Cabo Verde — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Cabo Verde, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Cabo Verde was 57.02% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 60.89% in 1990. The lowest was 53.41% in 2020 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.19% per year.
Cabo Verde ranks 129 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 69%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 64.31%, so Cabo Verde sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 6% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 4%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 35 of 47 economies; Comoros (55.77%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 7% in 2020.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 95th of 187 in 1990 → 124th of 187 in 2000 → 116th of 187 in 2010 → 137th of 187 in 2020 → 128th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 57.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 57.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 57.2% | +3.0 pp |
| 2021 | 54.19% | +0.8 pp |
| 2020 | 53.41% | -4.0 pp |
| 2019 | 57.43% | +1.9 pp |
| 2018 | 55.56% | -3.6 pp |
| 2017 | 59.18% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 59.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 59.16% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 59.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 59.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 59.14% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 59.13% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 59.12% | +3.3 pp |
| 2009 | 55.84% | -0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 56.11% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 56.38% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 56.65% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 56.92% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 57.19% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 57.45% | -0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 57.72% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 57.99% | -0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 58.25% | -0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 58.52% | -0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 58.79% | -0.3 pp |
| 1997 | 59.05% | -0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 59.32% | -0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 59.58% | -0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 59.84% | -0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 60.11% | -0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 60.37% | -0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 60.63% | -0.3 pp |
| 1990 | 60.89% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cabo Verde’s Labor participation in 1991?
60.63% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Cabo Verde’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -6.3% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 57.03%; 2024: 57.03%; 2023: 57.12%; 2022: 57.2%; 2021: 54.19%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.