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.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.0% | — |
| 2009 | 13.5% | -41.2% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | +193.6% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -60.9% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -7.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 11.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 11.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.6%, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0443 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0284 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1251 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4822 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
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.
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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.