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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 1,408,975,000 people in China in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,391 people compared to 1,402,578,808 in China.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 2,644 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 16.9% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 16.9% 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 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 530K (8.08% growth), while China has grown from 1.31B to 1.4B (6.98% growth).

Cape Verde vs China: population by year and forecast

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cape Verde China
2100 420,063 633,320,628
2099 424,339 643,959,697
2098 428,547 654,691,595
2097 432,823 665,517,335
2096 437,079 676,438,150
2095 441,399 687,457,915
2094 445,733 698,589,897
2093 450,100 709,852,629
2092 454,396 721,251,520
2091 458,688 732,791,748
2090 462,998 744,501,355
2089 467,377 756,404,299
2088 471,624 768,478,316
2087 475,845 780,707,622
2086 480,024 793,081,006
2085 484,207 805,608,315
2084 488,361 818,268,277
2083 492,342 830,972,107
2082 496,365 843,721,746
2081 500,326 856,534,631
2080 504,194 869,351,919
2079 507,990 882,146,959
2078 511,571 894,889,246
2077 515,063 907,592,919
2076 518,529 920,280,380
2075 521,923 932,956,157
2074 525,175 945,631,173
2073 528,314 958,352,980
2072 531,359 971,115,895
2071 534,222 983,938,054
2070 537,167 996,853,418
2069 540,078 1,009,905,851
2068 542,854 1,023,081,790
2067 545,645 1,036,420,010
2066 548,241 1,049,887,382
2065 550,631 1,063,477,623
2064 552,831 1,077,206,695
2063 554,976 1,090,982,303
2062 557,061 1,104,833,556
2061 558,943 1,118,682,849
2060 560,606 1,132,504,136
2059 562,202 1,146,199,736
2058 563,524 1,159,714,746
2057 564,676 1,172,963,523
2056 565,611 1,185,938,083
2055 566,437 1,198,550,408
2054 567,099 1,210,749,681
2053 567,452 1,222,500,569
2052 567,567 1,233,808,926
2051 567,565 1,244,584,333
2050 567,433 1,254,824,040
2049 567,091 1,264,598,914
2048 566,651 1,273,885,471
2047 566,116 1,282,701,271
2046 565,314 1,291,133,690
2045 564,356 1,299,154,327
2044 563,283 1,306,805,350
2043 562,118 1,314,176,710
2042 560,857 1,321,319,298
2041 559,474 1,328,219,755
2040 557,962 1,334,857,481
2039 556,312 1,341,265,381
2038 554,523 1,347,407,165
2037 552,714 1,353,377,505
2036 550,888 1,359,133,287
2035 548,939 1,364,651,508
2034 547,001 1,369,940,557
2033 545,142 1,375,003,005
2032 543,065 1,379,784,204
2031 541,069 1,384,301,522
2030 538,756 1,388,520,533
2029 536,526 1,392,490,007
2028 534,280 1,396,163,778
2027 532,028 1,399,515,824
2026 529,785 1,402,578,808
2025 527,409 1,405,826,385
2024 524,877 1,408,975,000
2023 522,331 1,410,710,000
2022 519,741 1,412,175,000
2021 516,649 1,412,360,000
2020 514,679 1,411,100,000
2019 514,104 1,407,745,000
2018 513,415 1,402,760,000
2017 512,893 1,396,215,000
2016 512,554 1,387,790,000
2015 512,394 1,379,860,000
2014 512,326 1,371,860,000
2013 512,225 1,363,240,000
2012 511,955 1,354,190,000
2011 511,447 1,345,035,000
2010 509,784 1,337,705,000
2009 506,141 1,331,260,000
2008 501,355 1,324,655,000
2007 496,190 1,317,885,000
2006 490,728 1,311,020,000
2005 485,115 1,303,720,000
2004 479,370 1,296,075,000
2003 473,383 1,288,400,000
2002 467,046 1,280,400,000
2001 460,293 1,271,850,000
2000 453,317 1,262,645,000
1999 446,519 1,252,735,000
1998 439,784 1,241,935,000
1997 432,798 1,230,075,000
1996 425,581 1,217,550,000
1995 418,104 1,204,855,000
1994 410,228 1,191,835,000
1993 401,965 1,178,440,000
1992 393,415 1,164,970,000
1991 384,586 1,150,780,000
1990 375,428 1,135,185,000
1989 367,803 1,118,650,000
1988 362,329 1,101,630,000
1987 357,302 1,084,035,000
1986 352,312 1,066,790,000
1985 347,365 1,051,040,000
1984 342,505 1,036,825,000
1983 337,654 1,023,310,000
1982 332,724 1,008,630,000
1981 327,846 993,885,000
1980 323,301 981,235,000
1979 319,480 969,005,000
1978 316,147 956,165,000
1977 312,834 943,455,000
1976 309,455 930,685,000
1975 305,847 916,395,000
1974 302,570 900,350,000
1973 299,881 881,940,000
1972 297,386 862,030,000
1971 294,046 841,105,000
1970 287,885 818,315,000
1969 279,248 796,025,000
1968 270,164 774,510,000
1967 261,404 754,550,000
1966 252,976 735,400,000
1965 244,856 715,185,000
1964 237,006 698,355,000
1963 229,373 682,335,000
1962 221,919 665,770,000
1961 215,087 660,330,000
1960 210,024 667,070,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/china | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while China gained 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 17,837 people (a 3.48% growth), while China's population increased by 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. China was ranked 1st in 2006 and ranked 2nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cape Verde's population will grow by 6.98% to 567,433 people with a rank change from 169th to 168th. The population of China will decrease by 10.5% to 1,254,824,040 people and will still be ranked 2nd.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 568K people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 633M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cape Verde China
2100 -1.01% -1.65%
2099 -0.98% -1.64%
2098 -0.99% -1.63%
2097 -0.97% -1.61%
2096 -0.98% -1.6%
2095 -0.97% -1.59%
2094 -0.97% -1.59%
2093 -0.95% -1.58%
2092 -0.94% -1.57%
2091 -0.93% -1.57%
2090 -0.94% -1.57%
2089 -0.9% -1.57%
2088 -0.89% -1.57%
2087 -0.87% -1.56%
2086 -0.86% -1.56%
2085 -0.85% -1.55%
2084 -0.81% -1.53%
2083 -0.81% -1.51%
2082 -0.79% -1.5%
2081 -0.77% -1.47%
2080 -0.75% -1.45%
2079 -0.7% -1.42%
2078 -0.68% -1.4%
2077 -0.67% -1.38%
2076 -0.65% -1.36%
2075 -0.62% -1.34%
2074 -0.59% -1.33%
2073 -0.57% -1.31%
2072 -0.54% -1.3%
2071 -0.55% -1.3%
2070 -0.54% -1.29%
2069 -0.51% -1.29%
2068 -0.51% -1.29%
2067 -0.47% -1.28%
2066 -0.43% -1.28%
2065 -0.4% -1.27%
2064 -0.39% -1.26%
2063 -0.37% -1.25%
2062 -0.34% -1.24%
2061 -0.3% -1.22%
2060 -0.28% -1.19%
2059 -0.23% -1.17%
2058 -0.2% -1.13%
2057 -0.17% -1.09%
2056 -0.15% -1.05%
2055 -0.12% -1.01%
2054 -0.06% -0.96%
2053 -0.02% -0.92%
2052 0% -0.87%
2051 0.02% -0.82%
2050 0.06% -0.77%
2049 0.08% -0.73%
2048 0.09% -0.69%
2047 0.14% -0.65%
2046 0.17% -0.62%
2045 0.19% -0.59%
2044 0.21% -0.56%
2043 0.22% -0.54%
2042 0.25% -0.52%
2041 0.27% -0.5%
2040 0.3% -0.48%
2039 0.32% -0.46%
2038 0.33% -0.44%
2037 0.33% -0.42%
2036 0.35% -0.4%
2035 0.35% -0.39%
2034 0.34% -0.37%
2033 0.38% -0.35%
2032 0.37% -0.33%
2031 0.43% -0.3%
2030 0.42% -0.29%
2029 0.42% -0.26%
2028 0.42% -0.24%
2027 0.42% -0.22%
2026 0.45% -0.23%
2025 0.48% -0.22%
2024 0.49% -0.12%
2023 0.5% -0.1%
2022 0.6% -0.01%
2021 0.38% 0.09%
2020 0.11% 0.24%
2019 0.13% 0.36%
2018 0.1% 0.47%
2017 0.07% 0.61%
2016 0.03% 0.57%
2015 0.01% 0.58%
2014 0.02% 0.63%
2013 0.05% 0.67%
2012 0.1% 0.68%
2011 0.33% 0.55%
2010 0.72% 0.48%
2009 0.95% 0.5%
2008 1.04% 0.51%
2007 1.11% 0.52%
2006 1.16% 0.56%
2005 1.2% 0.59%
2004 1.26% 0.6%
2003 1.36% 0.62%
2002 1.47% 0.67%
2001 1.54% 0.73%
2000 1.52% 0.79%
1999 1.53% 0.87%
1998 1.61% 0.96%
1997 1.7% 1.03%
1996 1.79% 1.05%
1995 1.92% 1.09%
1994 2.06% 1.14%
1993 2.17% 1.16%
1992 2.3% 1.23%
1991 2.44% 1.37%
1990 2.07% 1.48%
1989 1.51% 1.54%
1988 1.41% 1.62%
1987 1.42% 1.62%
1986 1.42% 1.5%
1985 1.42% 1.37%
1984 1.44% 1.32%
1983 1.48% 1.46%
1982 1.49% 1.48%
1981 1.41% 1.29%
1980 1.2% 1.26%
1979 1.05% 1.34%
1978 1.06% 1.35%
1977 1.09% 1.37%
1976 1.18% 1.56%
1975 1.08% 1.78%
1974 0.9% 2.09%
1973 0.84% 2.31%
1972 1.14% 2.49%
1971 2.14% 2.78%
1970 3.09% 2.8%
1969 3.36% 2.78%
1968 3.35% 2.65%
1967 3.33% 2.6%
1966 3.32% 2.83%
1965 3.31% 2.41%
1964 3.33% 2.35%
1963 3.36% 2.49%
1962 3.18% 0.82%
1961 2.41% -1.01%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/china | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cape Verde grew by 0.49%, while China's population declined by 0.12%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde China
Current population
530391
1402578808
Population rank 169/197 2/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 16.9%
One net population change
3.44 hours
18.2 seconds
One birth every
1.36 hours
3.5 seconds
One death every
3.32 hours
2.84 seconds
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
One migration net change every
6.84 hours
1.97 minutes
Annual migration change -1,284 -268,126
Net migration rank 94/196 189/196
Foreign-born residents 16,515 1,638,718
Foreign-born residents rank 171/195 43/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 116/195 192/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
China
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cape Verde China
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,284 - -268,126
2024 - -1,209 - -318,992
2023 3,798 -1,226 -2,087,851 -567,724
2022 3,864 -1,253 -847,305 -293,846
2021 3,575 0 480,203 -379,749
2020 3,734 -3,362 2,046,095 -91,577
2019 4,773 -4,001 4,673,713 -656,091
2018 5,282 -4,679 5,302,433 -198,206
2017 5,993 -5,550 7,790,880 -94,625
2016 6,238 -6,004 9,062,269 -153,056
2015 6,314 -6,226 6,788,911 -646,941
2014 6,622 -6,578 9,205,180 -371,108
2013 6,780 -6,622 8,043,116 -188,951
2012 7,157 -6,779 10,075,174 -58,864
2011 7,874 -7,226 8,245,065 -416,189
2010 7,746 -5,069 6,407,607 -184,144
2009 7,216 -2,618 6,483,236 -177,135
2008 7,313 -2,340 6,729,247 -764,370
2007 7,559 -2,200 6,813,465 -1,042,019
2006 7,980 -2,408 6,922,185 -759,559
2005 8,428 -2,768 7,678,911 -103,701
2004 8,825 -2,993 7,607,960 -770,977
2003 9,037 -2,898 7,743,284 -613,223
2002 9,278 -2,751 8,258,580 -761,291
2001 9,510 -2,528 8,839,358 -176,419
2000 9,752 -2,772 9,570,849 -62,622
1999 9,989 -3,371 10,247,372 -96,102
1998 10,187 -3,332 11,351,286 -40,472
1997 10,323 -3,211 12,374,554 -279,251
1996 10,613 -3,297 12,686,872 -250,750
1995 10,764 -3,125 12,711,220 -365,986
1994 11,410 -3,299 13,360,470 -723,641
1993 11,805 -3,393 13,493,138 -373,316
1992 11,915 -3,231 13,548,601 -142,985
1991 11,899 -2,924 14,937,124 -544,650
1990 11,738 -2,398 16,335,313 -11,187
1989 11,608 -5,704 16,824,495 -313,476
1988 11,523 -6,474 17,328,640 -282,194
1987 11,426 -6,418 18,005,821 -169,170
1986 11,295 -6,314 16,609,920 -79,190
1985 11,105 -6,192 14,987,830 -60,929
1984 10,835 -6,035 13,561,671 -51,961
1983 10,736 -5,834 13,599,789 -43,756
1982 10,597 -5,629 15,815,318 -36,181
1981 10,470 -5,684 14,461,027 -28,016
1980 10,276 -5,980 11,647,260 -20,129
1979 10,223 -6,875 11,250,148 -13,704
1978 10,152 -6,833 11,473,980 -9,916
1977 10,036 -6,730 11,378,068 -15,323
1976 9,833 -6,389 11,782,472 -55,109
1975 9,601 -5,829 14,378,237 -115,173
1974 9,295 -6,512 15,738,118 -175,239
1973 9,003 -6,410 18,423,727 -214,997
1972 8,716 -6,316 19,102,585 -215,650
1971 8,359 -4,085 19,622,980 -180,153
1970 7,878 172 21,137,076 -126,510
1969 7,625 1,608 20,760,332 -72,836
1968 7,408 1,521 21,206,083 -37,290
1967 7,214 1,376 19,263,662 1,246,654
1966 7,039 1,230 19,282,187 4,165
1965 6,877 1,093 20,296,950 -130,900
1964 6,725 1,006 19,302,532 -1,250,441
1963 6,589 945 22,742,225 -31,383
1962 6,468 904 17,969,132 -31,305
1961 6,247 49 2,496,047 -25,578
1960 6,098 -2,267 -3,048,510 -16,927

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/china | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 56.4% of the population change in Cape Verde is from natural causes (a gain of 50,193 people) and 43.6% is from migration (a loss of 38,879 people). In China 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 42,414,528 people) and 7.53% is from migration (a loss of 3,452,923 people).

As of 2024, 16,515 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Cape Verde, compared to 1,638,718 people or 0.1% in China.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
China
City Population
Chongqing 32.1M
Shanghai 24.9M
Beijing 21.9M
Chengdu 20.9M
Guangzhou 18.7M
Shenzhen 17.5M
Tianjin 13.9M
Xi'an 13M
Suzhou 12.7M
Zhengzhou 12.6M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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