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Population in Cape Verde compared to the Dominican Republic: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

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 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,391 people compared to 11,637,906 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 85th.
  • 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 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 530K (8.08% growth), while the Dominican Republic has grown from 9.34M to 11.6M (24.6% growth).

Cape Verde vs Dominican Republic: population by year and forecast

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cape Verde Dominican Republic
2100 420,063 11,755,442
2099 424,339 11,817,924
2098 428,547 11,879,803
2097 432,823 11,940,419
2096 437,079 12,000,555
2095 441,399 12,060,069
2094 445,733 12,118,654
2093 450,100 12,176,599
2092 454,396 12,233,202
2091 458,688 12,288,843
2090 462,998 12,343,449
2089 467,377 12,397,117
2088 471,624 12,448,937
2087 475,845 12,499,836
2086 480,024 12,549,728
2085 484,207 12,598,025
2084 488,361 12,644,824
2083 492,342 12,689,496
2082 496,365 12,733,459
2081 500,326 12,775,420
2080 504,194 12,815,910
2079 507,990 12,854,359
2078 511,571 12,890,869
2077 515,063 12,925,976
2076 518,529 12,958,723
2075 521,923 12,989,393
2074 525,175 13,018,904
2073 528,314 13,046,123
2072 531,359 13,071,419
2071 534,222 13,094,322
2070 537,167 13,115,831
2069 540,078 13,134,880
2068 542,854 13,152,005
2067 545,645 13,166,684
2066 548,241 13,179,129
2065 550,631 13,190,090
2064 552,831 13,198,640
2063 554,976 13,204,377
2062 557,061 13,207,634
2061 558,943 13,208,504
2060 560,606 13,206,457
2059 562,202 13,202,056
2058 563,524 13,193,952
2057 564,676 13,183,598
2056 565,611 13,171,348
2055 566,437 13,156,150
2054 567,099 13,138,158
2053 567,452 13,117,191
2052 567,567 13,093,170
2051 567,565 13,066,002
2050 567,433 13,035,234
2049 567,091 13,002,830
2048 566,651 12,967,608
2047 566,116 12,930,516
2046 565,314 12,890,728
2045 564,356 12,848,424
2044 563,283 12,803,661
2043 562,118 12,757,329
2042 560,857 12,708,719
2041 559,474 12,658,252
2040 557,962 12,605,551
2039 556,312 12,551,490
2038 554,523 12,494,079
2037 552,714 12,434,782
2036 550,888 12,372,929
2035 548,939 12,308,672
2034 547,001 12,241,776
2033 545,142 12,172,910
2032 543,065 12,101,471
2031 541,069 12,027,275
2030 538,756 11,950,238
2029 536,526 11,870,540
2028 534,280 11,787,795
2027 532,028 11,701,862
2026 529,785 11,614,193
2025 527,409 11,523,092
2024 524,877 11,427,557
2023 522,331 11,331,265
2022 519,741 11,230,734
2021 516,649 11,123,476
2020 514,679 11,008,300
2019 514,104 10,894,043
2018 513,415 10,782,053
2017 512,893 10,666,843
2016 512,554 10,551,430
2015 512,394 10,434,829
2014 512,326 10,315,528
2013 512,225 10,193,833
2012 511,955 10,070,411
2011 511,447 9,945,621
2010 509,784 9,820,175
2009 506,141 9,695,265
2008 501,355 9,573,130
2007 496,190 9,455,658
2006 490,728 9,341,183
2005 485,115 9,225,034
2004 479,370 9,104,892
2003 473,383 8,980,620
2002 467,046 8,852,235
2001 460,293 8,720,283
2000 453,317 8,584,190
1999 446,519 8,446,208
1998 439,784 8,310,362
1997 432,798 8,174,078
1996 425,581 8,032,894
1995 418,104 7,888,115
1994 410,228 7,741,694
1993 401,965 7,594,572
1992 393,415 7,447,474
1991 384,586 7,299,853
1990 375,428 7,151,166
1989 367,803 7,002,295
1988 362,329 6,855,734
1987 357,302 6,712,515
1986 352,312 6,571,208
1985 347,365 6,430,404
1984 342,505 6,289,040
1983 337,654 6,147,248
1982 332,724 6,007,114
1981 327,846 5,868,453
1980 323,301 5,729,037
1979 319,480 5,589,690
1978 316,147 5,451,882
1977 312,834 5,315,443
1976 309,455 5,180,404
1975 305,847 5,046,776
1974 302,570 4,914,197
1973 299,881 4,782,227
1972 297,386 4,651,883
1971 294,046 4,524,234
1970 287,885 4,399,290
1969 279,248 4,277,035
1968 270,164 4,157,189
1967 261,404 4,038,928
1966 252,976 3,921,847
1965 244,856 3,808,963
1964 237,006 3,698,559
1963 229,373 3,588,287
1962 221,919 3,479,936
1961 215,087 3,373,233
1960 210,024 3,268,336

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/dominican-republic | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while the Dominican Republic gained 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 17,837 people (a 3.48% growth), while the Dominican Republic's population increased by 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th in 2006 and still ranked 85th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cape Verde's population will grow by 6.98% to 567,433 people with a rank change from 169th to 168th. The population of the Dominican Republic will increase by 12% to 13,035,234 people and rank change from 85th to 90th.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 568K people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2061 for the Dominican Republic.

Population growth rate by year

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cape Verde Dominican Republic
2100 -1.01% -0.53%
2099 -0.98% -0.52%
2098 -0.99% -0.51%
2097 -0.97% -0.5%
2096 -0.98% -0.49%
2095 -0.97% -0.48%
2094 -0.97% -0.48%
2093 -0.95% -0.46%
2092 -0.94% -0.45%
2091 -0.93% -0.44%
2090 -0.94% -0.43%
2089 -0.9% -0.42%
2088 -0.89% -0.41%
2087 -0.87% -0.4%
2086 -0.86% -0.38%
2085 -0.85% -0.37%
2084 -0.81% -0.35%
2083 -0.81% -0.35%
2082 -0.79% -0.33%
2081 -0.77% -0.32%
2080 -0.75% -0.3%
2079 -0.7% -0.28%
2078 -0.68% -0.27%
2077 -0.67% -0.25%
2076 -0.65% -0.24%
2075 -0.62% -0.23%
2074 -0.59% -0.21%
2073 -0.57% -0.19%
2072 -0.54% -0.17%
2071 -0.55% -0.16%
2070 -0.54% -0.15%
2069 -0.51% -0.13%
2068 -0.51% -0.11%
2067 -0.47% -0.09%
2066 -0.43% -0.08%
2065 -0.4% -0.06%
2064 -0.39% -0.04%
2063 -0.37% -0.02%
2062 -0.34% -0.007%
2061 -0.3% 0.02%
2060 -0.28% 0.03%
2059 -0.23% 0.06%
2058 -0.2% 0.08%
2057 -0.17% 0.09%
2056 -0.15% 0.12%
2055 -0.12% 0.14%
2054 -0.06% 0.16%
2053 -0.02% 0.18%
2052 0% 0.21%
2051 0.02% 0.24%
2050 0.06% 0.25%
2049 0.08% 0.27%
2048 0.09% 0.29%
2047 0.14% 0.31%
2046 0.17% 0.33%
2045 0.19% 0.35%
2044 0.21% 0.36%
2043 0.22% 0.38%
2042 0.25% 0.4%
2041 0.27% 0.42%
2040 0.3% 0.43%
2039 0.32% 0.46%
2038 0.33% 0.48%
2037 0.33% 0.5%
2036 0.35% 0.52%
2035 0.35% 0.55%
2034 0.34% 0.57%
2033 0.38% 0.59%
2032 0.37% 0.62%
2031 0.43% 0.64%
2030 0.42% 0.67%
2029 0.42% 0.7%
2028 0.42% 0.73%
2027 0.42% 0.75%
2026 0.45% 0.79%
2025 0.48% 0.84%
2024 0.49% 0.85%
2023 0.5% 0.9%
2022 0.6% 0.96%
2021 0.38% 1.05%
2020 0.11% 1.05%
2019 0.13% 1.04%
2018 0.1% 1.08%
2017 0.07% 1.09%
2016 0.03% 1.12%
2015 0.01% 1.16%
2014 0.02% 1.19%
2013 0.05% 1.23%
2012 0.1% 1.25%
2011 0.33% 1.28%
2010 0.72% 1.29%
2009 0.95% 1.28%
2008 1.04% 1.24%
2007 1.11% 1.23%
2006 1.16% 1.26%
2005 1.2% 1.32%
2004 1.26% 1.38%
2003 1.36% 1.45%
2002 1.47% 1.51%
2001 1.54% 1.59%
2000 1.52% 1.63%
1999 1.53% 1.63%
1998 1.61% 1.67%
1997 1.7% 1.76%
1996 1.79% 1.84%
1995 1.92% 1.89%
1994 2.06% 1.94%
1993 2.17% 1.98%
1992 2.3% 2.02%
1991 2.44% 2.08%
1990 2.07% 2.13%
1989 1.51% 2.14%
1988 1.41% 2.13%
1987 1.42% 2.15%
1986 1.42% 2.19%
1985 1.42% 2.25%
1984 1.44% 2.31%
1983 1.48% 2.33%
1982 1.49% 2.36%
1981 1.41% 2.43%
1980 1.2% 2.49%
1979 1.05% 2.53%
1978 1.06% 2.57%
1977 1.09% 2.61%
1976 1.18% 2.65%
1975 1.08% 2.7%
1974 0.9% 2.76%
1973 0.84% 2.8%
1972 1.14% 2.82%
1971 2.14% 2.84%
1970 3.09% 2.86%
1969 3.36% 2.88%
1968 3.35% 2.93%
1967 3.33% 2.99%
1966 3.32% 2.96%
1965 3.31% 2.99%
1964 3.33% 3.07%
1963 3.36% 3.11%
1962 3.18% 3.16%
1961 2.41% 3.21%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/dominican-republic | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cape Verde grew by 0.49%, while the Dominican Republic's population grew by 0.85%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde Dominican Republic
Current population
530391
11637906
Population rank 169/197 85/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.14%
One net population change
3.44 hours
5.46 minutes
One birth every
1.36 hours
2.59 minutes
One death every
3.32 hours
7.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline +7 +264
Annual growth/decline +2,546 +96,292
Annual growth/decline rate +0.49% +0.85%
Population growth rate rank 136/197 111/197
One migration net change every
6.84 hours
14.9 minutes
Annual migration change -1,284 -35,306
Net migration rank 94/196 170/196
Foreign-born residents 16,515 738,667
Foreign-born residents rank 171/195 69/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 6.5%
Foreign-born share rank 116/195 81/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cape Verde Dominican Republic
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,284 - -35,306
2024 - -1,209 - -34,806
2023 3,798 -1,226 132,360 -34,915
2022 3,864 -1,253 138,767 -35,153
2021 3,575 0 128,866 -17,957
2020 3,734 -3,362 137,417 -17,957
2019 4,773 -4,001 144,869 -35,797
2018 5,282 -4,679 150,852 -35,934
2017 5,993 -5,550 151,565 -36,069
2016 6,238 -6,004 151,550 -36,219
2015 6,314 -6,226 154,258 -36,375
2014 6,622 -6,578 157,260 -36,543
2013 6,780 -6,622 159,330 -36,673
2012 7,157 -6,779 160,915 -36,737
2011 7,874 -7,226 162,094 -36,687
2010 7,746 -5,069 162,072 -36,587
2009 7,216 -2,618 160,893 -36,561
2008 7,313 -2,340 156,664 -36,723
2007 7,559 -2,200 152,066 -37,076
2006 7,980 -2,408 151,122 -37,170
2005 8,428 -2,768 155,405 -37,063
2004 8,825 -2,993 158,789 -36,851
2003 9,037 -2,898 163,267 -36,657
2002 9,278 -2,751 166,740 -36,575
2001 9,510 -2,528 170,193 -36,441
2000 9,752 -2,772 171,684 -33,256
1999 9,989 -3,371 167,742 -30,228
1998 10,187 -3,332 164,287 -30,108
1997 10,323 -3,211 168,419 -30,034
1996 10,613 -3,297 174,008 -30,018
1995 10,764 -3,125 175,439 -29,873
1994 11,410 -3,299 176,882 -29,610
1993 11,805 -3,393 177,691 -30,719
1992 11,915 -3,231 177,481 -30,262
1991 11,899 -2,924 177,371 -29,351
1990 11,738 -2,398 176,748 -27,397
1989 11,608 -5,704 175,365 -26,984
1988 11,523 -6,474 171,291 -26,552
1987 11,426 -6,418 167,552 -25,850
1986 11,295 -6,314 165,674 -24,772
1985 11,105 -6,192 164,091 -23,388
1984 10,835 -6,035 164,263 -22,239
1983 10,736 -5,834 163,136 -21,582
1982 10,597 -5,629 159,597 -20,886
1981 10,470 -5,684 158,419 -19,809
1980 10,276 -5,980 157,697 -17,485
1979 10,223 -6,875 154,779 -16,296
1978 10,152 -6,833 154,043 -16,909
1977 10,036 -6,730 152,825 -17,077
1976 9,833 -6,389 151,201 -16,866
1975 9,601 -5,829 149,339 -16,425
1974 9,295 -6,512 147,652 -15,402
1973 9,003 -6,410 146,283 -14,594
1972 8,716 -6,316 143,255 -14,262
1971 8,359 -4,085 140,473 -14,156
1970 7,878 172 137,835 -14,255
1969 7,625 1,608 135,445 -14,531
1968 7,408 1,521 133,666 -14,901
1967 7,214 1,376 133,091 -15,324
1966 7,039 1,230 132,096 -15,701
1965 6,877 1,093 125,345 -15,978
1964 6,725 1,006 127,504 -16,059
1963 6,589 945 124,994 -15,889
1962 6,468 904 122,977 -15,389
1961 6,247 49 120,316 -14,511
1960 6,098 -2,267 117,346 -13,344

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/dominican-republic | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 56.4% of the population change in Cape Verde is from natural causes (a gain of 50,193 people) and 43.6% is from migration (a loss of 38,879 people). In the Dominican Republic 81.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,447,764 people) and 18.2% is from migration (a loss of 322,919 people).

As of 2024, 16,515 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Cape Verde, compared to 738,667 people or 6.5% in the Dominican Republic.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Dominican Republic
City Population
Santo Domingo 2.2M
Santiago de los Caballeros 1.34M
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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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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