Labor force participation rate in Haiti
Haiti: Labor force participation rate was 63.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate in Haiti, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate in Haiti stood at 63.9%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Haiti peaked at 66.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 62.8%, in 2000.
Haiti ranks 77th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.1% | 63.2% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 62.8% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 65.6% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.7% | 63.9% | 65.7% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Haiti
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 83.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 58.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 65.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 70.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 60.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Haiti?
- Labor force participation rate in Haiti was 63.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.8% in 2000.
- How does Haiti rank for labor force participation rate?
- Haiti ranks 77th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).