Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Cabo Verde's youth unemployment rate stands at 28.42% as of 2025-12-31, up from 28.1% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Cabo Verde's youth unemployment rate was 28.42%, up from 28.1% in 2024.
In 2024, Cabo Verde's youth unemployment rate was 28.1%, up from 28.05% in 2023.
In 2023, Cabo Verde's youth unemployment rate was 28.05%, down from 28.65% in 2022.
In 2022, Cabo Verde's youth unemployment rate was 28.65%, down from 31.66% in 2021.
In 2021, Cabo Verde's youth unemployment rate was 31.66%, down from 34.47% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.42% | +0.315% |
| 2024 | 28.1% | +0.055% |
| 2023 | 28.05% | -0.606% |
| 2022 | 28.65% | -3% |
| 2021 | 31.66% | -2.82% |
| 2020 | 34.47% | +6.37% |
| 2019 | 28.11% | +0.532% |
| 2018 | 27.58% | -4.31% |
| 2017 | 31.89% | +1.71% |
| 2016 | 30.18% | +1.61% |
| 2015 | 28.57% | +1.64% |
| 2014 | 26.93% | +1.63% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | +1.45% |
| 2012 | 23.85% | +1.23% |
| 2011 | 22.62% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 21.32% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 25.82% | +0.625% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | +0.288% |
| 2007 | 24.91% | +0.112% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | +0.133% |
| 2005 | 24.67% | +0.187% |
| 2004 | 24.48% | -0.035% |
| 2003 | 24.51% | +0.534% |
| 2002 | 23.98% | +0.38% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | +0.491% |
| 2000 | 23.11% | +0.06% |
| 1999 | 23.05% | +0.161% |
| 1998 | 22.89% | +0.219% |
| 1997 | 22.67% | +0.415% |
| 1996 | 22.25% | +0.108% |
| 1995 | 22.15% | +0.105% |
| 1994 | 22.04% | -0.307% |
| 1993 | 22.35% | +0% |
| 1992 | 22.35% | +0.101% |
| 1991 | 22.25% | — |
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Cabo Verde's youth unemployment rate is 28.42% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 28.1% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 34.47% (2020); the lowest is 21.32% (2010), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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