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

Cape Verde and Gabon: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cape Verde	Gabon	Cape Verde	Gabon
1960	210,024	512,316	-	-
1961	215,087	518,266	2.41%	1.16%
1962	221,919	524,649	3.18%	1.23%
1963	229,373	531,452	3.36%	1.3%
1964	237,006	538,657	3.33%	1.36%
1965	244,856	546,308	3.31%	1.42%
1966	252,976	554,463	3.32%	1.49%
1967	261,404	563,108	3.33%	1.56%
1968	270,164	572,257	3.35%	1.62%
1969	279,248	583,276	3.36%	1.93%
1970	287,885	595,846	3.09%	2.16%
1971	294,046	608,348	2.14%	2.1%
1972	297,386	620,960	1.14%	2.07%
1973	299,881	633,995	0.84%	2.1%
1974	302,570	647,691	0.9%	2.16%
1975	305,847	662,197	1.08%	2.24%
1976	309,455	677,628	1.18%	2.33%
1977	312,834	693,984	1.09%	2.41%
1978	316,147	711,245	1.06%	2.49%
1979	319,480	729,375	1.05%	2.55%
1980	323,301	748,389	1.2%	2.61%
1981	327,846	768,385	1.41%	2.67%
1982	332,724	789,286	1.49%	2.72%
1983	337,654	811,005	1.48%	2.75%
1984	342,505	833,501	1.44%	2.77%
1985	347,365	856,726	1.42%	2.79%
1986	352,312	880,705	1.42%	2.8%
1987	357,302	905,479	1.42%	2.81%
1988	362,329	931,020	1.41%	2.82%
1989	367,803	957,138	1.51%	2.81%
1990	375,428	983,734	2.07%	2.78%
1991	384,586	1,010,818	2.44%	2.75%
1992	393,415	1,038,380	2.3%	2.73%
1993	401,965	1,066,405	2.17%	2.7%
1994	410,228	1,094,720	2.06%	2.66%
1995	418,104	1,123,213	1.92%	2.6%
1996	425,581	1,152,015	1.79%	2.56%
1997	432,798	1,181,439	1.7%	2.55%
1998	439,784	1,211,736	1.61%	2.56%
1999	446,519	1,243,016	1.53%	2.58%
2000	453,317	1,275,572	1.52%	2.62%
2001	460,293	1,309,589	1.54%	2.67%
2002	467,046	1,345,135	1.47%	2.71%
2003	473,383	1,382,350	1.36%	2.77%
2004	479,370	1,421,609	1.26%	2.84%
2005	485,115	1,463,495	1.2%	2.95%
2006	490,728	1,508,337	1.16%	3.06%
2007	496,190	1,556,237	1.11%	3.18%
2008	501,355	1,607,175	1.04%	3.27%
2009	506,141	1,661,556	0.95%	3.38%
2010	509,784	1,719,879	0.72%	3.51%
2011	511,447	1,781,985	0.33%	3.61%
2012	511,955	1,846,889	0.1%	3.64%
2013	512,225	1,913,059	0.05%	3.58%
2014	512,326	1,978,399	0.02%	3.42%
2015	512,394	2,040,989	0.01%	3.16%
2016	512,554	2,100,306	0.03%	2.91%
2017	512,893	2,156,900	0.07%	2.69%
2018	513,415	2,212,318	0.1%	2.57%
2019	514,104	2,267,706	0.13%	2.5%
2020	514,679	2,322,539	0.11%	2.42%
2021	516,649	2,376,722	0.38%	2.33%
2022	519,741	2,430,747	0.6%	2.27%
2023	522,331	2,484,789	0.5%	2.22%
2024	524,877	2,538,952	0.49%	2.18%
2025	527,331	2,593,130	0.47%	2.13%
2026	529,641	2,647,397	0.44%	2.09%
2027	531,874	2,701,860	0.42%	2.06%
2028	534,119	2,756,474	0.42%	2.02%
2029	536,345	2,811,348	0.42%	1.99%
2030	538,617	2,866,668	0.42%	1.97%
2031	540,769	2,922,503	0.4%	1.95%
2032	542,801	2,978,812	0.38%	1.93%
2033	544,769	3,035,711	0.36%	1.91%
2034	546,653	3,093,221	0.35%	1.89%
2035	548,594	3,151,467	0.36%	1.88%
2036	550,481	3,210,584	0.34%	1.88%
2037	552,294	3,270,304	0.33%	1.86%
2038	554,085	3,330,507	0.32%	1.84%
2039	555,802	3,391,378	0.31%	1.83%
2040	557,378	3,452,985	0.28%	1.82%
2041	558,819	3,515,218	0.26%	1.8%
2042	560,139	3,577,745	0.24%	1.78%
2043	561,350	3,640,570	0.22%	1.76%
2044	562,468	3,703,794	0.2%	1.74%
2045	563,484	3,767,430	0.18%	1.72%
2046	564,357	3,831,211	0.15%	1.69%
2047	565,018	3,894,840	0.12%	1.66%
2048	565,511	3,958,294	0.09%	1.63%
2049	565,896	4,021,470	0.07%	1.6%
2050	566,140	4,084,535	0.04%	1.57%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cape Verde increased by 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth), while Gabon gained 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cape Verde gained 16,792 (a 3.28% growth), while Gabon's population increased by 595,732 (a 29.2% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 165th most populous country in 2005 and is 169th in 2025. Gabon was ranked 147th in 2005 and ranked 142nd 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 Gabon will increase by 54.9% to 4,084,535 people and rank change from 142nd to 133rd.