Labor force, total, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4294 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Cape Verde, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Cape Verde stood at 0.4294 units per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.4294 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3292 units per person, in 1993.
That places Cape Verde 115th 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 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3304 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3297 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3293 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3292 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3294 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3301 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.331 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3324 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3341 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3363 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3391 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3427 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3467 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3509 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.355 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.359 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3628 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3664 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3699 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3734 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4009 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4064 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4113 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4155 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4189 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4214 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.423 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4237 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.398 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4113 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3824 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3902 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4165 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4206 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4246 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4294 units per person | +1.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.4294 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 91% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.4294 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3995 units per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3312 units per person | 0.3292 units per person | 0.3363 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3566 units per person | 0.3391 units per person | 0.3734 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.413 units per person | 0.398 units per person | 0.4237 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4106 units per person | 0.3824 units per person | 0.4294 units per person | 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, total, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.4294 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4294 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3292 units per person in 1993.
- How does Cape Verde rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 115th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.