Labour force — Haiti

Labour force rose to 5,268,189.0 Persons in 2025, from 5,181,956.0 Persons in 2024.

How many Haitians are in the labour force, 1990 to 2025: everyone employed plus everyone unemployed and searching, in persons. It is the denominator behind the unemployment rate and the numerator behind the participation rate, and it grows with the working-age population rather than with the economy.

Latest value: 5,268,189.0 Persons (2025)

Coverage: 1990–2025 · Frequency: annual · 36 observations

Source: World Development Indicators

Recent observations

Period	Value — Persons
1990	2,660,277.0
1991	2,700,760.0
1992	2,742,384.0
1993	2,785,468.0
1994	2,829,754.0
1995	2,875,635.0
1996	2,918,130.0
1997	2,962,274.0
1998	3,007,854.0
1999	3,054,962.0
2000	3,103,912.0
2001	3,189,161.0
2002	3,277,860.0
2003	3,370,045.0
2004	3,464,730.0
2005	3,562,527.0
2006	3,671,852.0
2007	3,782,583.0
2008	3,894,117.0
2009	4,006,423.0
2010	4,101,260.0
2011	4,182,422.0
2012	4,270,619.0
2013	4,367,938.0
2014	4,462,053.0
2015	4,553,008.0
2016	4,644,004.0
2017	4,734,976.0
2018	4,823,338.0
2019	4,902,625.0
2020	4,940,938.0
2021	5,061,618.0
2022	5,073,825.0
2023	5,135,239.0
2024	5,181,956.0
2025	5,268,189.0

Sector: ZM

Methodology

World Development Indicators The World Bank's compilation of ~1,400 cross-country development indicators, refreshed annually (typically September). For Haiti the underlying data is submitted by national authorities (IHSI, BRH, MEF) and harmonized by the World Bank's Haiti country unit.