Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Haiti
Haiti: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 46.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Haiti, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Haiti is 46.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Haiti peaked at 48.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 1990.
That places Haiti 80th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.3% | — |
| 1991 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 44.1% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 44.3% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 44.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 44.8% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 45.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 45.3% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 45.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 45.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 46.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 46.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 46.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 47.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 47.1% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 46.4% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 46.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.6%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 46.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.4%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.5% | 43.3% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 45.9% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 46.8% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 46.4% | 48.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 77 Bolivia 46.6% compare
- 78 Luxembourg 46.5% compare
- 79 Burkina Faso 46.5% compare
- 81 Germany 46.5% compare
- 82 Zambia 46.3% compare
- 83 Saint Lucia 46.3% compare
More education data for Haiti
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,619 (1984)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 241,622 (1997)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 143,758 (1986)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (1998)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.246 units per person (2016)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.63 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Haiti?
- Labor force, female in Haiti was 46.5% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 1990.
- How does Haiti rank for labor force, female?
- Haiti ranks 80th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.