Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 136.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cape Verde, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 136.5% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cape Verde peaked at 139.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 102.0%, in 1991.
That places Cape Verde 49th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 102.0% | — |
| 1992 | 102.5% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 103.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 103.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 104.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 104.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 104.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 105.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 105.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 105.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 106.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 106.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 106.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 107.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 107.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 107.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 107.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 106.8% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 106.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 107.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 109.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 111.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 113.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 115.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 117.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 119.6% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 122.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 130.9% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 135.6% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 139.7% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 137.5% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 137.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 137.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 136.8% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 136.5% | -0.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 136.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.3%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 136.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 113.3%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103.9% | 102.0% | 105.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 106.7% | 105.9% | 107.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.2% | 107.8% | 135.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 137.5% | 136.5% | 139.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More gender data for Cape Verde
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 110.78 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.29 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 427.83 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 427.83 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,108 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cape Verde?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cape Verde was 136.5% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 139.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 102.0% in 1991.
- How does Cape Verde rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Cape Verde ranks 49th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.