The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 5,129,910 people in Costa Rica in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 529,186 people compared to 5,170,484 in Costa Rica.
Population statistics:
- Costa Rica's population is 9.77 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
- Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Costa Rica is the 126th.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.06% for Costa Rica.
- For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +0.77% in Costa Rica.
- Since 2005, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 485K people to 529K (9.08% growth), while Costa Rica has grown from 4.26M to 5.17M (21.3% growth).
- Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 566K people compared to the peak of 5.38M people in 2044 for Costa Rica.
Cape Verde vs Costa Rica: live population counter
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| Current population |
529186
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5170484
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| Population rank | 169/197 | 126/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
3.44 hours
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21.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.36 hours
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10.1 minutes
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| One death every |
3.32 hours
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18.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
7.25 hours
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9.06 hours
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| Annual migration change | -1,209 | +967 |
| Daily growth/decline | +7 | +67 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,546 | +24,385 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.49% | +0.48% |
| Population growth rate rank | 136/197 | 138/197 |
Cape Verde and Costa Rica: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 210,024 | 1,327,496 | - | - |
| 1961 | 215,087 | 1,377,920 | 2.41% | 3.8% |
| 1962 | 221,919 | 1,429,445 | 3.18% | 3.74% |
| 1963 | 229,373 | 1,481,604 | 3.36% | 3.65% |
| 1964 | 237,006 | 1,533,960 | 3.33% | 3.53% |
| 1965 | 244,856 | 1,586,208 | 3.31% | 3.41% |
| 1966 | 252,976 | 1,638,116 | 3.32% | 3.27% |
| 1967 | 261,404 | 1,689,523 | 3.33% | 3.14% |
| 1968 | 270,164 | 1,739,731 | 3.35% | 2.97% |
| 1969 | 279,248 | 1,789,276 | 3.36% | 2.85% |
| 1970 | 287,885 | 1,838,949 | 3.09% | 2.78% |
| 1971 | 294,046 | 1,888,539 | 2.14% | 2.7% |
| 1972 | 297,386 | 1,938,248 | 1.14% | 2.63% |
| 1973 | 299,881 | 1,988,343 | 0.84% | 2.58% |
| 1974 | 302,570 | 2,039,643 | 0.9% | 2.58% |
| 1975 | 305,847 | 2,092,719 | 1.08% | 2.6% |
| 1976 | 309,455 | 2,147,774 | 1.18% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 312,834 | 2,205,025 | 1.09% | 2.67% |
| 1978 | 316,147 | 2,264,510 | 1.06% | 2.7% |
| 1979 | 319,480 | 2,326,490 | 1.05% | 2.74% |
| 1980 | 323,301 | 2,390,633 | 1.2% | 2.76% |
| 1981 | 327,846 | 2,456,637 | 1.41% | 2.76% |
| 1982 | 332,724 | 2,524,806 | 1.49% | 2.77% |
| 1983 | 337,654 | 2,595,153 | 1.48% | 2.79% |
| 1984 | 342,505 | 2,667,595 | 1.44% | 2.79% |
| 1985 | 347,365 | 2,741,894 | 1.42% | 2.79% |
| 1986 | 352,312 | 2,817,216 | 1.42% | 2.75% |
| 1987 | 357,302 | 2,892,699 | 1.42% | 2.68% |
| 1988 | 362,329 | 2,968,103 | 1.41% | 2.61% |
| 1989 | 367,803 | 3,043,827 | 1.51% | 2.55% |
| 1990 | 375,428 | 3,121,706 | 2.07% | 2.56% |
| 1991 | 384,586 | 3,202,176 | 2.44% | 2.58% |
| 1992 | 393,415 | 3,284,258 | 2.3% | 2.56% |
| 1993 | 401,965 | 3,367,434 | 2.17% | 2.53% |
| 1994 | 410,228 | 3,451,122 | 2.06% | 2.49% |
| 1995 | 418,104 | 3,535,176 | 1.92% | 2.44% |
| 1996 | 425,581 | 3,619,013 | 1.79% | 2.37% |
| 1997 | 432,798 | 3,701,711 | 1.7% | 2.29% |
| 1998 | 439,784 | 3,782,838 | 1.61% | 2.19% |
| 1999 | 446,519 | 3,862,101 | 1.53% | 2.1% |
| 2000 | 453,317 | 3,937,739 | 1.52% | 1.96% |
| 2001 | 460,293 | 4,008,947 | 1.54% | 1.81% |
| 2002 | 467,046 | 4,075,705 | 1.47% | 1.67% |
| 2003 | 473,383 | 4,138,784 | 1.36% | 1.55% |
| 2004 | 479,370 | 4,200,078 | 1.26% | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 485,115 | 4,261,240 | 1.2% | 1.46% |
| 2006 | 490,728 | 4,321,340 | 1.16% | 1.41% |
| 2007 | 496,190 | 4,380,248 | 1.11% | 1.36% |
| 2008 | 501,355 | 4,440,056 | 1.04% | 1.37% |
| 2009 | 506,141 | 4,499,791 | 0.95% | 1.35% |
| 2010 | 509,784 | 4,555,962 | 0.72% | 1.25% |
| 2011 | 511,447 | 4,609,833 | 0.33% | 1.18% |
| 2012 | 511,955 | 4,663,934 | 0.1% | 1.17% |
| 2013 | 512,225 | 4,716,147 | 0.05% | 1.12% |
| 2014 | 512,326 | 4,767,119 | 0.02% | 1.08% |
| 2015 | 512,394 | 4,818,038 | 0.01% | 1.07% |
| 2016 | 512,554 | 4,866,998 | 0.03% | 1.02% |
| 2017 | 512,893 | 4,913,177 | 0.07% | 0.95% |
| 2018 | 513,415 | 4,957,818 | 0.1% | 0.91% |
| 2019 | 514,104 | 4,999,553 | 0.13% | 0.84% |
| 2020 | 514,679 | 5,034,320 | 0.11% | 0.7% |
| 2021 | 516,649 | 5,059,988 | 0.38% | 0.51% |
| 2022 | 519,741 | 5,081,765 | 0.6% | 0.43% |
| 2023 | 522,331 | 5,105,525 | 0.5% | 0.47% |
| 2024 | 524,877 | 5,129,910 | 0.49% | 0.48% |
| 2025 | 527,331 | 5,152,946 | 0.47% | 0.45% |
| 2026 | 529,641 | 5,174,780 | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| 2027 | 531,874 | 5,195,555 | 0.42% | 0.4% |
| 2028 | 534,119 | 5,215,247 | 0.42% | 0.38% |
| 2029 | 536,345 | 5,233,877 | 0.42% | 0.36% |
| 2030 | 538,617 | 5,251,495 | 0.42% | 0.34% |
| 2031 | 540,769 | 5,268,137 | 0.4% | 0.32% |
| 2032 | 542,801 | 5,283,807 | 0.38% | 0.3% |
| 2033 | 544,769 | 5,298,514 | 0.36% | 0.28% |
| 2034 | 546,653 | 5,312,162 | 0.35% | 0.26% |
| 2035 | 548,594 | 5,324,698 | 0.36% | 0.24% |
| 2036 | 550,481 | 5,336,133 | 0.34% | 0.21% |
| 2037 | 552,294 | 5,346,408 | 0.33% | 0.19% |
| 2038 | 554,085 | 5,355,519 | 0.32% | 0.17% |
| 2039 | 555,802 | 5,363,363 | 0.31% | 0.15% |
| 2040 | 557,378 | 5,369,806 | 0.28% | 0.12% |
| 2041 | 558,819 | 5,374,934 | 0.26% | 0.1% |
| 2042 | 560,139 | 5,378,670 | 0.24% | 0.07% |
| 2043 | 561,350 | 5,380,915 | 0.22% | 0.04% |
| 2044 | 562,468 | 5,381,720 | 0.2% | 0.01% |
| 2045 | 563,484 | 5,381,014 | 0.18% | -0.01% |
| 2046 | 564,357 | 5,378,757 | 0.15% | -0.04% |
| 2047 | 565,018 | 5,374,945 | 0.12% | -0.07% |
| 2048 | 565,511 | 5,369,577 | 0.09% | -0.1% |
| 2049 | 565,896 | 5,362,651 | 0.07% | -0.13% |
| 2050 | 566,140 | 5,354,148 | 0.04% | -0.16% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cape Verde increased by 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth), while Costa Rica gained 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cape Verde gained 16,792 (a 3.28% growth), while Costa Rica's population increased by 352,446 (a 7.32% growth).
Cape Verde was ranked 165th most populous country in 2005 and is 169th in 2025. Costa Rica was ranked 120th in 2005 and ranked 126th 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 Costa Rica will increase by 3.55% to 5,354,148 people and rank change from 126th to 127th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Praia | 159K |
| Mindelo | 70.5K |
| Assomada | 12K |
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| City | Population |
| San Jose | 342K |
| Limon | 71.5K |
| Liberia | 65.9K |
| Alajuela | 44.4K |
| Puntarenas | 41.5K |
| Cartago | 22.8K |
| Heredia | 16.7K |
| Tamarindo | 7.13K |
| Santa Teresa | 3K |
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Population differences between Cape Verde and Costa Rica
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| Life expectancy | 76.4 years | 81.2 years |
| Average age | 31.4 years | 37 years |
| Median age | 29.4 years | 35.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.52 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman |
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 260.2 ppl/mi² |
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