Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Cuba

Labor force participation rate in Cuba in 2025 — 52.25%. Ranked 148 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.02 pp.

2025 52.25% −0.39 pp vs 2024
World rank 148of 182
Period maximum 55.58%2016
Period minimum 52.2%1993

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Cuba, 1990–2025525354555619901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 52.23%1991: 52.25%1992: 52.26%1993: 52.2%1994: 52.39%1995: 52.6%1996: 52.92%1997: 53.16%1998: 53.33%1999: 53.54%2000: 53.71%2001: 53.79%2002: 53.79%2003: 53.8%2004: 53.82%2005: 53.93%2006: 54.06%2007: 54.16%2008: 54.24%2009: 55.48%2010: 54.82%2011: 54.94%2012: 55.09%2013: 55.26%2014: 55.4%2015: 55.55%2016: 55.58%2017: 55.56%2018: 55.46%2019: 55.28%2020: 52.55%2021: 52.79%2022: 53.67%2023: 53.17%2024: 52.64%2025: 52.25%
Change over the period: +0.02 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cuba 52.25%
World 60.98%
Labor force participation rate — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 52.25 −0.39 pp
2024 52.64 −0.53 pp
2023 53.17 −0.5 pp
2022 53.67 +0.88 pp
2021 52.79 +0.23 pp
2020 52.55 −2.72 pp
2019 55.28 −0.19 pp
2018 55.46 −0.09 pp
2017 55.56 −0.03 pp
2016 55.58 +0.03 pp
2015 55.55 +0.16 pp
2014 55.4 +0.14 pp
2013 55.26 +0.17 pp
2012 55.09 +0.14 pp
2011 54.94 +0.12 pp
2010 54.82 −0.65 pp
2009 55.48 +1.24 pp
2008 54.24 +0.08 pp
2007 54.16 +0.09 pp
2006 54.06 +0.13 pp
2005 53.93 +0.11 pp
2004 53.82 +0.02 pp
2003 53.8 +0.01 pp
2002 53.79 +0.01 pp
2001 53.79 +0.08 pp
2000 53.71 +0.16 pp
1999 53.54 +0.22 pp
1998 53.33 +0.17 pp
1997 53.16 +0.24 pp
1996 52.92 +0.32 pp
1995 52.6 +0.21 pp
1994 52.39 +0.19 pp
1993 52.2 −0.05 pp
1992 52.26 +0.01 pp
1991 52.25 +0.02 pp
1990 52.23

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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