Cape Verde

Net migration rate in Cape Verde

Net migration rate in Cape Verde: -14.5 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -2.3 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
-2.3 per 1,000 people
Since 1950
+12.2 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
177 of 229
counting from the highest
Projected, 2100
-0.2 per 1,000 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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per 1,000 people · UN

Net migration rate in Cape VerdeNet migration rate in Cape Verde: -14.5 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -2.3 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -20.9 per 1,000 people and 22.5 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -20.9 per 1,000 people and 22.5 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 5.8 per 1,000 people in 1969, the lowest -21.6 per 1,000 people in 1978.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearCape Verde
2023-2.3
2022-2.4
20210
2020-6.5
2019-7.8
2018-9.1
2017-10.8
2016-11.7
2015-12.2
2014-12.8
2013-12.9
2012-13.2
2011-14.1
2010-9.9
2009-5.2
2008-4.7
2007-4.4
2006-4.9
2005-5.7
2004-6.2
2003-6.1
2002-5.9
2001-5.5
2000-6.1
1999-7.6
1998-7.6
1997-7.4
1996-7.7
1995-7.5
1994-8
1993-8.4
1992-8.2
1991-7.6
1990-6.4
1989-15.5
1988-17.9
1987-18
1986-17.9
1985-17.8
1984-17.6
1983-17.3
1982-16.9
1981-17.3
1980-18.5
1979-21.5
1978-21.6
1977-21.5
1976-20.7
1975-19.1
1974-21.5
1973-21.4
1972-21.2
1971-13.9
19700.6
19695.8
19685.6
19675.3
19664.9
19654.5
19644.2
19634.1
19624.1
19610.2
1960-10.8
1959-11.8
1958-13.5
1957-14.9
1956-15.7
1955-15.6
1954-16.7
1953-16.2
1952-15.4
1951-14.3
1950-14.5
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCape Verde
2024-2.3-8.7–3.5
2025-2.4-10.9–5.3
2026-2.5-13.3–6.8
2027-2.3-14–7.6
2028-2.2-15.5–9.4
2029-2.1-16.1–10.2
2030-1.8-17.3–11.1
2031-2.2-17.7–12.2
2032-2-18.5–12.7
2033-2.2-19.3–13.2
2034-2-19.3–13.3
2035-1.8-19.8–13.9
2036-1.9-20.6–14.2
2037-1.8-20.5–15
2038-1.6-20.8–16.1
2039-1.7-20.6–16
2040-1.8-20.9–16.5
2041-1.8-22–17.4
2042-1.8-22–17.6
2043-1.8-22.6–17.5
2044-1.7-22.2–18.2
2045-1.7-22.4–18.1
2046-1.7-22.6–18.8
2047-1.8-22.4–18.6
2048-1.7-23.4–21.1
2049-1.5-24.4–20.9
2050-1.5-22.9–20.3
2051-1.4-23.4–19.7
2052-1.2-23.6–20.9
2053-1.2-23.8–21.4
2054-1.4-23–20.3
2055-1.2-23.3–20.9
2056-1.1-22.5–20
2057-1.1-22–21.3
2058-1.1-22.8–20.1
2059-1.2-22.1–20.5
2060-1-22.5–20.2
2061-1.1-23–21.4
2062-1.3-21.6–19.7
2063-1.1-22.2–21
2064-1-21.4–21.8
2065-1.1-22.7–21.9
2066-1.3-22.5–22.1
2067-1.4-24.4–22.4
2068-1.2-23.6–20.8
2069-1.2-22.9–20.6
2070-1.1-23.2–22.7
2071-0.7-22.3–21.8
2072-0.8-22–23
2073-0.8-22.6–21.6
2074-0.8-22.8–22.3
2075-0.9-22–22.7
2076-0.8-22–22.2
2077-0.7-23.1–21.6
2078-0.7-22.1–21.2
2079-0.9-22.3–21.8
2080-0.9-23.1–21.8
2081-0.9-21.9–21.2
2082-0.8-21.4–21.4
2083-0.6-21.5–22.3
2084-0.8-21.2–22.3
2085-0.7-20.5–21.5
2086-0.6-20.1–22.7
2087-0.6-20–22.6
2088-0.5-20.4–22.7
2089-0.7-20.4–22.8
2090-0.5-20.6–22.6
2091-0.4-20.7–22.9
2092-0.3-19.9–23.2
2093-0.4-19.2–23.6
2094-0.3-20.2–23.1
2095-0.3-19.2–22.3
2096-0.1-19.1–23.3
2097-0.2-20.6–23.3
2098-0-20.5–22.3
2099-0.2-20.3–22.3
2100-0.2-20.9–22.5

Good to know

  • People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.

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