Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cuba
Cuba: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 83.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cuba, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 83.2% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cuba peaked at 190.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 71.9%, in 2017.
That places Cuba 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 179.3% | — |
| 1992 | 180.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 180.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 181.8% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 182.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 190.9% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 177.7% | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 160.1% | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 169.3% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 162.7% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 137.9% | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 136.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 149.6% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 100.1% | -33.1% |
| 2005 | 91.4% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 94.5% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 107.7% | +35.7% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 87.9% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 90.8% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 82.4% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 88.6% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 85.8% | +19.5% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.5% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 83.2% | -1.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 83.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.3%, 66% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 83.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 133.5%, 62% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 178.1% | 160.1% | 190.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 115.9% | 79.3% | 162.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 71.9% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 83.2% | 88.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More gender data for Cuba
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,458 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.33 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,243 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,243 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 45,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 48,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 45,350 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 48,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 45,468 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cuba?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cuba was 83.2% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 190.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.9% in 2017.
- How does Cuba rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Cuba ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.