Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Haiti
Haiti: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 8.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Haiti, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Haiti recorded 8.8% for employment in industry (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Haiti peaked at 11.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2025.
That places Haiti 169th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.9% | — |
| 1992 | 11.4% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 10.7% | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 11.0% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 10.7% | 11.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.1% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.3% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.8% | 9.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Haiti
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2706 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2655 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,521 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 7,869 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 7,282 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 15,151 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Haiti?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Haiti was 8.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2025.
- How does Haiti rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Haiti ranks 169th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).