Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 31.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Cape Verde, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Cape Verde stood at 31.6%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Cape Verde peaked at 46.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2025.
That places Cape Verde 97th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 46.7% | — |
| 1992 | 46.2% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 45.7% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 44.8% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 43.8% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 42.8% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 41.8% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 40.8% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 39.8% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 38.7% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 37.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 35.3% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 33.6% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 33.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 32.7% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 31.6% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.6% | 39.8% | 46.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.1% | 33.6% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 32.6% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 31.6% | 33.7% | 6 |
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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 self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Cape Verde?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Cape Verde was 31.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2025.
- How does Cape Verde rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Cape Verde ranks 97th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.