Share in vulnerable employment in Cuba
Cuba: Share in vulnerable employment was 19.32 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share in vulnerable employment in Cuba, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 19.32 for share in vulnerable employment in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in vulnerable employment in Cuba peaked at 21.4 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.87, 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.
Share in vulnerable employment in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.87 | — |
| 1992 | 6.19 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 6.6 | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 6.32 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 6.29 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 6.04 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 6.87 | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 7.82 | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 9.02 | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 9.44 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 10.41 | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 10.44 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 11.28 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 11.5 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 11.24 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 10.17 | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 9.6 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 9.79 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 9.36 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 9.48 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 14.83 | +56.5% |
| 2012 | 16.36 | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 17.23 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 18.37 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 19.41 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 20.35 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 21.31 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 21.27 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 21.4 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 21.06 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 20.51 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 20.24 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 19.41 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 19.38 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 19.32 | -0.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 19.32 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.81, 65% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 19.32 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.09, 74% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share in vulnerable employment in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +56.5% | 9.48 | 14.83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.78 | 5.87 | 9.02 | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.32 | 9.36 | 11.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18 | 9.48 | 21.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.99 | 19.32 | 21.06 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
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 share in vulnerable employment in Cuba?
- Share in vulnerable employment in Cuba was 19.32 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in vulnerable employment recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share in vulnerable employment recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.87 in 1991.
- How does Cuba rank for share in vulnerable employment?
- Cuba ranks 119th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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