Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Cuba
Cuba: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 19.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Cuba, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 19.3% for share of workers 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 of workers in vulnerable employment in Cuba peaked at 21.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, 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 of workers in vulnerable employment in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.9% | — |
| 1992 | 6.2% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 6.3% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 9.4% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +56.5% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 19.3% | -0.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 19.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.8%, 65% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 19.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.1%, 74% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of workers 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% | 9.5% | 14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 5.9% | 9.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.4% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 9.5% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 19.3% | 21.1% | 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 of workers in vulnerable employment in Cuba?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Cuba was 19.3% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1991.
- How does Cuba rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Cuba ranks 119th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers 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 International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).