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Population in Cape Verde compared to Ethiopia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 527,326 in 2025 vs 135,472,051 people in Ethiopia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,853 people compared to 140,722,974 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 265.1 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 1.7% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.26% per year vs +2.69% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 531K (8.18% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 141M (74.4% growth).

Cape Verde vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cape Verde Ethiopia
2100 419,997 371,078,260
2099 424,272 369,338,252
2098 428,479 367,513,542
2097 432,755 365,567,496
2096 437,010 363,536,294
2095 441,329 361,596,042
2094 445,663 359,531,317
2093 450,029 357,460,480
2092 454,324 355,389,829
2091 458,616 353,218,632
2090 462,925 350,960,021
2089 467,304 348,751,618
2088 471,550 346,517,326
2087 475,770 344,162,324
2086 479,948 341,671,994
2085 484,130 339,167,930
2084 488,284 336,649,520
2083 492,265 334,083,247
2082 496,287 331,401,460
2081 500,248 328,715,487
2080 504,114 326,013,981
2079 507,910 323,282,865
2078 511,491 320,422,535
2077 514,982 317,492,915
2076 518,448 314,518,328
2075 521,841 311,487,723
2074 525,092 308,416,133
2073 528,231 305,383,505
2072 531,275 302,258,564
2071 534,138 299,119,280
2070 537,082 295,963,235
2069 539,993 292,756,723
2068 542,768 289,522,748
2067 545,560 286,191,689
2066 548,154 282,905,709
2065 550,545 279,576,283
2064 552,744 276,197,958
2063 554,888 272,782,685
2062 556,973 269,340,926
2061 558,855 265,803,351
2060 560,518 262,269,354
2059 562,114 258,692,767
2058 563,436 255,205,644
2057 564,587 251,656,356
2056 565,521 248,002,497
2055 566,347 244,426,069
2054 567,010 240,794,405
2053 567,363 237,155,110
2052 567,478 233,479,314
2051 567,476 229,733,593
2050 567,344 226,055,085
2049 567,002 222,351,471
2048 566,562 218,627,197
2047 566,027 214,883,954
2046 565,225 211,161,780
2045 564,268 207,461,987
2044 563,194 203,749,820
2043 562,030 200,035,613
2042 560,769 196,351,202
2041 559,386 192,689,672
2040 557,874 189,023,384
2039 556,224 185,365,776
2038 554,435 181,733,067
2037 552,627 178,124,993
2036 550,801 174,515,366
2035 548,853 170,904,339
2034 546,915 167,316,305
2033 545,056 163,763,376
2032 542,980 160,167,364
2031 540,984 156,590,018
2030 538,671 153,023,174
2029 536,441 149,461,578
2028 534,196 145,944,350
2027 531,944 142,419,893
2026 529,702 138,930,724
2025 527,326 135,472,051
2024 524,877 132,059,767
2023 522,331 128,691,692
2022 519,741 125,384,287
2021 516,649 122,138,588
2020 514,679 118,917,671
2019 514,104 115,737,383
2018 513,415 112,664,152
2017 512,893 109,666,481
2016 512,554 106,718,162
2015 512,394 103,867,135
2014 512,326 101,115,610
2013 512,225 98,438,751
2012 511,955 95,798,767
2011 511,447 93,149,970
2010 509,784 90,538,514
2009 506,141 88,007,636
2008 501,355 85,543,668
2007 496,190 83,103,217
2006 490,728 80,703,490
2005 485,115 78,367,470
2004 479,370 76,077,206
2003 473,383 73,832,663
2002 467,046 71,635,517
2001 460,293 69,487,762
2000 453,317 67,411,494
1999 446,519 65,374,561
1998 439,784 63,363,524
1997 432,798 61,404,539
1996 425,581 59,467,635
1995 418,104 57,537,335
1994 410,228 55,611,508
1993 401,965 53,708,891
1992 393,415 51,853,747
1991 384,586 49,717,198
1990 375,428 47,609,755
1989 367,803 45,879,690
1988 362,329 44,150,825
1987 357,302 42,460,039
1986 352,312 41,037,656
1985 347,365 39,842,136
1984 342,505 38,735,722
1983 337,654 37,740,817
1982 332,724 36,701,290
1981 327,846 35,304,012
1980 323,301 34,428,514
1979 319,480 34,238,652
1978 316,147 33,734,592
1977 312,834 33,167,272
1976 309,455 32,534,418
1975 305,847 31,723,252
1974 302,570 30,957,273
1973 299,881 30,166,785
1972 297,386 29,374,608
1971 294,046 28,600,106
1970 287,885 27,829,128
1969 279,248 27,072,571
1968 270,164 26,337,930
1967 261,404 25,620,276
1966 252,976 24,952,689
1965 244,856 24,310,612
1964 237,006 23,666,548
1963 229,373 23,051,637
1962 221,919 22,465,126
1961 215,087 21,906,102
1960 210,024 21,376,693

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/ethiopia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 18,299 people (a 3.57% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th 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 Ethiopia will increase by 60.6% to 226,055,085 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 567K people compared to the peak of 371M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.

Population growth rate by year

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cape Verde Ethiopia
2100 -1.01% 0.47%
2099 -0.98% 0.5%
2098 -0.99% 0.53%
2097 -0.97% 0.56%
2096 -0.98% 0.54%
2095 -0.97% 0.57%
2094 -0.97% 0.58%
2093 -0.95% 0.58%
2092 -0.94% 0.61%
2091 -0.93% 0.64%
2090 -0.94% 0.63%
2089 -0.9% 0.64%
2088 -0.89% 0.68%
2087 -0.87% 0.73%
2086 -0.86% 0.74%
2085 -0.85% 0.75%
2084 -0.81% 0.77%
2083 -0.81% 0.81%
2082 -0.79% 0.82%
2081 -0.77% 0.83%
2080 -0.75% 0.84%
2079 -0.7% 0.89%
2078 -0.68% 0.92%
2077 -0.67% 0.95%
2076 -0.65% 0.97%
2075 -0.62% 1%
2074 -0.59% 0.99%
2073 -0.57% 1.03%
2072 -0.54% 1.05%
2071 -0.55% 1.07%
2070 -0.54% 1.1%
2069 -0.51% 1.12%
2068 -0.51% 1.16%
2067 -0.47% 1.16%
2066 -0.43% 1.19%
2065 -0.4% 1.22%
2064 -0.39% 1.25%
2063 -0.37% 1.28%
2062 -0.34% 1.33%
2061 -0.3% 1.35%
2060 -0.28% 1.38%
2059 -0.23% 1.37%
2058 -0.2% 1.41%
2057 -0.17% 1.47%
2056 -0.15% 1.46%
2055 -0.12% 1.51%
2054 -0.06% 1.53%
2053 -0.02% 1.57%
2052 0% 1.63%
2051 0.02% 1.63%
2050 0.06% 1.67%
2049 0.08% 1.7%
2048 0.09% 1.74%
2047 0.14% 1.76%
2046 0.17% 1.78%
2045 0.19% 1.82%
2044 0.21% 1.86%
2043 0.22% 1.88%
2042 0.25% 1.9%
2041 0.27% 1.94%
2040 0.3% 1.97%
2039 0.32% 2%
2038 0.33% 2.03%
2037 0.33% 2.07%
2036 0.35% 2.11%
2035 0.35% 2.14%
2034 0.34% 2.17%
2033 0.38% 2.25%
2032 0.37% 2.28%
2031 0.43% 2.33%
2030 0.42% 2.38%
2029 0.42% 2.41%
2028 0.42% 2.47%
2027 0.42% 2.51%
2026 0.45% 2.55%
2025 0.47% 2.58%
2024 0.49% 2.62%
2023 0.5% 2.64%
2022 0.6% 2.66%
2021 0.38% 2.71%
2020 0.11% 2.75%
2019 0.13% 2.73%
2018 0.1% 2.73%
2017 0.07% 2.76%
2016 0.03% 2.74%
2015 0.01% 2.72%
2014 0.02% 2.72%
2013 0.05% 2.76%
2012 0.1% 2.84%
2011 0.33% 2.88%
2010 0.72% 2.88%
2009 0.95% 2.88%
2008 1.04% 2.94%
2007 1.11% 2.97%
2006 1.16% 2.98%
2005 1.2% 3.01%
2004 1.26% 3.04%
2003 1.36% 3.07%
2002 1.47% 3.09%
2001 1.54% 3.08%
2000 1.52% 3.12%
1999 1.53% 3.17%
1998 1.61% 3.19%
1997 1.7% 3.26%
1996 1.79% 3.35%
1995 1.92% 3.46%
1994 2.06% 3.54%
1993 2.17% 3.58%
1992 2.3% 4.3%
1991 2.44% 4.43%
1990 2.07% 3.77%
1989 1.51% 3.92%
1988 1.41% 3.98%
1987 1.42% 3.47%
1986 1.42% 3%
1985 1.42% 2.86%
1984 1.44% 2.64%
1983 1.48% 2.83%
1982 1.49% 3.96%
1981 1.41% 2.54%
1980 1.2% 0.55%
1979 1.05% 1.49%
1978 1.06% 1.71%
1977 1.09% 1.95%
1976 1.18% 2.56%
1975 1.08% 2.47%
1974 0.9% 2.62%
1973 0.84% 2.7%
1972 1.14% 2.71%
1971 2.14% 2.77%
1970 3.09% 2.79%
1969 3.36% 2.79%
1968 3.35% 2.8%
1967 3.33% 2.68%
1966 3.32% 2.64%
1965 3.31% 2.72%
1964 3.33% 2.67%
1963 3.36% 2.61%
1962 3.18% 2.55%
1961 2.41% 2.48%

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 Ethiopia's population grew by 2.58%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde Ethiopia
Current population
530853
140722974
Population rank 169/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 1.69%
One net population change
3.59 hours
9.27 seconds
One birth every
1.37 hours
7.59 seconds
One death every
3.28 hours
40.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +7 +9,349
Annual growth/decline +2,449 +3,412,284
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +2.58%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 24/197
One migration net change every
6.84 hours
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change -1,284 +24,054
Net migration rank 94/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 16,515 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 171/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 116/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cape Verde Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,284 - 24,054
2024 3,741 -1,209 3,379,409 30,069
2023 3,798 -1,226 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 3,864 -1,253 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 3,575 0 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 3,734 -3,362 3,199,718 38,866
2019 4,773 -4,001 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 5,282 -4,679 3,015,231 9,302
2017 5,993 -5,550 2,899,143 71,766
2016 6,238 -6,004 2,809,889 115,823
2015 6,314 -6,226 2,713,529 62,785
2014 6,622 -6,578 2,623,647 103,122
2013 6,780 -6,622 2,546,020 80,955
2012 7,157 -6,779 2,533,398 119,517
2011 7,874 -7,226 2,527,811 116,793
2010 7,746 -5,069 2,498,048 80,213
2009 7,216 -2,618 2,467,118 16,315
2008 7,313 -2,340 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 7,559 -2,200 2,436,753 -381
2006 7,980 -2,408 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 8,428 -2,768 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 8,825 -2,993 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 9,037 -2,898 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 9,278 -2,751 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 9,510 -2,528 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 9,752 -2,772 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 9,989 -3,371 2,010,987 29,142
1998 10,187 -3,332 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 10,323 -3,211 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 10,613 -3,297 1,896,364 41,456
1995 10,764 -3,125 1,831,068 91,727
1994 11,410 -3,299 1,788,133 140,715
1993 11,805 -3,393 1,734,851 141,545
1992 11,915 -3,231 1,673,839 160,106
1991 11,899 -2,924 1,579,416 859,737
1990 11,738 -2,398 1,479,663 296,014
1989 11,608 -5,704 1,441,769 242,614
1988 11,523 -6,474 1,393,356 379,966
1987 11,426 -6,418 1,356,853 251,387
1986 11,295 -6,314 1,050,277 186,227
1985 11,105 -6,192 997,050 157,476
1984 10,835 -6,035 920,670 137,632
1983 10,736 -5,834 863,472 68,022
1982 10,597 -5,629 1,080,853 66,702
1981 10,470 -5,684 1,018,838 628,135
1980 10,276 -5,980 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 10,223 -6,875 987,203 -711,455
1978 10,152 -6,833 943,388 -210,991
1977 10,036 -6,730 929,381 -527,133
1976 9,833 -6,389 899,577 -36,125
1975 9,601 -5,829 801,425 -42,540
1974 9,295 -6,512 777,306 -4,232
1973 9,003 -6,410 807,535 347
1972 8,716 -6,316 779,808 -3,375
1971 8,359 -4,085 787,047 -14,510
1970 7,878 172 760,821 8,589
1969 7,625 1,608 736,428 7,258
1968 7,408 1,521 715,602 9,992
1967 7,214 1,376 695,283 14,437
1966 7,039 1,230 616,281 9,160
1965 6,877 1,093 642,359 16,348
1964 6,725 1,006 618,667 10,749
1963 6,589 945 590,998 9,418
1962 6,468 904 563,650 8,960
1961 6,247 49 538,518 6,938
1960 6,098 -2,267 511,694 1,696

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/ethiopia | 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 Ethiopia 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,993,135 people) and 0.93% is from migration (a gain of 292,435 people).

As of 2024, 16,515 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Cape Verde, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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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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