Population in Cape Verde compared to Equatorial Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cape Verde	Equatorial Guinea	Cape Verde	Equatorial Guinea
1960	210,024	269,807	-	-
1961	215,087	274,896	2.41%	1.89%
1962	221,919	280,286	3.18%	1.96%
1963	229,373	285,965	3.36%	2.03%
1964	237,006	291,942	3.33%	2.09%
1965	244,856	298,238	3.31%	2.16%
1966	252,976	304,859	3.32%	2.22%
1967	261,404	311,805	3.33%	2.28%
1968	270,164	318,849	3.35%	2.26%
1969	279,248	322,517	3.36%	1.15%
1970	287,885	320,803	3.09%	-0.53%
1971	294,046	315,940	2.14%	-1.52%
1972	297,386	309,468	1.14%	-2.05%
1973	299,881	302,281	0.84%	-2.32%
1974	302,570	294,953	0.9%	-2.42%
1975	305,847	287,901	1.08%	-2.39%
1976	309,455	281,031	1.18%	-2.39%
1977	312,834	276,779	1.09%	-1.51%
1978	316,147	276,531	1.06%	-0.09%
1979	319,480	279,846	1.05%	1.2%
1980	323,301	288,644	1.2%	3.14%
1981	327,846	303,252	1.41%	5.06%
1982	332,724	322,216	1.49%	6.25%
1983	337,654	343,421	1.48%	6.58%
1984	342,505	364,899	1.44%	6.25%
1985	347,365	385,547	1.42%	5.66%
1986	352,312	404,728	1.42%	4.98%
1987	357,302	422,522	1.42%	4.4%
1988	362,329	439,651	1.41%	4.05%
1989	367,803	456,808	1.51%	3.9%
1990	375,428	474,274	2.07%	3.82%
1991	384,586	492,217	2.44%	3.78%
1992	393,415	510,770	2.3%	3.77%
1993	401,965	530,023	2.17%	3.77%
1994	410,228	550,138	2.06%	3.8%
1995	418,104	571,264	1.92%	3.84%
1996	425,581	593,492	1.79%	3.89%
1997	432,798	616,893	1.7%	3.94%
1998	439,784	641,474	1.61%	3.98%
1999	446,519	667,214	1.53%	4.01%
2000	453,317	703,279	1.52%	5.41%
2001	460,293	749,836	1.54%	6.62%
2002	467,046	797,957	1.47%	6.42%
2003	473,383	847,862	1.36%	6.25%
2004	479,370	899,917	1.26%	6.14%
2005	485,115	947,367	1.2%	5.27%
2006	490,728	990,343	1.16%	4.54%
2007	496,190	1,036,044	1.11%	4.61%
2008	501,355	1,084,530	1.04%	4.68%
2009	506,141	1,135,673	0.95%	4.72%
2010	509,784	1,189,085	0.72%	4.7%
2011	511,447	1,241,835	0.33%	4.44%
2012	511,955	1,293,483	0.1%	4.16%
2013	512,225	1,346,218	0.05%	4.08%
2014	512,326	1,399,828	0.02%	3.98%
2015	512,394	1,453,923	0.01%	3.86%
2016	512,554	1,508,186	0.03%	3.73%
2017	512,893	1,562,396	0.07%	3.59%
2018	513,415	1,616,422	0.1%	3.46%
2019	514,104	1,670,177	0.13%	3.33%
2020	514,679	1,716,468	0.11%	2.77%
2021	516,649	1,758,786	0.38%	2.47%
2022	519,741	1,803,545	0.6%	2.54%
2023	522,331	1,847,549	0.5%	2.44%
2024	524,877	1,892,516	0.49%	2.43%
2025	527,331	1,938,427	0.47%	2.43%
2026	529,641	1,984,463	0.44%	2.37%
2027	531,874	2,030,749	0.42%	2.33%
2028	534,119	2,077,253	0.42%	2.29%
2029	536,345	2,123,699	0.42%	2.24%
2030	538,617	2,170,434	0.42%	2.2%
2031	540,769	2,218,077	0.4%	2.2%
2032	542,801	2,267,025	0.38%	2.21%
2033	544,769	2,315,991	0.36%	2.16%
2034	546,653	2,364,847	0.35%	2.11%
2035	548,594	2,414,263	0.36%	2.09%
2036	550,481	2,463,880	0.34%	2.06%
2037	552,294	2,513,955	0.33%	2.03%
2038	554,085	2,564,843	0.32%	2.02%
2039	555,802	2,615,417	0.31%	1.97%
2040	557,378	2,665,575	0.28%	1.92%
2041	558,819	2,715,477	0.26%	1.87%
2042	560,139	2,764,764	0.24%	1.82%
2043	561,350	2,813,769	0.22%	1.77%
2044	562,468	2,862,511	0.2%	1.73%
2045	563,484	2,911,227	0.18%	1.7%
2046	564,357	2,959,088	0.15%	1.64%
2047	565,018	3,005,551	0.12%	1.57%
2048	565,511	3,051,480	0.09%	1.53%
2049	565,896	3,097,625	0.07%	1.51%
2050	566,140	3,143,719	0.04%	1.49%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Equatorial Guinea gained 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 17,111 (a 3.34% growth), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 476,782 (a 31.6% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th in 2006 and ranked 148th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Cape Verde's population will grow by 6.89% to 566,140 people with a rank change from 169th to 167th. The population of Equatorial Guinea will increase by 58.4% to 3,143,719 people and rank change from 148th to 140th.