Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Cuba
Cuba: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 28.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Cuba, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Cuba is 28.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Cuba peaked at 31.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1991.
Cuba ranks 111th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.9% | — |
| 1992 | 8.2% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 8.4% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 8.4% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 8.1% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 10.5% | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 12.2% | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +57.0% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 28.8% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 28.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 7.9% | 12.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 12.8% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 13.4% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 28.7% | 30.9% | 6 |
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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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,577 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Cuba?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Cuba was 28.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1991.
- How does Cuba rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Cuba ranks 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, male (% of male 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.