Cape Verde Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Cape Verde vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Cape Verde	World
1960	19	22.5
1961	18.6	22.5
1962	18.1	22.4
1963	17.7	22.2
1964	17.4	22
1965	17.2	21.8
1966	17.1	21.7
1967	17	21.6
1968	17	21.5
1969	17.1	21.5
1970	17.2	21.4
1971	17.2	21.4
1972	17.2	21.5
1973	17.2	21.5
1974	17.2	21.6
1975	17	21.7
1976	16.8	21.9
1977	16.6	22
1978	16.4	22.2
1979	16.2	22.3
1980	16.1	22.5
1981	16.1	22.6
1982	16.3	22.7
1983	16.4	22.9
1984	16.5	23
1985	16.6	23.2
1986	16.7	23.3
1987	16.8	23.4
1988	16.8	23.6
1989	16.9	23.8
1990	17	23.9
1991	17	24.1
1992	17.1	24.3
1993	17.2	24.5
1994	17.4	24.7
1995	17.5	25
1996	17.7	25.2
1997	17.9	25.4
1998	18.1	25.7
1999	18.3	25.9
2000	18.6	26.1
2001	18.9	26.3
2002	19.2	26.5
2003	19.6	26.7
2004	19.9	27
2005	20.4	27.2
2006	20.8	27.4
2007	21.3	27.6
2008	21.7	27.8
2009	22.1	28
2010	22.6	28.2
2011	23.1	28.4
2012	23.6	28.6
2013	24.2	28.9
2014	24.7	29.1
2015	25.2	29.3
2016	25.7	29.5
2017	26.2	29.8
2018	26.6	30
2019	27	30.3
2020	27.3	30.6
2021	27.8	30.8
2022	28.3	31
2023	28.8	31.3
2024	29.4	31.6
2025	30	31.9
2026	30.5	32.1
2027	31	32.3
2028	31.6	32.6
2029	32.1	32.8
2030	32.6	33
2031	33	33.2
2032	33.5	33.4
2033	34	33.6
2034	34.4	33.8
2035	34.9	34
2036	35.3	34.2
2037	35.7	34.4
2038	36.1	34.6
2039	36.6	34.8
2040	37	35
2041	37.5	35.2
2042	38	35.4
2043	38.4	35.6
2044	38.9	35.8
2045	39.4	36
2046	39.9	36.2
2047	40.3	36.4
2048	40.8	36.6
2049	41.3	36.8
2050	41.8	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Cape Verde was 19 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 29.4 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 115th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Cape Verde ranks 110th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Cape Verde is expected to increase to around 41.8 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Cape Verde demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Cape Verde
	Male	Female
0-4	3.49%	3.34%
5-9	4.75%	4.53%
10-14	4.87%	4.56%
15-19	4.75%	4.39%
20-24	4.29%	3.76%
25-29	4.36%	3.94%
30-34	4.7%	4.35%
35-39	4.34%	4.06%
40-44	3.63%	3.26%
45-49	2.85%	2.53%
50-54	2.27%	2.14%
55-59	2.11%	2.17%
60-64	1.77%	1.93%
65-69	1.18%	1.51%
70-74	0.74%	1.08%
75-79	0.42%	0.74%
80+	0.34%	0.83%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Cape Verde has average demographic potential with 60.1% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 85/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Cape Verde			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	91.6%	83.6%	8.02%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	94.4%	86.2%	8.2%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	97.5%	89%	8.44%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	100.1%	91.3%	8.79%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	102.1%	93%	9.14%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	103.5%	94%	9.5%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	104.2%	94.4%	9.85%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	104.4%	94.2%	10.2%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	104.2%	93.6%	10.6%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	103.6%	92.7%	10.9%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	102.7%	91.7%	11.1%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	102.2%	91.1%	11.2%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	102.4%	91.1%	11.3%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	102.7%	91.1%	11.5%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	102.8%	91.2%	11.7%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	104.2%	92.4%	11.8%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	106.8%	94.9%	11.8%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	108.9%	97.1%	11.8%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	110.6%	98.8%	11.8%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	111.7%	100.1%	11.6%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	111.8%	100.5%	11.4%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	110.8%	99.7%	11.1%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	109.3%	98.4%	10.9%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	107.8%	97.2%	10.6%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	106.5%	96.1%	10.4%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	105.3%	95.2%	10.2%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	104.4%	94.4%	9.97%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	103.5%	93.7%	9.8%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	102.8%	93.1%	9.66%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	102.2%	92.6%	9.53%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	101.6%	92.2%	9.42%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	101.1%	91.7%	9.34%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	100.4%	91.1%	9.29%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	99.5%	90.2%	9.27%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	98.5%	89.2%	9.26%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	97.2%	88%	9.25%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	95.7%	86.5%	9.24%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	94.1%	84.8%	9.23%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	92.1%	82.9%	9.2%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	89.9%	80.8%	9.15%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	87.4%	78.3%	9.09%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	84.5%	75.4%	9.02%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	81.4%	72.4%	8.98%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	78.4%	69.4%	8.93%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	75.4%	66.5%	8.86%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	72.5%	63.7%	8.77%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	69.7%	61%	8.64%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	66.9%	58.4%	8.48%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	64.2%	56%	8.27%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	61.6%	53.5%	8.03%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	59%	51.2%	7.8%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	56.6%	49%	7.65%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	54.7%	47.1%	7.59%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	53.2%	45.6%	7.59%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	52%	44.4%	7.66%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	51.3%	43.5%	7.8%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	51.1%	43.1%	8.01%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	51.2%	43%	8.26%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	51.5%	43%	8.54%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	52%	43.1%	8.83%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	52.4%	43.3%	9.12%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	51.8%	42.5%	9.32%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	50.4%	40.9%	9.52%	54%	39%	15%
2023	49.1%	39.3%	9.81%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	47.9%	37.8%	10.1%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Cape Verde decreased from 75.4% to 47.9% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Cape Verde working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Cape Verde	World
1960	52.2%	57.6%
1961	51.4%	57.5%
1962	50.6%	57.4%
1963	50%	57.2%
1964	49.5%	57%
1965	49.1%	56.9%
1966	49%	56.8%
1967	48.9%	56.9%
1968	49%	56.9%
1969	49.1%	56.9%
1970	49.3%	57%
1971	49.4%	57.1%
1972	49.4%	57.2%
1973	49.3%	57.3%
1974	49.3%	57.3%
1975	49%	57.4%
1976	48.4%	57.5%
1977	47.9%	57.7%
1978	47.5%	58%
1979	47.2%	58.4%
1980	47.2%	58.7%
1981	47.4%	59%
1982	47.8%	59.3%
1983	48.1%	59.6%
1984	48.4%	59.9%
1985	48.7%	60.1%
1986	48.9%	60.4%
1987	49.1%	60.5%
1988	49.3%	60.7%
1989	49.5%	60.8%
1990	49.6%	60.9%
1991	49.7%	61%
1992	49.9%	61.1%
1993	50.1%	61.2%
1994	50.4%	61.3%
1995	50.7%	61.5%
1996	51.1%	61.7%
1997	51.5%	61.9%
1998	52%	62.2%
1999	52.6%	62.5%
2000	53.4%	62.8%
2001	54.2%	63.1%
2002	55.1%	63.4%
2003	56.1%	63.7%
2004	57%	64%
2005	58%	64.3%
2006	58.9%	64.5%
2007	59.9%	64.7%
2008	60.9%	64.9%
2009	61.9%	65%
2010	62.9%	65.1%
2011	63.8%	65.2%
2012	64.6%	65.2%
2013	65.3%	65.2%
2014	65.8%	65.2%
2015	66.1%	65.1%
2016	66.2%	65.1%
2017	66.1%	65%
2018	66%	64.9%
2019	65.8%	64.9%
2020	65.6%	64.8%
2021	65.9%	64.9%
2022	66.5%	64.9%
2023	67%	65%
2024	67.6%	65.1%
2025	68.2%	65.2%
2026	68.7%	65.3%
2027	69.2%	65.4%
2028	69.7%	65.4%
2029	70.1%	65.4%
2030	70.6%	65.4%
2031	71%	65.4%
2032	71.4%	65.4%
2033	71.8%	65.4%
2034	72.2%	65.3%
2035	72.5%	65.2%
2036	72.6%	65%
2037	72.4%	64.9%
2038	72.2%	64.7%
2039	72.1%	64.6%
2040	71.8%	64.5%
2041	71.6%	64.4%
2042	71.3%	64.3%
2043	70.9%	64.2%
2044	70.6%	64.1%
2045	70.2%	63.9%
2046	69.8%	63.8%
2047	69.3%	63.7%
2048	68.9%	63.6%
2049	68.4%	63.4%
2050	67.9%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Cape Verde changed from 57% to 67.6% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Cape Verde	World
1960	43.6%	37.4%
1961	44.3%	37.5%
1962	45.1%	37.6%
1963	45.6%	37.8%
1964	46%	38%
1965	46.2%	38%
1966	46.2%	38%
1967	46.1%	38%
1968	45.9%	37.9%
1969	45.5%	37.8%
1970	45.2%	37.7%
1971	45%	37.6%
1972	45%	37.5%
1973	45%	37.3%
1974	44.9%	37.2%
1975	45.3%	37.1%
1976	45.9%	36.9%
1977	46.5%	36.7%
1978	46.9%	36.3%
1979	47.3%	35.9%
1980	47.4%	35.5%
1981	47.3%	35.2%
1982	47%	34.9%
1983	46.8%	34.6%
1984	46.6%	34.3%
1985	46.4%	34%
1986	46.2%	33.8%
1987	46.1%	33.6%
1988	45.9%	33.4%
1989	45.8%	33.2%
1990	45.7%	33%
1991	45.6%	32.9%
1992	45.5%	32.7%
1993	45.2%	32.5%
1994	44.9%	32.3%
1995	44.6%	32.1%
1996	44.2%	31.8%
1997	43.7%	31.5%
1998	43.2%	31.1%
1999	42.5%	30.8%
2000	41.8%	30.4%
2001	40.9%	30%
2002	39.9%	29.6%
2003	38.9%	29.2%
2004	37.9%	28.8%
2005	36.9%	28.5%
2006	36%	28.1%
2007	35%	27.9%
2008	34.1%	27.6%
2009	33.1%	27.5%
2010	32.2%	27.3%
2011	31.3%	27.1%
2012	30.4%	27%
2013	29.8%	26.9%
2014	29.2%	26.8%
2015	28.8%	26.6%
2016	28.5%	26.5%
2017	28.4%	26.4%
2018	28.4%	26.2%
2019	28.4%	26%
2020	28.4%	25.8%
2021	28%	25.6%
2022	27.2%	25.3%
2023	26.4%	25%
2024	25.5%	24.7%
2025	24.7%	24.4%
2026	23.8%	24.1%
2027	23%	23.8%
2028	22.2%	23.4%
2029	21.4%	23.1%
2030	20.6%	22.8%
2031	19.8%	22.6%
2032	19%	22.3%
2033	18.2%	22.1%
2034	17.5%	21.9%
2035	16.9%	21.7%
2036	16.6%	21.6%
2037	16.5%	21.5%
2038	16.4%	21.4%
2039	16.4%	21.3%
2040	16.3%	21.2%
2041	16.2%	21.1%
2042	16.2%	21%
2043	16.1%	21%
2044	16.1%	20.9%
2045	16%	20.8%
2046	16%	20.7%
2047	15.9%	20.7%
2048	15.8%	20.6%
2049	15.7%	20.5%
2050	15.6%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Cape Verde decreased from 37.9% to 25.5% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Cape Verde	World
1960	4.19%	4.97%
1961	4.22%	4.99%
1962	4.27%	5.01%
1963	4.39%	5.02%
1964	4.52%	5.04%
1965	4.67%	5.08%
1966	4.82%	5.12%
1967	5%	5.16%
1968	5.18%	5.2%
1969	5.36%	5.24%
1970	5.47%	5.28%
1971	5.52%	5.32%
1972	5.61%	5.37%
1973	5.69%	5.42%
1974	5.76%	5.47%
1975	5.77%	5.53%
1976	5.73%	5.59%
1977	5.67%	5.65%
1978	5.58%	5.71%
1979	5.47%	5.77%
1980	5.37%	5.81%
1981	5.29%	5.81%
1982	5.2%	5.8%
1983	5.11%	5.79%
1984	5.02%	5.8%
1985	4.95%	5.82%
1986	4.88%	5.86%
1987	4.81%	5.91%
1988	4.76%	5.95%
1989	4.71%	6.01%
1990	4.67%	6.07%
1991	4.64%	6.14%
1992	4.64%	6.21%
1993	4.65%	6.29%
1994	4.66%	6.37%
1995	4.69%	6.45%
1996	4.72%	6.53%
1997	4.76%	6.61%
1998	4.79%	6.68%
1999	4.82%	6.76%
2000	4.85%	6.84%
2001	4.89%	6.92%
2002	4.95%	7.01%
2003	5%	7.1%
2004	5.05%	7.18%
2005	5.09%	7.26%
2006	5.09%	7.34%
2007	5.08%	7.41%
2008	5.04%	7.47%
2009	4.97%	7.52%
2010	4.91%	7.58%
2011	4.89%	7.66%
2012	4.91%	7.78%
2013	4.96%	7.92%
2014	5.04%	8.08%
2015	5.16%	8.26%
2016	5.3%	8.45%
2017	5.47%	8.65%
2018	5.64%	8.88%
2019	5.81%	9.1%
2020	5.98%	9.33%
2021	6.14%	9.53%
2022	6.33%	9.74%
2023	6.58%	9.98%
2024	6.86%	10.2%
2025	7.16%	10.4%
2026	7.47%	10.6%
2027	7.8%	10.8%
2028	8.15%	11.1%
2029	8.52%	11.5%
2030	8.87%	11.7%
2031	9.22%	12%
2032	9.58%	12.3%
2033	9.92%	12.6%
2034	10.2%	12.8%
2035	10.5%	13.1%
2036	10.8%	13.4%
2037	11.1%	13.7%
2038	11.3%	13.9%
2039	11.6%	14.1%
2040	11.9%	14.3%
2041	12.2%	14.5%
2042	12.6%	14.7%
2043	12.9%	14.9%
2044	13.3%	15%
2045	13.7%	15.2%
2046	14.2%	15.4%
2047	14.8%	15.7%
2048	15.3%	15.9%
2049	15.9%	16.1%
2050	16.5%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Cape Verde increased from 5.05% to 6.86% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.