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Employment-to-population ratio — Cabo Verde

Employment-to-population ratio in Cabo Verde in 2025 — 50.22%. Ranked 138 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.21 pp.

2025 50.22% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 138of 182
Period maximum 52.81%2010
Period minimum 45.58%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Cabo Verde, 1991–202544464850525419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 52.43%1992: 52.26%1993: 52.13%1994: 52.1%1995: 51.9%1996: 51.7%1997: 51.37%1998: 51.11%1999: 50.87%2000: 50.67%2001: 50.31%2002: 50%2003: 49.64%2004: 49.49%2005: 49.27%2006: 49.07%2007: 48.89%2008: 48.64%2009: 48.29%2010: 52.81%2011: 52.65%2012: 52.55%2013: 52.4%2014: 52.24%2015: 52.11%2016: 52.02%2017: 51.94%2018: 48.8%2019: 50.47%2020: 45.58%2021: 46.64%2022: 50.2%2023: 50.34%2024: 50.26%2025: 50.22%
Change over the period: −2.21 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cabo Verde 50.22%
World 58.06%
Sub-Saharan Africa 66.33%
Western Africa computed 71.55%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 56.17%
Employment-to-population ratio — Cabo Verde, by year Cabo Verde All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 50.22 −0.04 pp
2024 50.26 −0.08 pp
2023 50.34 +0.14 pp
2022 50.2 +3.56 pp
2021 46.64 +1.06 pp
2020 45.58 −4.89 pp
2019 50.47 +1.67 pp
2018 48.8 −3.14 pp
2017 51.94 −0.08 pp
2016 52.02 −0.09 pp
2015 52.11 −0.13 pp
2014 52.24 −0.16 pp
2013 52.4 −0.14 pp
2012 52.55 −0.11 pp
2011 52.65 −0.16 pp
2010 52.81 +4.52 pp
2009 48.29 −0.35 pp
2008 48.64 −0.24 pp
2007 48.89 −0.19 pp
2006 49.07 −0.2 pp
2005 49.27 −0.22 pp
2004 49.49 −0.15 pp
2003 49.64 −0.36 pp
2002 50 −0.31 pp
2001 50.31 −0.36 pp
2000 50.67 −0.2 pp
1999 50.87 −0.24 pp
1998 51.11 −0.26 pp
1997 51.37 −0.33 pp
1996 51.7 −0.21 pp
1995 51.9 −0.2 pp
1994 52.1 −0.02 pp
1993 52.13 −0.14 pp
1992 52.26 −0.17 pp
1991 52.43 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 79.99 NE Niger 79.43 BJ Benin 75.14 LR Liberia 74.37 BF Burkina Faso 67.57 CI Côte d'Ivoire 65.53 ML Mali 65.14 GW Guinea-Bissau 63.08 GH Ghana 56.78 TG Togo 56.69 SL Sierra Leone 51.69 SN Senegal 50.6 CV Cabo Verde 50.22 GN Guinea 49.89 GM Gambia 44.36 MR Mauritania 36.56
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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