Unemployment in Cuba
Cuba's unemployment is 1.75 % — #8 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.
1.75 %
Checked 25 Jul 2026
Source: World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt)
Unemployment, share of the labour force (World Bank / ILO estimate).
Unemployment nearby: Vietnam 1.52 % · Tanzania 1.57 % · Russia 2.13 % · United Arab Emirates 2.17 %
How to read this figure
Share of the labour force without work but actively seeking it (World Bank / ILO harmonised estimate). People outside the labour force — students, carers, the discouraged — are not counted.