Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 8.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Cape Verde, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 8.7% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Cape Verde peaked at 24.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2025.
That places Cape Verde 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.5% | — |
| 1992 | 24.1% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 23.6% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 22.9% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 22.0% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 21.1% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 20.3% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 19.4% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 8.7% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.8% | 18.5% | 24.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 12.7% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.2% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 8.7% | 10.5% | 6 |
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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, total (% of total employment) in Cape Verde?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Cape Verde was 8.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2025.
- How does Cape Verde rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Cape Verde ranks 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.