Share of the population that is female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of the population that is female was 49.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of the population that is female in Cape Verde, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 49.1% for share of the population that is female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Cape Verde peaked at 52.9% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 2021.
That places Cape Verde 185th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.8% | 50.7% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.4% | 50.5% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.6% | 52.3% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 51.1% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 49.7% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 49.2% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 49.1% | 49.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More gender data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3,206 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3,908 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Cape Verde?
- Share of the population that is female in Cape Verde was 49.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 2021.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of the population that is female?
- Cape Verde ranks 185th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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