Age dependency ratio, old in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Age dependency ratio, old was 10.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, old in Cape Verde, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, old in Cape Verde is 10.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Cape Verde peaked at 11.8% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2012.
That places Cape Verde 125th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.4% | 8.0% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.6% | 11.1% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 9.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.0% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.1% | 10.5% | 6 |
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More health data for Cape Verde
- Population ages 65 and above, female 22,717 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 4,613 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 5,009 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 15,008 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 8.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 5,059 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 5,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 4,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 4,986 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 4,647 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Cape Verde?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Cape Verde was 10.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 1976.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2012.
- How does Cape Verde rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Cape Verde ranks 125th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people 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.