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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Cabo Verde

Female labor force participation rate in Cabo Verde in 2025 — 50.47%. Ranked 116 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 9.52 pp.

2025 50.47% +0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 116of 182
Period maximum 52.04%2017
Period minimum 40.95%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Cabo Verde, 1990–20254045505519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 40.95%1991: 41.2%1992: 41.46%1993: 41.74%1994: 42.04%1995: 42.35%1996: 42.67%1997: 43.02%1998: 43.38%1999: 43.75%2000: 44.13%2001: 44.52%2002: 44.93%2003: 45.35%2004: 45.8%2005: 46.27%2006: 46.76%2007: 47.29%2008: 47.83%2009: 48.4%2010: 51.33%2011: 51.43%2012: 51.54%2013: 51.64%2014: 51.74%2015: 51.84%2016: 51.94%2017: 52.04%2018: 48.62%2019: 50.41%2020: 46.76%2021: 47.64%2022: 49.93%2023: 50.22%2024: 50.43%2025: 50.47%
Change over the period: +9.52 pp Annual average: 0.27 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cabo Verde 50.47%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Western Africa computed 69.24%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 40.51%
Female labor force participation rate — Cabo Verde, by year Cabo Verde All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 50.47 +0.04 pp
2024 50.43 +0.21 pp
2023 50.22 +0.29 pp
2022 49.93 +2.28 pp
2021 47.64 +0.88 pp
2020 46.76 −3.65 pp
2019 50.41 +1.79 pp
2018 48.62 −3.42 pp
2017 52.04 +0.1 pp
2016 51.94 +0.1 pp
2015 51.84 +0.1 pp
2014 51.74 +0.1 pp
2013 51.64 +0.1 pp
2012 51.54 +0.11 pp
2011 51.43 +0.1 pp
2010 51.33 +2.93 pp
2009 48.4 +0.57 pp
2008 47.83 +0.55 pp
2007 47.29 +0.52 pp
2006 46.76 +0.5 pp
2005 46.27 +0.47 pp
2004 45.8 +0.45 pp
2003 45.35 +0.42 pp
2002 44.93 +0.4 pp
2001 44.52 +0.39 pp
2000 44.13 +0.38 pp
1999 43.75 +0.37 pp
1998 43.38 +0.36 pp
1997 43.02 +0.34 pp
1996 42.67 +0.33 pp
1995 42.35 +0.31 pp
1994 42.04 +0.3 pp
1993 41.74 +0.28 pp
1992 41.46 +0.27 pp
1991 41.2 +0.25 pp
1990 40.95 —

Western Africa, 2025

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

NG Nigeria 80.7 BJ Benin 75.16 NE Niger 72.78 LR Liberia 72.03 BF Burkina Faso 64.07 GW Guinea-Bissau 60.29 CI Côte d'Ivoire 59.45 TG Togo 56.64 GH Ghana 55.27 ML Mali 52.84 SL Sierra Leone 51.6 CV Cabo Verde 50.47 GM Gambia 45.46 GN Guinea 42.65 SN Senegal 38.22 MR Mauritania 26.18
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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

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