Median age estimates and projections in Cabo Verde

The median age in Cabo Verde was 27.9 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Cabo Verde, 2023 (latest estimate) 27.9 Years
Change from 2022 +2.0% 2022: 27.3 years
Projection for 2030 31.6 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 40.8 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 53.4 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 130th of 216 See the full ranking

Median age estimates and projections in Cabo Verde over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Median age, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Cabo Verde
2100 53.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 53.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 52.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 52.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 52.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 52.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 50.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 48.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 45.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 43.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 40.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 38.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 36.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 33.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 31.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 29.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 27.9 years
2022 27.3 years
2021 26.8 years
2020 26.4 years
2019 26.0 years
2018 25.6 years
2017 25.2 years
2016 24.7 years
2015 24.2 years
2014 23.7 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.0% from 27.3 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 23.1 years, the figure has changed by +20.5%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Cabo Verde has the 130th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Cabo Verde
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024