's Standing Committee.
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Source: 2023 budget as approved by the Executive Committee in October 2022.
2022 current budget as approved by the High Commissioner as of October 2022; pending presentation to the ExCom's Standing Committee.
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Source: 2024 budget and 2023 current budget are taken from the budget document approved by UNHCR's Executive Committee in October 2023.
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
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Strategy - Country
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