Cuba Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Cuba labor force participation rate for 2021 was 35.89%, a 1.5% increase from 2020.
  • Cuba labor force participation rate for 2020 was 34.39%, a 3.29% decline from 2019.
  • Cuba labor force participation rate for 2019 was 37.68%, a 0.05% decline from 2018.
  • Cuba labor force participation rate for 2018 was 37.73%, a 0.13% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Peru 59.45%
Paraguay 59.39%
St. Lucia 54.97%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.32%
Brazil 51.64%
Guatemala 49.17%
Colombia 48.69%
China 48.07%
Maldives 46.42%
Guyana 46.39%
Belarus 45.74%
Malaysia 44.97%
Mexico 44.82%
Ecuador 44.31%
Belize 44.14%
Costa Rica 44.04%
Dominican Republic 42.78%
Turkey 41.48%
Azerbaijan 40.67%
Kazakhstan 40.38%
Thailand 39.63%
Mauritius 38.68%
Fiji 38.14%
Suriname 36.53%
Bosnia 36.07%
Cuba 35.89%
Botswana 35.40%
Armenia 35.36%
Albania 34.68%
Montenegro 34.49%
Venezuela 33.13%
Russia 32.54%
Samoa 32.27%
Jamaica 31.95%
North Macedonia 30.15%
Serbia 29.89%
Romania 28.57%
Namibia 28.45%
Lebanon 28.39%
Equatorial Guinea 27.43%
Iraq 26.99%
Turkmenistan 26.41%
Jordan 25.04%
Tonga 24.50%
Iran 24.29%
Algeria 22.83%
South Africa 22.43%
Bulgaria 20.70%
Gabon 16.66%
Libya 16.20%
Cuba Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 35.89% 1.50%
2020 34.39% -3.29%
2019 37.68% -0.05%
2018 37.73% -0.13%
2017 37.86% -0.12%
2016 37.98% -0.06%
2015 38.04% -0.25%
2014 38.29% -0.09%
2013 38.38% -0.17%
2012 38.56% -0.18%
2011 38.74% 0.15%
2010 38.59% -0.63%
2009 39.22% 0.77%
2008 38.45% -0.20%
2007 38.65% -0.33%
2006 38.98% -0.52%
2005 39.50% -0.48%
2004 39.98% -0.23%
2003 40.21% -0.14%
2002 40.35% -0.05%
2001 40.41% -0.16%
2000 40.57% -0.31%
1999 40.88% -0.35%
1998 41.23% -0.11%
1997 41.34% -0.23%
1996 41.57% -0.43%
1995 42.00% -0.20%
1994 42.20% -0.12%
1993 42.32% 0.63%
1992 41.69% 0.48%
1991 41.21% 0.46%
1990 40.75% 0.46%