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Cabo Verde Average Unemployment Rate 1980-2025

Name: Cabo Verde Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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15.26% 46 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

Cabo Verde's average unemployment rate from 1980 to 2025 was 15.26%, based on 46 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	11.94%	+3.44pp	157th
2024	11.88%	+3.38pp	164th
2023	11.88%	+3.38pp	161st
2022	12.24%	+3.74pp	160th
2021	13.93%	+5.43pp	161st
2020	14.65%	+6.15pp	161st
2019	12.12%	−0.08pp	161st
2018	12.17%	−0.03pp	157th
2017	12.24%	−2.76pp	158th
2016	12.09%	−0.32pp	154th
2015	11.92%	−3.88pp	153rd
2014	11.69%	−4.71pp	147th
2013	11.40%	−5.40pp	141st
2012	11.15%	−1.06pp	141st
2011	10.96%	+0.26pp	141st
2010	10.67%	−2.33pp	140th
2009	13.52%	+0.52pp	159th
2008	13.31%	−1.89pp	167th
2007	13.29%	−0.21pp	166th
2006	13.38%	−8.02pp	163rd
2005	13.44%	−6.06pp	161st
2004	13.46%	−6.54pp	159th
2003	13.60%	−6.90pp	158th
2002	13.38%	−7.62pp	156th
2001	13.24%	−6.76pp	156th
2000	13.02%	−8.98pp	154th
1999	13.07%	−10.93pp	149th
1998	13.06%	−11.95pp	150th
1997	13.01%	−11.99pp	151st
1996	12.84%	−13.16pp	151st
1995	12.88%	−13.12pp	151st
1994	12.94%	−13.06pp	149th
1993	13.28%	−12.72pp	149th
1992	13.43%	−12.40pp	151st
1991	13.53%	−11.87pp	156th
1990	25.40%	+0.42pp	72nd
1989	24.98%	+0.41pp	64th
1988	24.57%	+0.41pp	63rd
1987	24.16%	+0.40pp	61st
1986	23.76%	+0.39pp	61st
1985	23.37%	+0.39pp	57th
1984	22.98%	+0.38pp	53rd
1983	22.60%	+0.37pp	50th
1982	22.23%	+0.37pp	46th
1981	21.86%	+0.36pp	44th
1980	21.50%	–	43rd

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