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
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| Current population |
529186
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65870
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| Population rank | 169/197 | 188/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.0008% |
| One net population change |
3.44 hours
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1.2 days
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| One birth every |
1.36 hours
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11.9 hours
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| One death every |
3.32 hours
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10.3 hours
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| One migration net change every |
7.25 hours
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1.82 days
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| 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
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 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
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| City | Population |
| Praia | 159K |
| Mindelo | 70.5K |
| Assomada | 12K |
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| City | Population |
| Roseau | 14.7K |
| Portsmouth | 3.63K |
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Population differences between Cape Verde and Dominica
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| Life expectancy | 76.4 years | 71.5 years |
| Average age | 31.4 years | 38.2 years |
| Median age | 29.4 years | 37 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 1.52 births per woman | 1.48 births per woman |
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 228.6 ppl/mi² |
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