Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Armed forces personnel of total labor force was 0.5081 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Cape Verde, 1990–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel of total labor force in Cape Verde stood at 0.5081.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel of total labor force in Cape Verde peaked at 0.8333 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4602, in 2017.
That places Cape Verde 117th out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8061 | — |
| 1991 | 0.7887 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.772 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7557 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7399 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8333 | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8163 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7994 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7826 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7992 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7805 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.824 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8027 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7827 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5877 | -24.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5743 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5501 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5392 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6349 | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5872 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5773 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5699 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5639 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5592 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5557 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5535 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4602 | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5873 | +27.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4729 | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5081 | +7.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.5081 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9714, 52% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.5081 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4031, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +27.6% | 0.4602 | 0.5873 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7893 | 0.7399 | 0.8333 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6751 | 0.5392 | 0.824 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5487 | 0.4602 | 0.5873 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5081 | 0.5081 | 0.5081 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More work & labour data for Cape Verde
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 176.12 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 57.01 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 233.52 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 12.15 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.59 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 29,137 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 13,162 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 50.08 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.57 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel of total labor force in Cape Verde?
- Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Cape Verde was 0.5081 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8333 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4602 in 2017.
- How does Cape Verde rank for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
- Cape Verde ranks 117th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel of total labor force rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel of total labor force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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