Cuba — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Cuba, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Cuba was 52.25% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 55.58% in 2016. The lowest was 52.20% in 1993 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.00% per year.
Cuba ranks 150 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 80%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 63.14%, so Cuba sits below it. It peaked in 2016 and has fallen 6% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 6%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 29 of 31 economies; Venezuela, RB (51.93%) is just below it. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 147th of 187 in 1990 → 143rd of 187 in 2000 → 139th of 187 in 2010 → 142nd of 187 in 2020 → 148th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.25% | -0.4 pp |
| 2024 | 52.64% | -0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 53.17% | -0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 53.67% | +0.9 pp |
| 2021 | 52.79% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 52.55% | -2.7 pp |
| 2019 | 55.28% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 55.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 55.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 55.58% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 55.55% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 55.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 55.26% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 55.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 54.94% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 54.82% | -0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 55.48% | +1.2 pp |
| 2008 | 54.24% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 54.16% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 54.06% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 53.93% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 53.82% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 53.8% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 53.79% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 53.79% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 53.71% | +0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 53.54% | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 53.33% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 53.16% | +0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 52.92% | +0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 52.6% | +0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 52.39% | +0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 52.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 52.26% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 52.25% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 52.23% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cuba’s Labor participation in 1991?
52.25% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Cuba’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was broadly flat overall: +0.0% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 52.25%; 2024: 52.64%; 2023: 53.17%; 2022: 53.67%; 2021: 52.79%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.