Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Haiti
Haiti: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) was 76.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Haiti, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Haiti recorded 76.8% for self-employed, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Haiti peaked at 77.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 74.9%, in 2014.
Haiti ranks 22nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 75.1% | — |
| 1992 | 75.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 75.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 75.8% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 76.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 76.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 75.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 75.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 75.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 75.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 75.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 76.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 76.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 76.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 76.8% | +0.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 76.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.6%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 76.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.1%, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.7% | 75.1% | 76.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 75.6% | 75.1% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 74.9% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 76.7% | 77.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
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, total (% of total employment) in Haiti?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Haiti was 76.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.9% in 2014.
- How does Haiti rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Haiti ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, total (% of total 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.