Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 4.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Cape Verde, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Cape Verde is 4.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Cape Verde peaked at 17.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2025.
Cape Verde ranks 62nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.3% | — |
| 1992 | 16.9% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 15.8% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 14.9% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 13.2% | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | -5.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 4.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 2.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 4.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.2%, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.7% | 11.6% | 17.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.0% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.6% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.6% | 5.7% | 6 |
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 contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Cape Verde?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Cape Verde was 4.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2025.
- How does Cape Verde rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Cape Verde ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.