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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 866,628 people in Comoros in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 529,186 people compared to 895,828 in Comoros.

Population statistics:

  • Comoros' population is 1.69 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Comoros is the 160th.
  • The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.01% for Comoros.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +2.01% in Comoros.
  • Since 2005, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 485K people to 529K (9.08% growth), while Comoros has grown from 593K to 896K (51.1% growth).
  • Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 566K people compared to the peak of 1.91M people in 2100 for Comoros.

Cape Verde vs Comoros: live population counter

Cape Verde Comoros
Current population
529186
895828
Population rank 169/197 160/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.01%
One net population change
3.44 hours
32.4 minutes
One birth every
1.36 hours
21.6 minutes
One death every
3.32 hours
1.43 hours
One migration net change every
7.25 hours
4.27 hours
Annual migration change -1,209 -2,051
Daily growth/decline +7 +44
Annual growth/decline +2,546 +16,241
Annual growth/decline rate +0.49% +1.91%
Population growth rate rank 136/197 58/197

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

Cape Verde
Population

Growth rate
Comoros
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Cape Verde Comoros Cape Verde Comoros
1960 210,024 197,700 - -
1961 215,087 201,201 2.41% 1.77%
1962 221,919 204,702 3.18% 1.74%
1963 229,373 208,185 3.36% 1.7%
1964 237,006 211,644 3.33% 1.66%
1965 244,856 214,967 3.31% 1.57%
1966 252,976 218,663 3.32% 1.72%
1967 261,404 223,859 3.33% 2.38%
1968 270,164 230,244 3.35% 2.85%
1969 279,248 237,001 3.36% 2.93%
1970 287,885 244,185 3.09% 3.03%
1971 294,046 251,865 2.14% 3.15%
1972 297,386 260,077 1.14% 3.26%
1973 299,881 268,820 0.84% 3.36%
1974 302,570 278,075 0.9% 3.44%
1975 305,847 287,692 1.08% 3.46%
1976 309,455 297,538 1.18% 3.42%
1977 312,834 307,579 1.09% 3.37%
1978 316,147 317,688 1.06% 3.29%
1979 319,480 327,791 1.05% 3.18%
1980 323,301 337,721 1.2% 3.03%
1981 327,846 347,382 1.41% 2.86%
1982 332,724 357,139 1.49% 2.81%
1983 337,654 367,233 1.48% 2.83%
1984 342,505 377,637 1.44% 2.83%
1985 347,365 388,352 1.42% 2.84%
1986 352,312 399,318 1.42% 2.82%
1987 357,302 410,439 1.42% 2.78%
1988 362,329 421,687 1.41% 2.74%
1989 367,803 433,103 1.51% 2.71%
1990 375,428 444,596 2.07% 2.65%
1991 384,586 455,556 2.44% 2.47%
1992 393,415 465,113 2.3% 2.1%
1993 401,965 473,682 2.17% 1.84%
1994 410,228 482,142 2.06% 1.79%
1995 418,104 490,586 1.92% 1.75%
1996 425,581 499,107 1.79% 1.74%
1997 432,798 507,777 1.7% 1.74%
1998 439,784 516,597 1.61% 1.74%
1999 446,519 525,886 1.53% 1.8%
2000 453,317 536,080 1.52% 1.94%
2001 460,293 547,220 1.54% 2.08%
2002 467,046 558,923 1.47% 2.14%
2003 473,383 569,798 1.36% 1.95%
2004 479,370 580,704 1.26% 1.91%
2005 485,115 592,677 1.2% 2.06%
2006 490,728 604,753 1.16% 2.04%
2007 496,190 616,927 1.11% 2.01%
2008 501,355 629,307 1.04% 2.01%
2009 506,141 641,947 0.95% 2.01%
2010 509,784 654,836 0.72% 2.01%
2011 511,447 668,056 0.33% 2.02%
2012 511,955 681,630 0.1% 2.03%
2013 512,225 696,192 0.05% 2.14%
2014 512,326 711,503 0.02% 2.2%
2015 512,394 726,682 0.01% 2.13%
2016 512,554 741,741 0.03% 2.07%
2017 512,893 756,669 0.07% 2.01%
2018 513,415 771,590 0.1% 1.97%
2019 514,104 786,578 0.13% 1.94%
2020 514,679 802,163 0.11% 1.98%
2021 516,649 818,174 0.38% 2%
2022 519,741 834,188 0.6% 1.96%
2023 522,331 850,387 0.5% 1.94%
2024 524,877 866,628 0.49% 1.91%
2025 527,331 882,845 0.47% 1.87%
2026 529,641 899,008 0.44% 1.83%
2027 531,874 915,176 0.42% 1.8%
2028 534,119 931,430 0.42% 1.78%
2029 536,345 947,803 0.42% 1.76%
2030 538,617 964,266 0.42% 1.74%
2031 540,769 980,769 0.4% 1.71%
2032 542,801 997,341 0.38% 1.69%
2033 544,769 1,014,064 0.36% 1.68%
2034 546,653 1,030,864 0.35% 1.66%
2035 548,594 1,047,760 0.36% 1.64%
2036 550,481 1,064,847 0.34% 1.63%
2037 552,294 1,081,999 0.33% 1.61%
2038 554,085 1,099,147 0.32% 1.58%
2039 555,802 1,116,418 0.31% 1.57%
2040 557,378 1,133,776 0.28% 1.55%
2041 558,819 1,151,146 0.26% 1.53%
2042 560,139 1,168,504 0.24% 1.51%
2043 561,350 1,185,954 0.22% 1.49%
2044 562,468 1,203,535 0.2% 1.48%
2045 563,484 1,221,066 0.18% 1.46%
2046 564,357 1,238,454 0.15% 1.42%
2047 565,018 1,255,711 0.12% 1.39%
2048 565,511 1,273,035 0.09% 1.38%
2049 565,896 1,290,365 0.07% 1.36%
2050 566,140 1,307,552 0.04% 1.33%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cape Verde increased by 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth), while Comoros gained 134,005 people (a 22.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cape Verde gained 16,792 (a 3.28% growth), while Comoros' population increased by 169,146 (a 23.3% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 165th most populous country in 2005 and is 169th in 2025. Comoros was ranked 163rd in 2005 and ranked 160th 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 Comoros will increase by 46% to 1,307,552 people and rank change from 160th to 157th.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Comoros
City Population
Moroni 74.7K
Domoni 17.7K

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