Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Cuba's youth unemployment rate stands at 4.28% as of 2025-12-31, down from 4.28% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Cuba's youth unemployment rate was 4.28%, down from 4.28% in 2024.
In 2024, Cuba's youth unemployment rate was 4.28%, up from 4.25% in 2023.
In 2023, Cuba's youth unemployment rate was 4.25%, down from 4.34% in 2022.
In 2022, Cuba's youth unemployment rate was 4.34%, down from 4.91% in 2021.
In 2021, Cuba's youth unemployment rate was 4.91%, down from 5.17% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.28% | -0.006% |
| 2024 | 4.28% | +0.036% |
| 2023 | 4.25% | -0.089% |
| 2022 | 4.34% | -0.574% |
| 2021 | 4.91% | -0.262% |
| 2020 | 5.17% | +0.923% |
| 2019 | 4.25% | +0.012% |
| 2018 | 4.24% | -0.053% |
| 2017 | 4.29% | -0.674% |
| 2016 | 4.96% | -1% |
| 2015 | 5.97% | -0.63% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -1.47% |
| 2013 | 8.07% | -0.376% |
| 2012 | 8.45% | +0.782% |
| 2011 | 7.66% | +1.64% |
| 2010 | 6.03% | +2.53% |
| 2009 | 3.49% | +0.09% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -0.564% |
| 2007 | 3.97% | -0.229% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -0.024% |
| 2005 | 4.22% | +0.312% |
| 2004 | 3.91% | -0.834% |
| 2003 | 4.74% | -2.09% |
| 2002 | 6.83% | -1.68% |
| 2001 | 8.51% | -2.61% |
| 2000 | 11.12% | -1.47% |
| 1999 | 12.59% | +0.035% |
| 1998 | 12.56% | -1.64% |
| 1997 | 14.2% | -0.757% |
| 1996 | 14.96% | -0.356% |
| 1995 | 15.31% | -0.353% |
| 1994 | 15.67% | -0.298% |
| 1993 | 15.96% | +0.457% |
| 1992 | 15.51% | +0.513% |
| 1991 | 14.99% | — |
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Cuba's youth unemployment rate is 4.28% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 4.28% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 15.96% (1993); the lowest is 3.4% (2008), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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