Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Cuba

Vulnerable employment in Cuba in 2025 — 19.32%. Ranked 67 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 13.45 pp.

2025 19.32% −0.06 pp vs 2024
World rank 67of 182
Period maximum 21.4%2019
Period minimum 5.87%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Cuba, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 5.87%1992: 6.19%1993: 6.6%1994: 6.32%1995: 6.29%1996: 6.04%1997: 6.87%1998: 7.82%1999: 9.02%2000: 9.44%2001: 10.41%2002: 10.44%2003: 11.28%2004: 11.5%2005: 11.24%2006: 10.17%2007: 9.6%2008: 9.79%2009: 9.36%2010: 9.48%2011: 14.83%2012: 16.36%2013: 17.23%2014: 18.37%2015: 19.41%2016: 20.35%2017: 21.31%2018: 21.27%2019: 21.4%2020: 21.06%2021: 20.51%2022: 20.24%2023: 19.41%2024: 19.38%2025: 19.32%
Change over the period: +13.45 pp Annual average: 0.4 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cuba 19.32%
World 42.38%
Vulnerable employment — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.32 −0.06 pp
2024 19.38 −0.03 pp
2023 19.41 −0.82 pp
2022 20.24 −0.28 pp
2021 20.51 −0.55 pp
2020 21.06 −0.34 pp
2019 21.4 +0.13 pp
2018 21.27 −0.05 pp
2017 21.31 +0.97 pp
2016 20.35 +0.94 pp
2015 19.41 +1.04 pp
2014 18.37 +1.14 pp
2013 17.23 +0.87 pp
2012 16.36 +1.53 pp
2011 14.83 +5.35 pp
2010 9.48 +0.11 pp
2009 9.36 −0.43 pp
2008 9.79 +0.2 pp
2007 9.6 −0.57 pp
2006 10.17 −1.07 pp
2005 11.24 −0.26 pp
2004 11.5 +0.22 pp
2003 11.28 +0.83 pp
2002 10.44 +0.03 pp
2001 10.41 +0.98 pp
2000 9.44 +0.42 pp
1999 9.02 +1.19 pp
1998 7.82 +0.95 pp
1997 6.87 +0.83 pp
1996 6.04 −0.25 pp
1995 6.29 −0.03 pp
1994 6.32 −0.27 pp
1993 6.6 +0.41 pp
1992 6.19 +0.31 pp
1991 5.87

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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