The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 10,405,134 people in Greece in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 529,665 people compared to 10,249,082 in Greece.
Population statistics:
- Greece's population is 19.4 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
- Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Greece is the 96th.
- The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.12% for Greece.
- For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs -0.47% in Greece.
- Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 530K (7.93% growth), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.2M (7% decline).
- Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 566K people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.5M people by 2100.
Cape Verde vs Greece: live population counter
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| Current population |
529665
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10249082
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| Population rank | 169/197 | 96/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.12% |
| One net population change |
3.44 hours
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3.95 hours
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| One birth every |
1.36 hours
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7.43 minutes
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| One death every |
3.32 hours
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4.14 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
7.25 hours
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4.28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,209 | -122,772 |
| Daily growth/decline | +7 | -6 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,546 | -2,217 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.49% | -0.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 136/197 | 166/197 |
Cape Verde and Greece: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 210,024 | 8,331,725 | - | - |
| 1961 | 215,087 | 8,398,050 | 2.41% | 0.8% |
| 1962 | 221,919 | 8,448,233 | 3.18% | 0.6% |
| 1963 | 229,373 | 8,479,625 | 3.36% | 0.37% |
| 1964 | 237,006 | 8,510,429 | 3.33% | 0.36% |
| 1965 | 244,856 | 8,550,333 | 3.31% | 0.47% |
| 1966 | 252,976 | 8,613,651 | 3.32% | 0.74% |
| 1967 | 261,404 | 8,684,088 | 3.33% | 0.82% |
| 1968 | 270,164 | 8,740,765 | 3.35% | 0.65% |
| 1969 | 279,248 | 8,772,764 | 3.36% | 0.37% |
| 1970 | 287,885 | 8,792,806 | 3.09% | 0.23% |
| 1971 | 294,046 | 8,831,036 | 2.14% | 0.43% |
| 1972 | 297,386 | 8,888,628 | 1.14% | 0.65% |
| 1973 | 299,881 | 8,929,086 | 0.84% | 0.46% |
| 1974 | 302,570 | 8,962,022 | 0.9% | 0.37% |
| 1975 | 305,847 | 9,046,541 | 1.08% | 0.94% |
| 1976 | 309,455 | 9,188,150 | 1.18% | 1.57% |
| 1977 | 312,834 | 9,308,479 | 1.09% | 1.31% |
| 1978 | 316,147 | 9,429,959 | 1.06% | 1.31% |
| 1979 | 319,480 | 9,548,258 | 1.05% | 1.25% |
| 1980 | 323,301 | 9,642,505 | 1.2% | 0.99% |
| 1981 | 327,846 | 9,729,350 | 1.41% | 0.9% |
| 1982 | 332,724 | 9,789,513 | 1.49% | 0.62% |
| 1983 | 337,654 | 9,846,627 | 1.48% | 0.58% |
| 1984 | 342,505 | 9,895,801 | 1.44% | 0.5% |
| 1985 | 347,365 | 9,934,300 | 1.42% | 0.39% |
| 1986 | 352,312 | 9,967,213 | 1.42% | 0.33% |
| 1987 | 357,302 | 10,000,595 | 1.42% | 0.33% |
| 1988 | 362,329 | 10,036,983 | 1.41% | 0.36% |
| 1989 | 367,803 | 10,089,498 | 1.51% | 0.52% |
| 1990 | 375,428 | 10,196,792 | 2.07% | 1.06% |
| 1991 | 384,586 | 10,319,927 | 2.44% | 1.21% |
| 1992 | 393,415 | 10,399,061 | 2.3% | 0.77% |
| 1993 | 401,965 | 10,460,415 | 2.17% | 0.59% |
| 1994 | 410,228 | 10,512,922 | 2.06% | 0.5% |
| 1995 | 418,104 | 10,562,153 | 1.92% | 0.47% |
| 1996 | 425,581 | 10,608,800 | 1.79% | 0.44% |
| 1997 | 432,798 | 10,661,259 | 1.7% | 0.49% |
| 1998 | 439,784 | 10,720,509 | 1.61% | 0.56% |
| 1999 | 446,519 | 10,761,698 | 1.53% | 0.38% |
| 2000 | 453,317 | 10,805,808 | 1.52% | 0.41% |
| 2001 | 460,293 | 10,862,132 | 1.54% | 0.52% |
| 2002 | 467,046 | 10,902,022 | 1.47% | 0.37% |
| 2003 | 473,383 | 10,928,070 | 1.36% | 0.24% |
| 2004 | 479,370 | 10,955,141 | 1.26% | 0.25% |
| 2005 | 485,115 | 10,987,314 | 1.2% | 0.29% |
| 2006 | 490,728 | 11,020,362 | 1.16% | 0.3% |
| 2007 | 496,190 | 11,048,473 | 1.11% | 0.26% |
| 2008 | 501,355 | 11,077,841 | 1.04% | 0.27% |
| 2009 | 506,141 | 11,107,017 | 0.95% | 0.26% |
| 2010 | 509,784 | 11,121,341 | 0.72% | 0.13% |
| 2011 | 511,447 | 11,104,899 | 0.33% | -0.15% |
| 2012 | 511,955 | 11,045,011 | 0.1% | -0.54% |
| 2013 | 512,225 | 10,965,211 | 0.05% | -0.72% |
| 2014 | 512,326 | 10,892,413 | 0.02% | -0.66% |
| 2015 | 512,394 | 10,820,883 | 0.01% | -0.66% |
| 2016 | 512,554 | 10,775,971 | 0.03% | -0.42% |
| 2017 | 512,893 | 10,754,679 | 0.07% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 513,415 | 10,732,882 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 514,104 | 10,721,582 | 0.13% | -0.11% |
| 2020 | 514,679 | 10,698,599 | 0.11% | -0.21% |
| 2021 | 516,649 | 10,569,207 | 0.38% | -1.21% |
| 2022 | 519,741 | 10,436,882 | 0.6% | -1.25% |
| 2023 | 522,331 | 10,407,351 | 0.5% | -0.28% |
| 2024 | 524,877 | 10,405,134 | 0.49% | -0.02% |
| 2025 | 527,331 | 10,292,291 | 0.47% | -1.08% |
| 2026 | 529,641 | 10,249,082 | 0.44% | -0.42% |
| 2027 | 531,874 | 10,204,400 | 0.42% | -0.44% |
| 2028 | 534,119 | 10,159,146 | 0.42% | -0.44% |
| 2029 | 536,345 | 10,113,475 | 0.42% | -0.45% |
| 2030 | 538,617 | 10,067,720 | 0.42% | -0.45% |
| 2031 | 540,769 | 10,021,773 | 0.4% | -0.46% |
| 2032 | 542,801 | 9,974,701 | 0.38% | -0.47% |
| 2033 | 544,769 | 9,927,344 | 0.36% | -0.47% |
| 2034 | 546,653 | 9,880,848 | 0.35% | -0.47% |
| 2035 | 548,594 | 9,834,216 | 0.36% | -0.47% |
| 2036 | 550,481 | 9,787,786 | 0.34% | -0.47% |
| 2037 | 552,294 | 9,741,790 | 0.33% | -0.47% |
| 2038 | 554,085 | 9,695,855 | 0.32% | -0.47% |
| 2039 | 555,802 | 9,650,459 | 0.31% | -0.47% |
| 2040 | 557,378 | 9,605,475 | 0.28% | -0.47% |
| 2041 | 558,819 | 9,560,641 | 0.26% | -0.47% |
| 2042 | 560,139 | 9,516,502 | 0.24% | -0.46% |
| 2043 | 561,350 | 9,472,263 | 0.22% | -0.46% |
| 2044 | 562,468 | 9,426,737 | 0.2% | -0.48% |
| 2045 | 563,484 | 9,380,458 | 0.18% | -0.49% |
| 2046 | 564,357 | 9,333,671 | 0.15% | -0.5% |
| 2047 | 565,018 | 9,284,541 | 0.12% | -0.53% |
| 2048 | 565,511 | 9,233,189 | 0.09% | -0.55% |
| 2049 | 565,896 | 9,180,074 | 0.07% | -0.58% |
| 2050 | 566,140 | 9,125,443 | 0.04% | -0.6% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 17,111 (a 3.34% growth), while Greece's population decreased by -526,889 (a 4.89% decline).
Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 96th 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 Greece will decrease by 11% to 9,125,443 people and rank change from 96th to 106th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Praia | 159K |
| Mindelo | 70.5K |
| Assomada | 12K |
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| City | Population |
| Athens | 643K |
| Crete | 623K |
| Thessaloniki | 310K |
| Piraeus | 168K |
| Larissa | 146K |
| Peristeri | 134K |
| Glyfada | 89.6K |
| Nikaia | 88.1K |
| Nea Smyrni | 72.9K |
| Palaio Faliro | 64.9K |
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Population differences between Cape Verde and Greece
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| Life expectancy | 76.6 years | 82.4 years |
| Average age | 31.4 years | 45.5 years |
| Median age | 29.4 years | 47.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.52 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman |
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 209.1 ppl/mi² |
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