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Population in Cape Verde compared to East Timor: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 1,400,638 people in East Timor in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 529,186 people compared to 1,433,311 in East Timor.

Population statistics:

  • East Timor's population is 2.71 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while East Timor is the 152nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.02% for East Timor.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +1.74% in East Timor.
  • Since 2005, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 485K people to 529K (9.08% growth), while East Timor has grown from 948K to 1.43M (51.1% growth).
  • Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 566K people compared to the peak of 2.09M people in 2076 for East Timor.

Cape Verde vs East Timor: live population counter

Cape Verde East Timor
Current population
529186
1433311
Population rank 169/197 152/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.02%
One net population change
3.44 hours
32.1 minutes
One birth every
1.36 hours
17.2 minutes
One death every
3.32 hours
52.2 minutes
One migration net change every
7.25 hours
3.43 hours
Annual migration change -1,209 -2,552
Daily growth/decline +7 +45
Annual growth/decline +2,546 +16,352
Annual growth/decline rate +0.49% +1.18%
Population growth rate rank 136/197 93/197

Cape Verde and East Timor: population history and growth rate by year chart

Cape Verde
Population

Growth rate
East Timor
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Cape Verde East Timor Cape Verde East Timor
1960 210,024 468,118 - -
1961 215,087 475,291 2.41% 1.53%
1962 221,919 482,774 3.18% 1.57%
1963 229,373 490,564 3.36% 1.61%
1964 237,006 498,659 3.33% 1.65%
1965 244,856 507,034 3.31% 1.68%
1966 252,976 515,696 3.32% 1.71%
1967 261,404 524,648 3.33% 1.74%
1968 270,164 533,875 3.35% 1.76%
1969 279,248 543,356 3.36% 1.78%
1970 287,885 553,069 3.09% 1.79%
1971 294,046 562,966 2.14% 1.79%
1972 297,386 572,962 1.14% 1.78%
1973 299,881 582,855 0.84% 1.73%
1974 302,570 590,827 0.9% 1.37%
1975 305,847 598,158 1.08% 1.24%
1976 309,455 607,620 1.18% 1.58%
1977 312,834 618,315 1.09% 1.76%
1978 316,147 628,775 1.06% 1.69%
1979 319,480 638,719 1.05% 1.58%
1980 323,301 649,871 1.2% 1.75%
1981 327,846 660,493 1.41% 1.63%
1982 332,724 669,149 1.49% 1.31%
1983 337,654 677,707 1.48% 1.28%
1984 342,505 686,777 1.44% 1.34%
1985 347,365 696,665 1.42% 1.44%
1986 352,312 707,185 1.42% 1.51%
1987 357,302 718,476 1.42% 1.6%
1988 362,329 730,745 1.41% 1.71%
1989 367,803 744,856 1.51% 1.93%
1990 375,428 760,345 2.07% 2.08%
1991 384,586 778,278 2.44% 2.36%
1992 393,415 799,318 2.3% 2.7%
1993 401,965 821,437 2.17% 2.77%
1994 410,228 844,493 2.06% 2.81%
1995 418,104 868,146 1.92% 2.8%
1996 425,581 892,282 1.79% 2.78%
1997 432,798 917,184 1.7% 2.79%
1998 439,784 942,530 1.61% 2.76%
1999 446,519 834,697 1.53% -11.4%
2000 453,317 745,088 1.52% -10.7%
2001 460,293 812,249 1.54% 9.01%
2002 467,046 879,159 1.47% 8.24%
2003 473,383 916,878 1.36% 4.29%
2004 479,370 929,074 1.26% 1.33%
2005 485,115 948,311 1.2% 2.07%
2006 490,728 976,597 1.16% 2.98%
2007 496,190 1,004,889 1.11% 2.9%
2008 501,355 1,032,429 1.04% 2.74%
2009 506,141 1,058,782 0.95% 2.55%
2010 509,784 1,084,679 0.72% 2.45%
2011 511,447 1,110,207 0.33% 2.35%
2012 511,955 1,134,885 0.1% 2.22%
2013 512,225 1,158,695 0.05% 2.1%
2014 512,326 1,181,903 0.02% 2%
2015 512,394 1,205,131 0.01% 1.97%
2016 512,554 1,228,312 0.03% 1.92%
2017 512,893 1,251,703 0.07% 1.9%
2018 513,415 1,275,959 0.1% 1.94%
2019 514,104 1,300,945 0.13% 1.96%
2020 514,679 1,326,053 0.11% 1.93%
2021 516,649 1,350,139 0.38% 1.82%
2022 519,741 1,369,295 0.6% 1.42%
2023 522,331 1,384,286 0.5% 1.09%
2024 524,877 1,400,638 0.49% 1.18%
2025 527,331 1,418,519 0.47% 1.28%
2026 529,641 1,436,934 0.44% 1.3%
2027 531,874 1,456,334 0.42% 1.35%
2028 534,119 1,476,850 0.42% 1.41%
2029 536,345 1,498,119 0.42% 1.44%
2030 538,617 1,519,802 0.42% 1.45%
2031 540,769 1,540,659 0.4% 1.37%
2032 542,801 1,559,710 0.38% 1.24%
2033 544,769 1,578,114 0.36% 1.18%
2034 546,653 1,597,444 0.35% 1.22%
2035 548,594 1,618,799 0.36% 1.34%
2036 550,481 1,639,721 0.34% 1.29%
2037 552,294 1,659,327 0.33% 1.2%
2038 554,085 1,678,953 0.32% 1.18%
2039 555,802 1,698,891 0.31% 1.19%
2040 557,378 1,718,249 0.28% 1.14%
2041 558,819 1,736,476 0.26% 1.06%
2042 560,139 1,755,847 0.24% 1.12%
2043 561,350 1,776,066 0.22% 1.15%
2044 562,468 1,793,758 0.2% 1%
2045 563,484 1,809,637 0.18% 0.89%
2046 564,357 1,825,551 0.15% 0.88%
2047 565,018 1,841,558 0.12% 0.88%
2048 565,511 1,858,311 0.09% 0.91%
2049 565,896 1,873,846 0.07% 0.84%
2050 566,140 1,889,246 0.04% 0.82%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cape Verde increased by 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth), while East Timor gained 256,820 people (a 27.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cape Verde gained 16,792 (a 3.28% growth), while East Timor's population increased by 228,180 (a 18.9% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 165th most populous country in 2005 and is 169th in 2025. East Timor was ranked 154th in 2005 and ranked 152nd 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 East Timor will increase by 31.8% to 1,889,246 people and rank change from 152nd to 149th.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K

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