Employers, female (% of female employment) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Cape Verde, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Cape Verde is 2.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Cape Verde peaked at 3.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1995.
That places Cape Verde 63rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.2% | — |
| 1992 | 2.2% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | +0.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 2.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 2.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Cape Verde?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Cape Verde was 2.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1995.
- How does Cape Verde rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Cape Verde ranks 63rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).