Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Cuba
Cuba: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 18.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Cuba, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Cuba is 18.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Cuba peaked at 20.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1991.
That places Cuba 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.6% | — |
| 1992 | 5.9% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.9% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +56.8% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 18.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.6% | 8.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 9.1% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 9.2% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 18.9% | 20.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 118 Suriname 20.7% compare
- 119 Republic of Korea 19.4% compare
- 120 Ukraine 19.2% compare
- 122 Saint Lucia 18.5% compare
- 123 Malaysia 18.2% compare
- 124 Trinidad and Tobago 17.0% compare
More work & labour data for Cuba
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.07 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1738 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,101 1000 No (2050)
- 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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Cuba?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Cuba was 18.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1991.
- How does Cuba rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Cuba ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.