Gender in Cape Verde 208 indicators covering gender for Cape Verde. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 49.4% 86th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 37.7% 79th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year 2025 up 139.5% 79th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 53.8% 2050 up 11.6% 125th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 23.64 units per square kilometre 2023 up 2.9% 66th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0342 units per square kilometre 2023 down 9.6% 62nd Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0954 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.9% 63rd Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.668 2023 up 1.2% 135th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 5.63 2025 down 45.7% 54th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.61 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 up 1.7% 31st Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.73 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 1.4% 24th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 10,259 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 26.2% 123rd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.4 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 42nd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.21 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 8.7% 60th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 49.1% 2025 down 0.5% 185th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 102.97 2022 down 5.0% 72nd Gender Development Index 0.964 2023 down 2.5% 98th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.964 2023 down 2.5% 98th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.964 2023 down 2.5% 98th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.6769 2023 up 2.2% 129th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 17.2% 19th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.4632 % change on previous year 2023 down 36.0% 101st Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 25.3 2016 up 3.3% 123rd Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 44.4% 2025 up 113.2% 15th Population 524,877 2024 up 2.4% 165th Life Expectancy at Birth 76.22 2024 up 3.3% 97th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 46.04 2019 up 60.5% 13th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 40.6% 2023 down 3.6% 27th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 40.6% 2023 down 3.6% 27th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 43.9% 2023 down 2.2% 28th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 96.43 2022 up 7.2% 76th Sex ratio at birth 103.09 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.0% 192nd Sex ratio by age 25 males per 100 females 2023 — 85th Sex ratio at age 5 105.21 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.0% 89th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 103.09 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.0% 192nd Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 0.9% 2023 down 43.9% 126th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 36.1% 2023 up 2.8% 187th Sex ratio at age 60 92.32 males per 100 females 2023 up 30.4% 132nd Male population by age group 20,057 people 2023 down 20.2% 171st Female population by age group 19,076 people 2023 down 20.9% 171st Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 — 123rd Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 40 2023 unchanged 115th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →