Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Haiti
Haiti: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 85.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Haiti, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Haiti stood at 85.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Haiti peaked at 85.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 83.8%, in 2018.
Haiti ranks 23rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 85.4% | — |
| 1992 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 85.3% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 85.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 85.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 85.3% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 85.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 85.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 84.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 84.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 84.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 84.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.4% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 85.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.4% | 85.3% | 85.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 84.3% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 83.8% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 85.0% | 85.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 20 Papua New Guinea 85.5% compare
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 85.5% compare
- 22 Togo 85.1% compare
- 24 South Sudan 84.9% compare
- 25 Benin 84.2% compare
- 26 Bhutan 82.3% compare
More work & labour data for Haiti
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2679 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,520 1000 No (2050)
- 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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Haiti?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Haiti was 85.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.8% in 2018.
- How does Haiti rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Haiti ranks 23rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.