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

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The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 527,326 in 2025 vs 123,366,734 people in Japan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,853 people compared to 122,704,252 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 231.1 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 1.48% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.26% per year vs -0.28% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 531K (8.18% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.03% decline).

Cape Verde vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cape Verde Japan
2100 419,997 76,995,942
2099 424,272 77,380,486
2098 428,479 77,759,557
2097 432,755 78,135,569
2096 437,010 78,515,892
2095 441,329 78,892,606
2094 445,663 79,267,768
2093 450,029 79,645,584
2092 454,324 80,025,578
2091 458,616 80,401,222
2090 462,925 80,778,500
2089 467,304 81,158,413
2088 471,550 81,539,639
2087 475,770 81,926,401
2086 479,948 82,322,612
2085 484,130 82,727,738
2084 488,284 83,141,354
2083 492,265 83,562,394
2082 496,287 83,998,809
2081 500,248 84,447,888
2080 504,114 84,918,455
2079 507,910 85,406,042
2078 511,491 85,916,840
2077 514,982 86,453,316
2076 518,448 87,012,155
2075 521,841 87,597,053
2074 525,092 88,209,803
2073 528,231 88,854,316
2072 531,275 89,519,055
2071 534,138 90,204,314
2070 537,082 90,919,143
2069 539,993 91,645,589
2068 542,768 92,388,299
2067 545,560 93,133,993
2066 548,154 93,889,902
2065 550,545 94,654,259
2064 552,744 95,412,429
2063 554,888 96,169,244
2062 556,973 96,924,236
2061 558,855 97,675,525
2060 560,518 98,422,553
2059 562,114 99,166,038
2058 563,436 99,890,950
2057 564,587 100,607,740
2056 565,521 101,318,164
2055 566,347 102,012,184
2054 567,010 102,706,063
2053 567,363 103,381,833
2052 567,478 104,059,800
2051 567,476 104,729,745
2050 567,344 105,400,477
2049 567,002 106,076,354
2048 566,562 106,754,699
2047 566,027 107,442,881
2046 565,225 108,139,155
2045 564,268 108,844,934
2044 563,194 109,553,441
2043 562,030 110,269,851
2042 560,769 110,992,599
2041 559,386 111,729,216
2040 557,874 112,463,507
2039 556,224 113,200,859
2038 554,435 113,940,856
2037 552,627 114,687,611
2036 550,801 115,436,359
2035 548,853 116,187,949
2034 546,915 116,936,734
2033 545,056 117,678,572
2032 542,980 118,419,247
2031 540,984 119,153,646
2030 538,671 119,882,512
2029 536,441 120,600,781
2028 534,196 121,314,239
2027 531,944 122,015,984
2026 529,702 122,704,252
2025 527,326 123,366,734
2024 524,877 123,975,371
2023 522,331 124,516,650
2022 519,741 125,124,989
2021 516,649 125,681,593
2020 514,679 126,261,000
2019 514,104 126,633,000
2018 513,415 126,811,000
2017 512,893 126,972,000
2016 512,554 127,076,000
2015 512,394 127,141,000
2014 512,326 127,276,000
2013 512,225 127,445,000
2012 511,955 127,629,000
2011 511,447 127,833,000
2010 509,784 128,070,000
2009 506,141 128,047,000
2008 501,355 128,063,000
2007 496,190 128,001,000
2006 490,728 127,854,000
2005 485,115 127,773,000
2004 479,370 127,761,000
2003 473,383 127,718,000
2002 467,046 127,445,000
2001 460,293 127,149,000
2000 453,317 126,843,000
1999 446,519 126,631,000
1998 439,784 126,400,000
1997 432,798 126,057,000
1996 425,581 125,757,000
1995 418,104 125,472,000
1994 410,228 125,178,000
1993 401,965 124,829,000
1992 393,415 124,425,000
1991 384,586 123,964,000
1990 375,428 123,478,000
1989 367,803 123,069,000
1988 362,329 122,578,000
1987 357,302 122,069,000
1986 352,312 121,482,000
1985 347,365 120,837,000
1984 342,505 120,083,000
1983 337,654 119,307,000
1982 332,724 118,480,000
1981 327,846 117,661,000
1980 323,301 116,807,000
1979 319,480 115,890,000
1978 316,147 114,913,000
1977 312,834 113,872,000
1976 309,455 112,775,000
1975 305,847 111,573,000
1974 302,570 110,162,000
1973 299,881 108,707,000
1972 297,386 107,188,000
1971 294,046 105,697,000
1970 287,885 103,403,000
1969 279,248 102,219,000
1968 270,164 101,011,000
1967 261,404 99,879,000
1966 252,976 98,851,000
1965 244,856 97,952,000
1964 237,006 96,903,000
1963 229,373 95,900,000
1962 221,919 94,933,000
1961 215,087 94,055,000
1960 210,024 93,216,000

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/japan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 18,299 people (a 3.57% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,371,748 people (a 3.44% decline).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,400,477 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 567K people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cape Verde Japan
2100 -1.01% -0.5%
2099 -0.98% -0.49%
2098 -0.99% -0.48%
2097 -0.97% -0.48%
2096 -0.98% -0.48%
2095 -0.97% -0.47%
2094 -0.97% -0.47%
2093 -0.95% -0.47%
2092 -0.94% -0.47%
2091 -0.93% -0.47%
2090 -0.94% -0.47%
2089 -0.9% -0.47%
2088 -0.89% -0.47%
2087 -0.87% -0.48%
2086 -0.86% -0.49%
2085 -0.85% -0.5%
2084 -0.81% -0.5%
2083 -0.81% -0.52%
2082 -0.79% -0.53%
2081 -0.77% -0.55%
2080 -0.75% -0.57%
2079 -0.7% -0.59%
2078 -0.68% -0.62%
2077 -0.67% -0.64%
2076 -0.65% -0.67%
2075 -0.62% -0.69%
2074 -0.59% -0.73%
2073 -0.57% -0.74%
2072 -0.54% -0.76%
2071 -0.55% -0.79%
2070 -0.54% -0.79%
2069 -0.51% -0.8%
2068 -0.51% -0.8%
2067 -0.47% -0.81%
2066 -0.43% -0.81%
2065 -0.4% -0.79%
2064 -0.39% -0.79%
2063 -0.37% -0.78%
2062 -0.34% -0.77%
2061 -0.3% -0.76%
2060 -0.28% -0.75%
2059 -0.23% -0.73%
2058 -0.2% -0.71%
2057 -0.17% -0.7%
2056 -0.15% -0.68%
2055 -0.12% -0.68%
2054 -0.06% -0.65%
2053 -0.02% -0.65%
2052 0% -0.64%
2051 0.02% -0.64%
2050 0.06% -0.64%
2049 0.08% -0.64%
2048 0.09% -0.64%
2047 0.14% -0.64%
2046 0.17% -0.65%
2045 0.19% -0.65%
2044 0.21% -0.65%
2043 0.22% -0.65%
2042 0.25% -0.66%
2041 0.27% -0.65%
2040 0.3% -0.65%
2039 0.32% -0.65%
2038 0.33% -0.65%
2037 0.33% -0.65%
2036 0.35% -0.65%
2035 0.35% -0.64%
2034 0.34% -0.63%
2033 0.38% -0.63%
2032 0.37% -0.62%
2031 0.43% -0.61%
2030 0.42% -0.6%
2029 0.42% -0.59%
2028 0.42% -0.58%
2027 0.42% -0.56%
2026 0.45% -0.54%
2025 0.47% -0.49%
2024 0.49% -0.43%
2023 0.5% -0.49%
2022 0.6% -0.44%
2021 0.38% -0.46%
2020 0.11% -0.29%
2019 0.13% -0.14%
2018 0.1% -0.13%
2017 0.07% -0.08%
2016 0.03% -0.05%
2015 0.01% -0.11%
2014 0.02% -0.13%
2013 0.05% -0.14%
2012 0.1% -0.16%
2011 0.33% -0.19%
2010 0.72% 0.02%
2009 0.95% -0.01%
2008 1.04% 0.05%
2007 1.11% 0.11%
2006 1.16% 0.06%
2005 1.2% 0.009%
2004 1.26% 0.03%
2003 1.36% 0.21%
2002 1.47% 0.23%
2001 1.54% 0.24%
2000 1.52% 0.17%
1999 1.53% 0.18%
1998 1.61% 0.27%
1997 1.7% 0.24%
1996 1.79% 0.23%
1995 1.92% 0.23%
1994 2.06% 0.28%
1993 2.17% 0.32%
1992 2.3% 0.37%
1991 2.44% 0.39%
1990 2.07% 0.33%
1989 1.51% 0.4%
1988 1.41% 0.42%
1987 1.42% 0.48%
1986 1.42% 0.53%
1985 1.42% 0.63%
1984 1.44% 0.65%
1983 1.48% 0.7%
1982 1.49% 0.7%
1981 1.41% 0.73%
1980 1.2% 0.79%
1979 1.05% 0.85%
1978 1.06% 0.91%
1977 1.09% 0.97%
1976 1.18% 1.08%
1975 1.08% 1.28%
1974 0.9% 1.34%
1973 0.84% 1.42%
1972 1.14% 1.41%
1971 2.14% 2.22%
1970 3.09% 1.16%
1969 3.36% 1.2%
1968 3.35% 1.13%
1967 3.33% 1.04%
1966 3.32% 0.92%
1965 3.31% 1.08%
1964 3.33% 1.05%
1963 3.36% 1.02%
1962 3.18% 0.93%
1961 2.41% 0.9%

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/japan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Cape Verde grew by 0.47%, while Japan's population declined by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde Japan
Current population
530853
122704252
Population rank 169/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 1.48%
One net population change
3.59 hours
52 seconds
One birth every
1.37 hours
44.6 seconds
One death every
3.28 hours
19.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +7 -1,667
Annual growth/decline +2,449 -608,637
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% -0.49%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 183/197
One migration net change every
6.84 hours
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change -1,284 +140,579
Net migration rank 94/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 16,515 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 171/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 116/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cape Verde Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,284 - 140,579
2024 3,741 -1,209 -942,213 153,357
2023 3,798 -1,226 -871,617 175,003
2022 3,864 -1,253 -825,825 175,003
2021 3,575 0 -640,976 -34,996
2020 3,734 -3,362 -542,923 42,001
2019 4,773 -4,001 -531,858 318,190
2018 5,282 -4,679 -456,520 320,601
2017 5,993 -5,550 -406,310 322,564
2016 6,238 -6,004 -343,106 314,732
2015 6,314 -6,226 -292,424 168,896
2014 6,622 -6,578 -267,279 58,109
2013 6,780 -6,622 -242,146 66,449
2012 7,157 -6,779 -229,733 67,904
2011 7,874 -7,226 -204,533 97,720
2010 7,746 -5,069 -128,070 131,860
2009 7,216 -2,618 -76,828 125,450
2008 7,313 -2,340 -51,225 142,605
2007 7,559 -2,200 -25,600 138,024
2006 7,980 -2,408 12,785 130,065
2005 8,428 -2,768 -25,554 113,017
2004 8,825 -2,993 76,656 69,014
2003 9,037 -2,898 114,946 74,875
2002 9,278 -2,751 178,423 60,864
2001 9,510 -2,528 203,438 59,563
2000 9,752 -2,772 228,317 23,468
1999 9,989 -3,371 202,610 56,901
1998 10,187 -3,332 265,440 45,912
1997 10,323 -3,211 277,325 43,366
1996 10,613 -3,297 314,392 25,030
1995 10,764 -3,125 276,039 87,714
1994 11,410 -3,299 363,017 154,214
1993 11,805 -3,393 312,073 168,836
1992 11,915 -3,231 360,833 170,878
1991 11,899 -2,924 396,685 161,331
1990 11,738 -2,398 407,478 124,582
1989 11,608 -5,704 467,662 31,202
1988 11,523 -6,474 527,085 51,154
1987 11,426 -6,418 598,138 28,001
1986 11,295 -6,314 631,706 27,987
1985 11,105 -6,192 676,687 -141,323
1984 10,835 -6,035 756,523 -273,686
1983 10,736 -5,834 775,495 -269,755
1982 10,597 -5,629 805,664 -288,550
1981 10,470 -5,684 811,861 -278,525
1980 10,276 -5,980 864,372 -92,314
1979 10,223 -6,875 950,298 -57,692
1978 10,152 -6,833 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 10,036 -6,730 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 9,833 -6,389 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 9,601 -5,829 1,204,989 107
1974 9,295 -6,512 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 9,003 -6,410 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 8,716 -6,316 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 8,359 -4,085 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 7,878 172 1,230,496 33,731
1969 7,625 1,608 1,195,962 49,447
1968 7,408 1,521 1,191,930 43,593
1967 7,214 1,376 1,258,475 29,632
1966 7,039 1,230 682,072 68,934
1965 6,877 1,093 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 6,725 1,006 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 6,589 945 987,770 -100,742
1962 6,468 904 901,864 -57,075
1961 6,247 49 893,522 -58,882
1960 6,098 -2,267 894,874 -150,371

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

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/japan | 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 Japan 75% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,853,772 people) and 25% is from migration (a gain of 1,955,351 people).

As of 2024, 16,515 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Cape Verde, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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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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