Cape Verde Population

Population now

580,597

World: 166th
Africa: 50th

Male:	291,799	(50.19 %)
Female:	288,532	(49.81 %)

Births in 2024:	12,479
Deaths in 2024:	4,018

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	70.43 years
Female:	77.09 years
Total:	73.84 years
Median Age:	28.62 years

Birth Rate:	17.02
Death Rate:	5.48
Growth Rate:	2.11 %
Fertility Rate:	2.11

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Total population
Birth & Death rate
Life expectancy
Median Age
Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Cape Verde Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	202k	95k	107k	0.88	1.35%	47.99	20.40	6.89	48.46	47.24	49.60	19.53	16.68%	50.03
1961	205k	96k	109k	0.88	1.38%	47.62	20.01	6.92	48.66	47.42	49.81	19.22	16.95%	50.91
1962	210k	99k	111k	0.89	1.41%	47.14	19.55	6.95	48.94	47.68	50.11	18.46	17.22%	52.11
1963	216k	102k	114k	0.89	1.45%	46.56	19.00	6.98	49.32	48.04	50.51	17.37	17.50%	53.58
1964	223k	105k	118k	0.9	1.50%	45.88	18.38	6.99	49.80	48.49	51.01	16.39	17.79%	55.28
1965	230k	109k	121k	0.9	1.55%	45.14	17.72	6.99	50.35	49.01	51.58	15.76	18.07%	57.13
1966	239k	113k	125k	0.9	1.60%	44.35	17.04	6.99	50.93	49.57	52.19	15.07	18.36%	59.18
1967	248k	118k	130k	0.91	1.66%	43.57	16.39	6.98	51.53	50.15	52.82	14.79	18.66%	61.37
1968	256k	122k	134k	0.91	1.72%	42.83	15.77	6.97	52.12	50.71	53.43	14.72	18.95%	63.52
1969	263k	126k	138k	0.91	1.77%	42.16	15.20	6.95	52.70	51.26	54.03	14.69	19.26%	65.33
1970	269k	128k	141k	0.91	1.83%	41.58	14.67	6.94	53.30	51.83	54.66	14.66	19.56%	66.61
1971	271k	129k	142k	0.91	1.91%	41.12	14.15	6.91	53.97	52.47	55.36	14.72	19.90%	67.27
1972	272k	129k	143k	0.9	1.99%	40.76	13.62	6.89	54.75	53.22	56.16	14.71	20.27%	67.40
1973	271k	128k	143k	0.9	2.10%	40.51	13.06	6.86	55.63	54.07	57.07	14.68	20.65%	67.21
1974	270k	128k	143k	0.89	2.23%	40.35	12.49	6.82	56.61	55.02	58.08	14.69	21.03%	67.00
1975	270k	127k	143k	0.89	2.38%	40.29	11.91	6.77	57.63	56.00	59.12	14.75	21.42%	67.01
1976	271k	127k	144k	0.88	2.55%	40.35	11.37	6.71	58.63	56.97	60.14	14.71	21.81%	67.28
1977	273k	128k	146k	0.87	2.72%	40.51	10.90	6.65	59.54	57.85	61.06	14.74	22.21%	67.77
1978	276k	128k	148k	0.87	2.88%	40.74	10.51	6.56	60.31	58.60	61.85	14.82	22.61%	68.48
1979	280k	130k	150k	0.86	3.02%	41.02	10.21	6.47	60.94	59.21	62.48	14.89	23.02%	69.36
1980	284k	131k	153k	0.86	3.13%	41.33	10.00	6.38	61.43	59.68	62.97	14.95	23.52%	70.38
1981	289k	134k	155k	0.86	3.23%	41.66	9.85	6.27	61.79	60.04	63.34	15.19	25.00%	71.58
1982	294k	136k	158k	0.86	3.31%	41.99	9.74	6.17	62.10	60.34	63.64	15.42	26.54%	72.96
1983	300k	140k	161k	0.87	3.39%	42.28	9.63	6.07	62.39	60.63	63.94	15.62	28.13%	74.44
1984	306k	143k	163k	0.88	3.46%	42.50	9.52	5.97	62.69	60.92	64.24	15.79	29.79%	75.91
1985	312k	146k	166k	0.88	3.54%	42.62	9.39	5.88	63.00	61.24	64.56	15.92	31.50%	77.28
1986	317k	149k	168k	0.88	3.61%	42.59	9.23	5.78	63.34	61.58	64.89	15.98	33.89%	78.51
1987	321k	151k	170k	0.89	3.68%	42.42	9.06	5.70	63.68	61.93	65.23	15.99	36.36%	79.63
1988	326k	154k	172k	0.89	3.74%	42.08	8.88	5.60	64.02	62.28	65.56	15.96	38.90%	80.77
1989	331k	157k	175k	0.9	3.78%	41.56	8.69	5.50	64.35	62.62	65.88	15.91	41.50%	82.12
1990	338k	160k	178k	0.9	3.81%	40.83	8.48	5.39	64.68	62.94	66.21	15.83	44.12%	83.80
1991	346k	165k	182k	0.91	3.82%	39.85	8.27	5.26	64.99	63.24	66.54	15.84	45.04%	85.85
1992	356k	170k	186k	0.91	3.80%	38.64	8.05	5.10	65.30	63.50	66.88	15.87	45.97%	88.21
1993	366k	175k	191k	0.92	3.76%	37.25	7.82	4.92	65.60	63.72	67.25	15.91	46.90%	90.77
1994	376k	180k	196k	0.92	3.70%	35.72	7.60	4.72	65.90	63.91	67.64	15.98	47.83%	93.33
1995	386k	186k	201k	0.92	3.63%	34.13	7.37	4.51	66.22	64.10	68.09	16.10	48.77%	95.78
1996	396k	190k	205k	0.93	3.56%	32.56	7.14	4.29	66.60	64.29	68.63	16.20	49.70%	98.07
1997	404k	194k	210k	0.93	3.50%	31.08	6.91	4.07	67.03	64.51	69.24	16.36	50.64%	100.24
1998	413k	198k	214k	0.93	3.45%	29.74	6.68	3.88	67.51	64.76	69.94	16.55	51.57%	102.28
1999	420k	202k	218k	0.93	3.43%	28.58	6.45	3.70	68.04	65.05	70.68	16.76	52.51%	104.25
2000	428k	206k	222k	0.93	3.42%	27.61	6.25	3.54	68.58	65.35	71.44	16.98	53.44%	106.17
2001	436k	210k	226k	0.93	3.40%	26.80	6.09	3.40	69.10	65.65	72.15	17.35	54.29%	108.03
2002	443k	214k	229k	0.93	3.37%	26.10	5.97	3.27	69.56	65.92	72.78	17.68	55.15%	109.83
2003	450k	217k	232k	0.94	3.32%	25.46	5.89	3.15	69.93	66.14	73.30	18.03	56.00%	111.56
2004	457k	221k	235k	0.94	3.24%	24.87	5.86	3.04	70.22	66.33	73.70	18.39	56.85%	113.22
2005	463k	225k	238k	0.95	3.15%	24.31	5.86	2.93	70.42	66.47	73.97	18.79	57.69%	114.81
2006	469k	229k	240k	0.96	3.04%	23.81	5.89	2.84	70.57	66.60	74.14	19.33	58.53%	116.33
2007	475k	234k	241k	0.97	2.94%	23.37	5.93	2.76	70.68	66.73	74.26	19.92	59.36%	117.79
2008	481k	238k	243k	0.98	2.85%	23.00	5.97	2.69	70.79	66.88	74.36	20.50	60.19%	119.23
2009	487k	242k	245k	0.99	2.78%	22.67	6.00	2.63	70.91	67.06	74.47	21.06	61.02%	120.67
2010	493k	246k	247k	1	2.72%	22.37	6.01	2.58	71.06	67.27	74.59	21.58	61.82%	122.15
2011	499k	250k	249k	1	2.69%	22.08	5.99	2.54	71.24	67.51	74.73	22.10	62.32%	123.69
2012	505k	253k	252k	1	2.66%	21.79	5.96	2.50	71.45	67.77	74.89	22.60	62.82%	125.28
2013	512k	257k	255k	1.01	2.63%	21.48	5.92	2.46	71.66	68.05	75.06	23.08	63.32%	126.89
2014	518k	260k	258k	1.01	2.60%	21.13	5.87	2.43	71.89	68.32	75.24	23.57	63.81%	128.51
2015	525k	263k	262k	1.01	2.57%	20.75	5.81	2.39	72.12	68.59	75.42	24.07	64.30%	130.11
2016	531k	266k	265k	1.01	2.55%	20.35	5.74	2.35	72.35	68.85	75.62	24.57	64.78%	131.70
2017	537k	270k	268k	1.01	2.51%	19.92	5.68	2.31	72.57	69.09	75.81	25.08	65.26%	133.28
2018	544k	273k	271k	1.01	2.46%	19.49	5.63	2.27	72.78	69.32	76.01	25.60	65.73%	134.83
2019	550k	276k	274k	1.01	2.42%	19.06	5.58	2.24	72.98	69.53	76.20	26.11	66.20%	136.36
2020	556k	279k	277k	1.01	2.36%	18.64	5.54	2.21	73.17	69.72	76.38	26.60	66.65%	137.86
2021	562k	282k	280k	1.01	2.36%	18.64	5.54	2.21	73.17	69.72	76.38	27.09	67.10%	139.33
2022	568k	285k	283k	1.01	2.36%	18.64	5.54	2.21	73.17	69.72	76.38	27.67	67.55%	140.84
2023	573k	288k	286k	1.01	2.17%	17.42	5.50	2.14	73.67	70.25	76.91	28.10	67.98%	142.08
2024	579k	291k	288k	1.01	2.11%	17.02	5.48	2.11	73.84	70.43	77.09	28.62	68.41%	143.57

Cape Verde Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	584k	293k	291k	1.01	2.04%	16.61	5.47	2.09	74.01	70.61	77.27	29.19	68.84%	144.81
2026	590k	296k	294k	1.01	1.96%	16.29	5.51	2.07	74.17	70.79	77.43	29.67	69.25%	146.29
2027	595k	298k	297k	1	1.88%	15.96	5.55	2.05	74.33	70.97	77.59	30.05	69.66%	147.53
2028	600k	301k	299k	1.01	1.79%	15.64	5.60	2.03	74.50	71.15	77.76	30.46	70.07%	148.77
2029	605k	303k	302k	1	1.71%	15.31	5.64	2.01	74.66	71.33	77.92	30.90	70.46%	150.01
2030	610k	306k	304k	1.01	1.64%	14.99	5.68	1.99	74.82	71.51	78.08	31.22	70.85%	151.25
2031	615k	308k	307k	1	1.55%	14.77	5.79	1.97	74.98	71.69	78.23	31.39	71.24%	152.49
2032	620k	310k	309k	1	1.47%	14.55	5.89	1.96	75.14	71.87	78.39	32.14	71.61%	153.73
2033	624k	312k	312k	1	1.39%	14.32	6.00	1.94	75.29	72.04	78.54	32.41	71.98%	154.72
2034	629k	315k	314k	1	1.31%	14.10	6.10	1.93	75.45	72.22	78.70	32.58	72.35%	155.96
2035	633k	317k	316k	1	1.24%	13.88	6.21	1.91	75.61	72.40	78.85	33.03	72.70%	156.96
2036	637k	318k	319k	1	1.16%	13.71	6.36	1.90	75.77	72.58	79.00	33.60	73.05%	157.95
2037	641k	320k	321k	1	1.08%	13.54	6.50	1.89	75.92	72.76	79.14	33.72	73.40%	158.94
2038	645k	322k	323k	1	1.01%	13.38	6.65	1.87	76.08	72.95	79.29	34.17	73.74%	159.93
2039	649k	324k	325k	1	0.95%	13.21	6.79	1.86	76.23	73.13	79.43	34.51	74.07%	160.92
2040	652k	325k	327k	0.99	0.88%	13.04	6.94	1.85	76.39	73.31	79.58	34.80	74.39%	161.67
2041	656k	327k	329k	0.99	0.82%	12.89	7.10	1.84	76.54	73.49	79.72	35.14	74.71%	162.66
2042	659k	328k	331k	0.99	0.76%	12.75	7.26	1.83	76.70	73.67	79.85	35.42	75.03%	163.40
2043	662k	330k	332k	0.99	0.70%	12.60	7.42	1.82	76.85	73.85	79.99	35.70	75.34%	164.15
2044	665k	331k	334k	0.99	0.64%	12.46	7.58	1.81	77.01	74.03	80.12	36.10	75.65%	164.89
2045	668k	332k	336k	0.99	0.59%	12.31	7.74	1.80	77.16	74.21	80.26	36.27	75.96%	165.63
2046	671k	333k	337k	0.99	0.54%	12.17	7.90	1.79	77.32	74.39	80.39	36.90	76.27%	166.38
2047	673k	334k	339k	0.99	0.49%	12.04	8.06	1.78	77.48	74.57	80.53	36.99	76.57%	166.87
2048	675k	335k	340k	0.99	0.45%	11.90	8.21	1.78	77.63	74.75	80.66	37.21	76.87%	167.37
2049	677k	336k	341k	0.99	0.41%	11.77	8.37	1.77	77.79	74.93	80.80	37.67	77.17%	167.87
2050	679k	337k	343k	0.98	0.36%	11.63	8.53	1.76	77.95	75.11	80.93	37.80	77.46%	168.36

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