Cape Verde vs Western Sahara: Has the population peaked?
Cape Verde
522,335 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
579,734 people
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
174th
Western Sahara rank
171st
Has the population peaked? over time
- Cape Verde
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 579,734 people against 522,335 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 57,399 people.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 174th and Western Sahara ranks 171st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 7 and Western Sahara in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 195,000 people | 19,850 people | 175,150 people | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 242,215 people | 43,536 people | 198,680 people | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 304,561 people | 78,764 people | 225,797 people | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 345,123 people | 147,995 people | 197,128 people | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 412,850 people | 212,465 people | 200,385 people | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 481,301 people | 332,663 people | 148,639 people | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 512,317 people | 476,886 people | 35,432 people | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 518,356 people | 564,120 people | 45,764 people | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Cape Verde or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 579,734 people against 522,335 people in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Cape Verde and Western Sahara?
- 57,399 people, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Western Sahara rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Cape Verde ranks 174th and Western Sahara ranks 171st 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.