Labor participation rate, female in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Labor participation rate, female was 34.6% in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
34.6%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
40th
of 52 countries
All-time high
34.6%
in 2011
All-time low
26.3%
in 1990
Years of data
22
1990–2011

Labor participation rate, female in Cape Verde, 1990–2011

01020301990200020111990: 26.3 % of female population ages 55-641991: 26.6 % of female population ages 55-641992: 26.9 % of female population ages 55-641993: 27.2 % of female population ages 55-641994: 27.5 % of female population ages 55-641995: 27.8 % of female population ages 55-641996: 28 % of female population ages 55-641997: 28.1 % of female population ages 55-641998: 28.3 % of female population ages 55-641999: 28.4 % of female population ages 55-642000: 28.5 % of female population ages 55-642001: 28.7 % of female population ages 55-642002: 28.8 % of female population ages 55-642003: 29 % of female population ages 55-642004: 29.4 % of female population ages 55-642005: 30 % of female population ages 55-642006: 30.9 % of female population ages 55-642007: 32 % of female population ages 55-642008: 33.1 % of female population ages 55-642009: 34 % of female population ages 55-642010: 34.5 % of female population ages 55-642011: 34.6 % of female population ages 55-64

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in % of female population ages 55-64.

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 34.6% for labor participation rate, female in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor participation rate, female in Cape Verde peaked at 34.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 1990.

Cape Verde ranks 40th of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Labor participation rate, female in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 55-64) in Cape Verde, 1990 to 2011.
Year % of female population ages 55-64 Change
1990 26.3%
1991 26.6% +1.1%
1992 26.9% +1.1%
1993 27.2% +1.1%
1994 27.5% +1.1%
1995 27.8% +1.1%
1996 28.0% +0.7%
1997 28.1% +0.4%
1998 28.3% +0.7%
1999 28.4% +0.4%
2000 28.5% +0.4%
2001 28.7% +0.6%
2002 28.8% +0.5%
2003 29.0% +0.6%
2004 29.4% +1.2%
2005 30.0% +2.1%
2006 30.9% +3.0%
2007 32.0% +3.7%
2008 33.1% +3.5%
2009 34.0% +2.6%
2010 34.5% +1.4%
2011 34.6% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.5% 26.3% 28.4% 10
2000s 30.4% 28.5% 34.0% 10
2010s 34.5% 34.5% 34.6% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor participation rate, female in Cape Verde?
Labor participation rate, female in Cape Verde was 34.6% in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
What is the highest labor participation rate, female recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2011.
What is the lowest labor participation rate, female recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 1990.
How does Cape Verde rank for labor participation rate, female?
Cape Verde ranks 40th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
Is labor participation rate, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 participation rate, female (% of female population ages 55-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 55-64)
Unit
% of female population ages 55-64
Source
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 1,270 data points, 1990–2011
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 55-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. The participation rates are harmonized to account for differences in national data collection and tabulation methodologies as well as for other country-specific factors such as military service requirements. The series includes both nationally reported and imputed data and only estimates that are national, meaning there are no geographic limitations in coverage.