Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Cuba's unemployment rate stands at 1.75% as of 2025-12-31, down from 1.76% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Cuba's unemployment rate was 1.75%, down from 1.76% in 2024.
In 2024, Cuba's unemployment rate was 1.76%, up from 1.73% in 2023.
In 2023, Cuba's unemployment rate was 1.73%, down from 1.83% in 2022.
In 2022, Cuba's unemployment rate was 1.83%, down from 2.11% in 2021.
In 2021, Cuba's unemployment rate was 2.11%, down from 2.23% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.75% | -0.009% |
| 2024 | 1.76% | +0.025% |
| 2023 | 1.73% | -0.099% |
| 2022 | 1.83% | -0.281% |
| 2021 | 2.11% | -0.123% |
| 2020 | 2.23% | +0.528% |
| 2019 | 1.71% | +0.005% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +0% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -0.59% |
| 2013 | 3.29% | -0.17% |
| 2012 | 3.46% | +0.28% |
| 2011 | 3.18% | +0.68% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +0.83% |
| 2009 | 1.67% | +0.087% |
| 2008 | 1.58% | -0.205% |
| 2007 | 1.79% | -0.125% |
| 2006 | 1.91% | -0.037% |
| 2005 | 1.95% | +0.096% |
| 2004 | 1.85% | -0.476% |
| 2003 | 2.33% | -0.98% |
| 2002 | 3.31% | -0.77% |
| 2001 | 4.08% | -1.37% |
| 2000 | 5.45% | -0.81% |
| 1999 | 6.26% | +0.03% |
| 1998 | 6.23% | -0.87% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | -0.51% |
| 1996 | 7.61% | -0.66% |
| 1995 | 8.27% | -0.536% |
| 1994 | 8.81% | -0.464% |
| 1993 | 9.27% | +0.491% |
| 1992 | 8.78% | +0.473% |
| 1991 | 8.31% | — |
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Cuba's unemployment rate is 1.75% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 1.76% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 9.27% (1993); the lowest is 1.58% (2008), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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