Cuba vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+)

Cuba
87.1%
in 2013
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
75.1%
in 2025
Cuba rank
7th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
6th

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) over time

  • Cuba
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 87.1% against 75.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 12.0%.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Cuba ranks 7th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 72.6% 83.4% 10.8% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 67.0% 79.5% 12.6% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 81.8% 78.1% 3.7% Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+), Cuba or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Cuba, at 87.1% against 75.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2013.
What is the difference in labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) between Cuba and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
12.0%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
10 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2013.
How do Cuba and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+)?
Cuba ranks 7th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate)
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 5,453 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.