Total employment, female in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Total employment, female was 83,432 ages 15+ in 2011. β² Rising
Total employment, female in Cabo Verde, 1991β2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total employment, female in Cabo Verde is 83,432 ages 15+, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, female in Cabo Verde peaked at 83,432 ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 41,522 ages 15+, in 1991.
That places Cabo Verde 49th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,353 ages 15+ | 41,522 ages 15+ | 55,823 ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 68,138 ages 15+ | 57,948 ages 15+ | 78,522 ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,114 ages 15+ | 80,797 ages 15+ | 83,432 ages 15+ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
- 46 Mauritius 197,665 ages 15+ compare
- 47 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 158,559 ages 15+ compare
- 48 Eswatini, Kingdom of 110,299 ages 15+ compare
- 50 Comoros, Union of the 71,409 ages 15+ compare
More work & labour data for Cabo Verde
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- 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) 50.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 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) 56.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total employment, female in Cabo Verde?
- Total employment, female in Cabo Verde was 83,432 ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest total employment, female recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 83,432 ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, female recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,522 ages 15+ in 1991.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for total employment, female?
- Cabo Verde ranks 49th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, female rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Total employment, female (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.