Women's labour force participation in Cabo Verde
The ILO estimates that 50.5% of women aged 15 and over in Cabo Verde were in the labour force in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2017.
Cabo Verde, 2025
50.5%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Position in 2025
116th of 181
Women's labour force participation in Cabo Verde over time
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% of women aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Cabo Verde | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50.5% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 50.4% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 50.2% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 49.9% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 47.6% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 48.6% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 50.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 51.8%, the figure has changed by −1.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Cabo Verde has the 116th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
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Labour force participation
57.0%
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Employment-to-population ratio
50.2%
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Employment in agriculture
9.2%
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Employment in industry
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