ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Cabo Verde
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Cabo Verde at 11.9% in 2025.
Cabo Verde, 2025
11.9%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
25th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Cabo Verde over time
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% of the labour force 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 | 11.9% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 11.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 11.9%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Cabo Verde has the 25th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Cabo Verde
All statistics for Cabo Verde
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