Work & Labour in Cuba

213 indicators covering work & labour for Cuba.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 1.7 2018 up 7.4% 165th
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate 77.2% 2025 up 0.5% 83rd
Monthly minimum wage 2,100 2024 up 833.3% 103rd
Monthly minimum wage 2,100 2024 up 833.3% 103rd
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) 1.02 2025 down 0.5% 104th
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2020 down 49.2% 112th
Labor force participation rate for women ages 15-24, 1980 vs. 2023 33.6% 2012 up 78.0% 91st
Female employment rate 55.3% 2013 up 61.6% 57th
Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 55.3% 2013 up 61.6% 57th
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) 0.0985 % change on previous year 2025 148th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) 15.3% 2025 down 19.4% 127th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) 7.9% 2025 down 14.9% 161st
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) 11.5% 2025 down 17.8% 141st
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0 units per person 2025 down 28.8% 147th
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0 units per person 2025 down 9.1% 55th
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.0178 units per person 2025 down 3.9% 58th
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 9.3 2014 down 24.7% 90th
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0 units per US$ of GDP 2020 down 48.9% 99th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0 units per US$ of GDP 2020 down 51.9% 116th
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2020 down 39.9% 71st
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 93rd
Monthly minimum wage, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 94th
Monthly minimum wage, per capita 0.0002 units per person 2024 up 859.3% 113th
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2024 up 859.3% 114th
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita 40.0% 2025 down 9.8% 150th
Female labor force participation rate 40.0% 2025 down 9.8% 150th
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending 40.0% 2025 down 9.8% 149th
Female share of the labor force 39.1% 2025 down 3.4% 146th
Labor force participation rate 52.2% 2025 down 5.9% 149th
Male labor force participation rate 65.1% 2025 down 3.0% 137th
Labor force participation rate 52.2% 2025 down 5.9% 149th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 31.0% 2025 down 6.1% 78th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 43.0% 2025 down 0.9% 72nd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 37.1% 2025 down 3.1% 77th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 39.2% 2025 down 9.1% 143rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 64.0% 2025 down 2.4% 105th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 51.3% 2025 down 5.3% 134th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 15.8% 2025 down 1.1% 122nd
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 21.6% 2025 down 0.7% 119th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 19.3% 2025 down 0.4% 119th
Female employment rate 39.2% 2025 down 9.1% 142nd
Unemployment rate 1.7% 2025 down 27.2% 172nd
Unemployment rate of men vs. women 1.7% 2025 down 27.4% 171st
Female unemployment rate 1.9% 2025 down 26.7% 174th
Share of male vs. female employment in industry 20.8% 2025 down 0.7% 128th
Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 21.4% 2025 down 16.1% 83rd
Share of male vs. female employment in services 57.8% 2025 up 7.9% 68th
Employment rate, men vs. women 64.0% 2025 down 2.4% 105th
Employment rate 51.3% 2025 down 5.3% 133rd
Youth unemployment rate 4.3% 2025 down 28.3% 164th
Population by labor force status 1.64 million people 2025 down 12.7% 105th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 259.11 Persons 2022 up 21.9% 53rd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 464.58 Persons 2022 up 5.9% 42nd
Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 1.5% 2020 up 3.8% 42nd
Female labor force by age 25,528 people 2024 up 28.7% 118th
Labor force participation rate by age 38.8% 2024 down 5.6% 93rd
Female labor force participation rate by age 32.2% 2024 down 7.8% 104th
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 4.3% 2024 down 35.1% 167th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0014 units per square kilometre 2023 down 36.6% 117th
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.003 units per square kilometre 2023 down 7.9% 60th