Population estimates and projections in Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde had an estimated population of 522,330 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Cabo Verde, 2023 (latest estimate) 522,330 People
Change from 2022 +0.5% 2022: 519,741 people
Projection for 2030 538,614 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 566,134 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 416,940 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 172nd of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Cabo Verde over time

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People. 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.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Cabo Verde
2100 416,940 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 438,182 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 459,735 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 480,955 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 501,052 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 518,975 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 534,406 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 548,114 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 558,428 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 564,662 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 566,134 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 563,476 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 557,374 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 548,591 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 538,614 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 527,326 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 522,330 people
2022 519,741 people
2021 516,649 people
2020 514,680 people
2019 514,104 people
2018 513,415 people
2017 512,893 people
2016 512,554 people
2015 512,394 people
2014 512,326 people

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

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5% from 519,741 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 512,225 people, the figure has changed by +2.0%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Cabo Verde has the 172nd 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