Cabo Verde Population (LIVE)

527,459
Cabo Verde Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Cabo Verde is 527,448 as of Sunday, July 20, 2025 based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Cabo Verde 2025 population is estimated at 527,326 people at mid-year.
  • Cabo Verde population is equivalent to 0.0064% 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 131 per Km² (339 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 4,030 Km² (1,556 sq. miles).
  • 78.56% of the population is urban (414,288 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Cabo Verde is 29 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 (2025 and historical)

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 Population Forecast

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

Life Expectancy
76.4 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
9.2

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
11.2

(per 1,000 live births)

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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 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. 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.