Unemployment rate in Haiti
Haiti: Unemployment rate was 14.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Haiti, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 14.9% for unemployment rate in 2025.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Haiti peaked at 16.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1997.
Haiti ranks 17th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 7.0% | 7.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 8.4% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 13.7% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.5% | 15.6% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Haiti
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- 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)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 60.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 39.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 28.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 33.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 65.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 83.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Haiti?
- Unemployment rate in Haiti was 14.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1997.
- How does Haiti rank for unemployment rate?
- Haiti ranks 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.