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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Cuba

Female labor force participation rate in Cuba in 2025 — 39.97%. Ranked 149 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.63 pp.

2025 39.97% −0.42 pp vs 2024
World rank 149of 182
Period maximum 44.77%2018
Period minimum 33.31%1993

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Cuba, 1990–20253035404519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 36.35%1991: 35.43%1992: 34.48%1993: 33.31%1994: 33.38%1995: 33.66%1996: 34.33%1997: 34.74%1998: 34.99%1999: 35.64%2000: 36.26%2001: 36.71%2002: 37.06%2003: 37.51%2004: 38.07%2005: 39%2006: 40%2007: 40.72%2008: 41.27%2009: 42.46%2010: 41.93%2011: 42.4%2012: 42.92%2013: 43.44%2014: 43.8%2015: 44.31%2016: 44.48%2017: 44.64%2018: 44.77%2019: 44.69%2020: 42.29%2021: 42.43%2022: 41.92%2023: 41.16%2024: 40.39%2025: 39.97%
Change over the period: +3.63 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cuba 39.97%
World 48.94%
Latin America & Caribbean 51.39%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 54.16%
Female labor force participation rate — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 39.97 −0.42 pp
2024 40.39 −0.77 pp
2023 41.16 −0.76 pp
2022 41.92 −0.51 pp
2021 42.43 +0.14 pp
2020 42.29 −2.4 pp
2019 44.69 −0.08 pp
2018 44.77 +0.13 pp
2017 44.64 +0.16 pp
2016 44.48 +0.17 pp
2015 44.31 +0.51 pp
2014 43.8 +0.37 pp
2013 43.44 +0.52 pp
2012 42.92 +0.51 pp
2011 42.4 +0.47 pp
2010 41.93 −0.53 pp
2009 42.46 +1.19 pp
2008 41.27 +0.55 pp
2007 40.72 +0.72 pp
2006 40 +1 pp
2005 39 +0.93 pp
2004 38.07 +0.56 pp
2003 37.51 +0.45 pp
2002 37.06 +0.35 pp
2001 36.71 +0.45 pp
2000 36.26 +0.62 pp
1999 35.64 +0.65 pp
1998 34.99 +0.26 pp
1997 34.74 +0.4 pp
1996 34.33 +0.68 pp
1995 33.66 +0.28 pp
1994 33.38 +0.07 pp
1993 33.31 −1.17 pp
1992 34.48 −0.95 pp
1991 35.43 −0.92 pp
1990 36.35 —

Caribbean, 2025

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

BS Bahamas 70.73 JM Jamaica 63.03 LC Saint Lucia 62 BB Barbados 61.03 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 59.22 HT Haiti 58.34 DO Dominican Republic 53.66 VI United States Virgin Islands 52.77 TT Trinidad and Tobago 47.77 CU Cuba 39.97 PR Puerto Rico 36.85
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About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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

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