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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Haiti

Female labor force participation rate in Haiti in 2025 — 58.34%. Ranked 58 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.66 pp.

2025 58.34% +0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 58of 182
Period maximum 62.14%2018
Period minimum 56.68%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Haiti, 1990–2025565860626419901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 56.68%1991: 56.75%1992: 56.81%1993: 56.89%1994: 56.97%1995: 57.06%1996: 57.01%1997: 56.95%1998: 56.91%1999: 56.87%2000: 56.84%2001: 57.15%2002: 57.46%2003: 57.78%2004: 58.09%2005: 58.4%2006: 58.84%2007: 59.28%2008: 59.72%2009: 60.16%2010: 60.6%2011: 61.03%2012: 61.03%2013: 61.38%2014: 61.6%2015: 61.7%2016: 61.83%2017: 62.02%2018: 62.14%2019: 61.95%2020: 61.37%2021: 62.1%2022: 59.95%2023: 59.35%2024: 58.32%2025: 58.34%
Change over the period: +1.66 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Haiti

Haiti 58.34%
World 48.94%
Latin America & Caribbean 51.39%
Low-income countries computed 54.64%
Female labor force participation rate — Haiti, by year Haiti All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 58.34 +0.02 pp
2024 58.32 −1.03 pp
2023 59.35 −0.6 pp
2022 59.95 −2.15 pp
2021 62.1 +0.73 pp
2020 61.37 −0.59 pp
2019 61.95 −0.19 pp
2018 62.14 +0.12 pp
2017 62.02 +0.19 pp
2016 61.83 +0.13 pp
2015 61.7 +0.09 pp
2014 61.6 +0.22 pp
2013 61.38 +0.35 pp
2012 61.03 −0 pp
2011 61.03 +0.44 pp
2010 60.6 +0.43 pp
2009 60.16 +0.44 pp
2008 59.72 +0.44 pp
2007 59.28 +0.44 pp
2006 58.84 +0.44 pp
2005 58.4 +0.31 pp
2004 58.09 +0.31 pp
2003 57.78 +0.31 pp
2002 57.46 +0.31 pp
2001 57.15 +0.31 pp
2000 56.84 −0.03 pp
1999 56.87 −0.04 pp
1998 56.91 −0.05 pp
1997 56.95 −0.05 pp
1996 57.01 −0.06 pp
1995 57.06 +0.09 pp
1994 56.97 +0.08 pp
1993 56.89 +0.08 pp
1992 56.81 +0.07 pp
1991 56.75 +0.06 pp
1990 56.68 —

Caribbean, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BS Bahamas 70.73 JM Jamaica 63.03 LC Saint Lucia 62 BB Barbados 61.03 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 59.22 HT Haiti 58.34 DO Dominican Republic 53.66 VI United States Virgin Islands 52.77 TT Trinidad and Tobago 47.77 CU Cuba 39.97 PR Puerto Rico 36.85
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About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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Haiti by year Labor Female unemployment

The unemployment rate of the female part of the labor force.

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