Labor force (15-64 years), female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Labor force (15-64 years), female was 101,770 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-64 years), female in Cape Verde, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force (15-64 years), female in Cape Verde is 101,770, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), female in Cape Verde peaked at 101,770 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 42,000, in 1990.
That places Cape Verde 50th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,400 | 42,000 | 58,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82,219 | 69,354 | 95,423 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,100 | 98,430 | 101,770 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 47 Eswatini 192,264 compare
- 48 Equatorial Guinea 187,052 compare
- 51 Comoros 85,628 compare
- 52 Sao Tome and Principe 26,987 compare
More work & labour data for Cape Verde
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 62.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 25.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 35.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 30.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 67.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 50.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-64 years), female in Cape Verde?
- Labor force (15-64 years), female in Cape Verde was 101,770 in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 101,770 in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,000 in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for labor force (15-64 years), female?
- Cape Verde ranks 50th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-64 years), female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.