The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 74,457 people in the Cayman Islands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 529,665 people compared to 77,211 in the Cayman Islands.
Population statistics:
- Cape Verde's population is 6.86 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
- Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while the Cayman Islands is the 187th.
- The countries together account for 0.007% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands.
- For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +2.19% in the Cayman Islands.
- Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 530K (7.93% growth), while the Cayman Islands has grown from 48.2K to 77.2K (60.1% growth).
- Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 566K people compared to the peak of 118K people in 2097 for the Cayman Islands.
Cape Verde vs Cayman Islands: live population counter
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| Current population |
529665
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77211
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| Population rank | 169/197 | 187/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.0009% |
| One net population change |
3.44 hours
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6.17 hours
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| One birth every |
1.36 hours
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10.1 hours
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| One death every |
3.32 hours
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1.04 days
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| One migration net change every |
7.25 hours
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9.78 hours
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| Annual migration change | -1,209 | +896 |
| Daily growth/decline | +7 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,546 | +1,419 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.49% | +1.94% |
| Population growth rate rank | 136/197 | 54/197 |
Cape Verde and the Cayman Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 210,024 | 8,428 | - | - |
| 1961 | 215,087 | 8,601 | 2.41% | 2.05% |
| 1962 | 221,919 | 8,781 | 3.18% | 2.09% |
| 1963 | 229,373 | 8,970 | 3.36% | 2.15% |
| 1964 | 237,006 | 9,166 | 3.33% | 2.19% |
| 1965 | 244,856 | 9,361 | 3.31% | 2.13% |
| 1966 | 252,976 | 9,560 | 3.32% | 2.13% |
| 1967 | 261,404 | 9,769 | 3.33% | 2.19% |
| 1968 | 270,164 | 9,971 | 3.35% | 2.07% |
| 1969 | 279,248 | 10,165 | 3.36% | 1.95% |
| 1970 | 287,885 | 10,517 | 3.09% | 3.46% |
| 1971 | 294,046 | 11,098 | 2.14% | 5.52% |
| 1972 | 297,386 | 11,764 | 1.14% | 6% |
| 1973 | 299,881 | 12,438 | 0.84% | 5.73% |
| 1974 | 302,570 | 13,114 | 0.9% | 5.43% |
| 1975 | 305,847 | 13,788 | 1.08% | 5.14% |
| 1976 | 309,455 | 14,454 | 1.18% | 4.83% |
| 1977 | 312,834 | 15,105 | 1.09% | 4.5% |
| 1978 | 316,147 | 15,727 | 1.06% | 4.12% |
| 1979 | 319,480 | 16,351 | 1.05% | 3.97% |
| 1980 | 323,301 | 17,079 | 1.2% | 4.45% |
| 1981 | 327,846 | 17,905 | 1.41% | 4.84% |
| 1982 | 332,724 | 18,750 | 1.49% | 4.72% |
| 1983 | 337,654 | 19,598 | 1.48% | 4.52% |
| 1984 | 342,505 | 20,454 | 1.44% | 4.37% |
| 1985 | 347,365 | 21,324 | 1.42% | 4.25% |
| 1986 | 352,312 | 22,197 | 1.42% | 4.09% |
| 1987 | 357,302 | 23,073 | 1.42% | 3.95% |
| 1988 | 362,329 | 23,951 | 1.41% | 3.81% |
| 1989 | 367,803 | 24,874 | 1.51% | 3.85% |
| 1990 | 375,428 | 25,999 | 2.07% | 4.52% |
| 1991 | 384,586 | 27,294 | 2.44% | 4.98% |
| 1992 | 393,415 | 28,621 | 2.3% | 4.86% |
| 1993 | 401,965 | 29,976 | 2.17% | 4.73% |
| 1994 | 410,228 | 31,352 | 2.06% | 4.59% |
| 1995 | 418,104 | 32,743 | 1.92% | 4.44% |
| 1996 | 425,581 | 34,143 | 1.79% | 4.28% |
| 1997 | 432,798 | 35,543 | 1.7% | 4.1% |
| 1998 | 439,784 | 36,922 | 1.61% | 3.88% |
| 1999 | 446,519 | 38,284 | 1.53% | 3.69% |
| 2000 | 453,317 | 39,674 | 1.52% | 3.63% |
| 2001 | 460,293 | 41,089 | 1.54% | 3.57% |
| 2002 | 467,046 | 42,514 | 1.47% | 3.47% |
| 2003 | 473,383 | 43,934 | 1.36% | 3.34% |
| 2004 | 479,370 | 45,352 | 1.26% | 3.23% |
| 2005 | 485,115 | 46,788 | 1.2% | 3.17% |
| 2006 | 490,728 | 48,232 | 1.16% | 3.09% |
| 2007 | 496,190 | 49,687 | 1.11% | 3.02% |
| 2008 | 501,355 | 51,151 | 1.04% | 2.95% |
| 2009 | 506,141 | 52,618 | 0.95% | 2.87% |
| 2010 | 509,784 | 54,099 | 0.72% | 2.81% |
| 2011 | 511,447 | 55,606 | 0.33% | 2.79% |
| 2012 | 511,955 | 57,136 | 0.1% | 2.75% |
| 2013 | 512,225 | 58,655 | 0.05% | 2.66% |
| 2014 | 512,326 | 60,160 | 0.02% | 2.57% |
| 2015 | 512,394 | 61,642 | 0.01% | 2.46% |
| 2016 | 512,554 | 63,100 | 0.03% | 2.37% |
| 2017 | 512,893 | 64,535 | 0.07% | 2.27% |
| 2018 | 513,415 | 65,941 | 0.1% | 2.18% |
| 2019 | 514,104 | 67,327 | 0.13% | 2.1% |
| 2020 | 514,679 | 68,684 | 0.11% | 2.02% |
| 2021 | 516,649 | 70,108 | 0.38% | 2.07% |
| 2022 | 519,741 | 71,591 | 0.6% | 2.12% |
| 2023 | 522,331 | 73,038 | 0.5% | 2.02% |
| 2024 | 524,877 | 74,457 | 0.49% | 1.94% |
| 2025 | 527,331 | 75,842 | 0.47% | 1.86% |
| 2026 | 529,641 | 77,197 | 0.44% | 1.79% |
| 2027 | 531,874 | 78,532 | 0.42% | 1.73% |
| 2028 | 534,119 | 79,852 | 0.42% | 1.68% |
| 2029 | 536,345 | 81,146 | 0.42% | 1.62% |
| 2030 | 538,617 | 82,412 | 0.42% | 1.56% |
| 2031 | 540,769 | 83,676 | 0.4% | 1.53% |
| 2032 | 542,801 | 84,915 | 0.38% | 1.48% |
| 2033 | 544,769 | 86,125 | 0.36% | 1.42% |
| 2034 | 546,653 | 87,319 | 0.35% | 1.39% |
| 2035 | 548,594 | 88,457 | 0.36% | 1.3% |
| 2036 | 550,481 | 89,597 | 0.34% | 1.29% |
| 2037 | 552,294 | 90,741 | 0.33% | 1.28% |
| 2038 | 554,085 | 91,867 | 0.32% | 1.24% |
| 2039 | 555,802 | 92,983 | 0.31% | 1.21% |
| 2040 | 557,378 | 94,101 | 0.28% | 1.2% |
| 2041 | 558,819 | 95,206 | 0.26% | 1.17% |
| 2042 | 560,139 | 96,287 | 0.24% | 1.14% |
| 2043 | 561,350 | 97,352 | 0.22% | 1.11% |
| 2044 | 562,468 | 98,386 | 0.2% | 1.06% |
| 2045 | 563,484 | 99,371 | 0.18% | 1% |
| 2046 | 564,357 | 100,330 | 0.15% | 0.96% |
| 2047 | 565,018 | 101,257 | 0.12% | 0.92% |
| 2048 | 565,511 | 102,188 | 0.09% | 0.92% |
| 2049 | 565,896 | 103,075 | 0.07% | 0.87% |
| 2050 | 566,140 | 103,943 | 0.04% | 0.84% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while the Cayman Islands gained 14,868 people (a 30.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 17,111 (a 3.34% growth), while the Cayman Islands' population increased by 14,111 (a 22.4% growth).
Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th in 2006 and ranked 187th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Cape Verde's population will grow by 6.89% to 566,140 people with a rank change from 169th to 167th. The population of the Cayman Islands will increase by 34.6% to 103,943 people and rank change from 187th to 184th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Praia | 159K |
| Mindelo | 70.5K |
| Assomada | 12K |
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| City | Population |
| George Town | 40.2K |
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Population differences between Cape Verde and the Cayman Islands
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| Life expectancy | 76.6 years | 80.9 years |
| Average age | 31.4 years | 38.4 years |
| Median age | 29.4 years | 39.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.52 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman |
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 804 ppl/mi² |
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