Share of households by type in Haiti

Haiti: Share of households by type was 23.41 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
23.41
World rank
70th
of 76 countries
All-time high
28.74
in 1971
All-time low
23.41
in 2017
Years of data
7
1971–2017

Share of households by type in Haiti, 1971–2017

01020301971199420171971: 28.71994: 24.32000: 25.72003: 25.82006: 24.42012: 23.62017: 23.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of households by type in Haiti is 23.41, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of households by type in Haiti peaked at 28.74 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 23.41, in 2017.

That places Haiti 70th out of 76 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Share of households by type in Haiti, year by year

Annual values for Share of households by type in Haiti, 1971 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1971 28.74 —
1994 24.28 -15.5%
2000 25.68 +5.8%
2003 25.81 +0.5%
2006 24.37 -5.6%
2012 23.55 -3.4%
2017 23.41 -0.6%

Haiti compared with similar countries

  • Haiti's 23.41 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.39, 66% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Haiti's 23.41 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.46, 70% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 28.74 28.74 28.74 1
1990s 24.28 24.28 24.28 1
2000s 25.29 24.37 25.81 3
2010s 23.48 23.41 23.55 2

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 67 Ghana 24.74 compare
  2. 68 United States 23.82 compare
  3. 69 Chile 23.68 compare
  4. 71 Lesotho 21.02 compare
  5. 72 Thailand 20.09 compare
  6. 73 Gambia 18.98 compare

See the full ranking of 76 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of households by type in Haiti?
Share of households by type in Haiti was 23.41 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of households by type recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 28.74 in 1971.
What is the lowest share of households by type recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 23.41 in 2017.
How does Haiti rank for share of households by type?
Haiti ranks 70th out of 76 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of households by type rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Haiti data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of households by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of households by type
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
76 places, 562 data points, 1960–2021
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