The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 10,825,703 people in Honduras in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 529,665 people compared to 11,186,699 in Honduras.
Population statistics:
- Honduras' population is 21.1 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
- Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Honduras is the 87th.
- The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.14% for Honduras.
- For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +1.81% in Honduras.
- Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 530K (7.93% growth), while Honduras has grown from 7.66M to 11.2M (46.1% growth).
- Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 566K people compared to the peak of 17.1M people in 2090 for Honduras.
Cape Verde vs Honduras: live population counter
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| Current population |
529665
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11186699
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| Population rank | 169/197 | 87/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.14% |
| One net population change |
3.44 hours
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2.91 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.36 hours
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2.25 minutes
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| One death every |
3.32 hours
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11 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
7.25 hours
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1.82 hours
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| Annual migration change | -1,209 | -4,821 |
| Daily growth/decline | +7 | +495 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,546 | +180,852 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.49% | +1.7% |
| Population growth rate rank | 136/197 | 64/197 |
Cape Verde and Honduras: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 210,024 | 2,062,060 | - | - |
| 1961 | 215,087 | 2,121,242 | 2.41% | 2.87% |
| 1962 | 221,919 | 2,182,064 | 3.18% | 2.87% |
| 1963 | 229,373 | 2,244,878 | 3.36% | 2.88% |
| 1964 | 237,006 | 2,309,855 | 3.33% | 2.89% |
| 1965 | 244,856 | 2,377,157 | 3.31% | 2.91% |
| 1966 | 252,976 | 2,446,751 | 3.32% | 2.93% |
| 1967 | 261,404 | 2,518,648 | 3.33% | 2.94% |
| 1968 | 270,164 | 2,593,057 | 3.35% | 2.95% |
| 1969 | 279,248 | 2,670,289 | 3.36% | 2.98% |
| 1970 | 287,885 | 2,750,715 | 3.09% | 3.01% |
| 1971 | 294,046 | 2,834,616 | 2.14% | 3.05% |
| 1972 | 297,386 | 2,922,064 | 1.14% | 3.09% |
| 1973 | 299,881 | 3,011,459 | 0.84% | 3.06% |
| 1974 | 302,570 | 3,099,836 | 0.9% | 2.93% |
| 1975 | 305,847 | 3,193,234 | 1.08% | 3.01% |
| 1976 | 309,455 | 3,294,457 | 1.18% | 3.17% |
| 1977 | 312,834 | 3,398,655 | 1.09% | 3.16% |
| 1978 | 316,147 | 3,505,463 | 1.06% | 3.14% |
| 1979 | 319,480 | 3,614,981 | 1.05% | 3.12% |
| 1980 | 323,301 | 3,727,173 | 1.2% | 3.1% |
| 1981 | 327,846 | 3,841,778 | 1.41% | 3.07% |
| 1982 | 332,724 | 3,958,728 | 1.49% | 3.04% |
| 1983 | 337,654 | 4,078,174 | 1.48% | 3.02% |
| 1984 | 342,505 | 4,199,850 | 1.44% | 2.98% |
| 1985 | 347,365 | 4,323,342 | 1.42% | 2.94% |
| 1986 | 352,312 | 4,448,899 | 1.42% | 2.9% |
| 1987 | 357,302 | 4,576,910 | 1.42% | 2.88% |
| 1988 | 362,329 | 4,707,677 | 1.41% | 2.86% |
| 1989 | 367,803 | 4,841,838 | 1.51% | 2.85% |
| 1990 | 375,428 | 4,980,488 | 2.07% | 2.86% |
| 1991 | 384,586 | 5,123,792 | 2.44% | 2.88% |
| 1992 | 393,415 | 5,271,431 | 2.3% | 2.88% |
| 1993 | 401,965 | 5,423,249 | 2.17% | 2.88% |
| 1994 | 410,228 | 5,579,242 | 2.06% | 2.88% |
| 1995 | 418,104 | 5,739,637 | 1.92% | 2.87% |
| 1996 | 425,581 | 5,903,954 | 1.79% | 2.86% |
| 1997 | 432,798 | 6,071,454 | 1.7% | 2.84% |
| 1998 | 439,784 | 6,234,431 | 1.61% | 2.68% |
| 1999 | 446,519 | 6,400,463 | 1.53% | 2.66% |
| 2000 | 453,317 | 6,577,773 | 1.52% | 2.77% |
| 2001 | 460,293 | 6,757,993 | 1.54% | 2.74% |
| 2002 | 467,046 | 6,938,859 | 1.47% | 2.68% |
| 2003 | 473,383 | 7,119,213 | 1.36% | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 479,370 | 7,298,994 | 1.26% | 2.53% |
| 2005 | 485,115 | 7,478,355 | 1.2% | 2.46% |
| 2006 | 490,728 | 7,656,832 | 1.16% | 2.39% |
| 2007 | 496,190 | 7,834,798 | 1.11% | 2.32% |
| 2008 | 501,355 | 8,012,587 | 1.04% | 2.27% |
| 2009 | 506,141 | 8,189,899 | 0.95% | 2.21% |
| 2010 | 509,784 | 8,365,878 | 0.72% | 2.15% |
| 2011 | 511,447 | 8,540,583 | 0.33% | 2.09% |
| 2012 | 511,955 | 8,715,076 | 0.1% | 2.04% |
| 2013 | 512,225 | 8,889,278 | 0.05% | 2% |
| 2014 | 512,326 | 9,063,122 | 0.02% | 1.96% |
| 2015 | 512,394 | 9,237,305 | 0.01% | 1.92% |
| 2016 | 512,554 | 9,412,380 | 0.03% | 1.9% |
| 2017 | 512,893 | 9,588,137 | 0.07% | 1.87% |
| 2018 | 513,415 | 9,765,210 | 0.1% | 1.85% |
| 2019 | 514,104 | 9,943,633 | 0.13% | 1.83% |
| 2020 | 514,679 | 10,119,640 | 0.11% | 1.77% |
| 2021 | 516,649 | 10,289,877 | 0.38% | 1.68% |
| 2022 | 519,741 | 10,463,872 | 0.6% | 1.69% |
| 2023 | 522,331 | 10,644,851 | 0.5% | 1.73% |
| 2024 | 524,877 | 10,825,703 | 0.49% | 1.7% |
| 2025 | 527,331 | 11,005,850 | 0.47% | 1.66% |
| 2026 | 529,641 | 11,184,760 | 0.44% | 1.63% |
| 2027 | 531,874 | 11,362,224 | 0.42% | 1.59% |
| 2028 | 534,119 | 11,538,364 | 0.42% | 1.55% |
| 2029 | 536,345 | 11,712,882 | 0.42% | 1.51% |
| 2030 | 538,617 | 11,885,318 | 0.42% | 1.47% |
| 2031 | 540,769 | 12,055,532 | 0.4% | 1.43% |
| 2032 | 542,801 | 12,223,559 | 0.38% | 1.39% |
| 2033 | 544,769 | 12,389,375 | 0.36% | 1.36% |
| 2034 | 546,653 | 12,552,871 | 0.35% | 1.32% |
| 2035 | 548,594 | 12,714,113 | 0.36% | 1.28% |
| 2036 | 550,481 | 12,873,077 | 0.34% | 1.25% |
| 2037 | 552,294 | 13,029,496 | 0.33% | 1.22% |
| 2038 | 554,085 | 13,183,524 | 0.32% | 1.18% |
| 2039 | 555,802 | 13,335,254 | 0.31% | 1.15% |
| 2040 | 557,378 | 13,484,651 | 0.28% | 1.12% |
| 2041 | 558,819 | 13,631,907 | 0.26% | 1.09% |
| 2042 | 560,139 | 13,776,955 | 0.24% | 1.06% |
| 2043 | 561,350 | 13,919,665 | 0.22% | 1.04% |
| 2044 | 562,468 | 14,060,018 | 0.2% | 1.01% |
| 2045 | 563,484 | 14,197,949 | 0.18% | 0.98% |
| 2046 | 564,357 | 14,333,292 | 0.15% | 0.95% |
| 2047 | 565,018 | 14,465,842 | 0.12% | 0.92% |
| 2048 | 565,511 | 14,595,534 | 0.09% | 0.9% |
| 2049 | 565,896 | 14,722,485 | 0.07% | 0.87% |
| 2050 | 566,140 | 14,846,778 | 0.04% | 0.84% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Honduras gained 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 17,111 (a 3.34% growth), while Honduras' population increased by 1,774,319 (a 18.9% growth).
Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Honduras was ranked 94th in 2006 and ranked 87th 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 Honduras will increase by 32.7% to 14,846,778 people and rank change from 87th to 86th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Praia | 159K |
| Mindelo | 70.5K |
| Assomada | 12K |
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| City | Population |
| Tegucigalpa | 1.06M |
| San Pedro Sula | 719K |
| Choloma | 232K |
| La Ceiba | 197K |
| El Progreso | 188K |
| Villanueva | 150K |
| Comayagua | 145K |
| Puerto Cortes | 122K |
| Yoro | 86.7K |
| La Lima | 71.9K |
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Population differences between Cape Verde and Honduras
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| Life expectancy | 76.6 years | 73.4 years |
| Average age | 31.4 years | 27.7 years |
| Median age | 29.4 years | 24.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.52 births per woman | 2.5 births per woman |
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 250.6 ppl/mi² |
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