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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Cabo Verde's labour force participation stands at 57.03% as of 2025-12-31, down from 57.03% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Cabo Verde's labour force participation was 57.03%, down from 57.03% in 2024.
In 2024, Cabo Verde's labour force participation was 57.03%, down from 57.12% in 2023.
In 2023, Cabo Verde's labour force participation was 57.12%, down from 57.2% in 2022.
In 2022, Cabo Verde's labour force participation was 57.2%, up from 54.19% in 2021.
In 2021, Cabo Verde's labour force participation was 54.19%, up from 53.41% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57.03% | -0.009% |
| 2024 | 57.03% | -0.088% |
| 2023 | 57.12% | -0.076% |
| 2022 | 57.2% | +3.01% |
| 2021 | 54.19% | +0.78% |
| 2020 | 53.41% | -4.02% |
| 2019 | 57.43% | +1.87% |
| 2018 | 55.56% | -3.62% |
| 2017 | 59.18% | +0.009% |
| 2016 | 59.17% | +0.008% |
| 2015 | 59.16% | +0.009% |
| 2014 | 59.15% | +0.008% |
| 2013 | 59.15% | +0.009% |
| 2012 | 59.14% | +0.008% |
| 2011 | 59.13% | +0.009% |
| 2010 | 59.12% | +3.28% |
| 2009 | 55.84% | -0.27% |
| 2008 | 56.11% | -0.269% |
| 2007 | 56.38% | -0.269% |
| 2006 | 56.65% | -0.269% |
| 2005 | 56.92% | -0.268% |
| 2004 | 57.19% | -0.268% |
| 2003 | 57.45% | -0.267% |
| 2002 | 57.72% | -0.267% |
| 2001 | 57.99% | -0.266% |
| 2000 | 58.25% | -0.266% |
| 1999 | 58.52% | -0.266% |
| 1998 | 58.79% | -0.265% |
| 1997 | 59.05% | -0.264% |
| 1996 | 59.32% | -0.264% |
| 1995 | 59.58% | -0.263% |
| 1994 | 59.84% | -0.263% |
| 1993 | 60.11% | -0.262% |
| 1992 | 60.37% | -0.262% |
| 1991 | 60.63% | -0.261% |
| 1990 | 60.89% | — |
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Cabo Verde's labour force participation is 57.03% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 57.03% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 60.89% (1990); the lowest is 53.41% (2020), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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