Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 was 50.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Cape Verde, 1960–2019
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Cape Verde is 50.5%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Cape Verde peaked at 59.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 1980.
That places Cape Verde 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.7% | — |
| 1980 | 20.7% | -63.6% |
| 1990 | 41.1% | +98.8% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | +21.8% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | +3.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 50.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.2%, 97% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 50.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.6%, 88% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.7% | 56.7% | 56.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 41.1% | 41.1% | 41.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 48.7% | 48.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 48.7% | 59.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 118 Belgium 51.6% compare
- 119 Papua New Guinea 50.6% compare
- 120 Maldives 50.6% compare
- 122 Kuwait 49.9% compare
- 123 Philippines 49.9% compare
- 124 South Africa 49.8% 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 female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Cape Verde?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Cape Verde was 50.5% in 2019, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Cape Verde ranks 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.