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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 20,592,571 people in Kazakhstan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,391 people compared to 21,161,809 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 39.9 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +1.46% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 530K (8.08% growth), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.4% growth).

Cape Verde vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cape Verde Kazakhstan
2100 420,063 33,848,663
2099 424,339 33,772,741
2098 428,547 33,695,479
2097 432,823 33,615,447
2096 437,079 33,523,978
2095 441,399 33,424,720
2094 445,733 33,326,027
2093 450,100 33,224,553
2092 454,396 33,128,053
2091 458,688 33,024,570
2090 462,998 32,918,505
2089 467,377 32,809,364
2088 471,624 32,697,677
2087 475,845 32,574,802
2086 480,024 32,450,913
2085 484,207 32,326,215
2084 488,361 32,198,072
2083 492,342 32,062,485
2082 496,365 31,936,199
2081 500,326 31,798,193
2080 504,194 31,659,824
2079 507,990 31,525,030
2078 511,571 31,377,560
2077 515,063 31,230,620
2076 518,529 31,082,855
2075 521,923 30,934,158
2074 525,175 30,781,840
2073 528,314 30,635,989
2072 531,359 30,488,022
2071 534,222 30,336,588
2070 537,167 30,183,464
2069 540,078 30,024,249
2068 542,854 29,872,612
2067 545,645 29,722,383
2066 548,241 29,568,138
2065 550,631 29,406,227
2064 552,831 29,245,499
2063 554,976 29,081,885
2062 557,061 28,917,277
2061 558,943 28,748,398
2060 560,606 28,577,830
2059 562,202 28,401,552
2058 563,524 28,224,769
2057 564,676 28,046,842
2056 565,611 27,852,110
2055 566,437 27,652,544
2054 567,099 27,453,980
2053 567,452 27,243,894
2052 567,567 27,031,990
2051 567,565 26,818,727
2050 567,433 26,602,802
2049 567,091 26,385,294
2048 566,651 26,155,898
2047 566,116 25,920,222
2046 565,314 25,687,222
2045 564,356 25,451,058
2044 563,283 25,215,227
2043 562,118 24,979,701
2042 560,857 24,746,212
2041 559,474 24,516,106
2040 557,962 24,281,719
2039 556,312 24,055,361
2038 554,523 23,829,916
2037 552,714 23,608,263
2036 550,888 23,382,815
2035 548,939 23,159,205
2034 547,001 22,934,543
2033 545,142 22,708,727
2032 543,065 22,478,234
2031 541,069 22,254,688
2030 538,756 22,027,730
2029 536,526 21,799,495
2028 534,280 21,566,108
2027 532,028 21,333,660
2026 529,785 21,098,089
2025 527,409 20,850,907
2024 524,877 20,592,571
2023 522,331 20,330,104
2022 519,741 20,034,609
2021 516,649 19,743,603
2020 514,679 19,482,117
2019 514,104 19,209,555
2018 513,415 18,932,727
2017 512,893 18,651,931
2016 512,554 18,363,600
2015 512,394 18,084,169
2014 512,326 17,816,285
2013 512,225 17,556,502
2012 511,955 17,306,106
2011 511,447 17,066,002
2010 509,784 16,836,810
2009 506,141 16,619,846
2008 501,355 16,426,525
2007 496,190 16,257,214
2006 490,728 16,103,716
2005 485,115 15,968,117
2004 479,370 15,850,159
2003 473,383 15,747,380
2002 467,046 15,656,677
2001 460,293 15,575,550
2000 453,317 15,501,103
1999 446,519 15,455,874
1998 439,784 15,647,785
1997 432,798 16,043,251
1996 425,581 16,416,027
1995 418,104 16,730,536
1994 410,228 17,043,771
1993 401,965 17,274,487
1992 393,415 17,332,625
1991 384,586 17,278,600
1990 375,428 17,154,054
1989 367,803 16,997,013
1988 362,329 16,781,168
1987 357,302 16,527,715
1986 352,312 16,262,702
1985 347,365 16,031,090
1984 342,505 15,844,621
1983 337,654 15,665,551
1982 332,724 15,492,595
1981 327,846 15,323,082
1980 323,301 15,152,949
1979 319,480 14,978,696
1978 316,147 14,711,497
1977 312,834 14,353,265
1976 309,455 13,998,738
1975 305,847 13,700,843
1974 302,570 13,454,570
1973 299,881 13,208,121
1972 297,386 12,951,798
1971 294,046 12,684,813
1970 287,885 12,419,057
1969 279,248 12,156,212
1968 270,164 11,879,182
1967 261,404 11,584,428
1966 252,976 11,288,989
1965 244,856 10,993,183
1964 237,006 10,690,309
1963 229,373 10,377,466
1962 221,919 10,058,928
1961 215,087 9,742,085
1960 210,024 9,429,981

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 17,837 people (a 3.48% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cape Verde's population will grow by 6.98% to 567,433 people with a rank change from 169th to 168th. The population of Kazakhstan will increase by 25.7% to 26,602,802 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 568K people compared to the peak of 33.8M people in 2100 for Kazakhstan.

Population growth rate by year

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cape Verde Kazakhstan
2100 -1.01% 0.22%
2099 -0.98% 0.23%
2098 -0.99% 0.24%
2097 -0.97% 0.27%
2096 -0.98% 0.3%
2095 -0.97% 0.3%
2094 -0.97% 0.31%
2093 -0.95% 0.29%
2092 -0.94% 0.31%
2091 -0.93% 0.32%
2090 -0.94% 0.33%
2089 -0.9% 0.34%
2088 -0.89% 0.38%
2087 -0.87% 0.38%
2086 -0.86% 0.39%
2085 -0.85% 0.4%
2084 -0.81% 0.42%
2083 -0.81% 0.4%
2082 -0.79% 0.43%
2081 -0.77% 0.44%
2080 -0.75% 0.43%
2079 -0.7% 0.47%
2078 -0.68% 0.47%
2077 -0.67% 0.48%
2076 -0.65% 0.48%
2075 -0.62% 0.49%
2074 -0.59% 0.48%
2073 -0.57% 0.49%
2072 -0.54% 0.5%
2071 -0.55% 0.51%
2070 -0.54% 0.53%
2069 -0.51% 0.51%
2068 -0.51% 0.51%
2067 -0.47% 0.52%
2066 -0.43% 0.55%
2065 -0.4% 0.55%
2064 -0.39% 0.56%
2063 -0.37% 0.57%
2062 -0.34% 0.59%
2061 -0.3% 0.6%
2060 -0.28% 0.62%
2059 -0.23% 0.63%
2058 -0.2% 0.63%
2057 -0.17% 0.7%
2056 -0.15% 0.72%
2055 -0.12% 0.72%
2054 -0.06% 0.77%
2053 -0.02% 0.78%
2052 0% 0.8%
2051 0.02% 0.81%
2050 0.06% 0.82%
2049 0.08% 0.88%
2048 0.09% 0.91%
2047 0.14% 0.91%
2046 0.17% 0.93%
2045 0.19% 0.94%
2044 0.21% 0.94%
2043 0.22% 0.94%
2042 0.25% 0.94%
2041 0.27% 0.97%
2040 0.3% 0.94%
2039 0.32% 0.95%
2038 0.33% 0.94%
2037 0.33% 0.96%
2036 0.35% 0.97%
2035 0.35% 0.98%
2034 0.34% 0.99%
2033 0.38% 1.03%
2032 0.37% 1%
2031 0.43% 1.03%
2030 0.42% 1.05%
2029 0.42% 1.08%
2028 0.42% 1.09%
2027 0.42% 1.12%
2026 0.45% 1.19%
2025 0.48% 1.25%
2024 0.49% 1.29%
2023 0.5% 1.47%
2022 0.6% 1.47%
2021 0.38% 1.34%
2020 0.11% 1.42%
2019 0.13% 1.46%
2018 0.1% 1.51%
2017 0.07% 1.57%
2016 0.03% 1.55%
2015 0.01% 1.5%
2014 0.02% 1.48%
2013 0.05% 1.45%
2012 0.1% 1.41%
2011 0.33% 1.36%
2010 0.72% 1.31%
2009 0.95% 1.18%
2008 1.04% 1.04%
2007 1.11% 0.95%
2006 1.16% 0.85%
2005 1.2% 0.74%
2004 1.26% 0.65%
2003 1.36% 0.58%
2002 1.47% 0.52%
2001 1.54% 0.48%
2000 1.52% 0.29%
1999 1.53% -1.23%
1998 1.61% -2.46%
1997 1.7% -2.27%
1996 1.79% -1.88%
1995 1.92% -1.84%
1994 2.06% -1.34%
1993 2.17% -0.34%
1992 2.3% 0.31%
1991 2.44% 0.73%
1990 2.07% 0.92%
1989 1.51% 1.29%
1988 1.41% 1.53%
1987 1.42% 1.63%
1986 1.42% 1.44%
1985 1.42% 1.18%
1984 1.44% 1.14%
1983 1.48% 1.12%
1982 1.49% 1.11%
1981 1.41% 1.12%
1980 1.2% 1.16%
1979 1.05% 1.82%
1978 1.06% 2.5%
1977 1.09% 2.53%
1976 1.18% 2.17%
1975 1.08% 1.83%
1974 0.9% 1.87%
1973 0.84% 1.98%
1972 1.14% 2.1%
1971 2.14% 2.14%
1970 3.09% 2.16%
1969 3.36% 2.33%
1968 3.35% 2.54%
1967 3.33% 2.62%
1966 3.32% 2.69%
1965 3.31% 2.83%
1964 3.33% 3.01%
1963 3.36% 3.17%
1962 3.18% 3.25%
1961 2.41% 3.31%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Cape Verde grew by 0.49%, while Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.29%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde Kazakhstan
Current population
530391
21161809
Population rank 169/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.26%
One net population change
3.44 hours
2 minutes
One birth every
1.36 hours
1.28 minutes
One death every
3.32 hours
3.85 minutes
Daily growth/decline +7 +719
Annual growth/decline +2,546 +262,467
Annual growth/decline rate +0.49% +1.29%
Population growth rate rank 136/197 82/197
One migration net change every
6.84 hours
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change -1,284 -8,834
Net migration rank 94/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 16,515 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 171/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 116/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cape Verde Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,284 - -8,834
2024 - -1,209 - -7,368
2023 3,798 -1,226 273,013 -4,822
2022 3,864 -1,253 277,019 45,755
2021 3,575 0 269,026 -9,804
2020 3,734 -3,362 272,458 -8,716
2019 4,773 -4,001 278,788 2,594
2018 5,282 -4,679 278,917 -6,644
2017 5,993 -5,550 268,066 21,248
2016 6,238 -6,004 277,878 9,478
2015 6,314 -6,226 273,523 -2,011
2014 6,622 -6,578 274,406 -10,170
2013 6,780 -6,622 259,239 -3,925
2012 7,157 -6,779 249,987 -4,512
2011 7,874 -7,226 237,883 -3,160
2010 7,746 -5,069 230,479 -6,840
2009 7,216 -2,618 218,036 -7,758
2008 7,313 -2,340 214,169 -37,796
2007 7,559 -2,200 188,486 -26,237
2006 7,980 -2,408 166,480 -21,728
2005 8,428 -2,768 146,619 -20,171
2004 8,825 -2,993 132,286 -22,841
2003 9,037 -2,898 112,137 -16,027
2002 9,278 -2,751 93,564 -8,272
2001 9,510 -2,528 84,279 -7,333
2000 9,752 -2,772 80,699 -8,754
1999 9,989 -3,371 79,536 -61,031
1998 10,187 -3,332 85,735 -488,075
1997 10,323 -3,211 92,778 -481,380
1996 10,613 -3,297 112,384 -469,331
1995 10,764 -3,125 140,721 -412,775
1994 11,410 -3,299 165,631 -520,028
1993 11,805 -3,393 185,649 -292,682
1992 11,915 -3,231 204,785 -214,015
1991 11,899 -2,924 221,581 -104,271
1990 11,738 -2,398 235,113 -103,336
1989 11,608 -5,704 254,394 -72,096
1988 11,523 -6,474 275,278 -25,892
1987 11,426 -6,418 290,227 -32,724
1986 11,295 -6,314 295,818 -23,297
1985 11,105 -6,192 293,834 -103,115
1984 10,835 -6,035 278,485 -96,266
1983 10,736 -5,834 260,471 -84,566
1982 10,597 -5,629 246,983 -76,976
1981 10,470 -5,684 243,652 -74,624
1980 10,276 -5,980 238,977 -67,731
1979 10,223 -6,875 237,442 -60,198
1978 10,152 -6,833 225,895 131,248
1977 10,036 -6,730 224,284 135,047
1976 9,833 -6,389 221,992 127,735
1975 9,601 -5,829 219,748 26,332
1974 9,295 -6,512 217,668 28,807
1973 9,003 -6,410 215,940 30,467
1972 8,716 -6,316 212,319 53,914
1971 8,359 -4,085 202,450 65,291
1970 7,878 172 191,775 72,000
1969 7,625 1,608 184,118 77,805
1968 7,408 1,521 186,254 105,890
1967 7,214 1,376 191,536 105,830
1966 7,039 1,230 191,506 101,999
1965 6,877 1,093 194,470 103,626
1964 6,725 1,006 208,899 98,761
1963 6,589 945 223,105 94,932
1962 6,468 904 228,177 90,842
1961 6,247 49 228,686 85,981
1960 6,098 -2,267 226,027 83,525

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 56.4% of the population change in Cape Verde is from natural causes (a gain of 50,193 people) and 43.6% is from migration (a loss of 38,879 people). In Kazakhstan 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,743,094 people) and 1.33% is from migration (a gain of 36,908 people).

As of 2024, 16,515 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Cape Verde, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 295K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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