Share of women in the population — all countries

Share of women in the population — Cabo Verde

Share of women in the population in Cabo Verde in 2025 — 49.15%. Ranked 187 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 3.63 pp.

2025 49.15% +0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 187of 217
Period maximum 52.93%1981
Period minimum 49.12%2021

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — Cabo Verde, 1960–2025495051525319601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 52.78%1962: 52.43%1964: 51.89%1966: 51.39%1968: 50.9%1970: 50.52%1972: 50.73%1974: 51.16%1976: 51.75%1978: 52.37%1980: 52.9%1982: 52.84%1984: 52.67%1986: 52.52%1988: 52.39%1990: 52.21%1992: 51.92%1994: 51.65%1996: 51.42%1998: 51.22%2000: 51.02%2002: 50.73%2004: 50.43%2006: 50.13%2008: 49.84%2010: 49.59%2012: 49.51%2014: 49.43%2016: 49.34%2018: 49.25%2020: 49.14%2022: 49.13%2024: 49.14%2025: 49.15%
Change over the period: −3.63 pp Annual average: -0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde 49.15%
World 49.73%
Western Africa computed 49.6%
Share of women in the population — Cabo Verde, by year Cabo Verde All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 49.15 +0.01 pp
2024 49.14 +0.01 pp
2023 49.13 +0.01 pp
2022 49.13 +0.01 pp
2021 49.12 −0.02 pp
2020 49.14 −0.06 pp
2019 49.19 −0.06 pp
2018 49.25 −0.05 pp
2017 49.3 −0.05 pp
2016 49.34 −0.04 pp
2015 49.39 −0.04 pp
2014 49.43 −0.04 pp
2013 49.47 −0.04 pp
2012 49.51 −0.03 pp
2011 49.54 −0.05 pp
2010 49.59 −0.11 pp
2009 49.7 −0.14 pp
2008 49.84 −0.14 pp
2007 49.98 −0.15 pp
2006 50.13 −0.15 pp
2005 50.28 −0.15 pp
2004 50.43 −0.15 pp
2003 50.58 −0.15 pp
2002 50.73 −0.15 pp
2001 50.88 −0.14 pp
2000 51.02 −0.11 pp
1999 51.12 −0.09 pp
1998 51.22 −0.1 pp
1997 51.32 −0.1 pp
1996 51.42 −0.11 pp
1995 51.53 −0.12 pp
1994 51.65 −0.13 pp
1993 51.78 −0.14 pp
1992 51.92 −0.14 pp
1991 52.06 −0.15 pp
1990 52.21 −0.11 pp
1989 52.32 −0.06 pp
1988 52.39 −0.07 pp
1987 52.45 −0.07 pp
1986 52.52 −0.07 pp
1985 52.6 −0.08 pp
1984 52.67 −0.08 pp
1983 52.76 −0.09 pp
1982 52.84 −0.09 pp
1981 52.93 +0.03 pp
1980 52.9 +0.23 pp
1979 52.67 +0.3 pp
1978 52.37 +0.31 pp
1977 52.06 +0.31 pp
1976 51.75 +0.32 pp
1975 51.43 +0.27 pp
1974 51.16 +0.22 pp
1973 50.95 +0.22 pp
1972 50.73 +0.17 pp
1971 50.56 +0.04 pp
1970 50.52 −0.14 pp
1969 50.67 −0.24 pp
1968 50.9 −0.24 pp
1967 51.15 −0.25 pp
1966 51.39 −0.25 pp
1965 51.64 −0.25 pp
1964 51.89 −0.26 pp
1963 52.16 −0.28 pp
1962 52.43 −0.23 pp
1961 52.66 −0.12 pp
1960 52.78

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.