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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,391 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Lithuania's population is 5.34 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 530K (8.08% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

Cape Verde vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cape Verde Lithuania
2100 420,063 1,225,633
2099 424,339 1,241,510
2098 428,547 1,257,497
2097 432,823 1,273,678
2096 437,079 1,290,189
2095 441,399 1,307,275
2094 445,733 1,324,312
2093 450,100 1,341,875
2092 454,396 1,360,029
2091 458,688 1,378,546
2090 462,998 1,397,420
2089 467,377 1,416,650
2088 471,624 1,436,421
2087 475,845 1,456,324
2086 480,024 1,476,301
2085 484,207 1,496,940
2084 488,361 1,517,611
2083 492,342 1,538,569
2082 496,365 1,559,787
2081 500,326 1,581,134
2080 504,194 1,602,498
2079 507,990 1,623,820
2078 511,571 1,645,249
2077 515,063 1,666,665
2076 518,529 1,688,177
2075 521,923 1,709,720
2074 525,175 1,731,404
2073 528,314 1,752,662
2072 531,359 1,773,945
2071 534,222 1,795,473
2070 537,167 1,817,142
2069 540,078 1,839,387
2068 542,854 1,861,529
2067 545,645 1,883,928
2066 548,241 1,906,591
2065 550,631 1,929,619
2064 552,831 1,952,334
2063 554,976 1,975,020
2062 557,061 1,998,444
2061 558,943 2,021,930
2060 560,606 2,045,989
2059 562,202 2,070,233
2058 563,524 2,094,564
2057 564,676 2,118,985
2056 565,611 2,143,474
2055 566,437 2,168,085
2054 567,099 2,192,337
2053 567,452 2,216,075
2052 567,567 2,240,149
2051 567,565 2,263,905
2050 567,433 2,287,466
2049 567,091 2,310,176
2048 566,651 2,333,041
2047 566,116 2,356,291
2046 565,314 2,378,713
2045 564,356 2,401,082
2044 563,283 2,423,438
2043 562,118 2,446,634
2042 560,857 2,469,564
2041 559,474 2,492,222
2040 557,962 2,514,657
2039 556,312 2,538,036
2038 554,523 2,560,781
2037 552,714 2,583,644
2036 550,888 2,605,925
2035 548,939 2,627,752
2034 547,001 2,650,015
2033 545,142 2,671,840
2032 543,065 2,693,646
2031 541,069 2,715,491
2030 538,756 2,737,751
2029 536,526 2,760,194
2028 534,280 2,783,343
2027 532,028 2,806,651
2026 529,785 2,829,914
2025 527,409 2,872,755
2024 524,877 2,888,278
2023 522,331 2,871,585
2022 519,741 2,831,639
2021 516,649 2,808,380
2020 514,679 2,810,369
2019 514,104 2,811,089
2018 513,415 2,819,200
2017 512,893 2,842,639
2016 512,554 2,877,325
2015 512,394 2,911,109
2014 512,326 2,937,253
2013 512,225 2,961,250
2012 511,955 2,989,139
2011 511,447 3,028,115
2010 509,784 3,097,282
2009 506,141 3,162,916
2008 501,355 3,198,231
2007 496,190 3,231,294
2006 490,728 3,269,909
2005 485,115 3,322,528
2004 479,370 3,377,075
2003 473,383 3,415,213
2002 467,046 3,443,067
2001 460,293 3,470,818
2000 453,317 3,499,536
1999 446,519 3,524,238
1998 439,784 3,549,331
1997 432,798 3,575,137
1996 425,581 3,601,613
1995 418,104 3,629,102
1994 410,228 3,657,144
1993 401,965 3,682,613
1992 393,415 3,700,114
1991 384,586 3,704,134
1990 375,428 3,697,838
1989 367,803 3,684,255
1988 362,329 3,655,049
1987 357,302 3,616,367
1986 352,312 3,578,914
1985 347,365 3,544,543
1984 342,505 3,514,205
1983 337,654 3,485,192
1982 332,724 3,457,179
1981 327,846 3,432,947
1980 323,301 3,413,202
1979 319,480 3,397,842
1978 316,147 3,379,514
1977 312,834 3,355,036
1976 309,455 3,328,664
1975 305,847 3,301,652
1974 302,570 3,273,894
1973 299,881 3,244,438
1972 297,386 3,213,622
1971 294,046 3,179,041
1970 287,885 3,139,689
1969 279,248 3,107,321
1968 270,164 3,078,850
1967 261,404 3,044,400
1966 252,976 3,008,050
1965 244,856 2,971,450
1964 237,006 2,935,200
1963 229,373 2,898,950
1962 221,919 2,863,350
1961 215,087 2,823,550
1960 210,024 2,778,550

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/lithuania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 17,837 people (a 3.48% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 140th 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 Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 568K people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.23M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cape Verde Lithuania
2100 -1.01% -1.28%
2099 -0.98% -1.27%
2098 -0.99% -1.27%
2097 -0.97% -1.28%
2096 -0.98% -1.31%
2095 -0.97% -1.29%
2094 -0.97% -1.31%
2093 -0.95% -1.33%
2092 -0.94% -1.34%
2091 -0.93% -1.35%
2090 -0.94% -1.36%
2089 -0.9% -1.38%
2088 -0.89% -1.37%
2087 -0.87% -1.35%
2086 -0.86% -1.38%
2085 -0.85% -1.36%
2084 -0.81% -1.36%
2083 -0.81% -1.36%
2082 -0.79% -1.35%
2081 -0.77% -1.33%
2080 -0.75% -1.31%
2079 -0.7% -1.3%
2078 -0.68% -1.28%
2077 -0.67% -1.27%
2076 -0.65% -1.26%
2075 -0.62% -1.25%
2074 -0.59% -1.21%
2073 -0.57% -1.2%
2072 -0.54% -1.2%
2071 -0.55% -1.19%
2070 -0.54% -1.21%
2069 -0.51% -1.19%
2068 -0.51% -1.19%
2067 -0.47% -1.19%
2066 -0.43% -1.19%
2065 -0.4% -1.16%
2064 -0.39% -1.15%
2063 -0.37% -1.17%
2062 -0.34% -1.16%
2061 -0.3% -1.18%
2060 -0.28% -1.17%
2059 -0.23% -1.16%
2058 -0.2% -1.15%
2057 -0.17% -1.14%
2056 -0.15% -1.14%
2055 -0.12% -1.11%
2054 -0.06% -1.07%
2053 -0.02% -1.07%
2052 0% -1.05%
2051 0.02% -1.03%
2050 0.06% -0.98%
2049 0.08% -0.98%
2048 0.09% -0.99%
2047 0.14% -0.94%
2046 0.17% -0.93%
2045 0.19% -0.92%
2044 0.21% -0.95%
2043 0.22% -0.93%
2042 0.25% -0.91%
2041 0.27% -0.89%
2040 0.3% -0.92%
2039 0.32% -0.89%
2038 0.33% -0.88%
2037 0.33% -0.86%
2036 0.35% -0.83%
2035 0.35% -0.84%
2034 0.34% -0.82%
2033 0.38% -0.81%
2032 0.37% -0.8%
2031 0.43% -0.81%
2030 0.42% -0.81%
2029 0.42% -0.83%
2028 0.42% -0.83%
2027 0.42% -0.82%
2026 0.45% -1.49%
2025 0.48% -0.54%
2024 0.49% 0.58%
2023 0.5% 1.41%
2022 0.6% 0.83%
2021 0.38% -0.07%
2020 0.11% -0.03%
2019 0.13% -0.29%
2018 0.1% -0.82%
2017 0.07% -1.21%
2016 0.03% -1.16%
2015 0.01% -0.89%
2014 0.02% -0.81%
2013 0.05% -0.93%
2012 0.1% -1.29%
2011 0.33% -2.23%
2010 0.72% -2.08%
2009 0.95% -1.1%
2008 1.04% -1.02%
2007 1.11% -1.18%
2006 1.16% -1.58%
2005 1.2% -1.62%
2004 1.26% -1.12%
2003 1.36% -0.81%
2002 1.47% -0.8%
2001 1.54% -0.82%
2000 1.52% -0.7%
1999 1.53% -0.71%
1998 1.61% -0.72%
1997 1.7% -0.74%
1996 1.79% -0.76%
1995 1.92% -0.77%
1994 2.06% -0.69%
1993 2.17% -0.47%
1992 2.3% -0.11%
1991 2.44% 0.17%
1990 2.07% 0.37%
1989 1.51% 0.8%
1988 1.41% 1.07%
1987 1.42% 1.05%
1986 1.42% 0.97%
1985 1.42% 0.86%
1984 1.44% 0.83%
1983 1.48% 0.81%
1982 1.49% 0.71%
1981 1.41% 0.58%
1980 1.2% 0.45%
1979 1.05% 0.54%
1978 1.06% 0.73%
1977 1.09% 0.79%
1976 1.18% 0.82%
1975 1.08% 0.85%
1974 0.9% 0.91%
1973 0.84% 0.96%
1972 1.14% 1.09%
1971 2.14% 1.25%
1970 3.09% 1.04%
1969 3.36% 0.92%
1968 3.35% 1.13%
1967 3.33% 1.21%
1966 3.32% 1.23%
1965 3.31% 1.24%
1964 3.33% 1.25%
1963 3.36% 1.24%
1962 3.18% 1.41%
1961 2.41% 1.62%

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/lithuania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cape Verde grew by 0.49%, while Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde Lithuania
Current population
530391
2829914
Population rank 169/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.03%
One net population change
3.44 hours
31.5 minutes
One birth every
1.36 hours
25.4 minutes
One death every
3.32 hours
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +7 +46
Annual growth/decline +2,546 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +0.49% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 136/197 127/197
One migration net change every
6.84 hours
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change -1,284 -24,618
Net migration rank 94/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 16,515 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 171/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 116/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cape Verde Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,284 - -24,618
2024 - -1,209 - 2,617
2023 3,798 -1,226 -16,368 44,935
2022 3,864 -1,253 -20,671 72,100
2021 3,575 0 -24,433 19,657
2020 3,734 -3,362 -19,953 19,884
2019 4,773 -4,001 -13,212 10,665
2018 5,282 -4,679 -12,686 -3,459
2017 5,993 -5,550 -12,224 -28,027
2016 6,238 -6,004 -11,509 -30,612
2015 6,314 -6,226 -11,935 -22,560
2014 6,622 -6,578 -10,868 -12,387
2013 6,780 -6,622 -12,733 -16,769
2012 7,157 -6,779 -11,060 -21,387
2011 7,874 -7,226 -10,901 -38,518
2010 7,746 -5,069 -11,460 -78,887
2009 7,216 -2,618 -9,805 -32,186
2008 7,313 -2,340 -12,153 -16,482
2007 7,559 -2,200 -15,510 -21,815
2006 7,980 -2,408 -15,041 -24,730
2005 8,428 -2,768 -14,287 -51,357
2004 8,825 -2,993 -11,482 -32,312
2003 9,037 -2,898 -10,929 -22,701
2002 9,278 -2,751 -11,362 -12,627
2001 9,510 -2,528 -9,024 -24,733
2000 9,752 -2,772 -4,549 -16,077
1999 9,989 -3,371 -3,877 -20,533
1998 10,187 -3,332 -3,904 -22,002
1997 10,323 -3,211 -3,218 -22,324
1996 10,613 -3,297 -3,962 -23,236
1995 10,764 -3,125 -3,992 -23,509
1994 11,410 -3,299 -4,023 -24,104
1993 11,805 -3,393 1,473 -23,949
1992 11,915 -3,231 12,950 -25,175
1991 11,899 -2,924 14,817 -10,744
1990 11,738 -2,398 17,010 -8,840
1989 11,608 -5,704 17,316 -26,985
1988 11,523 -6,474 19,006 38,648
1987 11,426 -6,418 22,422 10,820
1986 11,295 -6,314 23,978 10,177
1985 11,105 -6,192 19,140 9,417
1984 10,835 -6,035 18,976 8,835
1983 10,736 -5,834 20,911 8,585
1982 10,597 -5,629 18,323 8,163
1981 10,470 -5,684 16,478 7,752
1980 10,276 -5,980 16,042 7,412
1979 10,223 -6,875 16,989 6,932
1978 10,152 -6,833 17,573 7,328
1977 10,036 -6,730 19,124 8,964
1976 9,833 -6,389 20,305 8,581
1975 9,601 -5,829 20,470 8,170
1974 9,295 -6,512 22,589 7,757
1973 9,003 -6,410 22,712 7,327
1972 8,716 -6,316 25,388 7,185
1971 8,359 -4,085 28,930 7,130
1970 7,878 172 27,629 6,530
1969 7,625 1,608 27,345 4,179
1968 7,408 1,521 28,325 6,522
1967 7,214 1,376 29,226 5,251
1966 7,039 1,230 30,381 4,799
1965 6,877 1,093 30,309 4,196
1964 6,725 1,006 34,048 3,820
1963 6,589 945 33,918 3,428
1962 6,468 904 34,933 2,899
1961 6,247 49 40,376 2,550
1960 6,098 -2,267 40,845 2,328

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

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/lithuania | 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 Lithuania 68.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 people).

As of 2024, 16,515 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Cape Verde, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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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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