Haiti Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Haiti unemployment rate for 2021 was 15.73%, a 0.28% increase from 2020.
  • Haiti unemployment rate for 2020 was 15.45%, a 1.54% increase from 2019.
  • Haiti unemployment rate for 2019 was 13.92%, a 0.05% increase from 2018.
  • Haiti unemployment rate for 2018 was 13.86%, a 0.02% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia 19.87%
Haiti 15.73%
South Sudan 13.92%
Yemen 13.57%
Afghanistan 13.28%
Gambia 11.21%
Syrian Arab Republic 10.57%
Comoros 9.45%
Eritrea 8.05%
Tajikistan 7.75%
Mali 7.72%
Malawi 7.02%
Guinea-Bissau 6.76%
Central African Republic 6.58%
Guinea 6.34%
Democratic Republic of Congo 5.43%
Sierra Leone 5.33%
Zimbabwe 5.17%
Nepal 5.05%
Burkina Faso 4.76%
Liberia 4.10%
Togo 4.00%
Mozambique 3.98%
Senegal 3.72%
Ethiopia 3.69%
Uganda 2.94%
Tanzania 2.65%
Madagascar 2.59%
North Korea 2.59%
Chad 1.88%
Burundi 1.79%
Rwanda 1.61%
Benin 1.57%
Niger 0.75%
Haiti Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2021 15.73% 0.28%
2020 15.45% 1.54%
2019 13.92% 0.05%
2018 13.86% -0.02%
2017 13.88% -0.05%
2016 13.93% -0.04%
2015 13.96% 0.01%
2014 13.95% -0.04%
2013 14.00% -0.10%
2012 14.10% -0.43%
2011 14.53% -0.85%
2010 15.38% -0.28%
2009 15.66% -0.68%
2008 16.34% -0.46%
2007 16.80% 1.11%
2006 15.69% 1.28%
2005 14.42% 1.09%
2004 13.32% 1.33%
2003 12.00% 1.17%
2002 10.83% 1.19%
2001 9.63% 1.23%
2000 8.40% 1.20%
1999 7.20% -0.05%
1998 7.25% -0.03%
1997 7.28% -0.02%
1996 7.30% 0.04%
1995 7.26% -0.35%
1994 7.61% 0.06%
1993 7.55% -0.04%
1992 7.59% 0.08%
1991 7.51% 0.08%