Total employment, male (ages 15+) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total employment, male (ages 15+) was 132,313 ages 15+ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total employment, male in Cape Verde, 1991–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 132,313 ages 15+ for total employment, male in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, male in Cape Verde peaked at 132,313 ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 70,476 ages 15+, in 1991.
Cape Verde ranks 50th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total employment, male (ages 15+) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 70,476 ages 15+ | — |
| 1992 | 72,716 ages 15+ | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 75,300 ages 15+ | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 77,924 ages 15+ | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 80,538 ages 15+ | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 82,987 ages 15+ | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 85,535 ages 15+ | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 88,043 ages 15+ | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 90,734 ages 15+ | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 93,681 ages 15+ | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 96,901 ages 15+ | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 100,336 ages 15+ | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 103,896 ages 15+ | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 107,598 ages 15+ | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 111,221 ages 15+ | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 115,030 ages 15+ | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 118,600 ages 15+ | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 122,073 ages 15+ | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 125,459 ages 15+ | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 128,928 ages 15+ | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 132,313 ages 15+ | +2.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 132,313 ages 15+ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 417,874 ages 15+, 32% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 132,313 ages 15+ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.33 million ages 15+, 6% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80,472 ages 15+ | 70,476 ages 15+ | 90,734 ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 109,479 ages 15+ | 93,681 ages 15+ | 125,459 ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 130,620 ages 15+ | 128,928 ages 15+ | 132,313 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, male in Cape Verde?
- Total employment, male in Cape Verde was 132,313 ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest total employment, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 132,313 ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,476 ages 15+ in 1991.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total employment, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 50th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. 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, male (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.