The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 11,427,557 people in the Dominican Republic in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 529,186 people compared to 11,591,984 in the Dominican Republic.
Population statistics:
- The Dominican Republic's population is 21.9 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
- Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while the Dominican Republic is the 84th.
- The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.14% for the Dominican Republic.
- For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +1.04% in the Dominican Republic.
- Since 2005, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 485K people to 529K (9.08% growth), while the Dominican Republic has grown from 9.23M to 11.6M (25.7% growth).
- Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 566K people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2061 for the Dominican Republic.
Cape Verde vs Dominican Republic: live population counter
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| Current population |
529186
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11591984
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| Population rank | 169/197 | 84/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.14% |
| One net population change |
3.44 hours
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5.46 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.36 hours
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2.59 minutes
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| One death every |
3.32 hours
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7.42 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
7.25 hours
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15.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,209 | -34,806 |
| Daily growth/decline | +7 | +264 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,546 | +96,292 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.49% | +0.85% |
| Population growth rate rank | 136/197 | 114/197 |
Cape Verde and the Dominican Republic: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 210,024 | 3,268,336 | - | - |
| 1961 | 215,087 | 3,373,233 | 2.41% | 3.21% |
| 1962 | 221,919 | 3,479,936 | 3.18% | 3.16% |
| 1963 | 229,373 | 3,588,287 | 3.36% | 3.11% |
| 1964 | 237,006 | 3,698,559 | 3.33% | 3.07% |
| 1965 | 244,856 | 3,808,963 | 3.31% | 2.99% |
| 1966 | 252,976 | 3,921,847 | 3.32% | 2.96% |
| 1967 | 261,404 | 4,038,928 | 3.33% | 2.99% |
| 1968 | 270,164 | 4,157,189 | 3.35% | 2.93% |
| 1969 | 279,248 | 4,277,035 | 3.36% | 2.88% |
| 1970 | 287,885 | 4,399,290 | 3.09% | 2.86% |
| 1971 | 294,046 | 4,524,234 | 2.14% | 2.84% |
| 1972 | 297,386 | 4,651,883 | 1.14% | 2.82% |
| 1973 | 299,881 | 4,782,227 | 0.84% | 2.8% |
| 1974 | 302,570 | 4,914,197 | 0.9% | 2.76% |
| 1975 | 305,847 | 5,046,776 | 1.08% | 2.7% |
| 1976 | 309,455 | 5,180,404 | 1.18% | 2.65% |
| 1977 | 312,834 | 5,315,443 | 1.09% | 2.61% |
| 1978 | 316,147 | 5,451,882 | 1.06% | 2.57% |
| 1979 | 319,480 | 5,589,690 | 1.05% | 2.53% |
| 1980 | 323,301 | 5,729,037 | 1.2% | 2.49% |
| 1981 | 327,846 | 5,868,453 | 1.41% | 2.43% |
| 1982 | 332,724 | 6,007,114 | 1.49% | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 337,654 | 6,147,248 | 1.48% | 2.33% |
| 1984 | 342,505 | 6,289,040 | 1.44% | 2.31% |
| 1985 | 347,365 | 6,430,404 | 1.42% | 2.25% |
| 1986 | 352,312 | 6,571,208 | 1.42% | 2.19% |
| 1987 | 357,302 | 6,712,515 | 1.42% | 2.15% |
| 1988 | 362,329 | 6,855,734 | 1.41% | 2.13% |
| 1989 | 367,803 | 7,002,295 | 1.51% | 2.14% |
| 1990 | 375,428 | 7,151,166 | 2.07% | 2.13% |
| 1991 | 384,586 | 7,299,853 | 2.44% | 2.08% |
| 1992 | 393,415 | 7,447,474 | 2.3% | 2.02% |
| 1993 | 401,965 | 7,594,572 | 2.17% | 1.98% |
| 1994 | 410,228 | 7,741,694 | 2.06% | 1.94% |
| 1995 | 418,104 | 7,888,115 | 1.92% | 1.89% |
| 1996 | 425,581 | 8,032,894 | 1.79% | 1.84% |
| 1997 | 432,798 | 8,174,078 | 1.7% | 1.76% |
| 1998 | 439,784 | 8,310,362 | 1.61% | 1.67% |
| 1999 | 446,519 | 8,446,208 | 1.53% | 1.63% |
| 2000 | 453,317 | 8,584,190 | 1.52% | 1.63% |
| 2001 | 460,293 | 8,720,283 | 1.54% | 1.59% |
| 2002 | 467,046 | 8,852,235 | 1.47% | 1.51% |
| 2003 | 473,383 | 8,980,620 | 1.36% | 1.45% |
| 2004 | 479,370 | 9,104,892 | 1.26% | 1.38% |
| 2005 | 485,115 | 9,225,034 | 1.2% | 1.32% |
| 2006 | 490,728 | 9,341,183 | 1.16% | 1.26% |
| 2007 | 496,190 | 9,455,658 | 1.11% | 1.23% |
| 2008 | 501,355 | 9,573,130 | 1.04% | 1.24% |
| 2009 | 506,141 | 9,695,265 | 0.95% | 1.28% |
| 2010 | 509,784 | 9,820,175 | 0.72% | 1.29% |
| 2011 | 511,447 | 9,945,621 | 0.33% | 1.28% |
| 2012 | 511,955 | 10,070,411 | 0.1% | 1.25% |
| 2013 | 512,225 | 10,193,833 | 0.05% | 1.23% |
| 2014 | 512,326 | 10,315,528 | 0.02% | 1.19% |
| 2015 | 512,394 | 10,434,829 | 0.01% | 1.16% |
| 2016 | 512,554 | 10,551,430 | 0.03% | 1.12% |
| 2017 | 512,893 | 10,666,843 | 0.07% | 1.09% |
| 2018 | 513,415 | 10,782,053 | 0.1% | 1.08% |
| 2019 | 514,104 | 10,894,043 | 0.13% | 1.04% |
| 2020 | 514,679 | 11,008,300 | 0.11% | 1.05% |
| 2021 | 516,649 | 11,123,476 | 0.38% | 1.05% |
| 2022 | 519,741 | 11,230,734 | 0.6% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 522,331 | 11,331,265 | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| 2024 | 524,877 | 11,427,557 | 0.49% | 0.85% |
| 2025 | 527,331 | 11,520,480 | 0.47% | 0.81% |
| 2026 | 529,641 | 11,609,496 | 0.44% | 0.77% |
| 2027 | 531,874 | 11,695,935 | 0.42% | 0.74% |
| 2028 | 534,119 | 11,779,929 | 0.42% | 0.72% |
| 2029 | 536,345 | 11,860,814 | 0.42% | 0.69% |
| 2030 | 538,617 | 11,938,853 | 0.42% | 0.66% |
| 2031 | 540,769 | 12,014,148 | 0.4% | 0.63% |
| 2032 | 542,801 | 12,086,669 | 0.38% | 0.6% |
| 2033 | 544,769 | 12,156,523 | 0.36% | 0.58% |
| 2034 | 546,653 | 12,224,121 | 0.35% | 0.56% |
| 2035 | 548,594 | 12,289,431 | 0.36% | 0.53% |
| 2036 | 550,481 | 12,352,228 | 0.34% | 0.51% |
| 2037 | 552,294 | 12,412,542 | 0.33% | 0.49% |
| 2038 | 554,085 | 12,470,656 | 0.32% | 0.47% |
| 2039 | 555,802 | 12,526,156 | 0.31% | 0.45% |
| 2040 | 557,378 | 12,579,320 | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| 2041 | 558,819 | 12,630,679 | 0.26% | 0.41% |
| 2042 | 560,139 | 12,680,019 | 0.24% | 0.39% |
| 2043 | 561,350 | 12,727,289 | 0.22% | 0.37% |
| 2044 | 562,468 | 12,772,651 | 0.2% | 0.36% |
| 2045 | 563,484 | 12,816,003 | 0.18% | 0.34% |
| 2046 | 564,357 | 12,856,883 | 0.15% | 0.32% |
| 2047 | 565,018 | 12,895,158 | 0.12% | 0.3% |
| 2048 | 565,511 | 12,931,165 | 0.09% | 0.28% |
| 2049 | 565,896 | 12,964,841 | 0.07% | 0.26% |
| 2050 | 566,140 | 12,996,290 | 0.04% | 0.24% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cape Verde increased by 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth), while the Dominican Republic gained 1,209,795 people (a 13.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cape Verde gained 16,792 (a 3.28% growth), while the Dominican Republic's population increased by 1,157,155 (a 11.1% growth).
Cape Verde was ranked 165th most populous country in 2005 and is 169th in 2025. The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th in 2005 and ranked 84th 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 the Dominican Republic will increase by 12.1% to 12,996,290 people and rank change from 84th to 90th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Praia | 159K |
| Mindelo | 70.5K |
| Assomada | 12K |
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| City | Population |
| Santiago de los Caballeros | 1.34M |
| Santo Domingo | 1.13M |
| Puerto Plata | 338K |
| La Vega | 282K |
| Higuey | 251K |
| San Cristobal | 233K |
| San Pedro de Macoris | 217K |
| San Francisco de Macoris | 188K |
| San Juan de la Maguana | 169K |
| Bonao | 158K |
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Population differences between Cape Verde and the Dominican Republic
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| Life expectancy | 76.4 years | 74 years |
| Average age | 31.4 years | 31.7 years |
| Median age | 29.4 years | 29 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.52 births per woman | 2.24 births per woman |
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 614 ppl/mi² |
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