Employers, total (% of total employment) in Cuba
Cuba: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 5.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Cuba, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Cuba recorded 5.6% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Cuba peaked at 5.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1991.
That places Cuba 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.3% | — |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +57.8% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.3% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.6% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Cuba
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,722 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,757 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,821 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,577 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Cuba?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Cuba was 5.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1991.
- How does Cuba rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Cuba ranks 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).