Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 11.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Cape Verde, 1990–2019
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Cape Verde stood at 11.3%.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Cape Verde peaked at 31.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2010.
That places Cape Verde 23rd out of 185 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 10.7% | 31.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 20 Montenegro 11.5% compare
- 21 North Macedonia 11.5% compare
- 22 Lebanon 11.3% compare
- 24 Northern Mariana Islands 11.2% compare
- 25 Dominica 11.0% compare
- 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.7% compare
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.56 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1352 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3107 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2626 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.375 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 131.1 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Cape Verde?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Cape Verde was 11.3% in 2019, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2010.
- How does Cape Verde rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Cape Verde ranks 23rd out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.