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Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Cuba

Employment-to-population ratio in Cuba in 2025 — 51.34%. Ranked 133 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 3.43 pp.

2025 51.34% −0.38 pp vs 2024
World rank 133of 182
Period maximum 54.61%2017
Period minimum 47.37%1993

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Cuba, 1991–202546485052545619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 47.91%1992: 47.67%1993: 47.37%1994: 47.78%1995: 48.25%1996: 48.89%1997: 49.39%1998: 50%1999: 50.19%2000: 50.78%2001: 51.59%2002: 52.01%2003: 52.55%2004: 52.82%2005: 52.88%2006: 53.03%2007: 53.19%2008: 53.38%2009: 54.55%2010: 53.45%2011: 53.2%2012: 53.18%2013: 53.44%2014: 53.9%2015: 54.22%2016: 54.47%2017: 54.61%2018: 54.52%2019: 54.33%2020: 51.38%2021: 51.67%2022: 52.69%2023: 52.25%2024: 51.71%2025: 51.34%
Change over the period: +3.43 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cuba

Cuba 51.34%
World 58.06%
Latin America & Caribbean 59.29%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 59.7%
Employment-to-population ratio — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 51.34 −0.38 pp
2024 51.71 −0.53 pp
2023 52.25 −0.44 pp
2022 52.69 +1.01 pp
2021 51.67 +0.29 pp
2020 51.38 −2.95 pp
2019 54.33 −0.19 pp
2018 54.52 −0.09 pp
2017 54.61 +0.14 pp
2016 54.47 +0.25 pp
2015 54.22 +0.32 pp
2014 53.9 +0.46 pp
2013 53.44 +0.26 pp
2012 53.18 −0.01 pp
2011 53.2 −0.26 pp
2010 53.45 −1.1 pp
2009 54.55 +1.17 pp
2008 53.38 +0.19 pp
2007 53.19 +0.16 pp
2006 53.03 +0.15 pp
2005 52.88 +0.05 pp
2004 52.82 +0.27 pp
2003 52.55 +0.54 pp
2002 52.01 +0.42 pp
2001 51.59 +0.81 pp
2000 50.78 +0.59 pp
1999 50.19 +0.19 pp
1998 50 +0.62 pp
1997 49.39 +0.49 pp
1996 48.89 +0.64 pp
1995 48.25 +0.48 pp
1994 47.78 +0.41 pp
1993 47.37 −0.31 pp
1992 47.67 −0.24 pp
1991 47.91 —

Caribbean, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

JM Jamaica 67.28 BS Bahamas 66.98 LC Saint Lucia 61.81 DO Dominican Republic 61.54 BB Barbados 60.47 TT Trinidad and Tobago 55.83 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 55.68 HT Haiti 54.38 CU Cuba 51.34 VI United States Virgin Islands 48.14 PR Puerto Rico 40.22
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

Other indicators for Cuba

Labor Unemployment rate

The share of the labor force that is looking for work and available to start.

Cuba by year Labor Labor force participation rate

What share of the population aged 15 and over works or looks for work.

Cuba by year Labor Self-employed

The share of workers who work for themselves — from entrepreneurs to the informally employed.

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