Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Cabo Verde's unemployment rate stands at 11.94% as of 2025-12-31, up from 11.88% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Cabo Verde's unemployment rate was 11.94%, up from 11.88% in 2024.
In 2024, Cabo Verde's unemployment rate was 11.88%, up from 11.88% in 2023.
In 2023, Cabo Verde's unemployment rate was 11.88%, down from 12.24% in 2022.
In 2022, Cabo Verde's unemployment rate was 12.24%, down from 13.93% in 2021.
In 2021, Cabo Verde's unemployment rate was 13.93%, down from 14.65% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.94% | +0.056% |
| 2024 | 11.88% | +0.001% |
| 2023 | 11.88% | -0.357% |
| 2022 | 12.24% | -1.69% |
| 2021 | 13.93% | -0.718% |
| 2020 | 14.65% | +2.53% |
| 2019 | 12.12% | -0.047% |
| 2018 | 12.17% | -0.07% |
| 2017 | 12.24% | +0.155% |
| 2016 | 12.09% | +0.162% |
| 2015 | 11.92% | +0.234% |
| 2014 | 11.69% | +0.291% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +0.253% |
| 2012 | 11.15% | +0.189% |
| 2011 | 10.96% | +0.286% |
| 2010 | 10.67% | -2.85% |
| 2009 | 13.52% | +0.21% |
| 2008 | 13.31% | +0.013% |
| 2007 | 13.29% | -0.084% |
| 2006 | 13.38% | -0.061% |
| 2005 | 13.44% | -0.017% |
| 2004 | 13.46% | -0.148% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +0.225% |
| 2002 | 13.38% | +0.137% |
| 2001 | 13.24% | +0.218% |
| 2000 | 13.02% | -0.047% |
| 1999 | 13.07% | +0.016% |
| 1998 | 13.06% | +0.045% |
| 1997 | 13.01% | +0.166% |
| 1996 | 12.84% | -0.039% |
| 1995 | 12.88% | -0.053% |
| 1994 | 12.94% | -0.34% |
| 1993 | 13.28% | -0.152% |
| 1992 | 13.43% | -0.099% |
| 1991 | 13.53% | — |
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Cabo Verde's unemployment rate is 11.94% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 11.88% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 14.65% (2020); the lowest is 10.67% (2010), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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