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
- Cape Verde
- Malta
How they compare
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.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 195,000 people | 315,025 people | 120,025 people | Malta |
| 1960s | 242,215 people | 327,598 people | 85,382 people | Malta |
| 1970s | 304,561 people | 332,964 people | 28,403 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 345,123 people | 352,494 people | 7,371 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 412,850 people | 382,729 people | 30,121 people | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 481,301 people | 411,306 people | 69,996 people | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 512,317 people | 449,359 people | 62,958 people | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 518,356 people | 525,938 people | 7,582 people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Cape Verde or Malta?
- Malta, at 532,964 people against 522,335 people in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Cape Verde and Malta?
- 10,629 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Malta?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Malta rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Cape Verde ranks 174th and Malta ranks 172nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.