Employers, total (% of total employment) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 4.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Cape Verde, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 4.2% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Cape Verde peaked at 4.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2012.
Cape Verde ranks 62nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.2% | — |
| 1992 | 4.2% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 59 North Macedonia 4.3% compare
- 60 Albania 4.2% compare
- 61 Brazil 4.2% compare
- 63 Jamaica 4.2% compare
- 64 Dominican Republic 4.1% compare
- 65 Mauritania 4.1% compare
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, total (% of total employment) in Cape Verde?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Cape Verde was 4.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2012.
- How does Cape Verde rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Cape Verde ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, total (% of total 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).