Cabo Verde

Population estimates and projections 522,330 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 27.9 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 1.52 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 0.49% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 527,326 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 0.47% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 7.2% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 24.7% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 1.51 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 12.2 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 5.1 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 77.6% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 37.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 46.7 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 130.2 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 1.58% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -2.3 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -1,284 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 3.1% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 11.7% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 11.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 28.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 57.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 50.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 50.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 9.2% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 23.1% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 67.7% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$3.1 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$5,796 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$10,396 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$5,590 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 6.3% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 67.9% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 17.4% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 21.1% 2025 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$3,332 per person 2025 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 2.3% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 131.1 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 1.7% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 97.863 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 46.4% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 28.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT Upper secondary completion 55.6% 2020 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 41.8% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 66.3% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 16.8% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 58.2% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 98.3% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 100.0% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 13.4% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 4.3% 2023 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 103.0% 2022 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 24.3% 2018 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 88.5% 2024 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 99.1% 2022 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 96.4% 2022 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 76.1 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 16.7 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 65.9 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 71 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 3.87 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 16.7% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 44.1% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 19.3 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 14.0% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 29.8% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 93% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 40.6% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.4 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 18.0 per 10,000 people 2023 · WHO Dentists 2.33 per 10,000 people 2019 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 76.2 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 79.4 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 73.1 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 5.8% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 11.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 10.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 40 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.73 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Hospital beds 2.2 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Measles immunisation 95% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 10.4% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 25.7% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$290 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 6.8% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 8.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 6.0% 2018 · World Bank Malaria incidence 0.1 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 47 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.68 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 74.7% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 112 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 8.3 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 10.7% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 7,719 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 27.1% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 5.2% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 42.0% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 53.4% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 95.3% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 5.0% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance 3.6% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 1.2% 2023 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 26.8 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 71,784 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 98.4% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 89.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 21.8% 2022 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 81.7% 2021 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.65e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 0.66e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 0.9 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 1.7 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 1.29 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 0.2 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 0.07 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 28.3 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 12.5% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 0.2% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 20.2 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 17.6% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 92.3% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 83.1% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 59.7% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 577 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$3.88e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 49.3%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 0.07e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 2.4e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 5.0% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 40 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 24.8% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 5,547 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 8.1% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 70.9 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 3.5 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 4,030 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 42.4 (0 to 100) 2015 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 32.3% 2015 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 14.6% 2015 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 24.8% 2023 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 29.7% 2015 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 65.0% 2015 · World Bank

Tax revenue 18.4% 2020 · World Bank Central government expense 30.9% 2020 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.07% 2011 · World Bank Researchers per million people 125 per million people 2014 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 18 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 7.0 per 100,000 people 2020 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 44.4% 2025 · World Bank