Cape Verde vs French Polynesia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Cape Verde
34,367 people
in 2023
French Polynesia
30,142 people
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
177th
French Polynesia rank
180th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Cape Verde
  • French Polynesia
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 34,367 people against 30,142 people in French Polynesia, a difference of 4,225 people.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times French Polynesia's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 177th and French Polynesia ranks 180th of 236 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde French Polynesia Difference Ahead
1950s 7,554 people 1,919 people 5,635 people Cape Verde
1960s 11,386 people 2,397 people 8,990 people Cape Verde
1970s 17,142 people 3,462 people 13,680 people Cape Verde
1980s 17,265 people 5,284 people 11,980 people Cape Verde
1990s 19,440 people 7,800 people 11,640 people Cape Verde
2000s 24,086 people 13,040 people 11,046 people Cape Verde
2010s 26,682 people 20,178 people 6,504 people Cape Verde
2020s 32,440 people 27,844 people 4,596 people Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Cape Verde or French Polynesia?
Cape Verde, at 34,367 people against 30,142 people in French Polynesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Cape Verde and French Polynesia?
4,225 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and French Polynesia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and French Polynesia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Cape Verde ranks 177th and French Polynesia ranks 180th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
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
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.