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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 132,059,767 people in Ethiopia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,391 people compared to 139,917,664 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 263.8 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 1.69% 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 +0.22% per year vs +2.71% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 530K (8.08% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 140M (73.4% growth).

Cape Verde vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cape Verde Ethiopia
2100 420,063 371,192,732
2099 424,339 369,452,188
2098 428,547 367,626,914
2097 432,823 365,680,268
2096 437,079 363,648,440
2095 441,399 361,707,589
2094 445,733 359,642,227
2093 450,100 357,570,752
2092 454,396 355,499,462
2091 458,688 353,327,595
2090 462,998 351,068,287
2089 467,377 348,859,203
2088 471,624 346,624,222
2087 475,845 344,268,493
2086 480,024 341,777,395
2085 484,207 339,272,558
2084 488,361 336,753,372
2083 492,342 334,186,307
2082 496,365 331,503,693
2081 500,326 328,816,892
2080 504,194 326,114,551
2079 507,990 323,382,593
2078 511,571 320,521,381
2077 515,063 317,590,857
2076 518,529 314,615,353
2075 521,923 311,583,813
2074 525,175 308,511,275
2073 528,314 305,477,711
2072 531,359 302,351,806
2071 534,222 299,211,554
2070 537,167 296,054,535
2069 540,078 292,847,034
2068 542,854 289,612,061
2067 545,645 286,279,975
2066 548,241 282,992,981
2065 550,631 279,662,528
2064 552,831 276,283,161
2063 554,976 272,866,834
2062 557,061 269,424,014
2061 558,943 265,885,347
2060 560,606 262,350,260
2059 562,202 258,772,570
2058 563,524 255,284,371
2057 564,676 251,733,988
2056 565,611 248,079,002
2055 566,437 244,501,471
2054 567,099 240,868,686
2053 567,452 237,228,269
2052 567,567 233,551,340
2051 567,565 229,804,463
2050 567,433 226,124,819
2049 567,091 222,420,063
2048 566,651 218,694,640
2047 566,116 214,950,242
2046 565,314 211,226,920
2045 564,356 207,525,986
2044 563,283 203,812,674
2043 562,118 200,097,321
2042 560,857 196,411,774
2041 559,474 192,749,114
2040 557,962 189,081,695
2039 556,312 185,422,958
2038 554,523 181,789,129
2037 552,714 178,179,942
2036 550,888 174,569,201
2035 548,939 170,957,061
2034 547,001 167,367,920
2033 545,142 163,813,895
2032 543,065 160,216,774
2031 541,069 156,638,324
2030 538,756 153,070,380
2029 536,526 149,507,684
2028 534,280 145,989,372
2027 532,028 142,463,827
2026 529,785 138,973,582
2025 527,409 135,513,842
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 17,837 people (a 3.48% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% 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 6.98% to 567,433 people with a rank change from 169th to 168th. The population of Ethiopia will increase by 61.6% to 226,124,819 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 568K 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 0.48% 2.62%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Cape Verde grew by 0.49%, while Ethiopia's population grew by 2.62%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde Ethiopia
Current population
530391
139917664
Population rank 169/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 1.69%
One net population change
3.44 hours
9.36 seconds
One birth every
1.36 hours
7.68 seconds
One death every
3.32 hours
41.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +7 +9,228
Annual growth/decline +2,546 +3,368,075
Annual growth/decline rate +0.49% +2.62%
Population growth rate rank 136/197 25/197
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 - -1,209 - 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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/ethiopia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 56.4% of the population change in Cape Verde is from natural causes (a gain of 50,193 people) and 43.6% is from migration (a loss of 38,879 people). In Ethiopia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,237,373 people) and 1.19% is from migration (a gain of 365,488 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 (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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