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.
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.9% | — |
| 1992 | 23.6% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 22.3% | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 20.6% | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20.5% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 20.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 20.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 20.2% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | -0.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 16.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 80% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 16.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.8%, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (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.