Haiti vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Unemployment, total (% of total labor force)
Haiti
14.1%
in 2012
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
5.2%
in 2025
Haiti rank
15th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
16th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) over time
- Haiti
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 14.1% against 5.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Haiti's figure about 2.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 9.1% | 0.1% | Haiti |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 8.4% | 12.7% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 6.4% | 7.7% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment, total (% of total labor force), Haiti or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Haiti, at 14.1% against 5.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2012.
- What is the difference in unemployment, total (% of total labor force) between Haiti and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 8.9%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2012.
- How do Haiti and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?
- Haiti ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.