Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Cuba
Cuba: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 21.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Cuba, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Cuba recorded 21.4% for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Cuba peaked at 29.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2025.
That places Cuba 83rd out of 187 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.
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 29.1% | — |
| 1992 | 29.3% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 29.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 29.3% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 28.8% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 28.9% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 29.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 28.7% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 28.1% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 26.5% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 21.8% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 21.4% | -2.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 21.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 21.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.1%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.0% | 28.2% | 29.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 24.8% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 23.8% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 21.4% | 23.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More agriculture & rural data for Cuba
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -19.64 % change on previous year (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 265.29 current US$ per person (2020)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6522 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2277 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Cuba?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Cuba was 21.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2025.
- How does Cuba rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- Cuba ranks 83rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).