Cabo Verde Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Cabo Verde youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 28.65%, a 0.36% decline from 2022.
  • Cabo Verde youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 29.01%, a 2.13% decline from 2021.
  • Cabo Verde youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 31.14%, a 2.53% decline from 2020.
  • Cabo Verde youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 33.67%, a 6.02% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Djibouti 76.47%
Eswatini 64.99%
Republic of Congo 41.20%
Tunisia 37.48%
Georgia 30.20%
Bhutan 29.24%
Cabo Verde 28.65%
Angola 28.24%
Sri Lanka 25.28%
Lesotho 24.84%
Mauritania 23.73%
Morocco 22.62%
Sao Tome and Principe 21.08%
Egypt 18.99%
Sudan 18.15%
India 15.79%
Bangladesh 15.74%
Indonesia 13.94%
Kenya 12.23%
Mongolia 11.40%
Honduras 10.99%
Uzbekistan 10.97%
Vanuatu 10.71%
Zambia 9.76%
Myanmar 9.71%
Pakistan 9.65%
Nicaragua 9.48%
Kyrgyz Republic 8.20%
El Salvador 7.18%
Philippines 6.85%
Cameroon 6.44%
Vietnam 6.21%
Nigeria 5.84%
Ghana 5.50%
Bolivia 5.26%
Moldova 4.18%
Papua New Guinea 3.70%
Timor-Leste 3.17%
Solomon Islands 3.00%
Lao PDR 2.18%
Cambodia 0.78%
Cabo Verde Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 28.65% -0.36%
2022 29.01% -2.13%
2021 31.14% -2.53%
2020 33.67% 6.02%
2019 27.65% 0.54%
2018 27.10% -4.15%
2017 31.25% 1.72%
2016 29.53% 1.59%
2015 27.94% 1.60%
2014 26.34% 1.58%
2013 24.76% 1.42%
2012 23.34% 1.22%
2011 22.12% 1.28%
2010 20.84% -4.76%
2009 25.60% 0.58%
2008 25.02% 0.29%
2007 24.74% 0.15%
2006 24.59% 0.19%
2005 24.40% 0.26%
2004 24.13% 0.08%
2003 24.06% 0.60%
2002 23.45% 0.46%
2001 22.99% 0.57%
2000 22.42% 0.13%
1999 22.30% 0.14%
1998 22.16% 0.16%
1997 21.99% 0.32%
1996 21.68% 0.02%
1995 21.66% 0.00%
1994 21.67% -0.38%
1993 22.05% -0.10%
1992 22.15% -0.01%
1991 22.16% -0.01%