Haiti — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Haiti, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Haiti was 14.94% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 16.80% in 2007. The lowest was 7.00% in 1997 (about 2.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.12% per year.
Haiti ranks 17 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 9%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 5.99%, so Haiti sits above it. It peaked in 2007 and has fallen 11% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 8%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 2 of 31 economies; Guyana (11.96%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 17% in 2000. That is 3% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1991 level: doubled by 2006. Doubling roughly every 33 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 78th of 187 in 1991 → 80th of 187 in 2000 → 26th of 187 in 2010 → 26th of 187 in 2020 → 16th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.94% | +0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 14.61% | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 14.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 14.54% | -0.8 pp |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 15.57% | +1.5 pp |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 13.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 13.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 13.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 13.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 14.51% | -0.7 pp |
| 2010 | 15.24% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 15.4% | -0.8 pp |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -0.6 pp |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +0.9 pp |
| 2006 | 15.87% | +1.3 pp |
| 2005 | 14.56% | +1.1 pp |
| 2004 | 13.42% | +1.3 pp |
| 2003 | 12.15% | +1.1 pp |
| 2002 | 11.01% | +1.3 pp |
| 2001 | 9.73% | +1.3 pp |
| 2000 | 8.44% | +1.2 pp |
| 1999 | 7.2% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 7.17% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 7% | -0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 7.3% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 7.51% | -0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 7.86% | +0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 7.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 7.39% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 7.33% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Haiti’s Unemployment in 1992?
7.39% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Haiti’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +103.9% in total — about 2.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 14.94%; 2024: 14.61%; 2023: 14.46%; 2022: 14.54%; 2021: 15.3%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.