Age dependency ratio, young in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Age dependency ratio, young was 36.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Cape Verde, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, young in Cape Verde stood at 36.2%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Cape Verde peaked at 100.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 2025.
Cape Verde ranks 97th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 83.6% | — |
| 1961 | 86.2% | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 89.0% | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 91.3% | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 93.0% | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 94.2% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 93.6% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 92.7% | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 91.7% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 91.1% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 91.1% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 92.4% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 94.9% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 97.1% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 98.8% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 100.1% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 100.5% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 99.7% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 98.4% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 97.2% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 96.1% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 95.2% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 94.4% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 93.7% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 93.1% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 92.6% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 92.2% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 91.7% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 91.1% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 90.2% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 89.2% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 86.5% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 84.8% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 82.9% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 80.8% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 78.3% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 75.4% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 72.4% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 69.4% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 45.6% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 43.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 37.8% | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 36.2% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.2% | 83.6% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 93.9% | 91.1% | 100.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.1% | 92.6% | 100.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.7% | 80.8% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.5% | 53.5% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 43.0% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 36.2% | 43.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Cape Verde?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Cape Verde was 36.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 100.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 2025.
- How does Cape Verde rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Cape Verde ranks 97th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.