Population in Cape Verde compared to the DR Congo: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Cape Verde and the DR Congo: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cape Verde	DR Congo	Cape Verde	DR Congo
1960	210,024	15,264,846	-	-
1961	215,087	15,662,374	2.41%	2.6%
1962	221,919	16,075,724	3.18%	2.64%
1963	229,373	16,507,599	3.36%	2.69%
1964	237,006	16,955,327	3.33%	2.71%
1965	244,856	17,427,802	3.31%	2.79%
1966	252,976	17,931,929	3.32%	2.89%
1967	261,404	18,462,782	3.33%	2.96%
1968	270,164	19,012,189	3.35%	2.98%
1969	279,248	19,570,445	3.36%	2.94%
1970	287,885	20,137,436	3.09%	2.9%
1971	294,046	20,695,569	2.14%	2.77%
1972	297,386	21,251,160	1.14%	2.68%
1973	299,881	21,827,665	0.84%	2.71%
1974	302,570	22,418,878	0.9%	2.71%
1975	305,847	23,021,101	1.08%	2.69%
1976	309,455	23,624,031	1.18%	2.62%
1977	312,834	24,229,061	1.09%	2.56%
1978	316,147	24,992,689	1.06%	3.15%
1979	319,480	25,886,782	1.05%	3.58%
1980	323,301	26,711,099	1.2%	3.18%
1981	327,846	27,500,515	1.41%	2.96%
1982	332,724	28,338,190	1.49%	3.05%
1983	337,654	29,250,963	1.48%	3.22%
1984	342,505	30,245,081	1.44%	3.4%
1985	347,365	31,264,816	1.42%	3.37%
1986	352,312	32,265,196	1.42%	3.2%
1987	357,302	33,298,904	1.42%	3.2%
1988	362,329	34,382,752	1.41%	3.25%
1989	367,803	35,486,866	1.51%	3.21%
1990	375,428	36,684,063	2.07%	3.37%
1991	384,586	37,925,817	2.44%	3.38%
1992	393,415	39,228,910	2.3%	3.44%
1993	401,965	40,656,336	2.17%	3.64%
1994	410,228	42,626,876	2.06%	4.85%
1995	418,104	44,433,704	1.92%	4.24%
1996	425,581	45,296,124	1.79%	1.94%
1997	432,798	46,029,902	1.7%	1.62%
1998	439,784	47,297,600	1.61%	2.75%
1999	446,519	48,912,971	1.53%	3.42%
2000	453,317	50,507,442	1.52%	3.26%
2001	460,293	52,132,646	1.54%	3.22%
2002	467,046	53,750,524	1.47%	3.1%
2003	473,383	55,343,867	1.36%	2.96%
2004	479,370	56,997,741	1.26%	2.99%
2005	485,115	58,775,724	1.2%	3.12%
2006	490,728	60,615,908	1.16%	3.13%
2007	496,190	62,477,752	1.11%	3.07%
2008	501,355	64,390,664	1.04%	3.06%
2009	506,141	66,412,044	0.95%	3.14%
2010	509,784	68,563,038	0.72%	3.24%
2011	511,447	70,849,311	0.33%	3.33%
2012	511,955	73,254,618	0.1%	3.39%
2013	512,225	75,789,395	0.05%	3.46%
2014	512,326	78,403,242	0.02%	3.45%
2015	512,394	81,035,531	0.01%	3.36%
2016	512,554	83,956,415	0.03%	3.6%
2017	512,893	87,083,398	0.07%	3.72%
2018	513,415	90,047,644	0.1%	3.4%
2019	514,104	92,947,442	0.13%	3.22%
2020	514,679	95,989,998	0.11%	3.27%
2021	516,649	99,148,932	0.38%	3.29%
2022	519,741	102,396,968	0.6%	3.28%
2023	522,331	105,789,731	0.5%	3.31%
2024	524,877	109,276,265	0.49%	3.3%
2025	527,331	112,832,475	0.47%	3.25%
2026	529,641	116,452,162	0.44%	3.21%
2027	531,874	120,129,744	0.42%	3.16%
2028	534,119	123,871,555	0.42%	3.11%
2029	536,345	127,674,141	0.42%	3.07%
2030	538,617	131,532,201	0.42%	3.02%
2031	540,769	135,447,495	0.4%	2.98%
2032	542,801	139,408,613	0.38%	2.92%
2033	544,769	143,414,031	0.36%	2.87%
2034	546,653	147,468,142	0.35%	2.83%
2035	548,594	151,560,102	0.36%	2.77%
2036	550,481	155,689,453	0.34%	2.72%
2037	552,294	159,848,574	0.33%	2.67%
2038	554,085	164,045,610	0.32%	2.63%
2039	555,802	168,296,695	0.31%	2.59%
2040	557,378	172,595,578	0.28%	2.55%
2041	558,819	176,946,261	0.26%	2.52%
2042	560,139	181,350,407	0.24%	2.49%
2043	561,350	185,805,168	0.22%	2.46%
2044	562,468	190,312,004	0.2%	2.43%
2045	563,484	194,865,386	0.18%	2.39%
2046	564,357	199,464,487	0.15%	2.36%
2047	565,018	204,105,925	0.12%	2.33%
2048	565,511	208,783,692	0.09%	2.29%
2049	565,896	213,497,692	0.07%	2.26%
2050	566,140	218,246,073	0.04%	2.22%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cape Verde increased by 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth), while the DR Congo gained 22,259,807 people (a 37.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cape Verde gained 16,792 (a 3.28% growth), while the DR Congo's population increased by 34,704,561 (a 42.8% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 165th most populous country in 2005 and is 169th in 2025. The DR Congo was ranked 22nd in 2005 and ranked 15th 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 DR Congo will increase by 88.6% to 218,246,073 people and rank change from 15th to 8th.