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Population in Cape Verde compared to Ivory Coast: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 527,326 in 2025 vs 32,711,547 people in Ivory Coast in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,853 people compared to 33,910,252 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 63.9 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 0.41% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.41% for Ivory Coast.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.26% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 531K (8.18% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.9M (65% growth).

Cape Verde vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cape Verde Ivory Coast
2100 419,997 104,904,226
2099 424,272 104,097,040
2098 428,479 103,275,264
2097 432,755 102,455,988
2096 437,010 101,612,663
2095 441,329 100,756,953
2094 445,663 99,882,932
2093 450,029 99,006,111
2092 454,324 98,098,926
2091 458,616 97,176,680
2090 462,925 96,248,804
2089 467,304 95,318,164
2088 471,550 94,395,936
2087 475,770 93,464,192
2086 479,948 92,517,200
2085 484,130 91,575,557
2084 488,284 90,642,933
2083 492,265 89,673,290
2082 496,287 88,700,125
2081 500,248 87,715,881
2080 504,114 86,728,284
2079 507,910 85,741,415
2078 511,491 84,742,375
2077 514,982 83,738,886
2076 518,448 82,733,035
2075 521,841 81,703,106
2074 525,092 80,687,434
2073 528,231 79,667,993
2072 531,275 78,646,863
2071 534,138 77,607,733
2070 537,082 76,567,079
2069 539,993 75,527,815
2068 542,768 74,468,469
2067 545,560 73,417,707
2066 548,154 72,351,827
2065 550,545 71,301,141
2064 552,744 70,261,039
2063 554,888 69,222,001
2062 556,973 68,196,917
2061 558,855 67,166,219
2060 560,518 66,149,529
2059 562,114 65,130,659
2058 563,436 64,100,835
2057 564,587 63,082,551
2056 565,521 62,065,729
2055 566,347 61,036,845
2054 567,010 60,004,777
2053 567,363 58,983,583
2052 567,478 57,959,085
2051 567,476 56,932,897
2050 567,344 55,909,441
2049 567,002 54,893,369
2048 566,562 53,867,419
2047 566,027 52,850,696
2046 565,225 51,836,334
2045 564,268 50,822,485
2044 563,194 49,797,934
2043 562,030 48,781,333
2042 560,769 47,776,778
2041 559,386 46,788,054
2040 557,874 45,806,217
2039 556,224 44,834,350
2038 554,435 43,874,381
2037 552,627 42,922,767
2036 550,801 41,988,786
2035 548,853 41,071,409
2034 546,915 40,164,910
2033 545,056 39,273,072
2032 542,980 38,408,366
2031 540,984 37,558,099
2030 538,671 36,727,569
2029 536,441 35,907,265
2028 534,196 35,095,347
2027 531,944 34,296,079
2026 529,702 33,502,750
2025 527,326 32,711,547
2024 524,877 31,934,230
2023 522,331 31,165,654
2022 519,741 30,395,002
2021 516,649 29,639,736
2020 514,679 28,915,449
2019 514,104 28,193,009
2018 513,415 27,464,173
2017 512,893 26,733,372
2016 512,554 25,989,405
2015 512,394 25,246,342
2014 512,326 24,527,395
2013 512,225 23,939,775
2012 511,955 23,467,078
2011 511,447 22,982,000
2010 509,784 22,488,065
2009 506,141 21,997,940
2008 501,355 21,514,439
2007 496,190 21,030,558
2006 490,728 20,546,802
2005 485,115 20,068,458
2004 479,370 19,595,000
2003 473,383 19,125,542
2002 467,046 18,654,771
2001 460,293 18,178,913
2000 453,317 17,699,004
1999 446,519 17,215,935
1998 439,784 16,663,948
1997 432,798 16,047,170
1996 425,581 15,442,312
1995 418,104 14,855,565
1994 410,228 14,287,201
1993 401,965 13,735,951
1992 393,415 13,200,310
1991 384,586 12,683,870
1990 375,428 12,189,778
1989 367,803 11,719,771
1988 362,329 11,275,189
1987 357,302 10,851,475
1986 352,312 10,440,917
1985 347,365 10,040,483
1984 342,505 9,650,516
1983 337,654 9,272,744
1982 332,724 8,907,936
1981 327,846 8,556,596
1980 323,301 8,220,714
1979 319,480 7,902,267
1978 316,147 7,603,130
1977 312,834 7,321,950
1976 309,455 7,057,958
1975 305,847 6,776,297
1974 302,570 6,474,057
1973 299,881 6,184,944
1972 297,386 5,909,716
1971 294,046 5,650,868
1970 287,885 5,411,567
1969 279,248 5,192,221
1968 270,164 4,990,021
1967 261,404 4,799,744
1966 252,976 4,617,519
1965 244,856 4,442,377
1964 237,006 4,273,952
1963 229,373 4,112,061
1962 221,919 3,956,939
1961 215,087 3,810,151
1960 210,024 3,673,666

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 18,299 people (a 3.57% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,920,847 people (a 30.5% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd in 2006 and ranked 50th 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 Ivory Coast will increase by 64.9% to 55,909,441 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 567K people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2100 for Ivory Coast.

Population growth rate by year

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cape Verde Ivory Coast
2100 -1.01% 0.78%
2099 -0.98% 0.8%
2098 -0.99% 0.8%
2097 -0.97% 0.83%
2096 -0.98% 0.85%
2095 -0.97% 0.88%
2094 -0.97% 0.89%
2093 -0.95% 0.92%
2092 -0.94% 0.95%
2091 -0.93% 0.96%
2090 -0.94% 0.98%
2089 -0.9% 0.98%
2088 -0.89% 1%
2087 -0.87% 1.02%
2086 -0.86% 1.03%
2085 -0.85% 1.03%
2084 -0.81% 1.08%
2083 -0.81% 1.1%
2082 -0.79% 1.12%
2081 -0.77% 1.14%
2080 -0.75% 1.15%
2079 -0.7% 1.18%
2078 -0.68% 1.2%
2077 -0.67% 1.22%
2076 -0.65% 1.26%
2075 -0.62% 1.26%
2074 -0.59% 1.28%
2073 -0.57% 1.3%
2072 -0.54% 1.34%
2071 -0.55% 1.36%
2070 -0.54% 1.38%
2069 -0.51% 1.42%
2068 -0.51% 1.43%
2067 -0.47% 1.47%
2066 -0.43% 1.47%
2065 -0.4% 1.48%
2064 -0.39% 1.5%
2063 -0.37% 1.5%
2062 -0.34% 1.53%
2061 -0.3% 1.54%
2060 -0.28% 1.56%
2059 -0.23% 1.61%
2058 -0.2% 1.61%
2057 -0.17% 1.64%
2056 -0.15% 1.69%
2055 -0.12% 1.72%
2054 -0.06% 1.73%
2053 -0.02% 1.77%
2052 0% 1.8%
2051 0.02% 1.83%
2050 0.06% 1.85%
2049 0.08% 1.9%
2048 0.09% 1.92%
2047 0.14% 1.96%
2046 0.17% 1.99%
2045 0.19% 2.06%
2044 0.21% 2.08%
2043 0.22% 2.1%
2042 0.25% 2.11%
2041 0.27% 2.14%
2040 0.3% 2.17%
2039 0.32% 2.19%
2038 0.33% 2.22%
2037 0.33% 2.22%
2036 0.35% 2.23%
2035 0.35% 2.26%
2034 0.34% 2.27%
2033 0.38% 2.25%
2032 0.37% 2.26%
2031 0.43% 2.26%
2030 0.42% 2.28%
2029 0.42% 2.31%
2028 0.42% 2.33%
2027 0.42% 2.37%
2026 0.45% 2.42%
2025 0.47% 2.43%
2024 0.49% 2.47%
2023 0.5% 2.54%
2022 0.6% 2.55%
2021 0.38% 2.5%
2020 0.11% 2.56%
2019 0.13% 2.65%
2018 0.1% 2.73%
2017 0.07% 2.86%
2016 0.03% 2.94%
2015 0.01% 2.93%
2014 0.02% 2.45%
2013 0.05% 2.01%
2012 0.1% 2.11%
2011 0.33% 2.2%
2010 0.72% 2.23%
2009 0.95% 2.25%
2008 1.04% 2.3%
2007 1.11% 2.35%
2006 1.16% 2.38%
2005 1.2% 2.42%
2004 1.26% 2.45%
2003 1.36% 2.52%
2002 1.47% 2.62%
2001 1.54% 2.71%
2000 1.52% 2.81%
1999 1.53% 3.31%
1998 1.61% 3.84%
1997 1.7% 3.92%
1996 1.79% 3.95%
1995 1.92% 3.98%
1994 2.06% 4.01%
1993 2.17% 4.06%
1992 2.3% 4.07%
1991 2.44% 4.05%
1990 2.07% 4.01%
1989 1.51% 3.94%
1988 1.41% 3.9%
1987 1.42% 3.93%
1986 1.42% 3.99%
1985 1.42% 4.04%
1984 1.44% 4.07%
1983 1.48% 4.1%
1982 1.49% 4.11%
1981 1.41% 4.09%
1980 1.2% 4.03%
1979 1.05% 3.93%
1978 1.06% 3.84%
1977 1.09% 3.74%
1976 1.18% 4.16%
1975 1.08% 4.67%
1974 0.9% 4.67%
1973 0.84% 4.66%
1972 1.14% 4.58%
1971 2.14% 4.42%
1970 3.09% 4.22%
1969 3.36% 4.05%
1968 3.35% 3.96%
1967 3.33% 3.95%
1966 3.32% 3.94%
1965 3.31% 3.94%
1964 3.33% 3.94%
1963 3.36% 3.92%
1962 3.18% 3.85%
1961 2.41% 3.72%

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Cape Verde grew by 0.47%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde Ivory Coast
Current population
530853
33910252
Population rank 169/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.41%
One net population change
3.59 hours
40.7 seconds
One birth every
1.37 hours
31.3 seconds
One death every
3.28 hours
2.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline +7 +2,130
Annual growth/decline +2,449 +777,317
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 26/197
One migration net change every
6.84 hours
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -1,284 +11,305
Net migration rank 94/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 16,515 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 171/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 116/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cape Verde Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,284 - 11,305
2024 3,741 -1,209 765,049 7,838
2023 3,798 -1,226 758,261 6,002
2022 3,864 -1,253 750,270 26,777
2021 3,575 0 732,191 1,322
2020 3,734 -3,362 727,455 -12,390
2019 4,773 -4,001 727,774 2,043
2018 5,282 -4,679 722,445 5,395
2017 5,993 -5,550 734,553 -796
2016 6,238 -6,004 735,630 18,568
2015 6,314 -6,226 731,387 522
2014 6,622 -6,578 728,978 -23,011
2013 6,780 -6,622 720,228 -250,964
2012 7,157 -6,779 708,847 -232,712
2011 7,874 -7,226 694,033 -200,010
2010 7,746 -5,069 676,554 -182,689
2009 7,216 -2,618 654,439 -168,027
2008 7,313 -2,340 630,610 -150,037
2007 7,559 -2,200 617,247 -130,079
2006 7,980 -2,408 605,001 -124,651
2005 8,428 -2,768 593,685 -117,342
2004 8,825 -2,993 579,424 -108,869
2003 9,037 -2,898 568,220 -99,880
2002 9,278 -2,751 563,692 -90,503
2001 9,510 -2,528 555,220 -76,679
2000 9,752 -2,772 545,129 -63,843
1999 9,989 -3,371 527,634 -42,777
1998 10,187 -3,332 509,167 109,961
1997 10,323 -3,211 489,984 124,443
1996 10,613 -3,297 469,740 125,556
1995 10,764 -3,125 453,719 124,501
1994 11,410 -3,299 438,274 120,247
1993 11,805 -3,393 430,759 113,215
1992 11,915 -3,231 423,294 104,006
1991 11,899 -2,924 413,354 92,228
1990 11,738 -2,398 402,629 79,979
1989 11,608 -5,704 390,081 67,324
1988 11,523 -6,474 378,575 53,187
1987 11,426 -6,418 370,654 45,028
1986 11,295 -6,314 357,205 48,233
1985 11,105 -6,192 344,549 50,872
1984 10,835 -6,035 331,910 52,594
1983 10,736 -5,834 317,379 53,646
1982 10,597 -5,629 305,204 53,384
1981 10,470 -5,684 292,755 51,354
1980 10,276 -5,980 280,630 47,031
1979 10,223 -6,875 268,875 40,355
1978 10,152 -6,833 257,222 31,822
1977 10,036 -6,730 250,858 22,452
1976 9,833 -6,389 241,939 12,735
1975 9,601 -5,829 228,883 79,766
1974 9,295 -6,512 216,389 79,445
1973 9,003 -6,410 203,429 78,963
1972 8,716 -6,316 190,842 77,213
1971 8,359 -4,085 179,918 69,728
1970 7,878 172 170,070 58,883
1969 7,625 1,608 161,541 48,192
1968 7,408 1,521 153,464 41,198
1967 7,214 1,376 145,773 40,125
1966 7,039 1,230 138,438 40,125
1965 6,877 1,093 131,601 40,125
1964 6,725 1,006 124,996 40,125
1963 6,589 945 118,526 40,125
1962 6,468 904 111,930 39,670
1961 6,247 49 105,568 36,410
1960 6,098 -2,267 99,681 31,307

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

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/ivory-coast | 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 Ivory Coast 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,385,015 people) and 0.74% is from migration (a gain of 55,281 people).

As of 2024, 16,515 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Cape Verde, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Ivory Coast
City Population
Abidjan 5.62M
Bouake 740K
Korhogo 441K
Yamoussoukro 340K
Divo 295K
Gagnoa 277K
Abengourou 164K
Dabou 138K
Agboville 135K
Grand-Bassam 125K

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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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