Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Cuba
Cuba: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) was 15.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Cuba, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Cuba is 15.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Cuba peaked at 17.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1991.
Cuba ranks 122nd 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.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.1% | — |
| 1992 | 5.4% | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +55.7% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 15.8% | +0.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 15.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.5%, 52% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 15.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.4%, 58% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vulnerable employment, female (% of female 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 | +55.7% | 7.9% | 12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.1% | 7.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.8% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 7.9% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.7% | 16.8% | 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 vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Cuba?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Cuba was 15.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1991.
- How does Cuba rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- Cuba ranks 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.