Cape Verde

Population in Cape Verde

Population in Cape Verde: 185,000 people in 1950 and 522,300 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
522,300 people
Since 1950
+337,300 people
Rank, 2023
174 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
8.09 billion people
Projected, 2100
416,900 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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people · UN

Population in Cape VerdePopulation in Cape Verde: 185,000 people in 1950 and 522,300 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 416,900 people in 2100, between 94,670 people and 2.03 million people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 416,900 people in 2100, between 94,670 people and 2.03 million people (95% prediction interval).
  • Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 55,720 people.

Every year

people · UN

YearCape VerdeWorld
2023522,3008.09 billion
2022519,7008.02 billion
2021516,6007.95 billion
2020514,7007.89 billion
2019514,1007.81 billion
2018513,4007.73 billion
2017512,9007.65 billion
2016512,6007.56 billion
2015512,4007.47 billion
2014512,3007.38 billion
2013512,2007.29 billion
2012512,0007.2 billion
2011511,4007.11 billion
2010509,8007.02 billion
2009506,1006.93 billion
2008501,4006.84 billion
2007496,2006.76 billion
2006490,7006.67 billion
2005485,1006.59 billion
2004479,4006.5 billion
2003473,4006.42 billion
2002467,0006.34 billion
2001460,3006.26 billion
2000453,3006.17 billion
1999446,5006.09 billion
1998439,8006.01 billion
1997432,8005.93 billion
1996425,6005.84 billion
1995418,1005.76 billion
1994410,2005.68 billion
1993402,0005.59 billion
1992393,4005.51 billion
1991384,6005.42 billion
1990375,4005.33 billion
1989367,8005.23 billion
1988362,3005.14 billion
1987357,3005.05 billion
1986352,3004.96 billion
1985347,4004.87 billion
1984342,5004.78 billion
1983337,7004.7 billion
1982332,7004.61 billion
1981327,8004.53 billion
1980323,3004.45 billion
1979319,5004.37 billion
1978316,1004.29 billion
1977312,8004.22 billion
1976309,5004.14 billion
1975305,8004.07 billion
1974302,6004 billion
1973299,9003.92 billion
1972297,4003.85 billion
1971294,0003.77 billion
1970287,9003.7 billion
1969279,2003.62 billion
1968270,2003.55 billion
1967261,4003.47 billion
1966253,0003.4 billion
1965244,9003.34 billion
1964237,0003.26 billion
1963229,4003.19 billion
1962221,9003.12 billion
1961215,1003.07 billion
1960210,0003.02 billion
1959206,4002.97 billion
1958203,1002.91 billion
1957200,3002.85 billion
1956197,8002.8 billion
1955195,6002.74 billion
1954193,5002.69 billion
1953191,5002.63 billion
1952189,4002.58 billion
1951187,2002.54 billion
1950185,0002.49 billion
1949185,200–
1948187,400–
1947191,500–
1946195,800–
1945200,100–
1944204,500–
1943209,000–
1942213,600–
1941216,300–
1940217,200–
1939216,300–
1938213,500–
1937208,800–
1936204,200–
1935199,800–
1934195,400–
1933191,200–
1932187,000–
1931183,200–
1930179,800–
1929176,700–
1928174,000–
1927171,600–
1926169,200–
1925166,800–
1924164,500–
1923162,300–
1922160,000–
1921158,600–
1920158,100–
1919158,400–
1918159,600–
1917161,600–
1916163,200–
1915164,800–
1914166,400–
1913168,000–
1912169,700–
1911170,600–
1910170,600–
1909170,000–
1908168,500–
1907166,200–
1906164,000–
1905161,900–
1904159,700–
1903157,600–
1902155,500–
1901153,400–
1900151,400–
1899149,300–
1898147,300–
1897145,400–
1896143,400–
1895141,500–
1894139,600–
1893137,800–
1892135,900–
1891134,100–
1890132,300–
1889130,500–
1888128,800–
1887127,000–
1886125,300–
1885123,600–
1884122,000–
1883120,300–
1882118,700–
1881117,100–
1880115,500–
1879114,000–
1878112,400–
1877110,900–
1876109,400–
1875107,900–
1874106,400–
1873105,000–
1872103,600–
1871102,200–
1870100,800–
186999,410–
186898,050–
186796,720–
186695,400–
186594,100–
186492,810–
186391,540–
186290,290–
186189,050–
186087,830–
185986,630–
185885,440–
185784,270–
185683,110–
185581,970–
185480,840–
185379,720–
185278,630–
185177,540–
185076,470–
184975,670–
184874,870–
184774,090–
184673,310–
184572,540–
184471,780–
184371,030–
184270,280–
184169,540–
184068,810–
183968,090–
183867,380–
183766,670–
183665,970–
183565,280–
183464,590–
183363,910–
183263,240–
183162,580–
183061,920–
182961,270–
182860,630–
182759,990–
182659,360–
182558,740–
182458,120–
182357,510–
182256,910–
182156,430–
182056,070–
181955,830–
181855,720–
181755,720–
181655,720–
181555,720–
181455,720–
181355,720–
181255,720–
181155,720–
181055,720–
180955,720–
180855,720–
180755,720–
180655,720–
180555,720–
180455,720–
180355,720–
180255,720–
180155,720–
180055,720–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCape VerdeWorld
2024524,900523,100–526,5008.16 billion
2025527,300521,800–532,6008.23 billion
2026529,600519,700–539,3008.3 billion
2027531,900517,000–546,7008.37 billion
2028534,100514,000–554,7008.44 billion
2029536,300510,300–563,1008.5 billion
2030538,600506,000–572,3008.57 billion
2031540,800501,300–581,6008.63 billion
2032542,800496,200–590,9008.7 billion
2033544,800491,800–600,9008.76 billion
2034546,700486,300–611,7008.82 billion
2035548,600479,700–622,9008.89 billion
2036550,500473,600–634,1008.95 billion
2037552,300467,500–645,0009.01 billion
2038554,100461,400–657,8009.06 billion
2039555,800454,200–672,7009.12 billion
2040557,400446,800–686,4009.18 billion
2041558,800440,200–699,4009.23 billion
2042560,100433,100–714,2009.29 billion
2043561,300426,300–730,9009.34 billion
2044562,500419,700–746,7009.39 billion
2045563,500413,700–760,6009.44 billion
2046564,400408,400–775,3009.49 billion
2047565,000403,000–791,9009.54 billion
2048565,500396,900–808,7009.58 billion
2049565,900389,200–822,8009.62 billion
2050566,100380,700–838,6009.66 billion
2051566,200372,700–856,2009.7 billion
2052566,100365,900–871,8009.74 billion
2053565,900358,300–889,6009.78 billion
2054565,400349,600–907,9009.81 billion
2055564,700342,200–928,7009.85 billion
2056563,800334,000–948,1009.88 billion
2057562,700326,600–964,0009.91 billion
2058561,500321,100–981,5009.94 billion
2059560,100313,400–1 million9.96 billion
2060558,400305,400–1.03 million9.99 billion
2061556,700298,400–1.05 million10 billion
2062554,700290,500–1.07 million10 billion
2063552,600282,500–1.09 million10.1 billion
2064550,400273,500–1.11 million10.1 billion
2065548,100265,800–1.13 million10.1 billion
2066545,600260,200–1.15 million10.1 billion
2067542,900254,000–1.17 million10.1 billion
2068540,200247,100–1.21 million10.2 billion
2069537,300239,700–1.23 million10.2 billion
2070534,400232,900–1.26 million10.2 billion
2071531,500224,700–1.28 million10.2 billion
2072528,600216,700–1.29 million10.2 billion
2073525,500212,200–1.31 million10.2 billion
2074522,300209,200–1.32 million10.2 billion
2075519,000205,700–1.34 million10.3 billion
2076515,600199,800–1.36 million10.3 billion
2077512,100193,700–1.4 million10.3 billion
2078508,600188,500–1.43 million10.3 billion
2079504,900183,000–1.46 million10.3 billion
2080501,100178,400–1.49 million10.3 billion
2081497,100173,200–1.52 million10.3 billion
2082493,200167,900–1.55 million10.3 billion
2083489,200163,500–1.56 million10.3 billion
2084485,100159,700–1.58 million10.3 billion
2085481,000155,400–1.6 million10.3 billion
2086476,800150,500–1.63 million10.3 billion
2087472,600145,200–1.67 million10.3 billion
2088468,400140,100–1.7 million10.3 billion
2089464,100136,300–1.73 million10.3 billion
2090459,700132,300–1.76 million10.3 billion
2091455,400128,300–1.8 million10.3 billion
2092451,200123,900–1.84 million10.3 billion
2093446,800119,100–1.88 million10.3 billion
2094442,500115,300–1.89 million10.2 billion
2095438,200111,800–1.9 million10.2 billion
2096433,900107,000–1.91 million10.2 billion
2097429,600102,700–1.92 million10.2 billion
2098425,40099,790–1.95 million10.2 billion
2099421,20097,080–1.98 million10.2 billion
2100416,90094,670–2.03 million10.2 billion

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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