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Population in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Population was 522,335 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
522,335 people
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
174th
of 238 countries
All-time high
522,335 people
in 2023
All-time low
10,000 people
in 1600
Years of data
235
1600–2023

Population in Cape Verde, 1600–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k160018112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 522,335 people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 235 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Cape Verde peaked at 522,335 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,000 people, in 1600.

Cape Verde ranks 174th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1600s 10,000 people 10,000 people 10,000 people 1
1700s 20,000 people 20,000 people 20,000 people 1
1710s 26,078 people 26,078 people 26,078 people 1
1720s 28,252 people 28,252 people 28,252 people 1
1730s 30,606 people 30,606 people 30,606 people 1
1740s 33,157 people 33,157 people 33,157 people 1
1750s 35,920 people 35,920 people 35,920 people 1
1760s 38,913 people 38,913 people 38,913 people 1
1770s 42,156 people 42,156 people 42,156 people 1
1780s 45,669 people 45,669 people 45,669 people 1
1790s 49,475 people 49,475 people 49,475 people 1
1800s 55,716 people 55,716 people 55,716 people 10
1810s 55,728 people 55,716 people 55,834 people 10
1820s 58,505 people 56,072 people 61,273 people 10
1830s 64,963 people 61,923 people 68,091 people 10
1840s 72,192 people 68,813 people 75,667 people 10
1850s 81,461 people 76,470 people 86,629 people 10
1860s 93,520 people 87,833 people 99,407 people 10
1870s 107,254 people 100,779 people 113,956 people 10
1880s 122,886 people 115,517 people 130,513 people 10
1890s 140,670 people 132,289 people 149,343 people 10
1900s 160,810 people 151,362 people 169,950 people 10
1910s 165,288 people 158,400 people 170,646 people 10
1920s 166,180 people 158,084 people 176,712 people 10
1930s 197,917 people 179,789 people 216,253 people 10
1940s 202,054 people 185,234 people 217,206 people 10
1950s 195,000 people 184,986 people 206,367 people 10
1960s 242,215 people 210,034 people 279,254 people 10
1970s 304,561 people 287,895 people 319,485 people 10
1980s 345,123 people 323,310 people 367,820 people 10
1990s 412,850 people 375,437 people 446,528 people 10
2000s 481,301 people 453,335 people 506,148 people 10
2010s 512,317 people 509,793 people 514,116 people 10
2020s 518,356 people 514,683 people 522,335 people 4

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 171 Western Sahara 579,734 people compare
  2. 173 Maldives 526,009 people compare
  3. 175 Brunei 458,959 people compare
  4. 176 Belize 411,112 people compare
  5. 177 Bahamas 399,452 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Cape Verde?
Population in Cape Verde was 522,335 people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 522,335 people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 10,000 people in 1600.
How does Cape Verde rank for population?
Cape Verde ranks 174th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.