Cape Verde vs Reunion: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Cape Verde
137,743 people
in 2023
Reunion
185,455 people
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
168th
Reunion rank
165th

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

  • Cape Verde
  • Reunion
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k195019862023

How they compare

Reunion currently reports 185,455 people against 137,743 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 47,712 people.

That makes Reunion's figure about 1.3 times Cape Verde's.

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

Cape Verde ranks 168th and Reunion ranks 165th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Reunion Difference Ahead
1950s 85,520 people 128,642 people 43,122 people Reunion
1960s 110,222 people 185,886 people 75,664 people Reunion
1970s 139,248 people 204,033 people 64,785 people Reunion
1980s 160,544 people 202,701 people 42,157 people Reunion
1990s 183,565 people 209,183 people 25,618 people Reunion
2000s 179,812 people 213,086 people 33,274 people Reunion
2010s 151,273 people 208,316 people 57,043 people Reunion
2020s 142,437 people 187,706 people 45,269 people Reunion

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Cape Verde or Reunion?
Reunion, at 185,455 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 Cape Verde and Reunion?
47,712 people, with Reunion ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Reunion?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Reunion rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Cape Verde ranks 168th and Reunion ranks 165th 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

Indicator
Share 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
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.