Number of people employed in agriculture in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Number of people employed in agriculture was 18,436 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people employed in agriculture in Cape Verde, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people employed in agriculture in Cape Verde stood at 18,436 people. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Cape Verde peaked at 30,150 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 18,436 people, in 2025.
That places Cape Verde 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30,150 people | — |
| 1992 | 29,733 people | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 29,751 people | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 29,185 people | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 28,671 people | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 28,187 people | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 27,604 people | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 27,074 people | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 26,999 people | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 26,522 people | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 26,563 people | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 26,478 people | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 26,440 people | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 26,129 people | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 25,887 people | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 25,627 people | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 24,940 people | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 24,661 people | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 25,057 people | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 27,586 people | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 27,410 people | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 27,544 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 27,529 people | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 27,371 people | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 27,098 people | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 26,528 people | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 25,790 people | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 21,244 people | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 19,707 people | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 18,763 people | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 19,278 people | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 19,532 people | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 19,164 people | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 18,789 people | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 18,436 people | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,595 people | 26,999 people | 30,150 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 25,830 people | 24,661 people | 26,563 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,781 people | 19,707 people | 27,586 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,994 people | 18,436 people | 19,532 people | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 153.97 million current US$ (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2237 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population 117,962 (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.3% (2025)
- Rural population 22.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 291.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Cape Verde?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Cape Verde was 18,436 people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 30,150 people in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,436 people in 2025.
- How does Cape Verde rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Cape Verde ranks 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.