Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 79.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Cape Verde, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 79.6% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Cape Verde peaked at 79.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 1990.
That places Cape Verde 91st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.3% | — |
| 1991 | 49.2% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 50.2% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 51.2% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 52.3% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 53.4% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 54.5% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 55.7% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 57.0% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 58.4% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 59.8% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 61.2% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 62.8% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 64.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 66.2% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 76.5% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 76.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 77.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 78.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 77.7% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 78.7% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 79.5% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 79.6% | +0.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 79.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.8%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 79.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.1%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.0% | 48.3% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.5% | 59.8% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 76.7% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 77.7% | 79.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 88 Peru 80.4% compare
- 89 French Polynesia 80.3% compare
- 90 Côte d'Ivoire 79.9% compare
- 92 Czechia 79.2% compare
- 93 Serbia 79.1% compare
- 94 Central African Republic 79.1% 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Cape Verde?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Cape Verde was 79.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Cape Verde ranks 91st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.