Gender in Cape Verde 208 indicators covering gender for Cape Verde. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 110.78 2030 down 24.2% 170th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.29 % change on previous year 2030 down 1,897.2% 177th Population 427.83 2030 up 16.1% 173rd Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 427.83 2030 up 16.1% 173rd Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year 2030 up 1,604.7% 86th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,105 2025 down 30.8% 173rd Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,203 2025 down 31.3% 173rd Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,106 2025 down 31.6% 173rd Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,204 2025 down 32.2% 173rd Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,108 2025 down 33.0% 173rd Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3,206 2025 down 33.9% 174th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3,117 2025 down 34.4% 172nd Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,215 2025 down 35.5% 173rd Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3,703 2025 down 23.7% 169th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3,908 2025 down 23.3% 169th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 4,412 2025 down 9.7% 168th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 4,716 2025 down 8.2% 168th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 42.99 2027 up 5.3% 64th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.855 2025 up 6.1% 50th Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.792 2025 down 6.8% 60th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.809 2025 up 18.1% 58th Women's Political Participation Index 0.987 2025 up 9.1% 49th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.855 2025 up 6.1% 50th Key features of women's political empowerment 0.855 2025 up 6.1% 50th Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year 2025 up 1,533.0% 26th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.855 2025 up 6.1% 50th Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 24.9% 2024 up 47.8% 104th Prevalence of obesity, male 8.8% 2024 up 30.8% 147th Life expectancy at age 60, female 22.5 years 2024 up 5.0% 99th Life expectancy at age 60, male 18.84 years 2024 up 6.2% 98th Share of women who are obese 24.9% 2024 up 47.8% 107th Share of women who are overweight or obese 58.6% 2024 up 25.4% 87th Share of overweight men vs. women 37.8% 2024 up 15.6% 139th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 89.9% 2024 up 2.6% 69th Share of women who are married or in a union 7.7% 2021 down 3.1% 92nd Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 22.9% 78th Population, annual growth rate 0.4874 % change on previous year 2024 up 2,372.0% 131st Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 39.3% 9th Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 134.36 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 18.8% 119th Women, Business and the Law Index 86.25 index (0–100) 2023 unchanged 62nd Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 14.2% 91st Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 129.61 units per square kilometre 2023 up 2.0% 61st Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 up 5.7% 95th Labor force, female 98,789 2025 up 5.0% 171st Labor force, female, per capita 0.1873 units per person 2025 up 2.0% 110th Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 39.9% 72nd Page 1 of 4 Next →