Monthly minimum wage, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Monthly minimum wage, per capita was 0.0286 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage, per capita in Cape Verde, 2014–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monthly minimum wage, per capita in Cape Verde is 0.0286 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0286 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0214 units per person, in 2017.
That places Cape Verde 23rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0215 units per person | — |
| 2015 | 0.0215 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0215 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0214 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0253 units per person | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0253 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0253 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0252 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.025 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0249 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0286 units per person | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0227 units per person | 0.0214 units per person | 0.0253 units per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0258 units per person | 0.0249 units per person | 0.0286 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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)
- 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)
- 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+) 57.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Monthly minimum wage, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.0286 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0286 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0214 units per person in 2017.
- How does Cape Verde rank for monthly minimum wage, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 23rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monthly minimum wage, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Monthly minimum wage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.