🇨🇻 Cape Verde Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Cape Verde is 529,630, ranking #175 in the world (0.01% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.42% per year. The biggest city is Praia with 137,868 inhabitants.
Live estimate
529,679
Growth rate
0.42%
Density
131
people / km² (340 / mi²)
Median age
29.5
Fertility rate
1.49
births per woman
Life expectancy
76.6
years
Cape Verde population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Cape Verde is projected to reach 566,134, and 416,940 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2051 at 566,201, then decline.
Cape Verde population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 529,630 | 0.42% | 131.4 | 29.5 |
| 2025 | 527,326 | 0.45% | 130.8 | 29.0 |
| 2024 | 524,877 | 0.48% | 130.2 | 28.4 |
| 2023 | 522,330 | 0.49% | 129.6 | 27.9 |
| 2022 | 519,741 | 0.50% | 129.0 | 27.3 |
| 2021 | 516,649 | 0.69% | 128.2 | 26.8 |
| 2020 | 514,680 | 0.07% | 127.7 | 26.4 |
| 2019 | 514,104 | 0.15% | 127.6 | 26.0 |
| 2018 | 513,415 | 0.12% | 127.4 | 25.6 |
| 2017 | 512,893 | 0.09% | 127.3 | 25.2 |
| 2016 | 512,554 | 0.04% | 127.2 | 24.7 |
| 2015 | 512,394 | 0.02% | 127.1 | 24.2 |
| 2014 | 512,326 | 0.01% | 127.1 | 23.7 |
| 2013 | 512,225 | 0.03% | 127.1 | 23.1 |
| 2012 | 511,955 | 0.07% | 127.0 | 22.6 |
| 2011 | 511,446 | 0.13% | 126.9 | 22.0 |
| 2010 | 509,784 | 0.53% | 126.5 | 21.5 |
| 2009 | 506,141 | 0.91% | 125.6 | 21.0 |
| 2008 | 501,355 | 0.99% | 124.4 | 20.6 |
| 2007 | 496,190 | 1.08% | 123.1 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 490,728 | 1.13% | 121.8 | 19.8 |
| 2005 | 485,116 | 1.17% | 120.4 | 19.3 |
| 2004 | 479,370 | 1.22% | 119.0 | 18.9 |
| 2003 | 473,383 | 1.30% | 117.5 | 18.5 |
| 2002 | 467,046 | 1.40% | 115.9 | 18.1 |
| 2001 | 460,293 | 1.51% | 114.2 | 17.8 |
| 2000 | 453,318 | 1.54% | 112.5 | 17.4 |
| 1999 | 446,520 | 1.48% | 110.8 | 17.2 |
| 1998 | 439,784 | 1.56% | 109.1 | 17.0 |
| 1997 | 432,798 | 1.64% | 107.4 | 16.7 |
| 1996 | 425,581 | 1.72% | 105.6 | 16.6 |
| 1995 | 418,104 | 1.83% | 103.7 | 16.4 |
| 1994 | 410,228 | 1.98% | 101.8 | 16.3 |
| 1993 | 401,965 | 2.09% | 99.7 | 16.1 |
| 1992 | 393,415 | 2.21% | 97.6 | 16.0 |
| 1991 | 384,586 | 2.33% | 95.4 | 16.0 |
| 1990 | 375,428 | 2.49% | 93.2 | 15.9 |
| 1989 | 367,804 | 1.60% | 91.3 | 15.8 |
| 1988 | 362,329 | 1.39% | 89.9 | 15.8 |
| 1987 | 357,302 | 1.40% | 88.7 | 15.7 |
| 1986 | 352,312 | 1.41% | 87.4 | 15.6 |
| 1985 | 347,365 | 1.42% | 86.2 | 15.5 |
| 1984 | 342,505 | 1.40% | 85.0 | 15.4 |
| 1983 | 337,654 | 1.45% | 83.8 | 15.3 |
| 1982 | 332,724 | 1.49% | 82.6 | 15.2 |
| 1981 | 327,846 | 1.46% | 81.4 | 15.1 |
| 1980 | 323,301 | 1.33% | 80.2 | 15.0 |
| 1979 | 319,480 | 1.05% | 79.3 | 15.1 |
| 1978 | 316,147 | 1.05% | 78.4 | 15.2 |
| 1977 | 312,834 | 1.06% | 77.6 | 15.5 |
| 1976 | 309,455 | 1.11% | 76.8 | 15.7 |
| 1975 | 305,847 | 1.23% | 75.9 | 15.9 |
| 1974 | 302,570 | 0.92% | 75.1 | 16.0 |
| 1973 | 299,881 | 0.86% | 74.4 | 16.0 |
| 1972 | 297,386 | 0.81% | 73.8 | 16.1 |
| 1971 | 294,046 | 1.46% | 73.0 | 16.1 |
| 1970 | 287,885 | 2.79% | 71.4 | 16.0 |
| 1969 | 279,248 | 3.31% | 69.3 | 16.0 |
| 1968 | 270,164 | 3.31% | 67.0 | 15.9 |
| 1967 | 261,404 | 3.29% | 64.9 | 15.8 |
| 1966 | 252,976 | 3.27% | 62.8 | 15.9 |
| 1965 | 244,856 | 3.25% | 60.8 | 16.0 |
| 1964 | 237,006 | 3.26% | 58.8 | 16.3 |
| 1963 | 229,372 | 3.29% | 56.9 | 16.6 |
| 1962 | 221,919 | 3.32% | 55.1 | 17.0 |
| 1961 | 215,087 | 2.93% | 53.4 | 17.5 |
| 1960 | 210,024 | 1.82% | 52.1 | 17.9 |
| 1959 | 206,354 | 1.70% | 51.2 | 18.0 |
| 1958 | 203,089 | 1.49% | 50.4 | 17.9 |
| 1957 | 200,286 | 1.29% | 49.7 | 17.8 |
| 1956 | 197,847 | 1.16% | 49.1 | 17.6 |
| 1955 | 195,614 | 1.11% | 48.5 | 17.4 |
| 1954 | 193,548 | 1.01% | 48.0 | 17.2 |
| 1953 | 191,546 | 1.07% | 47.5 | 17.2 |
| 1952 | 189,432 | 1.15% | 47.0 | 17.1 |
| 1951 | 187,198 | 1.22% | 46.5 | 17.0 |
| 1950 | 184,972 | 1.17% | 45.9 | 16.9 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 531,872 | 0.42% | 132.0 | 30.0 |
| 2028 | 534,115 | 0.42% | 132.5 | 30.6 |
| 2029 | 536,348 | 0.41% | 133.1 | 31.1 |
| 2030 | 538,614 | 0.43% | 133.7 | 31.6 |
| 2031 | 540,764 | 0.37% | 134.2 | 32.0 |
| 2032 | 542,795 | 0.38% | 134.7 | 32.5 |
| 2033 | 544,758 | 0.34% | 135.2 | 33.0 |
| 2034 | 546,652 | 0.35% | 135.6 | 33.4 |
| 2035 | 548,591 | 0.35% | 136.1 | 33.9 |
| 2036 | 550,474 | 0.33% | 136.6 | 34.3 |
| 2037 | 552,287 | 0.33% | 137.0 | 34.7 |
| 2038 | 554,082 | 0.32% | 137.5 | 35.1 |
| 2039 | 555,797 | 0.30% | 137.9 | 35.6 |
| 2040 | 557,374 | 0.27% | 138.3 | 36.0 |
| 2041 | 558,818 | 0.25% | 138.7 | 36.5 |
| 2042 | 560,137 | 0.23% | 139.0 | 37.0 |
| 2043 | 561,347 | 0.21% | 139.3 | 37.4 |
| 2044 | 562,463 | 0.19% | 139.6 | 37.9 |
| 2045 | 563,476 | 0.17% | 139.8 | 38.4 |
| 2046 | 564,354 | 0.14% | 140.0 | 38.9 |
| 2047 | 565,021 | 0.10% | 140.2 | 39.3 |
| 2048 | 565,508 | 0.08% | 140.3 | 39.8 |
| 2049 | 565,898 | 0.06% | 140.4 | 40.3 |
| 2050 | 566,134 | 0.02% | 140.5 | 40.8 |
| 2051 | 566,201 | 0.00% | 140.5 | 41.3 |
| 2052 | 566,144 | -0.02% | 140.5 | 41.8 |
| 2053 | 565,911 | -0.06% | 140.4 | 42.3 |
| 2054 | 565,404 | -0.12% | 140.3 | 42.8 |
| 2055 | 564,662 | -0.15% | 140.1 | 43.3 |
| 2056 | 563,784 | -0.17% | 139.9 | 43.8 |
| 2057 | 562,744 | -0.20% | 139.6 | 44.3 |
| 2058 | 561,510 | -0.23% | 139.3 | 44.8 |
| 2059 | 560,054 | -0.28% | 139.0 | 45.3 |
| 2060 | 558,428 | -0.30% | 138.6 | 45.8 |
| 2061 | 556,660 | -0.34% | 138.1 | 46.3 |
| 2062 | 554,681 | -0.38% | 137.6 | 46.8 |
| 2063 | 552,571 | -0.39% | 137.1 | 47.3 |
| 2064 | 550,404 | -0.40% | 136.6 | 47.8 |
| 2065 | 548,114 | -0.43% | 136.0 | 48.3 |
| 2066 | 545,628 | -0.47% | 135.4 | 48.8 |
| 2067 | 542,940 | -0.51% | 134.7 | 49.2 |
| 2068 | 540,164 | -0.51% | 134.0 | 49.7 |
| 2069 | 537,327 | -0.54% | 133.3 | 50.1 |
| 2070 | 534,406 | -0.55% | 132.6 | 50.6 |
| 2071 | 531,509 | -0.54% | 131.9 | 51.0 |
| 2072 | 528,562 | -0.57% | 131.2 | 51.4 |
| 2073 | 525,478 | -0.60% | 130.4 | 51.7 |
| 2074 | 522,290 | -0.62% | 129.6 | 51.9 |
| 2075 | 518,975 | -0.65% | 128.8 | 52.0 |
| 2076 | 515,553 | -0.67% | 127.9 | 52.0 |
| 2077 | 512,082 | -0.68% | 127.1 | 52.0 |
| 2078 | 508,555 | -0.70% | 126.2 | 52.0 |
| 2079 | 504,874 | -0.75% | 125.3 | 52.1 |
| 2080 | 501,052 | -0.77% | 124.3 | 52.1 |
| 2081 | 497,147 | -0.80% | 123.4 | 52.1 |
| 2082 | 493,164 | -0.81% | 122.4 | 52.1 |
| 2083 | 489,172 | -0.81% | 121.4 | 52.2 |
| 2084 | 485,114 | -0.85% | 120.4 | 52.2 |
| 2085 | 480,955 | -0.87% | 119.3 | 52.2 |
| 2086 | 476,784 | -0.87% | 118.3 | 52.3 |
| 2087 | 472,595 | -0.89% | 117.3 | 52.3 |
| 2088 | 468,372 | -0.91% | 116.2 | 52.4 |
| 2089 | 464,068 | -0.94% | 115.2 | 52.4 |
| 2090 | 459,735 | -0.94% | 114.1 | 52.5 |
| 2091 | 455,444 | -0.94% | 113.0 | 52.6 |
| 2092 | 451,160 | -0.95% | 112.0 | 52.7 |
| 2093 | 446,839 | -0.97% | 110.9 | 52.8 |
| 2094 | 442,499 | -0.98% | 109.8 | 52.9 |
| 2095 | 438,182 | -0.98% | 108.7 | 53.0 |
| 2096 | 433,905 | -0.98% | 107.7 | 53.1 |
| 2097 | 429,649 | -0.99% | 106.6 | 53.2 |
| 2098 | 425,417 | -0.99% | 105.6 | 53.2 |
| 2099 | 421,186 | -1.01% | 104.5 | 53.3 |
| 2100 | 416,940 | -1.01% | 103.5 | 53.4 |
States & provinces of Cape Verde by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praia | 130,271 | 24.6% |
| 2 | São Vicente | 75,601 | 14.3% |
| 3 | Santa Catarina | 41,455 | 7.8% |
| 4 | Sal | 39,700 | 7.5% |
| 5 | Santa Cruz | 26,585 | 5.0% |
| 6 | São Filipe | 22,227 | 4.2% |
| 7 | Ribeira Grande | 19,201 | 3.6% |
| 8 | Tarrafal | 18,561 | 3.5% |
| 9 | Porto Novo | 17,906 | 3.4% |
| 10 | São Miguel | 15,630 | 3.0% |
| 11 | São Domingos | 13,699 | 2.6% |
| 12 | Mosteiros | 9,520 | 1.8% |
| 13 | São Salvador do Mundo | 8,643 | 1.6% |
| 14 | Boa Vista | 8,554 | 1.6% |
| 15 | São Lourenço dos Órgãos | 8,533 | 1.6% |
| 16 | Ribeira Grande de Santiago | 8,323 | 1.6% |
| 17 | Maio | 7,589 | 1.4% |
| 18 | Ribeira Brava | 7,564 | 1.4% |
| 19 | Paul | 6,997 | 1.3% |
| 20 | Brava | 6,619 | 1.2% |
| 21 | Santa Catarina do Fogo | 5,299 | 1.0% |
| 22 | Tarrafal de São Nicolau | 5,205 | 1.0% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in Cape Verde
FAQ
What is the population of Cape Verde in 2026?
The population of Cape Verde is 529,630 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Cape Verde?
Praia is the biggest city in Cape Verde with 137,868 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Cape Verde growing or shrinking?
The population of Cape Verde is growing at 0.42% per year, and is projected to peak in 2051 at 566,201.
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
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