Labor force participation rate in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Labor force participation rate was 57.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate in Cape Verde, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate in Cape Verde stood at 57.0%.
The figure is down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Cape Verde peaked at 60.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 2020.
That places Cape Verde 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.7% | 58.5% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 55.8% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 55.6% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 53.4% | 57.2% | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 50.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 62.2% (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 56.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Cape Verde?
- Labor force participation rate in Cape Verde was 57.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for labor force participation rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).