Unemployment rate in Haiti
Haiti: Unemployment rate was 14.94 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14.94
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
17th
of 186 countries
All-time high
16.8
in 2007
All-time low
7
in 1997
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment rate in Haiti, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 14.94 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, 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.
Unemployment rate in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.33 | — |
| 1992 | 7.39 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 7.53 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 7.86 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 7.51 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 7.3 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 7 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 7.17 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 7.2 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 8.44 | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 9.73 | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 11.01 | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 12.15 | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 13.41 | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 14.56 | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 15.87 | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 16.8 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 16.2 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 15.4 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 15.24 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 14.51 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 14.1 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 13.7 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 13.81 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 13.79 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.9 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 13.93 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 13.93 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.1 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 15.57 | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 15.3 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 14.54 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 14.46 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 14.61 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 14.94 | +2.3% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 14.94 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.06, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 14.94 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.99, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.37 | 7 | 7.86 | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.36 | 8.44 | 16.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1 | 13.7 | 15.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9 | 14.46 | 15.57 | 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 unemployment rate in Haiti?
- Unemployment rate in Haiti was 14.94 in 2025, according to 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 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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