Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Cuba

Labor force in Cuba in 2025 — 4,855,941 people. Ranked 85 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 13.3%.

2025 4.86M people −0.8% vs 2024
World rank 85of 182
Period maximum 5.23M people2017
Period minimum 4.29M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Cuba, 1990–20254.25M4.5M4.75M5M5.25M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 4,287,333 people1991: 4,337,357 people1992: 4,376,160 people1993: 4,401,596 people1994: 4,440,041 people1995: 4,475,989 people1996: 4,518,840 people1997: 4,559,835 people1998: 4,601,430 people1999: 4,651,037 people2000: 4,697,933 people2001: 4,738,313 people2002: 4,773,419 people2003: 4,810,512 people2004: 4,850,406 people2005: 4,898,212 people2006: 4,944,666 people2007: 4,981,194 people2008: 5,010,521 people2009: 5,142,082 people2010: 5,096,065 people2011: 5,121,797 people2012: 5,148,474 people2013: 5,174,923 people2014: 5,195,184 people2015: 5,217,686 people2016: 5,229,123 people2017: 5,231,805 people2018: 5,224,481 people2019: 5,204,593 people2020: 4,943,318 people2021: 4,945,430 people2022: 5,005,156 people2023: 4,949,822 people2024: 4,895,340 people2025: 4,855,941 people
Change over the period: +568,608 (+13.26%) Average annual rate: 0.36 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Cuba 4.86M people
World 3.74B people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.38B people
Labor force — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 4.86M −39,399 −0.8%
2024 4.9M −54,482 −1.1%
2023 4.95M −55,334 −1.11%
2022 5.01M +59,726 +1.21%
2021 4.95M +2,112 +0.04%
2020 4.94M −261,275 −5.02%
2019 5.2M −19,888 −0.38%
2018 5.22M −7,324 −0.14%
2017 5.23M +2,682 +0.05%
2016 5.23M +11,437 +0.22%
2015 5.22M +22,502 +0.43%
2014 5.2M +20,261 +0.39%
2013 5.17M +26,449 +0.51%
2012 5.15M +26,677 +0.52%
2011 5.12M +25,732 +0.5%
2010 5.1M −46,017 −0.89%
2009 5.14M +131,561 +2.63%
2008 5.01M +29,327 +0.59%
2007 4.98M +36,528 +0.74%
2006 4.94M +46,454 +0.95%
2005 4.9M +47,806 +0.99%
2004 4.85M +39,894 +0.83%
2003 4.81M +37,093 +0.78%
2002 4.77M +35,106 +0.74%
2001 4.74M +40,380 +0.86%
2000 4.7M +46,896 +1.01%
1999 4.65M +49,607 +1.08%
1998 4.6M +41,595 +0.91%
1997 4.56M +40,995 +0.91%
1996 4.52M +42,851 +0.96%
1995 4.48M +35,948 +0.81%
1994 4.44M +38,445 +0.87%
1993 4.4M +25,436 +0.58%
1992 4.38M +38,803 +0.89%
1991 4.34M +50,024 +1.17%
1990 4.29M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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