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

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The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 527,326 in 2025 vs 3,876,200 people in Croatia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,853 people compared to 3,849,788 in Croatia.

Population statistics:

  • Croatia's population is 7.25 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Croatia is the 130th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.05% for Croatia.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.26% per year vs -0.73% in Croatia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 531K (8.18% growth), while Croatia has declined from 4.31M to 3.85M (10.7% decline).

Cape Verde vs Croatia: population by year and forecast

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Croatia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cape Verde Croatia
2100 419,997 2,158,545
2099 424,272 2,176,440
2098 428,479 2,194,539
2097 432,755 2,212,602
2096 437,010 2,231,114
2095 441,329 2,249,667
2094 445,663 2,268,376
2093 450,029 2,286,882
2092 454,324 2,305,583
2091 458,616 2,324,254
2090 462,925 2,342,729
2089 467,304 2,361,668
2088 471,550 2,380,831
2087 475,770 2,399,709
2086 479,948 2,418,760
2085 484,130 2,438,113
2084 488,284 2,457,815
2083 492,265 2,477,556
2082 496,287 2,497,595
2081 500,248 2,517,715
2080 504,114 2,538,164
2079 507,910 2,559,092
2078 511,491 2,580,179
2077 514,982 2,601,778
2076 518,448 2,623,507
2075 521,841 2,645,523
2074 525,092 2,667,391
2073 528,231 2,689,518
2072 531,275 2,712,201
2071 534,138 2,734,759
2070 537,082 2,757,112
2069 539,993 2,780,455
2068 542,768 2,804,383
2067 545,560 2,828,363
2066 548,154 2,852,669
2065 550,545 2,877,009
2064 552,744 2,901,213
2063 554,888 2,926,228
2062 556,973 2,951,475
2061 558,855 2,976,903
2060 560,518 3,002,483
2059 562,114 3,027,959
2058 563,436 3,053,643
2057 564,587 3,079,155
2056 565,521 3,105,119
2055 566,347 3,130,769
2054 567,010 3,156,282
2053 567,363 3,182,091
2052 567,478 3,207,640
2051 567,476 3,233,551
2050 567,344 3,259,702
2049 567,002 3,285,684
2048 566,562 3,311,657
2047 566,027 3,337,645
2046 565,225 3,363,102
2045 564,268 3,388,731
2044 563,194 3,414,541
2043 562,030 3,439,695
2042 560,769 3,464,688
2041 559,386 3,489,565
2040 557,874 3,513,946
2039 556,224 3,538,129
2038 554,435 3,562,371
2037 552,627 3,586,606
2036 550,801 3,609,771
2035 548,853 3,632,470
2034 546,915 3,656,066
2033 545,056 3,679,626
2032 542,980 3,703,646
2031 540,984 3,728,250
2030 538,671 3,752,014
2029 536,441 3,776,079
2028 534,196 3,799,610
2027 531,944 3,824,370
2026 529,702 3,849,788
2025 527,326 3,876,200
2024 524,877 3,866,200
2023 522,331 3,859,686
2022 519,741 3,855,641
2021 516,649 3,878,981
2020 514,679 3,914,206
2019 514,104 3,949,390
2018 513,415 3,988,775
2017 512,893 4,041,407
2016 512,554 4,106,867
2015 512,394 4,151,725
2014 512,326 4,201,598
2013 512,225 4,233,922
2012 511,955 4,260,368
2011 511,447 4,280,622
2010 509,784 4,295,427
2009 506,141 4,305,181
2008 501,355 4,309,705
2007 496,190 4,310,217
2006 490,728 4,311,159
2005 485,115 4,310,145
2004 479,370 4,304,600
2003 473,383 4,303,399
2002 467,046 4,302,174
2001 460,293 4,299,642
2000 453,317 4,468,302
1999 446,519 4,512,597
1998 439,784 4,532,135
1997 432,798 4,534,920
1996 425,581 4,557,097
1995 418,104 4,620,030
1994 410,228 4,652,024
1993 401,965 4,600,463
1992 393,415 4,575,818
1991 384,586 4,689,022
1990 375,428 4,777,368
1989 367,803 4,767,260
1988 362,329 4,755,207
1987 357,302 4,739,745
1986 352,312 4,721,446
1985 347,365 4,701,417
1984 342,505 4,680,285
1983 337,654 4,658,254
1982 332,724 4,634,234
1981 327,846 4,611,509
1980 323,301 4,599,782
1979 319,480 4,594,778
1978 316,147 4,581,085
1977 312,834 4,559,571
1976 309,455 4,535,934
1975 305,847 4,512,082
1974 302,570 4,490,660
1973 299,881 4,470,161
1972 297,386 4,450,564
1971 294,046 4,431,275
1970 287,885 4,412,252
1969 279,248 4,391,490
1968 270,164 4,365,628
1967 261,404 4,338,683
1966 252,976 4,310,701
1965 244,856 4,280,923
1964 237,006 4,252,876
1963 229,373 4,225,675
1962 221,919 4,196,712
1961 215,087 4,167,292
1960 210,024 4,140,181

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Croatia lost 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 18,299 people (a 3.57% growth), while Croatia's population decreased by 257,079 people (a 6.26% decline).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Croatia was ranked 120th in 2006 and ranked 130th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cape Verde's population will grow by 6.87% to 567,344 people with a rank change from 169th to 168th. The population of Croatia will decrease by 15.3% to 3,259,702 people and rank change from 130th to 138th.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 567K people, while Croatia's population already peaked in 1990 at 4.78M people and is projected to decrease to 2.16M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Croatia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cape Verde Croatia
2100 -1.01% -0.82%
2099 -0.98% -0.82%
2098 -0.99% -0.82%
2097 -0.97% -0.83%
2096 -0.98% -0.82%
2095 -0.97% -0.82%
2094 -0.97% -0.81%
2093 -0.95% -0.81%
2092 -0.94% -0.8%
2091 -0.93% -0.79%
2090 -0.94% -0.8%
2089 -0.9% -0.8%
2088 -0.89% -0.79%
2087 -0.87% -0.79%
2086 -0.86% -0.79%
2085 -0.85% -0.8%
2084 -0.81% -0.8%
2083 -0.81% -0.8%
2082 -0.79% -0.8%
2081 -0.77% -0.81%
2080 -0.75% -0.82%
2079 -0.7% -0.82%
2078 -0.68% -0.83%
2077 -0.67% -0.83%
2076 -0.65% -0.83%
2075 -0.62% -0.82%
2074 -0.59% -0.82%
2073 -0.57% -0.84%
2072 -0.54% -0.82%
2071 -0.55% -0.81%
2070 -0.54% -0.84%
2069 -0.51% -0.85%
2068 -0.51% -0.85%
2067 -0.47% -0.85%
2066 -0.43% -0.85%
2065 -0.4% -0.83%
2064 -0.39% -0.85%
2063 -0.37% -0.86%
2062 -0.34% -0.85%
2061 -0.3% -0.85%
2060 -0.28% -0.84%
2059 -0.23% -0.84%
2058 -0.2% -0.83%
2057 -0.17% -0.84%
2056 -0.15% -0.82%
2055 -0.12% -0.81%
2054 -0.06% -0.81%
2053 -0.02% -0.8%
2052 0% -0.8%
2051 0.02% -0.8%
2050 0.06% -0.79%
2049 0.08% -0.78%
2048 0.09% -0.78%
2047 0.14% -0.76%
2046 0.17% -0.76%
2045 0.19% -0.76%
2044 0.21% -0.73%
2043 0.22% -0.72%
2042 0.25% -0.71%
2041 0.27% -0.69%
2040 0.3% -0.68%
2039 0.32% -0.68%
2038 0.33% -0.68%
2037 0.33% -0.64%
2036 0.35% -0.62%
2035 0.35% -0.65%
2034 0.34% -0.64%
2033 0.38% -0.65%
2032 0.37% -0.66%
2031 0.43% -0.63%
2030 0.42% -0.64%
2029 0.42% -0.62%
2028 0.42% -0.65%
2027 0.42% -0.66%
2026 0.45% -0.68%
2025 0.47% 0.26%
2024 0.49% 0.17%
2023 0.5% 0.1%
2022 0.6% -0.6%
2021 0.38% -0.9%
2020 0.11% -0.89%
2019 0.13% -0.99%
2018 0.1% -1.3%
2017 0.07% -1.59%
2016 0.03% -1.08%
2015 0.01% -1.19%
2014 0.02% -0.76%
2013 0.05% -0.62%
2012 0.1% -0.47%
2011 0.33% -0.34%
2010 0.72% -0.23%
2009 0.95% -0.1%
2008 1.04% -0.01%
2007 1.11% -0.02%
2006 1.16% 0.02%
2005 1.2% 0.13%
2004 1.26% 0.03%
2003 1.36% 0.03%
2002 1.47% 0.06%
2001 1.54% -3.77%
2000 1.52% -0.98%
1999 1.53% -0.43%
1998 1.61% -0.06%
1997 1.7% -0.49%
1996 1.79% -1.36%
1995 1.92% -0.69%
1994 2.06% 1.12%
1993 2.17% 0.54%
1992 2.3% -2.41%
1991 2.44% -1.85%
1990 2.07% 0.21%
1989 1.51% 0.25%
1988 1.41% 0.33%
1987 1.42% 0.39%
1986 1.42% 0.43%
1985 1.42% 0.45%
1984 1.44% 0.47%
1983 1.48% 0.52%
1982 1.49% 0.49%
1981 1.41% 0.25%
1980 1.2% 0.11%
1979 1.05% 0.3%
1978 1.06% 0.47%
1977 1.09% 0.52%
1976 1.18% 0.53%
1975 1.08% 0.48%
1974 0.9% 0.46%
1973 0.84% 0.44%
1972 1.14% 0.44%
1971 2.14% 0.43%
1970 3.09% 0.47%
1969 3.36% 0.59%
1968 3.35% 0.62%
1967 3.33% 0.65%
1966 3.32% 0.7%
1965 3.31% 0.66%
1964 3.33% 0.64%
1963 3.36% 0.69%
1962 3.18% 0.71%
1961 2.41% 0.65%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Cape Verde grew by 0.47%, while Croatia's population grew by 0.26%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde Croatia
Current population
530853
3849788
Population rank 169/197 130/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.05%
One net population change
3.59 hours
52.7 minutes
One birth every
1.37 hours
16.4 minutes
One death every
3.28 hours
10.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +7 +27
Annual growth/decline +2,449 +10,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +0.26%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 147/197
One migration net change every
6.84 hours
2.52 hours
Annual migration change -1,284 -3,481
Net migration rank 94/196 112/196
Foreign-born residents 16,515 527,831
Foreign-born residents rank 171/195 78/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 13.6%
Foreign-born share rank 116/195 50/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
Croatia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cape Verde Croatia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,284 - -3,481
2024 3,741 -1,209 -18,944 -5,186
2023 3,798 -1,226 -19,298 10,202
2022 3,864 -1,253 -23,134 11,681
2021 3,575 0 -26,377 -4,517
2020 3,734 -3,362 -21,137 -8,552
2019 4,773 -4,001 -15,798 -13,239
2018 5,282 -4,679 -15,556 -25,016
2017 5,993 -5,550 -16,974 -44,557
2016 6,238 -6,004 -14,374 -32,144
2015 6,314 -6,226 -17,022 -27,501
2014 6,622 -6,578 -11,344 -13,127
2013 6,780 -6,622 -10,585 -6,245
2012 7,157 -6,779 -9,799 -4,794
2011 7,874 -7,226 -9,846 -17,463
2010 7,746 -5,069 -8,591 -3,995
2009 7,216 -2,618 -7,319 1,358
2008 7,313 -2,340 -8,188 6,495
2007 7,559 -2,200 -10,335 8,893
2006 7,980 -2,408 -8,669 10,852
2005 8,428 -2,768 -9,022 10,629
2004 8,825 -2,993 -9,040 15,445
2003 9,037 -2,898 -12,480 12,556
2002 9,278 -2,751 -10,325 10,306
2001 9,510 -2,528 -8,599 19,298
2000 9,752 -2,772 -6,255 -47,629
1999 9,989 -3,371 -6,769 -47,418
1998 10,187 -3,332 -4,985 -47,931
1997 10,323 -3,211 3,175 -52,897
1996 10,613 -3,297 3,190 -53,688
1995 10,764 -3,125 0 -51,882
1994 11,410 -3,299 -930 -50,444
1993 11,805 -3,393 -2,301 -49,615
1992 11,915 -3,231 -4,576 -47,865
1991 11,899 -2,924 -2,813 -31,968
1990 11,738 -2,398 3,344 9,538
1989 11,608 -5,704 3,337 8,471
1988 11,523 -6,474 5,707 7,242
1987 11,426 -6,418 6,161 6,956
1986 11,295 -6,314 8,499 6,261
1985 11,105 -6,192 10,343 5,550
1984 10,835 -6,035 10,764 5,757
1983 10,736 -5,834 10,714 6,323
1982 10,597 -5,629 15,756 7,475
1981 10,470 -5,684 15,680 4,872
1980 10,276 -5,980 17,939 -5,486
1979 10,223 -6,875 21,136 -5,740
1978 10,152 -6,833 20,157 -7,329
1977 10,036 -6,730 22,798 -7,339
1976 9,833 -6,389 22,226 -7,400
1975 9,601 -5,829 21,658 -7,366
1974 9,295 -6,512 22,453 -8,076
1973 9,003 -6,410 21,904 -8,335
1972 8,716 -6,316 17,802 -7,277
1971 8,359 -4,085 19,941 -5,608
1970 7,878 172 16,767 -2,359
1969 7,625 1,608 16,688 -2,796
1968 7,408 1,521 21,828 -2,799
1967 7,214 1,376 26,032 -3,518
1966 7,039 1,230 33,192 -6,341
1965 6,877 1,093 31,251 -5,253
1964 6,725 1,006 25,942 -2,090
1963 6,589 945 31,270 -1,289
1962 6,468 904 30,216 -2,176
1961 6,247 49 36,255 -6,567
1960 6,098 -2,267 34,778 -21,768

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 58.5% of the population change in Cape Verde is from natural causes (a gain of 47,312 people) and 41.5% is from migration (a loss of 33,510 people). In Croatia 57.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 188,614 people) and 42.4% is from migration (a loss of 138,829 people).

As of 2024, 16,515 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Cape Verde, compared to 527,831 people or 13.6% in Croatia.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Croatia
City Population
Zagreb 767K
Split 161K
Rijeka 108K
Osijek 96.3K
Zadar 70.8K
Velika Gorica 61.1K
Pula 52.2K
Slavonski Brod 49.9K
Karlovac 49.4K
Sibenik 42.6K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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