Age dependency ratio in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Age dependency ratio was 46.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Cape Verde, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 46.7% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Cape Verde peaked at 111.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2025.
Cape Verde ranks 169th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 91.6% | — |
| 1961 | 94.4% | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 97.5% | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 100.1% | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 102.1% | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 103.5% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 104.2% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 104.4% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 104.2% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 103.6% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 102.7% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 102.2% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 102.4% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 102.7% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 102.8% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 104.2% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 106.8% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 108.9% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 110.6% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 111.7% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 111.8% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 110.8% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 109.3% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 107.8% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 106.5% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 105.3% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 104.3% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 103.5% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 102.8% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 102.2% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 101.6% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 101.1% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 100.4% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 99.5% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 98.5% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 97.2% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 95.7% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 94.1% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 92.1% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 89.9% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 87.4% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 84.5% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 81.4% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 78.4% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 75.4% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 72.5% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 54.7% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 51.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 52.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 51.8% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 47.9% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 46.7% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.6% | 91.6% | 104.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 105.5% | 102.2% | 111.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 106.5% | 102.2% | 111.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 89.9% | 101.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 61.6% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 51.1% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 46.7% | 52.4% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.747 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,578 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1203 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1267 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Cape Verde?
- Age dependency ratio in Cape Verde was 46.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 111.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2025.
- How does Cape Verde rank for age dependency ratio?
- Cape Verde ranks 169th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.