Labour force participation in Cuba
The ILO estimates that 52.2% of people aged 15 and over in Cuba were in the labour force in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 1993.
Cuba, 2025
52.2%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
147th of 181
Labour force participation in Cuba over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Cuba | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.2% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 52.6% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 53.2% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 53.7% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 55.3% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 55.6% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 52.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 55.6%, the figure has changed by −3.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Cuba has the 147th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Cuba
All statistics for Cuba
Women's labour force participation
40.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
51.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
1.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
4.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
15.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
16.9%
2025 · World Bank