Cabo Verde Population (LIVE)

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Cabo Verde Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Cabo Verde is 526,048 as of Monday, December 23, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Cabo Verde 2024 population is estimated at 524,877 people at mid year.
  • Cabo Verde population is equivalent to 0.01% of the total world population.
  • Cabo Verde ranks number 174 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Cabo Verde is 130 per Km2 (337 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 4,030 Km2 (1,556 sq. miles).
  • 77.6 % of the population is urban (407,063 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Cabo Verde is 28.4 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 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 524,877 0.49 % 2,546 -1,209 28.4 1.51 130 77.6 % 407,063 0.01 % 8,161,972,572 174
2023 522,331 0.50 % 2,590 -1,226 27.9 1.52 130 76.5 % 399,834 0.01 % 8,091,734,930 174
2022 519,741 0.60 % 3,092 -1,253 27.3 1.53 129 75.5 % 392,606 0.01 % 8,021,407,192 174
2020 514,679 0.11 % 575 -3,362 26.4 1.59 128 73.5 % 378,148 0.01 % 7,887,001,292 173
2015 512,394 0.10 % 522 -6,226 24.2 1.97 127 66.9 % 342,663 0.01 % 7,470,491,872 171
2010 509,784 1.00 % 4,934 -5,069 21.5 2.33 126 60.9 % 310,577 0.01 % 7,021,732,148 170
2005 485,115 1.37 % 6,360 -2,768 19.3 2.73 120 56.4 % 273,774 0.01 % 6,586,970,132 169
2000 453,317 1.63 % 7,043-2,772 17.4 3.55 112 51.3 % 232,485 0.01 % 6,171,702,993 168
1995 418,104 2.18 % 8,535 -3,125 16.4 4.49 104 45.4 % 189,769 0.01 % 5,758,878,982 168
1990 375,428 1.57 % 5,613 -2,398 15.9 5.36 93 40.2 % 150,839 0.01 % 5,327,803,110 170
1985 347,365 1.45 % 4,813 -6,192 15.5 5.92 86 28.6 % 99,247 0.01 % 4,868,943,465 171
1980 323,301 1.12 % 3,491 -5,980 15.0 6.38 80 20.9 % 67,417 0.01 % 4,447,606,236 170
1975 305,847 1.22 % 3,592 -5,829 15.9 6.77 76 19.1 % 58,349 0.01 % 4,070,735,277 167
1970 287,885 3.29 % 8,606 172 16.0 6.94 71 18.4 % 52,849 0.01 % 3,694,683,794 167
1965 244,856 3.12 % 6,966 1,093 16.0 6.99 61 17.1 % 41,826 0.01 % 3,334,533,703 166
1960 210,024 1.43 % 2,882 -2,267 17.9 6.89 52 16.1 % 33,743 0.01 % 3,015,470,894 168
1955 195,614 1.13 % 2,128 -3,049 17.4 6.66 49 15.5 % 30,400 0.01 % 2,740,213,792 166
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Cabo Verde Population Forecast

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 527,326 0.49 % 2,529 -1,284 29.0 1.50 131 78.6 % 414,288 0.01 % 8,231,613,070 174
2030 538,614 0.42 % 2,258 -971 31.6 1.47 134 83.5 % 449,958 0.01 % 8,569,124,911 174
2035 548,591 0.37 % 1,995 -990 33.9 1.47 136 88.2 % 483,813 0.01 % 8,885,210,181 174
2040 557,374 0.32 % 1,757 -991 36.0 1.48 138 92.4 % 514,953 0.01 % 9,177,190,203 173
2045 563,476 0.22 % 1,220 -942 38.4 1.49 140 96.4 % 543,170 0.01 % 9,439,639,668 173
2050 566,134 0.09 % 532   40.8 1.50 140 N.A. N.A. 0.01 % 9,664,378,587 173
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Cabo Verde Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Cabo Verde
Life Expectancy
76.22 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
9.5
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
11.6
(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 137,868
2 Mindelo 69,013
3 Espargos 24,500
4 Assomada 21,297

See also

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 2024 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.