Cuba Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Cuba unemployment rate for 2023 was 1.16%, a 0.09% decline from 2022.
  • Cuba unemployment rate for 2022 was 1.25%, a 0.12% decline from 2021.
  • Cuba unemployment rate for 2021 was 1.37%, a 0.03% decline from 2020.
  • Cuba unemployment rate for 2020 was 1.40%, a 0.2% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 27.99%
Botswana 23.38%
Gabon 20.36%
Namibia 19.42%
Libya 18.74%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.67%
Jordan 17.94%
Iraq 15.53%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 13.08%
Guyana 12.43%
Algeria 11.81%
Albania 11.58%
Lebanon 11.57%
St. Lucia 11.09%
Bosnia 10.42%
Samoa 9.75%
Colombia 9.57%
Turkey 9.41%
Iran 9.10%
Serbia 8.68%
Equatorial Guinea 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Costa Rica 8.30%
Belize 8.26%
Brazil 7.95%
Suriname 7.70%
Mauritius 6.06%
Paraguay 5.78%
Azerbaijan 5.64%
Romania 5.60%
Dominican Republic 5.56%
Venezuela 5.53%
Kazakhstan 4.85%
Peru 4.82%
China 4.67%
Jamaica 4.42%
Fiji 4.33%
Bulgaria 4.30%
Maldives 4.13%
Turkmenistan 4.12%
Malaysia 3.86%
Belarus 3.57%
Ecuador 3.37%
Russia 3.33%
Mexico 2.81%
Guatemala 2.71%
Tonga 2.30%
Cuba 1.16%
Thailand 0.91%
Cuba Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 1.16% -0.09%
2022 1.25% -0.12%
2021 1.37% -0.03%
2020 1.40% 0.20%
2019 1.20% -0.50%
2018 1.70% 0.00%
2017 1.70% -0.30%
2016 2.00% -0.40%
2015 2.40% -0.30%
2014 2.70% -0.59%
2013 3.29% -0.17%
2012 3.46% 0.28%
2011 3.18% 0.68%
2010 2.50% 0.83%
2009 1.67% 0.09%
2008 1.58% -0.21%
2007 1.79% -0.13%
2006 1.91% -0.04%
2005 1.95% 0.10%
2004 1.85% -0.48%
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 7.10% -0.51%
1996 7.61% -0.66%
1995 8.27% -0.54%
1994 8.81% -0.47%
1993 9.28% 0.49%
1992 8.79% 0.48%
1991 8.31% 0.48%