Cabo Verde—Youth Dependency Ratio (%)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #97 of 217Updated May 2026
Latest Value
37.8%
2024
YoY Change
-3.9%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#97
of 217 countries
Maximum
78.3%
2000
Minimum
37.8%
2024
CAGR
-3.0%
25 years
Last
37.8%
Previous
39.3%
Highest
78.3%
Lowest
37.8%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Cabo Verde's youth dependency ratio was 37.8% in 2024, ranking #97 out of 217 countries. This represents a -3.9% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 78.3% (2000) and the lowest was 37.8% (2024). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37.8% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 43.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 45.6% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 69.4% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 72.4% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 75.4% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 78.3% |
Top Countries — Youth Dependency Ratio (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 100.3% | 2024 |
| 2 | Niger | 91.7% | 2024 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 91.7% | 2024 |
| 4 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 90.5% | 2024 |
| 5 | Mali | 89.6% | 2024 |
| 6 | Chad | 88.9% | 2024 |
| 7 | Burundi | 84.7% | 2024 |
| 8 | Mozambique | 84.3% | 2024 |
| 9 | Angola | 84.0% | 2024 |
| 10 | Uganda | 80.2% | 2024 |