Population in Cabo Verde
The population of Cabo Verde was 527,326 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Cabo Verde, 2025
527,326
Change from 2024
+0.5%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
172nd of 217
Population in Cabo Verde over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cabo Verde | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 527,326 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 524,877 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 522,331 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 519,741 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 516,649 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 514,679 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 514,104 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 513,415 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 512,893 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 512,554 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 512,394 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 512,326 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 512,225 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 511,955 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 511,447 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 509,784 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 506,141 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 501,355 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 496,190 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 490,728 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 485,115 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 479,370 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 473,383 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 467,046 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 460,293 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5% from 524,877 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 512,394 people, the figure has changed by +2.9%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Cabo Verde has the 172nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Cabo Verde
All statistics for Cabo Verde
Population growth
0.47%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
522,330 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
27.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.52 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.49%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
7.2%
2025 · World Bank