The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 7,769,819 people in Laos in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 529,186 people compared to 7,954,155 in Laos.
Population statistics:
- Laos' population is 15 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
- Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Laos is the 103rd.
- The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.1% for Laos.
- For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +1.48% in Laos.
- Since 2005, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 485K people to 529K (9.08% growth), while Laos has grown from 5.87M to 7.95M (35.5% growth).
- Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 566K people compared to the peak of 10.2M people in 2068 for Laos.
Cape Verde vs Laos: live population counter
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| Current population |
529186
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7954155
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| Population rank | 169/197 | 103/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.1% |
| One net population change |
3.44 hours
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5.01 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.36 hours
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3.22 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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51.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,209 | -10,284 |
| Daily growth/decline | +7 | +287 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,546 | +104,826 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.49% | +1.37% |
| Population growth rate rank | 136/197 | 80/197 |
Cape Verde and Laos: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 210,024 | 2,121,514 | - | - |
| 1961 | 215,087 | 2,169,796 | 2.41% | 2.28% |
| 1962 | 221,919 | 2,219,910 | 3.18% | 2.31% |
| 1963 | 229,373 | 2,271,061 | 3.36% | 2.3% |
| 1964 | 237,006 | 2,322,826 | 3.33% | 2.28% |
| 1965 | 244,856 | 2,376,200 | 3.31% | 2.3% |
| 1966 | 252,976 | 2,431,084 | 3.32% | 2.31% |
| 1967 | 261,404 | 2,487,715 | 3.33% | 2.33% |
| 1968 | 270,164 | 2,546,377 | 3.35% | 2.36% |
| 1969 | 279,248 | 2,606,959 | 3.36% | 2.38% |
| 1970 | 287,885 | 2,669,702 | 3.09% | 2.41% |
| 1971 | 294,046 | 2,734,628 | 2.14% | 2.43% |
| 1972 | 297,386 | 2,801,660 | 1.14% | 2.45% |
| 1973 | 299,881 | 2,870,573 | 0.84% | 2.46% |
| 1974 | 302,570 | 2,939,761 | 0.9% | 2.41% |
| 1975 | 305,847 | 3,005,521 | 1.08% | 2.24% |
| 1976 | 309,455 | 3,064,876 | 1.18% | 1.97% |
| 1977 | 312,834 | 3,118,923 | 1.09% | 1.76% |
| 1978 | 316,147 | 3,171,740 | 1.06% | 1.69% |
| 1979 | 319,480 | 3,228,202 | 1.05% | 1.78% |
| 1980 | 323,301 | 3,292,573 | 1.2% | 1.99% |
| 1981 | 327,846 | 3,366,631 | 1.41% | 2.25% |
| 1982 | 332,724 | 3,450,026 | 1.49% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 337,654 | 3,541,001 | 1.48% | 2.64% |
| 1984 | 342,505 | 3,637,843 | 1.44% | 2.73% |
| 1985 | 347,365 | 3,739,985 | 1.42% | 2.81% |
| 1986 | 352,312 | 3,846,715 | 1.42% | 2.85% |
| 1987 | 357,302 | 3,957,612 | 1.42% | 2.88% |
| 1988 | 362,329 | 4,072,601 | 1.41% | 2.91% |
| 1989 | 367,803 | 4,190,974 | 1.51% | 2.91% |
| 1990 | 375,428 | 4,311,955 | 2.07% | 2.89% |
| 1991 | 384,586 | 4,435,118 | 2.44% | 2.86% |
| 1992 | 393,415 | 4,559,646 | 2.3% | 2.81% |
| 1993 | 401,965 | 4,685,060 | 2.17% | 2.75% |
| 1994 | 410,228 | 4,809,220 | 2.06% | 2.65% |
| 1995 | 418,104 | 4,929,409 | 1.92% | 2.5% |
| 1996 | 425,581 | 5,045,678 | 1.79% | 2.36% |
| 1997 | 432,798 | 5,152,011 | 1.7% | 2.11% |
| 1998 | 439,784 | 5,248,266 | 1.61% | 1.87% |
| 1999 | 446,519 | 5,340,784 | 1.53% | 1.76% |
| 2000 | 453,317 | 5,431,212 | 1.52% | 1.69% |
| 2001 | 460,293 | 5,521,482 | 1.54% | 1.66% |
| 2002 | 467,046 | 5,610,889 | 1.47% | 1.62% |
| 2003 | 473,383 | 5,697,945 | 1.36% | 1.55% |
| 2004 | 479,370 | 5,781,626 | 1.26% | 1.47% |
| 2005 | 485,115 | 5,869,523 | 1.2% | 1.52% |
| 2006 | 490,728 | 5,963,200 | 1.16% | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 496,190 | 6,056,236 | 1.11% | 1.56% |
| 2008 | 501,355 | 6,148,969 | 1.04% | 1.53% |
| 2009 | 506,141 | 6,241,642 | 0.95% | 1.51% |
| 2010 | 509,784 | 6,334,194 | 0.72% | 1.48% |
| 2011 | 511,447 | 6,426,590 | 0.33% | 1.46% |
| 2012 | 511,955 | 6,518,978 | 0.1% | 1.44% |
| 2013 | 512,225 | 6,611,385 | 0.05% | 1.42% |
| 2014 | 512,326 | 6,703,172 | 0.02% | 1.39% |
| 2015 | 512,394 | 6,801,645 | 0.01% | 1.47% |
| 2016 | 512,554 | 6,908,802 | 0.03% | 1.58% |
| 2017 | 512,893 | 7,018,147 | 0.07% | 1.58% |
| 2018 | 513,415 | 7,128,045 | 0.1% | 1.57% |
| 2019 | 514,104 | 7,237,636 | 0.13% | 1.54% |
| 2020 | 514,679 | 7,346,533 | 0.11% | 1.5% |
| 2021 | 516,649 | 7,453,194 | 0.38% | 1.45% |
| 2022 | 519,741 | 7,559,007 | 0.6% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 522,331 | 7,664,993 | 0.5% | 1.4% |
| 2024 | 524,877 | 7,769,819 | 0.49% | 1.37% |
| 2025 | 527,331 | 7,873,043 | 0.47% | 1.33% |
| 2026 | 529,641 | 7,974,020 | 0.44% | 1.28% |
| 2027 | 531,874 | 8,072,924 | 0.42% | 1.24% |
| 2028 | 534,119 | 8,169,794 | 0.42% | 1.2% |
| 2029 | 536,345 | 8,264,394 | 0.42% | 1.16% |
| 2030 | 538,617 | 8,357,024 | 0.42% | 1.12% |
| 2031 | 540,769 | 8,447,769 | 0.4% | 1.09% |
| 2032 | 542,801 | 8,536,450 | 0.38% | 1.05% |
| 2033 | 544,769 | 8,622,824 | 0.36% | 1.01% |
| 2034 | 546,653 | 8,706,826 | 0.35% | 0.97% |
| 2035 | 548,594 | 8,788,759 | 0.36% | 0.94% |
| 2036 | 550,481 | 8,868,880 | 0.34% | 0.91% |
| 2037 | 552,294 | 8,947,241 | 0.33% | 0.88% |
| 2038 | 554,085 | 9,023,864 | 0.32% | 0.86% |
| 2039 | 555,802 | 9,097,889 | 0.31% | 0.82% |
| 2040 | 557,378 | 9,168,998 | 0.28% | 0.78% |
| 2041 | 558,819 | 9,238,108 | 0.26% | 0.75% |
| 2042 | 560,139 | 9,305,405 | 0.24% | 0.73% |
| 2043 | 561,350 | 9,370,049 | 0.22% | 0.69% |
| 2044 | 562,468 | 9,432,310 | 0.2% | 0.66% |
| 2045 | 563,484 | 9,492,501 | 0.18% | 0.64% |
| 2046 | 564,357 | 9,550,341 | 0.15% | 0.61% |
| 2047 | 565,018 | 9,605,804 | 0.12% | 0.58% |
| 2048 | 565,511 | 9,659,037 | 0.09% | 0.55% |
| 2049 | 565,896 | 9,709,614 | 0.07% | 0.52% |
| 2050 | 566,140 | 9,757,279 | 0.04% | 0.49% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cape Verde increased by 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth), while Laos gained 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cape Verde gained 16,792 (a 3.28% growth), while Laos' population increased by 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth).
Cape Verde was ranked 165th most populous country in 2005 and is 169th in 2025. Laos was ranked 103rd in 2005 and still ranked 103rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Cape Verde's population will grow by 6.98% to 566,140 people with a rank change from 169th to 168th. The population of Laos will increase by 22.7% to 9,757,279 people and rank change from 103rd to 99th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Praia | 159K |
| Mindelo | 70.5K |
| Assomada | 12K |
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| City | Population |
| Vientiane | 948K |
| Thakhek | 90.8K |
| Luang Prabang | 53.8K |
| Vang Vieng | 25K |
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Population differences between Cape Verde and Laos
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| Life expectancy | 76.4 years | 69.5 years |
| Average age | 31.4 years | 28.3 years |
| Median age | 29.4 years | 25.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.52 births per woman | 2.42 births per woman |
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 87.2 ppl/mi² |
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