The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 1,408,975,000 people in China in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 529,186 people compared to 1,405,773,318 in China.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 2,656 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
- Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while China is the 2nd.
- The countries together account for 17% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 17% for China.
- For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +0.3% in China.
- Since 2005, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 485K people to 529K (9.08% growth), while China has grown from 1.3B to 1.41B (7.83% growth).
- Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 566K people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 629M people by 2100.
Cape Verde vs China: live population counter
Cape Verde
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China
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
529186
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1405773318
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| Population rank | 169/197 | 2/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 17% |
| One net population change |
3.44 hours
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18.2 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.36 hours
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3.5 seconds
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| One death every |
3.32 hours
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2.84 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
7.25 hours
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1.65 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,209 | -318,992 |
| Daily growth/decline | +7 | -4,753 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,546 | -1,735,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.49% | -0.12% |
| Population growth rate rank | 136/197 | 173/197 |
Cape Verde and China: population history and growth rate by year chart
Cape Verde
Population
Growth rate
China
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cape Verde
|
China
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Cape Verde
|
China
|
|
| 1960 | 210,024 | 667,070,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 215,087 | 660,330,000 | 2.41% | -1.01% |
| 1962 | 221,919 | 665,770,000 | 3.18% | 0.82% |
| 1963 | 229,373 | 682,335,000 | 3.36% | 2.49% |
| 1964 | 237,006 | 698,355,000 | 3.33% | 2.35% |
| 1965 | 244,856 | 715,185,000 | 3.31% | 2.41% |
| 1966 | 252,976 | 735,400,000 | 3.32% | 2.83% |
| 1967 | 261,404 | 754,550,000 | 3.33% | 2.6% |
| 1968 | 270,164 | 774,510,000 | 3.35% | 2.65% |
| 1969 | 279,248 | 796,025,000 | 3.36% | 2.78% |
| 1970 | 287,885 | 818,315,000 | 3.09% | 2.8% |
| 1971 | 294,046 | 841,105,000 | 2.14% | 2.78% |
| 1972 | 297,386 | 862,030,000 | 1.14% | 2.49% |
| 1973 | 299,881 | 881,940,000 | 0.84% | 2.31% |
| 1974 | 302,570 | 900,350,000 | 0.9% | 2.09% |
| 1975 | 305,847 | 916,395,000 | 1.08% | 1.78% |
| 1976 | 309,455 | 930,685,000 | 1.18% | 1.56% |
| 1977 | 312,834 | 943,455,000 | 1.09% | 1.37% |
| 1978 | 316,147 | 956,165,000 | 1.06% | 1.35% |
| 1979 | 319,480 | 969,005,000 | 1.05% | 1.34% |
| 1980 | 323,301 | 981,235,000 | 1.2% | 1.26% |
| 1981 | 327,846 | 993,885,000 | 1.41% | 1.29% |
| 1982 | 332,724 | 1,008,630,000 | 1.49% | 1.48% |
| 1983 | 337,654 | 1,023,310,000 | 1.48% | 1.46% |
| 1984 | 342,505 | 1,036,825,000 | 1.44% | 1.32% |
| 1985 | 347,365 | 1,051,040,000 | 1.42% | 1.37% |
| 1986 | 352,312 | 1,066,790,000 | 1.42% | 1.5% |
| 1987 | 357,302 | 1,084,035,000 | 1.42% | 1.62% |
| 1988 | 362,329 | 1,101,630,000 | 1.41% | 1.62% |
| 1989 | 367,803 | 1,118,650,000 | 1.51% | 1.54% |
| 1990 | 375,428 | 1,135,185,000 | 2.07% | 1.48% |
| 1991 | 384,586 | 1,150,780,000 | 2.44% | 1.37% |
| 1992 | 393,415 | 1,164,970,000 | 2.3% | 1.23% |
| 1993 | 401,965 | 1,178,440,000 | 2.17% | 1.16% |
| 1994 | 410,228 | 1,191,835,000 | 2.06% | 1.14% |
| 1995 | 418,104 | 1,204,855,000 | 1.92% | 1.09% |
| 1996 | 425,581 | 1,217,550,000 | 1.79% | 1.05% |
| 1997 | 432,798 | 1,230,075,000 | 1.7% | 1.03% |
| 1998 | 439,784 | 1,241,935,000 | 1.61% | 0.96% |
| 1999 | 446,519 | 1,252,735,000 | 1.53% | 0.87% |
| 2000 | 453,317 | 1,262,645,000 | 1.52% | 0.79% |
| 2001 | 460,293 | 1,271,850,000 | 1.54% | 0.73% |
| 2002 | 467,046 | 1,280,400,000 | 1.47% | 0.67% |
| 2003 | 473,383 | 1,288,400,000 | 1.36% | 0.62% |
| 2004 | 479,370 | 1,296,075,000 | 1.26% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 485,115 | 1,303,720,000 | 1.2% | 0.59% |
| 2006 | 490,728 | 1,311,020,000 | 1.16% | 0.56% |
| 2007 | 496,190 | 1,317,885,000 | 1.11% | 0.52% |
| 2008 | 501,355 | 1,324,655,000 | 1.04% | 0.51% |
| 2009 | 506,141 | 1,331,260,000 | 0.95% | 0.5% |
| 2010 | 509,784 | 1,337,705,000 | 0.72% | 0.48% |
| 2011 | 511,447 | 1,345,035,000 | 0.33% | 0.55% |
| 2012 | 511,955 | 1,354,190,000 | 0.1% | 0.68% |
| 2013 | 512,225 | 1,363,240,000 | 0.05% | 0.67% |
| 2014 | 512,326 | 1,371,860,000 | 0.02% | 0.63% |
| 2015 | 512,394 | 1,379,860,000 | 0.01% | 0.58% |
| 2016 | 512,554 | 1,387,790,000 | 0.03% | 0.57% |
| 2017 | 512,893 | 1,396,215,000 | 0.07% | 0.61% |
| 2018 | 513,415 | 1,402,760,000 | 0.1% | 0.47% |
| 2019 | 514,104 | 1,407,745,000 | 0.13% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 514,679 | 1,411,100,000 | 0.11% | 0.24% |
| 2021 | 516,649 | 1,412,360,000 | 0.38% | 0.09% |
| 2022 | 519,741 | 1,412,175,000 | 0.6% | -0.01% |
| 2023 | 522,331 | 1,410,710,000 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 524,877 | 1,408,975,000 | 0.49% | -0.12% |
| 2025 | 527,331 | 1,405,773,318 | 0.47% | -0.23% |
| 2026 | 529,641 | 1,402,614,510 | 0.44% | -0.22% |
| 2027 | 531,874 | 1,399,403,406 | 0.42% | -0.23% |
| 2028 | 534,119 | 1,395,886,569 | 0.42% | -0.25% |
| 2029 | 536,345 | 1,392,060,666 | 0.42% | -0.27% |
| 2030 | 538,617 | 1,387,961,846 | 0.42% | -0.29% |
| 2031 | 540,769 | 1,383,588,794 | 0.4% | -0.32% |
| 2032 | 542,801 | 1,378,934,346 | 0.38% | -0.34% |
| 2033 | 544,769 | 1,374,007,012 | 0.36% | -0.36% |
| 2034 | 546,653 | 1,368,825,481 | 0.35% | -0.38% |
| 2035 | 548,594 | 1,363,415,793 | 0.36% | -0.4% |
| 2036 | 550,481 | 1,357,772,486 | 0.34% | -0.41% |
| 2037 | 552,294 | 1,351,902,859 | 0.33% | -0.43% |
| 2038 | 554,085 | 1,345,840,038 | 0.32% | -0.45% |
| 2039 | 555,802 | 1,339,558,174 | 0.31% | -0.47% |
| 2040 | 557,378 | 1,333,028,062 | 0.28% | -0.49% |
| 2041 | 558,819 | 1,326,251,398 | 0.26% | -0.51% |
| 2042 | 560,139 | 1,319,222,019 | 0.24% | -0.53% |
| 2043 | 561,350 | 1,311,956,934 | 0.22% | -0.55% |
| 2044 | 562,468 | 1,304,437,340 | 0.2% | -0.57% |
| 2045 | 563,484 | 1,296,592,737 | 0.18% | -0.6% |
| 2046 | 564,357 | 1,288,357,014 | 0.15% | -0.64% |
| 2047 | 565,018 | 1,279,723,262 | 0.12% | -0.67% |
| 2048 | 565,511 | 1,270,661,954 | 0.09% | -0.71% |
| 2049 | 565,896 | 1,261,120,581 | 0.07% | -0.75% |
| 2050 | 566,140 | 1,251,102,086 | 0.04% | -0.79% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cape Verde increased by 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth), while China gained 76,140,000 people (a 5.84% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cape Verde gained 16,792 (a 3.28% growth), while China's population increased by 25,913,318 (a 1.88% growth).
Cape Verde was ranked 165th most populous country in 2005 and is 169th in 2025. China was ranked 1st in 2005 and ranked 2nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Cape Verde's population will grow by 6.98% to 566,140 people with a rank change from 169th to 168th. The population of China will decrease by 11% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd.
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Population differences between Cape Verde and China
|
Cape Verde
|
China
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.4 years | 78.4 years |
| Average age | 31.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Median age | 29.4 years | 40.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 50.9:49.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.52 births per woman | 1 births per woman |
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 389 ppl/mi² |
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