Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Cuba
Cuba: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 24.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Cuba, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Cuba is 24.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Cuba peaked at 27.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1991.
Cuba ranks 119th of 186 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, total (% of total employment) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.2% | — |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 7.7% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 7.4% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 8.4% | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 9.6% | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +56.7% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 24.9% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 24.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 24.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 7.2% | 11.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.6% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 11.8% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 24.9% | 26.5% | 6 |
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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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,757 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,577 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Cuba?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Cuba was 24.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1991.
- How does Cuba rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Cuba ranks 119th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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, total (% of total 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.