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Cape Verde

Population

530,195

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
175th
Share of world
< 0.01%
Annual change
+2,3040.50%

Population of Cape Verde

0500K1M1.5M2M95% prediction intervalProjected peak2026530.2K2050 projection566.1K↑ 7% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 530,195. 2050 projection: 566,134.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Cape Verde. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
2026529,6300.50%175
2025527,3260.49%175
2020514,6790.11%174
2019514,1040.13%173
2018513,4150.10%173
2017512,8930.07%172
2015512,3940.10%172
2010509,7841.00%171
2005485,1151.37%170
2000453,3171.63%169

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Praia is home to 189,897 people, 35.85% of Cape Verde's population.

City population100K80K30K
Praia 189.9KSao Vicente 88.5KSanta Catarina 49.6KSal 48.3KBoa Vista 25.6KSanta Cruz 25.3KSao Filipe 19.6KTarrafal 17.7KPorto Novo 16.1KSao Domingos 14.3K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Praia189.9K35.85%
2Sao Vicente88.5K16.72%
3Santa Catarina49.6K9.36%
4Sal48.3K9.12%
5Boa Vista25.6K4.84%
6Santa Cruz25.3K4.77%
7Sao Filipe19.6K3.69%
8Tarrafal17.7K3.35%
9Porto Novo16.1K3.04%
10Sao Domingos14.3K2.71%

Cape Verde by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Cape Verde is home to an estimated 530,195 people, the 175th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Cape Verde has a net population change of approximately 5 people per day, driven by 17 births, 8 deaths, and net emigration of 4 people.
Share of world
Cape Verde makes up < 0.01% of the world's population and 0.03% of Africa's.
Density
131.3 people per km² of land (340.1 per mi²), ranking 96th among countries and territories.
Urban living
77.63% of people live in urban areas.

Cape Verde Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 1100+ years, female: 795–99 years, male: 2295–99 years, female: 8690–94 years, male: 16190–94 years, female: 51085–89 years, male: 55185–89 years, female: 1,43480–84 years, male: 1,15180–84 years, female: 2,44975–79 years, male: 2,56775–79 years, female: 4,33870–74 years, male: 4,25870–74 years, female: 6,08865–69 years, male: 7,23265–69 years, female: 8,69860–64 years, male: 9,87360–64 years, female: 10,74755–59 years, male: 11,16155–59 years, female: 11,25850–54 years, male: 12,60850–54 years, female: 11,67845–49 years, male: 16,44945–49 years, female: 14,52440–44 years, male: 20,22740–44 years, female: 18,67235–39 years, male: 23,80735–39 years, female: 22,33930–34 years, male: 24,13730–34 years, female: 22,33725–29 years, male: 21,81525–29 years, female: 19,09620–24 years, male: 23,33420–24 years, female: 21,06415–19 years, male: 25,28515–19 years, female: 23,46110–14 years, male: 25,22910–14 years, female: 23,8855–9 years, male: 23,4865–9 years, female: 22,2310–4 years, male: 15,9490–4 years, female: 15,455100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–410K10K20K20K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

30.5 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

76.6 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

50.84%

Female

49.16%

Life expectancy 73.4Life expectancy 79.7

Ethnicity

71%

Creole (Mulatto)

  • Creole (Mulatto)71%
  • African28%
  • European1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2000 est.

Religion

77.3%

Roman Catholic, the largest religion

  • Roman Catholic77.3%
  • None10.8%
  • Protestant4.6%
  • Other Christian3.4%
  • Muslim1.8%
  • Other1.3%
  • Unspecified0.7%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2010 est.

Protestant: includes Church of the Nazarene 1.7%, Adventist 1.5%, Other Protestant 1.4%

Other Christian: includes Christian Rationalism 1.9%, Jehovah's Witness 1%, Other Christian 0.5%

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Cape Verde United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. National Statistical Institute
  5. National Statistical Institute