Share of single-parent households in Haiti

Haiti: Share of single-parent households was 12.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
12.7%
World rank
17th
of 70 countries
All-time high
12.7%
in 2017
All-time low
8.7%
in 1994
Years of data
7
1971–2017

Share of single-parent households in Haiti, 1971–2017

0510151971199420171971: 11.6 %1994: 8.7 %2000: 11.3 %2003: 10.8 %2006: 12.1 %2012: 10.9 %2017: 12.7 %

Source: United Nations (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, share of single-parent households in Haiti stood at 12.7%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of single-parent households in Haiti peaked at 12.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1994.

That places Haiti 17th out of 70 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.6% 11.6% 11.6% 1
1990s 8.7% 8.7% 8.7% 1
2000s 11.4% 10.8% 12.1% 3
2010s 11.8% 10.9% 12.7% 2

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 14 Honduras 13.1% compare
  2. 15 Zimbabwe 13.0% compare
  3. 16 Colombia 12.7% compare
  4. 18 Guatemala 12.6% compare
  5. 19 Kenya 12.4% compare
  6. 20 Guyana 11.9% compare

See the full ranking of 70 places →

More reference data data for Haiti

All data for Haiti →

Frequently asked questions

What is share of single-parent households in Haiti?
Share of single-parent households in Haiti was 12.7% in 2017, according to United Nations (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of single-parent households recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest share of single-parent households recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1994.
How does Haiti rank for share of single-parent households?
Haiti ranks 17th out of 70 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of single-parent households rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Haiti data come from?
The figures come from United Nations (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of single-parent households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Share of single-parent households
Unit
%
Source
United Nations (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
70 places, 523 data points, 1960–2021
Last refreshed

Percentage of households comprised of a single parent and his or her children (biological, step, and adopted/foster children), irrespective of children’s ages, and no one else