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Female unemployment — Cabo Verde

Female unemployment in Cabo Verde in 2025 — 11.39%. Ranked 147 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.37 pp.

2025 11.39% +0.07 pp vs 2024
World rank 147of 182
Period maximum 13.82%2003
Period minimum 10.86%2010

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of female labor force

Female unemployment — Cabo Verde, 1991–2025101112131419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 13.76%1992: 13.66%1993: 13.51%1994: 13.17%1995: 13.12%1996: 13.08%1997: 13.24%1998: 13.29%1999: 13.3%2000: 13.25%2001: 13.47%2002: 13.6%2003: 13.82%2004: 13.67%2005: 13.66%2006: 13.59%2007: 13.51%2008: 13.52%2009: 13.72%2010: 10.86%2011: 11.19%2012: 11.42%2013: 11.72%2014: 12.06%2015: 12.34%2016: 12.56%2017: 12.77%2018: 11.54%2019: 11.5%2020: 13.66%2021: 13.09%2022: 11.64%2023: 11.32%2024: 11.32%2025: 11.39%
Change over the period: −2.37 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 11.39%
World 4.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.25%
Western Africa computed 3.45%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.03%
Female unemployment — Cabo Verde, by year Cabo Verde All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.39 +0.07 pp
2024 11.32 +0 pp
2023 11.32 −0.32 pp
2022 11.64 −1.45 pp
2021 13.09 −0.58 pp
2020 13.66 +2.17 pp
2019 11.5 −0.04 pp
2018 11.54 −1.23 pp
2017 12.77 +0.21 pp
2016 12.56 +0.22 pp
2015 12.34 +0.29 pp
2014 12.06 +0.34 pp
2013 11.72 +0.3 pp
2012 11.42 +0.23 pp
2011 11.19 +0.32 pp
2010 10.86 −2.86 pp
2009 13.72 +0.2 pp
2008 13.52 +0.01 pp
2007 13.51 −0.09 pp
2006 13.59 −0.06 pp
2005 13.66 −0.02 pp
2004 13.67 −0.15 pp
2003 13.82 +0.22 pp
2002 13.6 +0.13 pp
2001 13.47 +0.21 pp
2000 13.25 −0.05 pp
1999 13.3 +0.01 pp
1998 13.29 +0.04 pp
1997 13.24 +0.16 pp
1996 13.08 −0.04 pp
1995 13.12 −0.05 pp
1994 13.17 −0.34 pp
1993 13.51 −0.15 pp
1992 13.66 −0.1 pp
1991 13.76 —

Western Africa, 2025

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

NE Niger 0.3 BJ Benin 1.38 GW Guinea-Bissau 1.91 TG Togo 2.03 SL Sierra Leone 2.11 LR Liberia 2.22 CI Côte d'Ivoire 2.62 ML Mali 3.01 SN Senegal 3.11 GH Ghana 3.22 NG Nigeria 3.88 BF Burkina Faso 4.26 GN Guinea 5.04 GM Gambia 6.12 CV Cabo Verde 11.39 MR Mauritania 14.74
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About the indicator

The share of the female labor force that is unemployed. The gap with male unemployment reflects both the structure of labor demand and the barriers women face in reaching employment. In some countries the indicator looks favorable only because many women are outside the labor force altogether — it should be read alongside female labor force participation.

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

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