Bhutan vs Cape Verde: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Bhutan
168,770 people
in 2023
Cape Verde
137,743 people
in 2023
Bhutan rank
166th
Cape Verde rank
168th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Bhutan
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 168,770 people against 137,743 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 31,027 people.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Bhutan ranks 166th and Cape Verde ranks 168th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 6 and Cape Verde in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 82,817 people | 85,520 people | 2,703 people | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 108,242 people | 110,222 people | 1,980 people | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 152,772 people | 139,248 people | 13,524 people | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 215,896 people | 160,544 people | 55,352 people | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 236,494 people | 183,565 people | 52,928 people | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 221,038 people | 179,812 people | 41,226 people | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 198,394 people | 151,273 people | 47,121 people | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 174,162 people | 142,437 people | 31,725 people | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Bhutan or Cape Verde?
- Bhutan, at 168,770 people against 137,743 people in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Bhutan and Cape Verde?
- 31,027 people, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cape Verde?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Cape Verde rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Bhutan ranks 166th and Cape Verde ranks 168th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.