Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0175 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Cape Verde, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.0175 units per person for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0175 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0138 units per person, in 2005.
That places Cape Verde 65th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0138 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.014 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0142 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0144 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0145 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0163 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0164 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0166 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0167 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0168 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0169 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0169 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0169 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0159 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0165 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0138 units per person | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0151 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0168 units per person | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0171 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0173 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0175 units per person | +1.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0175 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0174 units per person, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0175 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0142 units per person | 0.0138 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0166 units per person | 0.0159 units per person | 0.0169 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0163 units per person | 0.0138 units per person | 0.0175 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 62 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0176 units per person compare
- 63 Ecuador 0.0176 units per person compare
- 64 Madagascar 0.0176 units per person compare
- 66 Hungary 0.0175 units per person compare
- 67 Philippines 0.0174 units per person compare
- 68 Lithuania 0.0174 units per person 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Cape Verde?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Cape Verde was 0.0175 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0175 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0138 units per person in 2005.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Cape Verde ranks 65th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.