Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Cuba
Cuba: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 39.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Cuba, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Cuba is 39.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Cuba peaked at 41.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 1994.
Cuba ranks 147th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.5% | — |
| 1991 | 33.7% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 32.8% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 31.7% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 31.7% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 31.9% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 32.4% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 32.6% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 32.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 33.3% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 33.9% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 34.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 34.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 36.4% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 37.3% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 40.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 39.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 39.2% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 39.1% | -0.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 39.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4%, 92% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 39.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.4%, 92% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.7% | 31.7% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 33.9% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 38.7% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 39.1% | 41.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,576 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,635 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,121 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 162,406 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 662,491 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 698,052 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0636 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Cuba?
- Labor force, female in Cuba was 39.1% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 1994.
- How does Cuba rank for labor force, female?
- Cuba ranks 147th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.