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

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The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 527,326 in 2025 vs 11,520,487 people in the Dominican Republic in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,853 people compared to 11,656,588 in the Dominican Republic.

Population statistics:

  • The Dominican Republic's population is 22 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 +0.26% per year vs +1.01% in the Dominican Republic.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 531K (8.18% growth), while the Dominican Republic has grown from 9.34M to 11.7M (24.8% 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 419,997 11,752,784
2099 424,272 11,815,252
2098 428,479 11,877,117
2097 432,755 11,937,719
2096 437,010 11,997,841
2095 441,329 12,057,342
2094 445,663 12,115,914
2093 450,029 12,173,845
2092 454,324 12,230,436
2091 458,616 12,286,064
2090 462,925 12,340,658
2089 467,304 12,394,314
2088 471,550 12,446,122
2087 475,770 12,497,009
2086 479,948 12,546,890
2085 484,130 12,595,176
2084 488,284 12,641,964
2083 492,265 12,686,626
2082 496,287 12,730,579
2081 500,248 12,772,531
2080 504,114 12,813,012
2079 507,910 12,851,452
2078 511,491 12,887,954
2077 514,982 12,923,053
2076 518,448 12,955,793
2075 521,841 12,986,456
2074 525,092 13,015,960
2073 528,231 13,043,173
2072 531,275 13,068,464
2071 534,138 13,091,361
2070 537,082 13,112,865
2069 539,993 13,131,909
2068 542,768 13,149,031
2067 545,560 13,163,707
2066 548,154 13,176,149
2065 550,545 13,187,108
2064 552,744 13,195,655
2063 554,888 13,201,391
2062 556,973 13,204,648
2061 558,855 13,205,517
2060 560,518 13,203,471
2059 562,114 13,199,071
2058 563,436 13,190,969
2057 564,587 13,180,617
2056 565,521 13,168,370
2055 566,347 13,153,175
2054 567,010 13,135,187
2053 567,363 13,114,225
2052 567,478 13,090,209
2051 567,476 13,063,047
2050 567,344 13,032,286
2049 567,002 12,999,890
2048 566,562 12,964,676
2047 566,027 12,927,592
2046 565,225 12,887,813
2045 564,268 12,845,519
2044 563,194 12,800,765
2043 562,030 12,754,444
2042 560,769 12,705,845
2041 559,386 12,655,390
2040 557,874 12,602,701
2039 556,224 12,548,652
2038 554,435 12,491,254
2037 552,627 12,431,970
2036 550,801 12,370,131
2035 548,853 12,305,889
2034 546,915 12,239,008
2033 545,056 12,170,158
2032 542,980 12,098,734
2031 540,984 12,024,555
2030 538,671 11,947,536
2029 536,441 11,867,856
2028 534,196 11,785,130
2027 531,944 11,699,216
2026 529,702 11,611,567
2025 527,326 11,520,487
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 18,299 people (a 3.57% growth), while the Dominican Republic's population increased by 1,105,158 people (a 10.5% 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 6.87% to 567,344 people with a rank change from 169th to 168th. The population of the Dominican Republic will increase by 11.8% to 13,032,286 people and rank change from 85th to 90th.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 567K 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 0.47% 0.81%
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 (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 the Dominican Republic's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde Dominican Republic
Current population
530853
11656588
Population rank 169/197 85/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.14%
One net population change
3.59 hours
5.67 minutes
One birth every
1.37 hours
2.61 minutes
One death every
3.28 hours
7.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +7 +255
Annual growth/decline +2,449 +92,930
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 111/197
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 3,741 -1,209 129,943 -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 2026-07-08).

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

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 the Dominican Republic 81.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,420,447 people) and 18.4% is from migration (a loss of 321,182 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 (1960–2025, 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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