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Population in Albania compared to Cape Verde: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,714,617 in 2024 vs 524,877 people in Cape Verde in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,694,925 people compared to 529,186 in Cape Verde.

Population statistics:

  • Albania's population is 5.09 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Albania is ranked the 141st most populous country in the world, while Cape Verde is the 169th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.006% for Cape Verde.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -0.58% per year vs +0.22% in Cape Verde.
  • Since 2005, the population of Albania has decreased from 3.01M people to 2.69M (10.5% decline), while Cape Verde has grown from 485K to 529K (9.08% growth).
  • Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 566K people, while Albania's population already peaked in 1990 at 3.29M people and is projected to decrease to 1.15M people by 2100.

Albania vs Cape Verde: live population counter

Albania Cape Verde
Current population
2694925
529186
Population rank 141/197 169/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.006%
One net population change
16.8 minutes
3.44 hours
One birth every
18.7 minutes
1.36 hours
One death every
23 minutes
3.32 hours
One migration net change every
21.5 minutes
7.25 hours
Annual migration change -24,472 -1,209
Daily growth/decline -86 +7
Annual growth/decline -31,355 +2,546
Annual growth/decline rate -1.14% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 193/197 136/197

Albania and Cape Verde: population history and growth rate by year chart

Albania
Population

Growth rate
Cape Verde
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Albania Cape Verde Albania Cape Verde
1960 1,608,800 210,024 - -
1961 1,659,800 215,087 3.17% 2.41%
1962 1,711,319 221,919 3.1% 3.18%
1963 1,762,621 229,373 3% 3.36%
1964 1,814,135 237,006 2.92% 3.33%
1965 1,864,791 244,856 2.79% 3.31%
1966 1,914,573 252,976 2.67% 3.32%
1967 1,965,598 261,404 2.67% 3.33%
1968 2,022,272 270,164 2.88% 3.35%
1969 2,081,695 279,248 2.94% 3.36%
1970 2,135,479 287,885 2.58% 3.09%
1971 2,187,853 294,046 2.45% 2.14%
1972 2,243,126 297,386 2.53% 1.14%
1973 2,296,752 299,881 2.39% 0.84%
1974 2,350,124 302,570 2.32% 0.9%
1975 2,404,831 305,847 2.33% 1.08%
1976 2,458,526 309,455 2.23% 1.18%
1977 2,513,546 312,834 2.24% 1.09%
1978 2,566,266 316,147 2.1% 1.06%
1979 2,617,832 319,480 2.01% 1.05%
1980 2,671,997 323,301 2.07% 1.2%
1981 2,726,056 327,846 2.02% 1.41%
1982 2,784,278 332,724 2.14% 1.49%
1983 2,843,960 337,654 2.14% 1.48%
1984 2,904,429 342,505 2.13% 1.44%
1985 2,964,762 347,365 2.08% 1.42%
1986 3,022,635 352,312 1.95% 1.42%
1987 3,083,605 357,302 2.02% 1.42%
1988 3,142,336 362,329 1.9% 1.41%
1989 3,227,943 367,803 2.72% 1.51%
1990 3,286,542 375,428 1.82% 2.07%
1991 3,266,790 384,586 -0.6% 2.44%
1992 3,247,039 393,415 -0.6% 2.3%
1993 3,227,287 401,965 -0.61% 2.17%
1994 3,207,536 410,228 -0.61% 2.06%
1995 3,187,784 418,104 -0.62% 1.92%
1996 3,168,033 425,581 -0.62% 1.79%
1997 3,148,281 432,798 -0.62% 1.7%
1998 3,128,530 439,784 -0.63% 1.61%
1999 3,108,778 446,519 -0.63% 1.53%
2000 3,089,027 453,317 -0.64% 1.52%
2001 3,060,173 460,293 -0.93% 1.54%
2002 3,051,010 467,046 -0.3% 1.47%
2003 3,039,616 473,383 -0.37% 1.36%
2004 3,026,939 479,370 -0.42% 1.26%
2005 3,011,487 485,115 -0.51% 1.2%
2006 2,992,547 490,728 -0.63% 1.16%
2007 2,970,017 496,190 -0.75% 1.11%
2008 2,947,314 501,355 -0.76% 1.04%
2009 2,927,519 506,141 -0.67% 0.95%
2010 2,913,021 509,784 -0.5% 0.72%
2011 2,905,195 511,447 -0.27% 0.33%
2012 2,900,401 511,955 -0.17% 0.1%
2013 2,895,092 512,225 -0.18% 0.05%
2014 2,889,104 512,326 -0.21% 0.02%
2015 2,880,703 512,394 -0.29% 0.01%
2016 2,876,101 512,554 -0.16% 0.03%
2017 2,873,457 512,893 -0.09% 0.07%
2018 2,866,376 513,415 -0.25% 0.1%
2019 2,854,191 514,104 -0.43% 0.13%
2020 2,837,849 514,679 -0.57% 0.11%
2021 2,811,666 516,649 -0.92% 0.38%
2022 2,777,689 519,741 -1.21% 0.6%
2023 2,745,972 522,331 -1.14% 0.5%
2024 2,714,617 524,877 -1.14% 0.49%
2025 2,694,925 527,331 -0.73% 0.47%
2026 2,675,010 529,641 -0.74% 0.44%
2027 2,655,754 531,874 -0.72% 0.42%
2028 2,636,738 534,119 -0.72% 0.42%
2029 2,617,526 536,345 -0.73% 0.42%
2030 2,598,055 538,617 -0.74% 0.42%
2031 2,578,605 540,769 -0.75% 0.4%
2032 2,559,433 542,801 -0.74% 0.38%
2033 2,539,878 544,769 -0.76% 0.36%
2034 2,519,713 546,653 -0.79% 0.35%
2035 2,499,557 548,594 -0.8% 0.36%
2036 2,479,237 550,481 -0.81% 0.34%
2037 2,458,376 552,294 -0.84% 0.33%
2038 2,437,333 554,085 -0.86% 0.32%
2039 2,415,720 555,802 -0.89% 0.31%
2040 2,393,840 557,378 -0.91% 0.28%
2041 2,372,118 558,819 -0.91% 0.26%
2042 2,350,472 560,139 -0.91% 0.24%
2043 2,328,984 561,350 -0.91% 0.22%
2044 2,307,685 562,468 -0.91% 0.2%
2045 2,286,312 563,484 -0.93% 0.18%
2046 2,264,596 564,357 -0.95% 0.15%
2047 2,243,130 565,018 -0.95% 0.12%
2048 2,221,710 565,511 -0.95% 0.09%
2049 2,200,033 565,896 -0.98% 0.07%
2050 2,178,271 566,140 -0.99% 0.04%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Albania decreased by 130,784 people (a 4.34% decline), while Cape Verde gained 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Albania lost -185,778 (a 6.45% decline), while Cape Verde's population increased by 16,792 (a 3.28% growth).

Albania was ranked 132nd most populous country in 2005 and is 141st in 2025. Cape Verde was ranked 165th in 2005 and ranked 169th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Albania's population will shrink by 19.2% to 2,178,271 people with a rank change from 141st to 146th. The population of Cape Verde will increase by 6.98% to 566,140 people and rank change from 169th to 168th.

Biggest cities by population

Albania
City Population
Tirana 418K
Vlore 131K
Kamez 127K
Durres 113K
Elbasan 78.7K
Shkoder 76K
Fier 55.8K
Korce 43.3K
Berat 36.5K
Sarande 22.6K
Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K

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