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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 66,205 people in Dominica in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 529,186 people compared to 65,870 in Dominica.

Population statistics:

  • Cape Verde's population is 8.03 times bigger than Dominica's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Dominica is the 188th.
  • The countries together account for 0.007% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.0008% for Dominica.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs -0.47% in Dominica.
  • Since 2005, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 485K people to 529K (9.08% growth), while Dominica has declined from 68.7K to 65.9K (4.17% decline).
  • Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 566K people, while Dominica's population already peaked in 1980 at 73.1K people and is projected to decrease to 49.1K people by 2100.

Cape Verde vs Dominica: live population counter

Cape Verde Dominica
Current population
529186
65870
Population rank 169/197 188/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.0008%
One net population change
3.44 hours
1.2 days
One birth every
1.36 hours
11.9 hours
One death every
3.32 hours
10.3 hours
One migration net change every
7.25 hours
1.82 days
Annual migration change -1,209 -200
Daily growth/decline +7 -1
Annual growth/decline +2,546 -305
Annual growth/decline rate +0.49% -0.46%
Population growth rate rank 136/197 183/197

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

Cape Verde
Population

Growth rate
Dominica
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Cape Verde Dominica Cape Verde Dominica
1960 210,024 59,372 - -
1961 215,087 60,209 2.41% 1.41%
1962 221,919 60,948 3.18% 1.23%
1963 229,373 61,739 3.36% 1.3%
1964 237,006 62,587 3.33% 1.37%
1965 244,856 63,505 3.31% 1.47%
1966 252,976 64,507 3.32% 1.58%
1967 261,404 65,585 3.33% 1.67%
1968 270,164 66,732 3.35% 1.75%
1969 279,248 67,934 3.36% 1.8%
1970 287,885 68,908 3.09% 1.43%
1971 294,046 69,532 2.14% 0.91%
1972 297,386 70,060 1.14% 0.76%
1973 299,881 70,585 0.84% 0.75%
1974 302,570 71,091 0.9% 0.72%
1975 305,847 71,570 1.08% 0.67%
1976 309,455 72,017 1.18% 0.62%
1977 312,834 72,406 1.09% 0.54%
1978 316,147 72,724 1.06% 0.44%
1979 319,480 72,959 1.05% 0.32%
1980 323,301 73,083 1.2% 0.17%
1981 327,846 72,986 1.41% -0.13%
1982 332,724 72,688 1.49% -0.41%
1983 337,654 72,365 1.48% -0.44%
1984 342,505 72,056 1.44% -0.43%
1985 347,365 71,744 1.42% -0.43%
1986 352,312 71,406 1.42% -0.47%
1987 357,302 71,023 1.42% -0.54%
1988 362,329 70,608 1.41% -0.58%
1989 367,803 70,153 1.51% -0.64%
1990 375,428 69,627 2.07% -0.75%
1991 384,586 69,296 2.44% -0.48%
1992 393,415 69,325 2.3% 0.04%
1993 401,965 69,433 2.17% 0.16%
1994 410,228 69,477 2.06% 0.06%
1995 418,104 69,469 1.92% -0.01%
1996 425,581 69,410 1.79% -0.08%
1997 432,798 69,299 1.7% -0.16%
1998 439,784 69,124 1.61% -0.25%
1999 446,519 68,870 1.53% -0.37%
2000 453,317 68,511 1.52% -0.52%
2001 460,293 68,288 1.54% -0.33%
2002 467,046 68,367 1.47% 0.12%
2003 473,383 68,531 1.36% 0.24%
2004 479,370 68,649 1.26% 0.17%
2005 485,115 68,734 1.2% 0.12%
2006 490,728 68,806 1.16% 0.1%
2007 496,190 68,847 1.11% 0.06%
2008 501,355 68,854 1.04% 0.01%
2009 506,141 68,864 0.95% 0.01%
2010 509,784 68,859 0.72% -0.007%
2011 511,447 69,053 0.33% 0.28%
2012 511,955 69,118 0.1% 0.09%
2013 512,225 69,715 0.05% 0.86%
2014 512,326 70,373 0.02% 0.94%
2015 512,394 70,410 0.01% 0.05%
2016 512,554 69,606 0.03% -1.14%
2017 512,893 68,496 0.07% -1.59%
2018 513,415 68,174 0.1% -0.47%
2019 514,104 67,880 0.13% -0.43%
2020 514,679 67,573 0.11% -0.45%
2021 516,649 67,202 0.38% -0.55%
2022 519,741 66,826 0.6% -0.56%
2023 522,331 66,510 0.5% -0.47%
2024 524,877 66,205 0.49% -0.46%
2025 527,331 65,870 0.47% -0.51%
2026 529,641 65,508 0.44% -0.55%
2027 531,874 65,160 0.42% -0.53%
2028 534,119 64,808 0.42% -0.54%
2029 536,345 64,475 0.42% -0.51%
2030 538,617 64,169 0.42% -0.47%
2031 540,769 63,949 0.4% -0.34%
2032 542,801 63,825 0.38% -0.19%
2033 544,769 63,775 0.36% -0.08%
2034 546,653 63,756 0.35% -0.03%
2035 548,594 63,764 0.36% 0.01%
2036 550,481 63,757 0.34% -0.01%
2037 552,294 63,770 0.33% 0.02%
2038 554,085 63,784 0.32% 0.02%
2039 555,802 63,792 0.31% 0.01%
2040 557,378 63,798 0.28% 0.009%
2041 558,819 63,804 0.26% 0.009%
2042 560,139 63,778 0.24% -0.04%
2043 561,350 63,731 0.22% -0.07%
2044 562,468 63,677 0.2% -0.08%
2045 563,484 63,630 0.18% -0.07%
2046 564,357 63,575 0.15% -0.09%
2047 565,018 63,501 0.12% -0.12%
2048 565,511 63,411 0.09% -0.14%
2049 565,896 63,303 0.07% -0.17%
2050 566,140 63,191 0.04% -0.18%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cape Verde increased by 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth), while Dominica gained 1,676 people (a 2.44% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cape Verde gained 16,792 (a 3.28% growth), while Dominica's population decreased by -4,540 (a 6.45% decline).

Cape Verde was ranked 165th most populous country in 2005 and is 169th in 2025. Dominica was ranked 187th in 2005 and ranked 188th 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 Dominica will decrease by 4.07% to 63,191 people and will still be ranked 188th.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Dominica
City Population
Roseau 14.7K
Portsmouth 3.63K

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