Cabo Verde Population (LIVE)

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Cabo Verde Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Cabo Verde is 602,810 as of Tuesday, March 19, 2024, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data 1.
  • Cabo Verde 2023 population is estimated at 598,682 people at mid year.
  • Cabo Verde population is equivalent to 0.01% of the total world population.
  • Cabo Verde ranks number 171 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Cabo Verde is 149 per Km2 (385 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 4,030 Km2 (1,556 sq. miles)
  • 66.8 % of the population is urban (399,834 people in 2023)
  • The median age in Cabo Verde is 27.4 years.
1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Cabo Verde (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationCabo Verde
Global Rank
2024 604,461 0.97 % 5,779 -1,174 27.9 1.85 150 67.3 % 407,063 0.01 % 8,118,835,999 171
2023 598,682 0.93 % 5,533 -1,227 27.4 1.86 149 66.8 % 399,834 0.01 % 8,045,311,447 171
2022 593,149 0.89 % 5,224 -1,256 27.0 1.88 147 66.2 % 392,606 0.01 % 7,975,105,156 171
2020 582,640 0.97 % 5,610 -1,274 26.0 1.91 145 64.9 % 378,148 0.01 % 7,840,952,880 171
2015 552,166 1.16 % 6,191 -1,474 23.7 2.12 137 62.1 % 342,663 0.01 % 7,426,597,537 171
2010 521,212 1.13 % 5,677 -1,914 21.7 2.47 129 59.6 % 310,577 0.01 % 6,985,603,105 170
2005 492,827 1.47 % 6,915 -3,673 19.4 2.93 122 55.6 % 273,774 0.01 % 6,558,176,119 168
2000 458,251 2.18 % 9,374-2,722 17.1 3.54 114 50.7 % 232,485 0.01 % 6,148,898,975 168
1995 411,382 2.45 % 9,364 -1,068 15.7 4.51 102 46.1 % 189,769 0.01 % 5,743,219,454 169
1990 364,563 1.41 % 4,938 -3,499 15.3 5.39 90 41.4 % 150,839 0.01 % 5,316,175,862 172
1985 339,874 1.39 % 4,528 -6,193 15.4 5.88 84 29.2 % 99,247 0.01 % 4,861,730,613 172
1980 317,234 0.83 % 2,572 -5,983 15.3 6.38 79 21.3 % 67,417 0.01 % 4,444,007,706 170
1975 304,375 1.16 % 3,423 -6,509 15.6 6.77 76 19.2 % 58,349 0.01 % 4,069,437,231 167
1970 287,262 3.31 % 8,621 173 15.8 6.94 71 18.4 % 52,849 0.01 % 3,695,390,336 168
1965 244,156 3.07 % 6,861 1,094 16.0 6.99 61 17.1 % 41,826 0.01 % 3,337,111,983 168
1960 209,849 1.44 % 2,892 -2,269 17.9 6.89 52 16.1 % 33,743 0.01 % 3,019,233,434 168
1955 195,389 1.10 % 2,078 -3,216 17.1 6.66 48 15.6 % 30,400 0.01 % 2,746,072,141 168
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Cabo Verde Population Forecast

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YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationCabo Verde
Global Rank
2025 610,209 0.93 % 5,514 -1,105 28.4 1.83 151 67.9 % 414,288 0.01 % 8,191,988,453 171
2030 638,840 0.92 % 5,726 -808 30.7 1.80 159 70.4 % 449,958 0.01 % 8,546,141,327 171
2035 666,035 0.84 % 5,439 -606 33.0 1.78 165 72.6 % 483,813 0.01 % 8,879,397,401 171
2040 690,288 0.72 % 4,851 -454 35.0 1.75 171 74.6 % 514,953 0.01 % 9,188,250,492 171
2045 710,870 0.59 % 4,116 -330 37.0 1.74 176 76.4 % 543,170 0.01 % 9,467,543,575 171
2050 727,457 0.46 % 3,317   38.9 1.72 181 78.2 % 568,705 0.01 % 9,709,491,761 170
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Cabo Verde Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Cabo Verde
Life Expectancy
76.93 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
11.6
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
13.9
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Cabo Verde

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Praia 113,364
2 Mindelo 70,611
3 Santa Maria 17,231
4 Cova Figueira 15,350

See also

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Notes

The Cabo Verde Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Cabo Verde delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Cabo Verde (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Cabo Verde in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.