Cape Verde vs Malta: Has the population peaked?

Cape Verde

522,335 people

in 2023

Malta

532,964 people

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

174th

Malta rank

172nd

Has the population peaked? over time

Malta currently reports 532,964 people against 522,335 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 10,629 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 174th and Malta ranks 172nd of 236 countries.

Indicator: Has the population peaked?
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.