Population in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Population was 524,877 in 2024. β² Rising
Population in Cabo Verde, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Cabo Verde recorded 524,877 for population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in Cabo Verde peaked at 524,877 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 210,024, in 1960.
That places Cabo Verde 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 242,206 | 210,024 | 279,248 | 10 |
| 1970s | 304,553 | 287,885 | 319,480 | 10 |
| 1980s | 345,114 | 323,301 | 367,803 | 10 |
| 1990s | 412,841 | 375,428 | 446,519 | 10 |
| 2000s | 481,294 | 453,317 | 506,141 | 10 |
| 2010s | 512,310 | 509,784 | 514,104 | 10 |
| 2020s | 519,655 | 514,679 | 524,877 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
More gender data for Cabo Verde
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3,206 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3,908 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in Cabo Verde?
- Population in Cabo Verde was 524,877 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest population recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 524,877 in 2024.
- What is the lowest population recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 210,024 in 1960.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for population?
- Cabo Verde ranks 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on Gender-disaggregated on selected population characteristics.