Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Cuba
Cuba: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 16.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Cuba, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry jobs as a share of total employment in Cuba is 16.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Cuba peaked at 23.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2020.
That places Cuba 119th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 20.4% | 23.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 17.6% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 16.9% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.6% | 17.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More reference data data for Cuba
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0502 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Cuba?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Cuba was 16.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2020.
- How does Cuba rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Cuba ranks 119th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the industry sector.