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

Cape Verde
137,743 people
in 2023
Vanuatu
123,722 people
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
168th
Vanuatu rank
171st

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

  • Cape Verde
  • Vanuatu
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k195019862023

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 137,743 people against 123,722 people in Vanuatu, a difference of 14,021 people.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

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

Cape Verde ranks 168th and Vanuatu ranks 171st 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 Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1950s 85,520 people 24,410 people 61,110 people Cape Verde
1960s 110,222 people 33,426 people 76,796 people Cape Verde
1970s 139,248 people 44,906 people 94,343 people Cape Verde
1980s 160,544 people 56,930 people 103,614 people Cape Verde
1990s 183,565 people 73,242 people 110,323 people Cape Verde
2000s 179,812 people 84,375 people 95,438 people Cape Verde
2010s 151,273 people 101,698 people 49,575 people Cape Verde
2020s 142,437 people 120,259 people 22,178 people Cape Verde

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 Vanuatu?
Cape Verde, at 137,743 people against 123,722 people in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Cape Verde and Vanuatu?
14,021 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Vanuatu?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Vanuatu rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Cape Verde ranks 168th and Vanuatu ranks 171st 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.