Unemployment Rate in Cape Verde remained unchanged at 11.90 percent in 2025 from 11.90 percent in 2024. Unemployment Rate in Cape Verde averaged 12.74 percent from 1990 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 20.20 percent in 1990 and a record low of 10.70 percent in 2010. source: INE, Cape Verde

Unemployment Rate in Cape Verde is expected to reach 11.50 percent by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Cape Verde Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 11.20 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 198.91 190.46 Thousand Dec 2024
Employment Rate 53.60 51.80 percent Dec 2024
Labor Force Participation Rate 58.30 57.80 percent Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons 17.37 21.85 Thousand Dec 2024
Unemployment Rate 11.90 11.90 percent Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 20.30 23.90 percent Dec 2024


Cape Verde Unemployment Rate
In Cape Verde, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
11.90 11.90 20.20 10.70 1990 - 2025 percent Yearly