Cabo Verde Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Cabo Verde labor force participation rate for 2021 was 29.16%, a 0.98% increase from 2020.
  • Cabo Verde labor force participation rate for 2020 was 28.17%, a 3.31% decline from 2019.
  • Cabo Verde labor force participation rate for 2019 was 31.49%, a 1.17% decline from 2018.
  • Cabo Verde labor force participation rate for 2018 was 32.65%, a 3.05% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 70.82%
Cambodia 68.43%
Bolivia 57.65%
Lao PDR 57.02%
Angola 56.24%
Cameroon 54.87%
Vanuatu 54.47%
Vietnam 53.49%
Zambia 53.06%
Honduras 50.92%
Nicaragua 49.46%
Indonesia 48.33%
Ghana 43.33%
Kenya 42.07%
El Salvador 41.33%
Myanmar 40.61%
Republic of Congo 40.60%
Timor-Leste 40.17%
Lesotho 39.92%
Bangladesh 39.38%
Pakistan 38.99%
Uzbekistan 37.89%
Kyrgyz Republic 35.62%
Ukraine 35.50%
Georgia 34.47%
Papua New Guinea 34.46%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.59%
Nigeria 31.89%
Philippines 31.65%
Mongolia 31.30%
Cabo Verde 29.16%
Tunisia 28.90%
West Bank and Gaza 27.91%
Sri Lanka 26.76%
Bhutan 26.38%
Sudan 26.06%
Morocco 25.76%
India 23.68%
Eswatini 22.92%
Mauritania 21.94%
Egypt 21.02%
Moldova 16.90%
Djibouti 13.28%
Cabo Verde Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 29.16% 0.98%
2020 28.17% -3.31%
2019 31.49% -1.17%
2018 32.65% -3.05%
2017 35.71% -1.08%
2016 36.79% -1.09%
2015 37.88% -1.09%
2014 38.97% -1.10%
2013 40.07% -1.11%
2012 41.18% -1.11%
2011 42.29% -1.10%
2010 43.39% -1.16%
2009 44.55% -1.14%
2008 45.68% -1.12%
2007 46.80% -1.10%
2006 47.90% -1.08%
2005 48.98% -1.06%
2004 50.03% -1.05%
2003 51.08% -1.04%
2002 52.12% -1.02%
2001 53.14% -1.01%
2000 54.15% -1.04%
1999 55.19% -1.06%
1998 56.24% -1.06%
1997 57.31% -1.05%
1996 58.36% -1.02%
1995 59.38% -0.96%
1994 60.34% -0.91%
1993 61.25% -0.85%
1992 62.10% -0.79%
1991 62.88% -0.72%
1990 63.61% -0.72%