Cuba - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Cuba was 37.69 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 38.61 in 2009, while its lowest value was 33.54 in 1993.

Definition: 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.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 35.82
1991 35.18
1992 34.47
1993 33.54
1994 33.62
1995 33.79
1996 34.33
1997 34.55
1998 34.59
1999 34.99
2000 35.40
2001 35.62
2002 35.77
2003 36.08
2004 36.48
2005 37.15
2006 37.85
2007 38.23
2008 38.41
2009 38.61
2010 38.57
2011 37.96
2012 38.08
2013 38.17
2014 38.14
2015 38.31
2016 38.20
2017 38.16
2018 38.15
2019 38.04
2020 37.58
2021 37.69

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Cuba was 5,166,765 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,345,330 in 2019 and a minimum value of 4,319,692 in 1993.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 4,334,477
1991 4,343,117
1992 4,341,280
1993 4,319,692
1994 4,346,920
1995 4,376,572
1996 4,436,937
1997 4,469,835
1998 4,489,586
1999 4,533,598
2000 4,585,373
2001 4,626,660
2002 4,673,864
2003 4,734,276
2004 4,795,837
2005 4,864,091
2006 4,929,715
2007 4,969,380
2008 4,992,279
2009 5,118,805
2010 5,078,837
2011 5,152,741
2012 5,185,962
2013 5,219,536
2014 5,246,243
2015 5,282,677
2016 5,295,539
2017 5,314,631
2018 5,334,777
2019 5,345,330
2020 5,099,652
2021 5,166,765

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure