Cuba vs Europe & Central Asia: Employers, total (% of total employment)

Cuba
5.6%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia
3.8%
in 2025
Cuba rank
30th
Europe & Central Asia rank
27th

Employers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Cuba
  • Europe & Central Asia
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 5.6% against 3.8% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.5 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Cuba ranks 30th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 27th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Europe & Central Asia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.5% 3.5% 2.0% Europe & Central Asia
2000s 2.4% 3.8% 1.4% Europe & Central Asia
2010s 4.6% 3.7% 0.9% Cuba
2020s 5.5% 3.7% 1.8% Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Cuba or Europe & Central Asia?
Cuba, at 5.6% against 3.8% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Cuba and Europe & Central Asia?
1.8%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Europe & Central Asia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
Cuba ranks 30th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 27th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).