Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 68.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Cape Verde, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Cape Verde is 68.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Cape Verde peaked at 68.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1991.
Cape Verde ranks 91st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 53.3% | — |
| 1992 | 53.8% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 54.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 55.2% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 56.2% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 57.2% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 58.2% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 59.2% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 60.2% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 61.3% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 62.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 64.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 64.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 65.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 66.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 67.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 66.9% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 66.3% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 67.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 68.4% | +0.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 68.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.9%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 68.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.4% | 53.3% | 60.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 61.3% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 65.3% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.3% | 66.3% | 68.4% | 6 |
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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Cape Verde?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Cape Verde was 68.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 68.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1991.
- How does Cape Verde rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Cape Verde ranks 91st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.