Cabo Verde Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Cabo Verde unemployment rate for 2022 was 12.44%, a 1.65% decline from 2021.
  • Cabo Verde unemployment rate for 2021 was 14.09%, a 0.5% decline from 2020.
  • Cabo Verde unemployment rate for 2020 was 14.59%, a 2.44% increase from 2019.
  • Cabo Verde unemployment rate for 2019 was 12.15%, a 0.02% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Djibouti 26.67%
West Bank and Gaza 24.42%
Eswatini 22.64%
Republic of Congo 20.48%
Tunisia 17.76%
Sudan 17.59%
Lesotho 16.75%
Angola 14.48%
Sao Tome and Principe 14.35%
Cabo Verde 12.44%
Georgia 11.68%
Mauritania 10.79%
Morocco 9.99%
Honduras 7.00%
Egypt 6.40%
Mongolia 6.21%
Sri Lanka 6.18%
Bhutan 5.95%
Kenya 5.64%
Pakistan 5.60%
Vanuatu 5.22%
Nicaragua 4.99%
India 4.82%
Uzbekistan 4.51%
Zambia 4.37%
Bangladesh 4.27%
Kyrgyz Republic 4.02%
Nigeria 3.83%
Lao PDR 3.82%
Cameroon 3.78%
Bolivia 3.55%
Ghana 3.52%
Indonesia 3.46%
El Salvador 3.00%
Myanmar 2.96%
Papua New Guinea 2.78%
Philippines 2.38%
Timor-Leste 1.79%
Solomon Islands 1.61%
Vietnam 1.54%
Moldova 0.91%
Cambodia 0.23%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Cabo Verde Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 12.44% -1.65%
2021 14.09% -0.50%
2020 14.59% 2.44%
2019 12.15% -0.02%
2018 12.17% -0.07%
2017 12.24% 0.15%
2016 12.09% 0.13%
2015 11.95% 0.24%
2014 11.72% 0.32%
2013 11.40% 0.25%
2012 11.15% 0.18%
2011 10.97% 0.30%
2010 10.67% -2.85%
2009 13.52% 0.27%
2008 13.25% 0.01%
2007 13.24% -0.14%
2006 13.38% -0.11%
2005 13.48% -0.04%
2004 13.52% -0.23%
2003 13.75% 0.30%
2002 13.45% 0.17%
2001 13.28% 0.29%
2000 12.99% -0.08%
1999 13.07% 0.01%
1998 13.06% 0.05%
1997 13.00% 0.22%
1996 12.78% -0.06%
1995 12.84% -0.08%
1994 12.92% -0.48%
1993 13.39% -0.22%
1992 13.61% -0.14%
1991 13.75% 13.75%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%