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

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The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 527,326 in 2025 vs 9,514,251 people in Hungary in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,853 people compared to 9,454,659 in Hungary.

Population statistics:

  • Hungary's population is 17.8 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Hungary is the 97th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.11% for Hungary.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.26% per year vs -0.3% in Hungary.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 531K (8.18% growth), while Hungary has declined from 10.1M to 9.45M (6.12% decline).

Cape Verde vs Hungary: population by year and forecast

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cape Verde Hungary
2100 419,997 7,354,125
2099 424,272 7,369,935
2098 428,479 7,385,110
2097 432,755 7,399,578
2096 437,010 7,414,169
2095 441,329 7,428,875
2094 445,663 7,443,681
2093 450,029 7,458,651
2092 454,324 7,473,041
2091 458,616 7,487,818
2090 462,925 7,502,719
2089 467,304 7,518,368
2088 471,550 7,533,773
2087 475,770 7,549,845
2086 479,948 7,566,819
2085 484,130 7,584,011
2084 488,284 7,600,723
2083 492,265 7,618,082
2082 496,287 7,636,419
2081 500,248 7,655,375
2080 504,114 7,675,218
2079 507,910 7,695,945
2078 511,491 7,717,087
2077 514,982 7,739,401
2076 518,448 7,763,134
2075 521,841 7,788,149
2074 525,092 7,814,821
2073 528,231 7,842,708
2072 531,275 7,872,075
2071 534,138 7,902,830
2070 537,082 7,934,859
2069 539,993 7,967,725
2068 542,768 8,001,662
2067 545,560 8,036,057
2066 548,154 8,071,042
2065 550,545 8,107,187
2064 552,744 8,144,020
2063 554,888 8,179,967
2062 556,973 8,215,823
2061 558,855 8,251,186
2060 560,518 8,286,212
2059 562,114 8,320,988
2058 563,436 8,354,080
2057 564,587 8,386,894
2056 565,521 8,419,815
2055 566,347 8,451,799
2054 567,010 8,483,442
2053 567,363 8,514,311
2052 567,478 8,545,085
2051 567,476 8,575,999
2050 567,344 8,606,870
2049 567,002 8,638,405
2048 566,562 8,670,073
2047 566,027 8,702,640
2046 565,225 8,735,821
2045 564,268 8,769,752
2044 563,194 8,803,827
2043 562,030 8,838,318
2042 560,769 8,873,924
2041 559,386 8,910,032
2040 557,874 8,946,870
2039 556,224 8,984,555
2038 554,435 9,022,078
2037 552,627 9,060,601
2036 550,801 9,098,588
2035 548,853 9,136,984
2034 546,915 9,175,038
2033 545,056 9,212,552
2032 542,980 9,249,719
2031 540,984 9,286,177
2030 538,671 9,322,011
2029 536,441 9,357,056
2028 534,196 9,390,506
2027 531,944 9,422,739
2026 529,702 9,454,659
2025 527,326 9,514,251
2024 524,877 9,562,065
2023 522,331 9,592,186
2022 519,741 9,605,074
2021 516,649 9,630,932
2020 514,679 9,670,419
2019 514,104 9,694,824
2018 513,415 9,706,964
2017 512,893 9,726,756
2016 512,554 9,759,755
2015 512,394 9,797,755
2014 512,326 9,833,038
2013 512,225 9,872,734
2012 511,955 9,920,362
2011 511,447 9,971,727
2010 509,784 10,000,023
2009 506,141 10,022,650
2008 501,355 10,038,188
2007 496,190 10,055,780
2006 490,728 10,071,370
2005 485,115 10,087,065
2004 479,370 10,107,146
2003 473,383 10,129,552
2002 467,046 10,158,608
2001 460,293 10,187,576
2000 453,317 10,210,971
1999 446,519 10,237,530
1998 439,784 10,266,570
1997 432,798 10,290,486
1996 425,581 10,311,238
1995 418,104 10,328,965
1994 410,228 10,343,355
1993 401,965 10,357,523
1992 393,415 10,369,341
1991 384,586 10,373,400
1990 375,428 10,373,988
1989 367,803 10,481,719
1988 362,329 10,596,487
1987 357,302 10,612,741
1986 352,312 10,630,564
1985 347,365 10,648,713
1984 342,505 10,668,095
1983 337,654 10,689,463
1982 332,724 10,705,535
1981 327,846 10,711,848
1980 323,301 10,711,122
1979 319,480 10,704,152
1978 316,147 10,684,822
1977 312,834 10,648,031
1976 309,455 10,598,677
1975 305,847 10,540,525
1974 302,570 10,478,720
1973 299,881 10,432,055
1972 297,386 10,398,489
1971 294,046 10,367,537
1970 287,885 10,337,910
1969 279,248 10,298,723
1968 270,164 10,255,815
1967 261,404 10,216,604
1966 252,976 10,178,653
1965 244,856 10,147,935
1964 237,006 10,119,835
1963 229,373 10,087,947
1962 221,919 10,060,825
1961 215,087 10,027,958
1960 210,024 9,983,512

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/hungary | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Hungary lost 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 18,299 people (a 3.57% growth), while Hungary's population decreased by 305,096 people (a 3.13% decline).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Hungary was ranked 81st in 2006 and ranked 97th 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 Hungary will decrease by 8.97% to 8,606,870 people and rank change from 97th to 111th.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 567K people, while Hungary's population already peaked in 1981 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 7.35M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cape Verde Hungary
2100 -1.01% -0.21%
2099 -0.98% -0.21%
2098 -0.99% -0.2%
2097 -0.97% -0.2%
2096 -0.98% -0.2%
2095 -0.97% -0.2%
2094 -0.97% -0.2%
2093 -0.95% -0.19%
2092 -0.94% -0.2%
2091 -0.93% -0.2%
2090 -0.94% -0.21%
2089 -0.9% -0.2%
2088 -0.89% -0.21%
2087 -0.87% -0.22%
2086 -0.86% -0.23%
2085 -0.85% -0.22%
2084 -0.81% -0.23%
2083 -0.81% -0.24%
2082 -0.79% -0.25%
2081 -0.77% -0.26%
2080 -0.75% -0.27%
2079 -0.7% -0.27%
2078 -0.68% -0.29%
2077 -0.67% -0.31%
2076 -0.65% -0.32%
2075 -0.62% -0.34%
2074 -0.59% -0.36%
2073 -0.57% -0.37%
2072 -0.54% -0.39%
2071 -0.55% -0.4%
2070 -0.54% -0.41%
2069 -0.51% -0.42%
2068 -0.51% -0.43%
2067 -0.47% -0.43%
2066 -0.43% -0.45%
2065 -0.4% -0.45%
2064 -0.39% -0.44%
2063 -0.37% -0.44%
2062 -0.34% -0.43%
2061 -0.3% -0.42%
2060 -0.28% -0.42%
2059 -0.23% -0.4%
2058 -0.2% -0.39%
2057 -0.17% -0.39%
2056 -0.15% -0.38%
2055 -0.12% -0.37%
2054 -0.06% -0.36%
2053 -0.02% -0.36%
2052 0% -0.36%
2051 0.02% -0.36%
2050 0.06% -0.37%
2049 0.08% -0.37%
2048 0.09% -0.37%
2047 0.14% -0.38%
2046 0.17% -0.39%
2045 0.19% -0.39%
2044 0.21% -0.39%
2043 0.22% -0.4%
2042 0.25% -0.41%
2041 0.27% -0.41%
2040 0.3% -0.42%
2039 0.32% -0.42%
2038 0.33% -0.43%
2037 0.33% -0.42%
2036 0.35% -0.42%
2035 0.35% -0.41%
2034 0.34% -0.41%
2033 0.38% -0.4%
2032 0.37% -0.39%
2031 0.43% -0.38%
2030 0.42% -0.37%
2029 0.42% -0.36%
2028 0.42% -0.34%
2027 0.42% -0.34%
2026 0.45% -0.63%
2025 0.47% -0.5%
2024 0.49% -0.31%
2023 0.5% -0.13%
2022 0.6% -0.27%
2021 0.38% -0.41%
2020 0.11% -0.25%
2019 0.13% -0.13%
2018 0.1% -0.2%
2017 0.07% -0.34%
2016 0.03% -0.39%
2015 0.01% -0.36%
2014 0.02% -0.4%
2013 0.05% -0.48%
2012 0.1% -0.52%
2011 0.33% -0.28%
2010 0.72% -0.23%
2009 0.95% -0.15%
2008 1.04% -0.17%
2007 1.11% -0.15%
2006 1.16% -0.16%
2005 1.2% -0.2%
2004 1.26% -0.22%
2003 1.36% -0.29%
2002 1.47% -0.28%
2001 1.54% -0.23%
2000 1.52% -0.26%
1999 1.53% -0.28%
1998 1.61% -0.23%
1997 1.7% -0.2%
1996 1.79% -0.17%
1995 1.92% -0.14%
1994 2.06% -0.14%
1993 2.17% -0.11%
1992 2.3% -0.04%
1991 2.44% -0.006%
1990 2.07% -1.03%
1989 1.51% -1.08%
1988 1.41% -0.15%
1987 1.42% -0.17%
1986 1.42% -0.17%
1985 1.42% -0.18%
1984 1.44% -0.2%
1983 1.48% -0.15%
1982 1.49% -0.06%
1981 1.41% 0.007%
1980 1.2% 0.07%
1979 1.05% 0.18%
1978 1.06% 0.35%
1977 1.09% 0.47%
1976 1.18% 0.55%
1975 1.08% 0.59%
1974 0.9% 0.45%
1973 0.84% 0.32%
1972 1.14% 0.3%
1971 2.14% 0.29%
1970 3.09% 0.38%
1969 3.36% 0.42%
1968 3.35% 0.38%
1967 3.33% 0.37%
1966 3.32% 0.3%
1965 3.31% 0.28%
1964 3.33% 0.32%
1963 3.36% 0.27%
1962 3.18% 0.33%
1961 2.41% 0.45%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Cape Verde grew by 0.47%, while Hungary's population declined by 0.5%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde Hungary
Current population
530853
9454659
Population rank 169/197 97/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.11%
One net population change
3.59 hours
11 minutes
One birth every
1.37 hours
6.7 minutes
One death every
3.28 hours
4.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +7 -131
Annual growth/decline +2,449 -47,814
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% -0.5%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 184/197
One migration net change every
6.84 hours
32.3 minutes
Annual migration change -1,284 -16,331
Net migration rank 94/196 149/196
Foreign-born residents 16,515 689,565
Foreign-born residents rank 171/195 71/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 7.1%
Foreign-born share rank 116/195 79/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
Hungary
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cape Verde Hungary
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,284 - -16,331
2024 3,741 -1,209 -49,723 16,223
2023 3,798 -1,226 -41,247 49,213
2022 3,864 -1,253 -47,065 41,871
2021 3,575 0 -61,638 20,372
2020 3,734 -3,362 -47,385 9,147
2019 4,773 -4,001 -36,840 34,339
2018 5,282 -4,679 -37,858 34,190
2017 5,993 -5,550 -37,934 20,200
2016 6,238 -6,004 -31,231 68
2015 6,314 -6,226 -39,191 13,856
2014 6,622 -6,578 -32,449 11,581
2013 6,780 -6,622 -36,529 5,635
2012 7,157 -6,779 -38,689 15,286
2011 7,874 -7,226 -40,884 1,859
2010 7,746 -5,069 -40,000 10,592
2009 7,216 -2,618 -34,077 17,281
2008 7,313 -2,340 -31,118 16,166
2007 7,559 -2,200 -35,195 13,697
2006 7,980 -2,408 -32,228 19,890
2005 8,428 -2,768 -38,331 16,925
2004 8,825 -2,993 -37,396 16,637
2003 9,037 -2,898 -41,531 13,879
2002 9,278 -2,751 -36,571 2,822
2001 9,510 -2,528 -35,657 10,386
2000 9,752 -2,772 -37,780 13,414
1999 9,989 -3,371 -49,140 12,819
1998 10,187 -3,332 -43,120 13,568
1997 10,323 -3,211 -38,075 14,186
1996 10,613 -3,297 -38,152 14,605
1995 10,764 -3,125 -34,086 14,927
1994 11,410 -3,299 -31,030 15,159
1993 11,805 -3,393 -33,144 15,540
1992 11,915 -3,231 -26,960 16,238
1991 11,899 -2,924 -17,635 16,873
1990 11,738 -2,398 -19,710 16,991
1989 11,608 -5,704 -20,963 -16,991
1988 11,523 -6,474 -15,895 -16,052
1987 11,426 -6,418 -15,919 -16,175
1986 11,295 -6,314 -18,072 -16,339
1985 11,105 -6,192 -18,103 -15,890
1984 10,835 -6,035 -21,336 -16,216
1983 10,736 -5,834 -21,379 -16,047
1982 10,597 -5,629 -10,705 -16,531
1981 10,470 -5,684 -2,142 -16,869
1980 10,276 -5,980 3,213 -17,795
1979 10,223 -6,875 23,549 3,629
1978 10,152 -6,833 27,780 290
1977 10,036 -6,730 45,787 -54
1976 9,833 -6,389 52,993 -472
1975 9,601 -5,829 63,243 -335
1974 9,295 -6,512 60,777 132
1973 9,003 -6,410 33,382 -1,512
1972 8,716 -6,316 34,315 -8
1971 8,359 -4,085 26,956 -15
1970 7,878 172 32,048 -96
1969 7,625 1,608 38,105 -333
1968 7,408 1,521 39,997 -324
1967 7,214 1,376 39,845 -414
1966 7,039 1,230 36,643 -726
1965 6,877 1,093 24,355 -537
1964 6,725 1,006 31,371 -739
1963 6,589 945 32,282 -822
1962 6,468 904 21,128 -1,738
1961 6,247 49 44,123 -1,177
1960 6,098 -2,267 44,926 -1,108

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

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/hungary | 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 Hungary 64.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 430,112 people) and 35.8% is from migration (a gain of 239,479 people).

As of 2024, 16,515 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Cape Verde, compared to 689,565 people or 7.1% in Hungary.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Hungary
City Population
Budapest 1.69M
Debrecen 202K
Szeged 157K
Miskolc 141K
Pecs 139K
Gyor 129K
Nyiregyhaza 115K
Kecskemet 109K
Szekesfehervar 95.2K
Szombathely 76.9K

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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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