Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Cuba
Cuba: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 75.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Cuba, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Cuba is 75.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Cuba peaked at 92.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2019.
Cuba ranks 69th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 92.8% | — |
| 1992 | 92.5% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 92.0% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 91.6% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 90.4% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 88.9% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 88.4% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 87.2% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 86.1% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 85.8% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 87.4% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 88.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 87.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 78.4% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 76.9% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 75.6% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 73.1% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 73.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 75.1% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 75.1% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 75.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.7% | 88.9% | 92.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 85.8% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 73.0% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 73.5% | 75.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Cuba?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Cuba was 75.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2019.
- How does Cuba rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Cuba ranks 69th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.