Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 43.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Cape Verde, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Cape Verde is 43.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Cape Verde peaked at 43.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 1990.
Cape Verde ranks 111th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.7% | — |
| 1991 | 36.9% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 37.1% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 37.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 37.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 38.0% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 38.3% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 38.7% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 39.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 39.4% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 39.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 40.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 41.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 41.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 43.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 43.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 43.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 43.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.5%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 36.7% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 39.8% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 43.3% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 43.1% | 43.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,534 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,132 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,991 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,978 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55,831 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,167 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1371 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1177 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Cape Verde?
- Labor force, female in Cape Verde was 43.6% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for labor force, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.