Population in Cape Verde compared to the Congo: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Cape Verde and the Congo: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cape Verde	Congo	Cape Verde	Congo
1960	210,024	1,056,732	-	-
1961	215,087	1,084,389	2.41%	2.62%
1962	221,919	1,113,175	3.18%	2.65%
1963	229,373	1,143,263	3.36%	2.7%
1964	237,006	1,174,816	3.33%	2.76%
1965	244,856	1,207,880	3.31%	2.81%
1966	252,976	1,242,534	3.32%	2.87%
1967	261,404	1,278,691	3.33%	2.91%
1968	270,164	1,316,519	3.35%	2.96%
1969	279,248	1,356,182	3.36%	3.01%
1970	287,885	1,397,638	3.09%	3.06%
1971	294,046	1,441,039	2.14%	3.11%
1972	297,386	1,486,468	1.14%	3.15%
1973	299,881	1,533,680	0.84%	3.18%
1974	302,570	1,582,301	0.9%	3.17%
1975	305,847	1,627,032	1.08%	2.83%
1976	309,455	1,667,225	1.18%	2.47%
1977	312,834	1,707,568	1.09%	2.42%
1978	316,147	1,748,089	1.06%	2.37%
1979	319,480	1,788,524	1.05%	2.31%
1980	323,301	1,828,985	1.2%	2.26%
1981	327,846	1,869,759	1.41%	2.23%
1982	332,724	1,910,430	1.49%	2.18%
1983	337,654	1,950,321	1.48%	2.09%
1984	342,505	1,999,528	1.44%	2.52%
1985	347,365	2,059,311	1.42%	2.99%
1986	352,312	2,120,602	1.42%	2.98%
1987	357,302	2,183,473	1.42%	2.96%
1988	362,329	2,247,653	1.41%	2.94%
1989	367,803	2,313,558	1.51%	2.93%
1990	375,428	2,380,560	2.07%	2.9%
1991	384,586	2,449,229	2.44%	2.88%
1992	393,415	2,519,465	2.3%	2.87%
1993	401,965	2,595,124	2.17%	3%
1994	410,228	2,673,144	2.06%	3.01%
1995	418,104	2,749,461	1.92%	2.85%
1996	425,581	2,826,785	1.79%	2.81%
1997	432,798	2,887,862	1.7%	2.16%
1998	439,784	2,952,061	1.61%	2.22%
1999	446,519	3,032,874	1.53%	2.74%
2000	453,317	3,151,345	1.52%	3.91%
2001	460,293	3,272,537	1.54%	3.85%
2002	467,046	3,350,771	1.47%	2.39%
2003	473,383	3,445,753	1.36%	2.83%
2004	479,370	3,565,554	1.26%	3.48%
2005	485,115	3,696,393	1.2%	3.67%
2006	490,728	3,837,409	1.16%	3.81%
2007	496,190	3,980,430	1.11%	3.73%
2008	501,355	4,113,517	1.04%	3.34%
2009	506,141	4,281,219	0.95%	4.08%
2010	509,784	4,462,290	0.72%	4.23%
2011	511,447	4,609,724	0.33%	3.3%
2012	511,955	4,740,450	0.1%	2.84%
2013	512,225	4,857,099	0.05%	2.46%
2014	512,326	4,975,880	0.02%	2.45%
2015	512,394	5,097,581	0.01%	2.45%
2016	512,554	5,222,536	0.03%	2.45%
2017	512,893	5,351,011	0.07%	2.46%
2018	513,415	5,483,118	0.1%	2.47%
2019	514,104	5,616,661	0.13%	2.44%
2020	514,679	5,752,791	0.11%	2.42%
2021	516,649	5,892,183	0.38%	2.42%
2022	519,741	6,035,104	0.6%	2.43%
2023	522,331	6,182,885	0.5%	2.45%
2024	524,877	6,332,961	0.49%	2.43%
2025	527,331	6,484,427	0.47%	2.39%
2026	529,641	6,637,777	0.44%	2.36%
2027	531,874	6,794,288	0.42%	2.36%
2028	534,119	6,953,966	0.42%	2.35%
2029	536,345	7,116,456	0.42%	2.34%
2030	538,617	7,282,261	0.42%	2.33%
2031	540,769	7,452,405	0.4%	2.34%
2032	542,801	7,626,474	0.38%	2.34%
2033	544,769	7,802,988	0.36%	2.31%
2034	546,653	7,981,338	0.35%	2.29%
2035	548,594	8,160,723	0.36%	2.25%
2036	550,481	8,341,706	0.34%	2.22%
2037	552,294	8,524,798	0.33%	2.19%
2038	554,085	8,709,719	0.32%	2.17%
2039	555,802	8,896,164	0.31%	2.14%
2040	557,378	9,083,959	0.28%	2.11%
2041	558,819	9,274,654	0.26%	2.1%
2042	560,139	9,466,745	0.24%	2.07%
2043	561,350	9,658,834	0.22%	2.03%
2044	562,468	9,850,493	0.2%	1.98%
2045	563,484	10,041,891	0.18%	1.94%
2046	564,357	10,234,360	0.15%	1.92%
2047	565,018	10,427,899	0.12%	1.89%
2048	565,511	10,621,379	0.09%	1.86%
2049	565,896	10,813,639	0.07%	1.81%
2050	566,140	11,006,454	0.04%	1.78%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while the Congo gained 1,385,127 people (a 36.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 17,111 (a 3.34% growth), while the Congo's population increased by 1,416,951 (a 27.1% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. The Congo was ranked 125th in 2006 and ranked 109th 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 Congo will increase by 65.8% to 11,006,454 people and rank change from 109th to 95th.