Total employment, female (ages 15+) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total employment, female (ages 15+) was 83,432 ages 15+ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total employment, female in Cape Verde, 1991–2011
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 Cape 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 Cape Verde peaked at 83,432 ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 41,522 ages 15+, in 1991.
That places Cape 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.
Total employment, female (ages 15+) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 41,522 ages 15+ | — |
| 1992 | 42,944 ages 15+ | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 44,588 ages 15+ | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 46,359 ages 15+ | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 48,180 ages 15+ | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 50,035 ages 15+ | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 51,943 ages 15+ | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 53,783 ages 15+ | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 55,823 ages 15+ | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 57,948 ages 15+ | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 60,018 ages 15+ | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 62,290 ages 15+ | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 64,606 ages 15+ | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 66,936 ages 15+ | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 69,256 ages 15+ | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 71,554 ages 15+ | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 73,993 ages 15+ | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 76,258 ages 15+ | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 78,522 ages 15+ | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 80,797 ages 15+ | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 83,432 ages 15+ | +3.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 83,432 ages 15+ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 315,835 ages 15+, 26% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 83,432 ages 15+ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.86 million ages 15+, 4% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 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)
- 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 total employment, female in Cape Verde?
- Total employment, female in Cape 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 83,432 ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,522 ages 15+ in 1991.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total employment, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 49th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. 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 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.