Haitian Chileans
Haitiano-Chileno
Haïtien Chilien
Ayisyen Chilyen
Total population
185,865 (2019)[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
Quilicura
Languages
Spanish, Haitian Creole, French
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Haitians, Haitian Americans, Haitian Brazilians, Haitian Canadians, Haitian Cubans, Haitian Bahamians

Haitian Chileans (Spanish: Haitiano-Chileno, Haitian Creole: Ayisyen Chilyen, French: Haïtien Chilien), are Chilean citizens of full or partial Haitian ancestry.[3]

Demographics

It's one of the migrations that has grown the most in Chile in recent years, with a 731% increase between 2013 and 2016, a period in which the arrival of 41,000 people is estimated. Prior to 2013, some 4,000 Haitian immigrants were estimated to be living in Chile. In the 2002 census, the Haitian population living in Chile was only 50 people.[4]

The vast majority of Haitians in Chile arrived as tourists since they did not need to apply for a visa beforehand, and then overstayed without returning to Haiti. Following the election of Sebastian Piñera who ran on a platform of stemming this illegal immigration, the visa-free entry for Haitians was cancelled.[5]

In 2017 there were 105,000 Haitians in Chile.[6] By the end of 2019 this number had grown considerably to 185,865 according to the National Statistics Institute.[1]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Press, ed. (2020). "Estimación de personas extranjeras residentes habituales en Chile al 31 de diciembre 2019" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE). p. 21. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. ^ Godoy, Gloria, ed. (12 May 2020). "Según estimaciones, la cantidad de personas extranjeras residentes habituales en Chile bordea los 1,5 millones al 31 de diciembre de 2019" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE). Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. ^ Haitianos en Chile: una gran comunidad de migrantes que busca una oportunidad (in spanish)
  4. ^ Haitians and Venezuelans seeking to migrate to Chile now face tougher rules
  5. ^ Haitians and Venezuelans seeking to migrate to Chile now face tougher rules
  6. ^ "Increase in Haitian immigration raises concerns in Chilean society". Chile Today. April 9, 2018.


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