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Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Cabo Verde

Labor force participation rate in Cabo Verde in 2025 — 57.03%. Ranked 128 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 3.87 pp.

2025 57.03% −0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 128of 182
Period maximum 60.89%1990
Period minimum 53.41%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Cabo Verde, 1990–202552545658606219901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 60.89%1991: 60.63%1992: 60.37%1993: 60.11%1994: 59.84%1995: 59.58%1996: 59.32%1997: 59.05%1998: 58.79%1999: 58.52%2000: 58.25%2001: 57.99%2002: 57.72%2003: 57.45%2004: 57.19%2005: 56.92%2006: 56.65%2007: 56.38%2008: 56.11%2009: 55.84%2010: 59.12%2011: 59.13%2012: 59.14%2013: 59.15%2014: 59.15%2015: 59.16%2016: 59.17%2017: 59.18%2018: 55.56%2019: 57.43%2020: 53.41%2021: 54.19%2022: 57.2%2023: 57.12%2024: 57.03%2025: 57.03%
Change over the period: −3.87 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cabo Verde 57.03%
World 60.98%
Sub-Saharan Africa 70.32%
Western Africa computed 73.68%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 58.73%
Labor force participation rate — Cabo Verde, by year Cabo Verde All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 57.03 −0.01 pp
2024 57.03 −0.09 pp
2023 57.12 −0.08 pp
2022 57.2 +3.01 pp
2021 54.19 +0.78 pp
2020 53.41 −4.03 pp
2019 57.43 +1.87 pp
2018 55.56 −3.62 pp
2017 59.18 +0.01 pp
2016 59.17 +0.01 pp
2015 59.16 +0.01 pp
2014 59.15 +0.01 pp
2013 59.15 +0.01 pp
2012 59.14 +0.01 pp
2011 59.13 +0.01 pp
2010 59.12 +3.28 pp
2009 55.84 −0.27 pp
2008 56.11 −0.27 pp
2007 56.38 −0.27 pp
2006 56.65 −0.27 pp
2005 56.92 −0.27 pp
2004 57.19 −0.27 pp
2003 57.45 −0.27 pp
2002 57.72 −0.27 pp
2001 57.99 −0.27 pp
2000 58.25 −0.27 pp
1999 58.52 −0.27 pp
1998 58.79 −0.27 pp
1997 59.05 −0.26 pp
1996 59.32 −0.26 pp
1995 59.58 −0.26 pp
1994 59.84 −0.26 pp
1993 60.11 −0.26 pp
1992 60.37 −0.26 pp
1991 60.63 −0.26 pp
1990 60.89 —

Western Africa, 2025

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

NG Nigeria 82.52 NE Niger 79.74 LR Liberia 76.58 BJ Benin 76.36 BF Burkina Faso 70.01 CI Côte d'Ivoire 67.09 ML Mali 67.04 GW Guinea-Bissau 64.81 GH Ghana 58.52 TG Togo 57.85 CV Cabo Verde 57.03 SL Sierra Leone 53.37 GN Guinea 52.61 SN Senegal 52.02 GM Gambia 47.46 MR Mauritania 40.77
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About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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

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The share of women aged 15 and over who work or look for work — the main indicator of access to employment.

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The number of people employed or actively looking for work — the economically active population.

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The share of the population aged 15 and over that actually works.

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How many dependents — children and older people — there are per 100 people of working age.

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