| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 28 Feb 2025 |
The current population of Cabo Verde is 527,059 as of May 22, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Cabo Verde is projected at 527,326, or 527k, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Cabo Verde is projected at 524,877, or 525k people for the year 2024.
Cabo Verde ranks 175th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Cabo Verde is ranked 54th among 58 countries and territories in Africa.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 523,614 | 524,877 | 2,526 | 0.481 | 0.00643 |
| 2025 | 526,140 | 527,326 | 2,371 | 0.450 | 0.00641 |
| 2026 | 528,511 | 529,630 | 2,237 | 0.422 | 0.00638 |
| 2027 | 530,748 | 531,871 | 2,247 | 0.422 | 0.00636 |
| 2028 | 532,995 | 534,115 | 2,240 | 0.419 | 0.00633 |
| 2029 | 535,235 | 536,347 | 2,225 | 0.415 | 0.00631 |
| 2030 | 537,460 | 538,614 | 2,308 | 0.429 | 0.00629 |
| 2031 | 539,768 | 540,764 | 1,991 | 0.368 | 0.00626 |
| 2032 | 541,759 | 542,795 | 2,072 | 0.382 | 0.00624 |
| 2033 | 543,831 | 544,758 | 1,854 | 0.340 | 0.00622 |
| 2034 | 545,685 | 546,652 | 1,934 | 0.354 | 0.00620 |
| 2035 | 547,619 | 548,591 | 1,944 | 0.354 | 0.00617 |
| 2036 | 549,563 | 550,474 | 1,822 | 0.331 | 0.00615 |
| 2037 | 551,385 | 552,287 | 1,804 | 0.327 | 0.00613 |
| 2038 | 553,189 | 554,082 | 1,785 | 0.322 | 0.00611 |
| 2039 | 554,974 | 555,797 | 1,646 | 0.296 | 0.00609 |
| 2040 | 556,620 | 557,374 | 1,508 | 0.271 | 0.00607 |
| 2041 | 558,128 | 558,818 | 1,380 | 0.247 | 0.00605 |
| 2042 | 559,508 | 560,137 | 1,258 | 0.225 | 0.00603 |
| 2043 | 560,766 | 561,347 | 1,162 | 0.207 | 0.00601 |
| 2044 | 561,928 | 562,463 | 1,071 | 0.190 | 0.00599 |
| 2045 | 562,999 | 563,476 | 955 | 0.169 | 0.00597 |
| 2046 | 563,954 | 564,354 | 800 | 0.142 | 0.00595 |
| 2047 | 564,754 | 565,021 | 534 | 0.095 | 0.00593 |
| 2048 | 565,288 | 565,508 | 439 | 0.078 | 0.00590 |
| 2049 | 565,727 | 565,898 | 341 | 0.060 | 0.00588 |
| 2050 | 566,068 | 566,134 | 132 | 0.023 | 0.00586 |
| 2051 | 566,200 | 566,201 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.00583 |
| 2052 | 566,202 | 566,144 | -115 | -0.020 | 0.00581 |
| 2053 | 566,087 | 565,911 | -352 | -0.062 | 0.00579 |
| 2054 | 565,735 | 565,404 | -661 | -0.117 | 0.00576 |
| 2055 | 565,074 | 564,662 | -824 | -0.146 | 0.00573 |
| 2056 | 564,250 | 563,784 | -932 | -0.165 | 0.00571 |
| 2057 | 563,318 | 562,744 | -1,149 | -0.204 | 0.00568 |
| 2058 | 562,169 | 561,510 | -1,319 | -0.235 | 0.00565 |
| 2059 | 560,850 | 560,054 | -1,592 | -0.284 | 0.00562 |
| 2060 | 559,258 | 558,428 | -1,659 | -0.297 | 0.00559 |
| 2061 | 557,599 | 556,660 | -1,878 | -0.337 | 0.00556 |
| 2062 | 555,721 | 554,681 | -2,080 | -0.375 | 0.00553 |
| 2063 | 553,641 | 552,571 | -2,140 | -0.387 | 0.00549 |
| 2064 | 551,501 | 550,404 | -2,194 | -0.399 | 0.00546 |
| 2065 | 549,307 | 548,115 | -2,385 | -0.435 | 0.00543 |
| 2066 | 546,922 | 545,628 | -2,589 | -0.475 | 0.00539 |
| 2067 | 544,333 | 542,941 | -2,785 | -0.513 | 0.00535 |
| 2068 | 541,548 | 540,163 | -2,769 | -0.513 | 0.00532 |
| 2069 | 538,779 | 537,327 | -2,904 | -0.540 | 0.00528 |
| 2070 | 535,875 | 534,406 | -2,938 | -0.550 | 0.00524 |
| 2071 | 532,937 | 531,509 | -2,856 | -0.537 | 0.00521 |
| 2072 | 530,081 | 528,562 | -3,038 | -0.575 | 0.00517 |
| 2073 | 527,043 | 525,477 | -3,131 | -0.596 | 0.00514 |
| 2074 | 523,912 | 522,290 | -3,244 | -0.621 | 0.00510 |
| 2075 | 520,668 | 518,975 | -3,386 | -0.652 | 0.00506 |
| 2076 | 517,282 | 515,553 | -3,458 | -0.671 | 0.00503 |
| 2077 | 513,824 | 512,082 | -3,483 | -0.680 | 0.00499 |
| 2078 | 510,341 | 508,555 | -3,573 | -0.703 | 0.00495 |
| 2079 | 506,768 | 504,875 | -3,787 | -0.750 | 0.00491 |
| 2080 | 502,981 | 501,052 | -3,858 | -0.770 | 0.00487 |
| 2081 | 499,123 | 497,147 | -3,952 | -0.795 | 0.00483 |
| 2082 | 495,171 | 493,164 | -4,013 | -0.814 | 0.00479 |
| 2083 | 491,158 | 489,172 | -3,972 | -0.812 | 0.00475 |
| 2084 | 487,186 | 485,114 | -4,144 | -0.854 | 0.00471 |
| 2085 | 483,042 | 480,955 | -4,173 | -0.868 | 0.00467 |
| 2086 | 478,869 | 476,784 | -4,169 | -0.874 | 0.00463 |
| 2087 | 474,700 | 472,595 | -4,210 | -0.891 | 0.00460 |
| 2088 | 470,490 | 468,372 | -4,237 | -0.905 | 0.00456 |
| 2089 | 466,253 | 464,068 | -4,369 | -0.941 | 0.00452 |
| 2090 | 461,884 | 459,735 | -4,299 | -0.935 | 0.00448 |
| 2091 | 457,585 | 455,444 | -4,282 | -0.940 | 0.00444 |
| 2092 | 453,303 | 451,160 | -4,286 | -0.950 | 0.00440 |
| 2093 | 449,017 | 446,839 | -4,356 | -0.975 | 0.00436 |
| 2094 | 444,661 | 442,499 | -4,324 | -0.977 | 0.00432 |
| 2095 | 440,337 | 438,183 | -4,309 | -0.983 | 0.00428 |
| 2096 | 436,028 | 433,905 | -4,246 | -0.979 | 0.00424 |
| 2097 | 431,782 | 429,649 | -4,266 | -0.993 | 0.00421 |
| 2098 | 427,516 | 425,417 | -4,198 | -0.987 | 0.00417 |
| 2099 | 423,318 | 421,185 | -4,265 | -1.013 | 0.00413 |
| 2100 | 419,053 | 416,940 | -4,225 | -1.013 | 0.00410 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 183,891 | 184,972 | 2,163 | 1.169 | 0.00742 |
| 1951 | 186,054 | 187,198 | 2,289 | 1.223 | 0.00738 |
| 1952 | 188,343 | 189,432 | 2,178 | 1.150 | 0.00733 |
| 1953 | 190,521 | 191,546 | 2,049 | 1.070 | 0.00727 |
| 1954 | 192,570 | 193,548 | 1,957 | 1.011 | 0.00721 |
| 1955 | 194,527 | 195,614 | 2,175 | 1.112 | 0.00714 |
| 1956 | 196,702 | 197,847 | 2,291 | 1.158 | 0.00708 |
| 1957 | 198,993 | 200,286 | 2,585 | 1.291 | 0.00702 |
| 1958 | 201,578 | 203,089 | 3,022 | 1.488 | 0.00698 |
| 1959 | 204,600 | 206,354 | 3,508 | 1.700 | 0.00696 |
| 1960 | 208,108 | 210,024 | 3,833 | 1.825 | 0.00696 |
| 1961 | 211,941 | 215,087 | 6,292 | 2.926 | 0.00702 |
| 1962 | 218,233 | 221,919 | 7,372 | 3.322 | 0.00711 |
| 1963 | 225,605 | 229,373 | 7,535 | 3.285 | 0.00718 |
| 1964 | 233,140 | 237,006 | 7,732 | 3.263 | 0.00726 |
| 1965 | 240,872 | 244,856 | 7,968 | 3.254 | 0.00734 |
| 1966 | 248,840 | 252,976 | 8,271 | 3.270 | 0.00743 |
| 1967 | 257,111 | 261,404 | 8,587 | 3.285 | 0.00753 |
| 1968 | 265,698 | 270,164 | 8,932 | 3.306 | 0.00762 |
| 1969 | 274,630 | 279,248 | 9,235 | 3.307 | 0.00772 |
| 1970 | 283,865 | 287,885 | 8,040 | 2.793 | 0.00779 |
| 1971 | 291,905 | 294,046 | 4,283 | 1.457 | 0.00780 |
| 1972 | 296,188 | 297,386 | 2,396 | 0.806 | 0.00773 |
| 1973 | 298,584 | 299,881 | 2,594 | 0.865 | 0.00765 |
| 1974 | 301,178 | 302,570 | 2,784 | 0.920 | 0.00757 |
| 1975 | 303,962 | 305,847 | 3,770 | 1.233 | 0.00751 |
| 1976 | 307,732 | 309,455 | 3,446 | 1.114 | 0.00747 |
| 1977 | 311,178 | 312,834 | 3,311 | 1.058 | 0.00742 |
| 1978 | 314,489 | 316,147 | 3,317 | 1.049 | 0.00737 |
| 1979 | 317,806 | 319,480 | 3,348 | 1.048 | 0.00731 |
| 1980 | 321,154 | 323,301 | 4,294 | 1.328 | 0.00727 |
| 1981 | 325,448 | 327,846 | 4,796 | 1.463 | 0.00724 |
| 1982 | 330,244 | 332,724 | 4,960 | 1.491 | 0.00721 |
| 1983 | 335,204 | 337,654 | 4,899 | 1.451 | 0.00719 |
| 1984 | 340,103 | 342,505 | 4,804 | 1.403 | 0.00716 |
| 1985 | 344,907 | 347,365 | 4,916 | 1.415 | 0.00713 |
| 1986 | 349,823 | 352,312 | 4,977 | 1.413 | 0.00711 |
| 1987 | 354,800 | 357,302 | 5,004 | 1.401 | 0.00708 |
| 1988 | 359,804 | 362,329 | 5,049 | 1.394 | 0.00705 |
| 1989 | 364,853 | 367,803 | 5,901 | 1.604 | 0.00703 |
| 1990 | 370,754 | 375,428 | 9,349 | 2.490 | 0.00705 |
| 1991 | 380,103 | 384,586 | 8,966 | 2.331 | 0.00710 |
| 1992 | 389,069 | 393,415 | 8,692 | 2.209 | 0.00715 |
| 1993 | 397,761 | 401,965 | 8,408 | 2.092 | 0.00719 |
| 1994 | 406,169 | 410,228 | 8,117 | 1.979 | 0.00723 |
| 1995 | 414,286 | 418,104 | 7,637 | 1.827 | 0.00726 |
| 1996 | 421,923 | 425,581 | 7,316 | 1.719 | 0.00728 |
| 1997 | 429,239 | 432,798 | 7,117 | 1.644 | 0.00730 |
| 1998 | 436,356 | 439,784 | 6,855 | 1.559 | 0.00732 |
| 1999 | 443,211 | 446,519 | 6,617 | 1.482 | 0.00733 |
| 2000 | 449,828 | 453,317 | 6,979 | 1.540 | 0.00735 |
| 2001 | 456,807 | 460,293 | 6,972 | 1.515 | 0.00736 |
| 2002 | 463,779 | 467,046 | 6,534 | 1.399 | 0.00737 |
| 2003 | 470,313 | 473,383 | 6,140 | 1.297 | 0.00737 |
| 2004 | 476,453 | 479,370 | 5,833 | 1.217 | 0.00737 |
| 2005 | 482,286 | 485,115 | 5,659 | 1.167 | 0.00736 |
| 2006 | 487,945 | 490,728 | 5,565 | 1.134 | 0.00736 |
| 2007 | 493,510 | 496,190 | 5,359 | 1.080 | 0.00734 |
| 2008 | 498,869 | 501,355 | 4,972 | 0.992 | 0.00732 |
| 2009 | 503,841 | 506,141 | 4,600 | 0.909 | 0.00730 |
| 2010 | 508,441 | 509,784 | 2,687 | 0.527 | 0.00726 |
| 2011 | 511,128 | 511,447 | 637 | 0.125 | 0.00719 |
| 2012 | 511,765 | 511,955 | 380 | 0.074 | 0.00711 |
| 2013 | 512,145 | 512,225 | 160 | 0.031 | 0.00702 |
| 2014 | 512,305 | 512,326 | 41 | 0.008 | 0.00694 |
| 2015 | 512,346 | 512,394 | 95 | 0.019 | 0.00686 |
| 2016 | 512,441 | 512,554 | 227 | 0.044 | 0.00678 |
| 2017 | 512,668 | 512,893 | 450 | 0.088 | 0.00671 |
| 2018 | 513,118 | 513,415 | 594 | 0.116 | 0.00664 |
| 2019 | 513,712 | 514,104 | 784 | 0.152 | 0.00658 |
| 2020 | 514,496 | 514,679 | 367 | 0.071 | 0.00653 |
| 2021 | 514,863 | 516,649 | 3,572 | 0.691 | 0.00650 |
| 2022 | 518,435 | 519,741 | 2,612 | 0.503 | 0.00648 |
| 2023 | 521,047 | 522,331 | 2,567 | 0.491 | 0.00646 |