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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,391 people compared to 36,512,221 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Malaysia's population is 68.8 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 530K (8.08% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.5M (38.2% growth).

Cape Verde vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cape Verde Malaysia
2100 420,063 44,353,615
2099 424,339 44,467,475
2098 428,547 44,579,971
2097 432,823 44,695,979
2096 437,079 44,814,885
2095 441,399 44,932,404
2094 445,733 45,047,479
2093 450,100 45,165,126
2092 454,396 45,278,674
2091 458,688 45,390,002
2090 462,998 45,501,495
2089 467,377 45,610,046
2088 471,624 45,717,882
2087 475,845 45,823,085
2086 480,024 45,926,712
2085 484,207 46,020,742
2084 488,361 46,111,490
2083 492,342 46,202,286
2082 496,365 46,284,929
2081 500,326 46,359,700
2080 504,194 46,435,482
2079 507,990 46,496,102
2078 511,571 46,549,167
2077 515,063 46,594,188
2076 518,529 46,619,045
2075 521,923 46,643,115
2074 525,175 46,658,350
2073 528,314 46,670,848
2072 531,359 46,670,426
2071 534,222 46,660,436
2070 537,167 46,645,623
2069 540,078 46,623,238
2068 542,854 46,600,060
2067 545,645 46,569,264
2066 548,241 46,530,377
2065 550,631 46,481,890
2064 552,831 46,417,369
2063 554,976 46,350,674
2062 557,061 46,272,105
2061 558,943 46,178,092
2060 560,606 46,075,877
2059 562,202 45,958,718
2058 563,524 45,837,407
2057 564,676 45,707,213
2056 565,611 45,566,357
2055 566,437 45,418,953
2054 567,099 45,252,995
2053 567,452 45,069,089
2052 567,567 44,873,927
2051 567,565 44,668,767
2050 567,433 44,445,677
2049 567,091 44,217,593
2048 566,651 43,974,925
2047 566,116 43,712,325
2046 565,314 43,438,283
2045 564,356 43,157,909
2044 563,283 42,866,716
2043 562,118 42,557,941
2042 560,857 42,239,980
2041 559,474 41,922,379
2040 557,962 41,598,231
2039 556,312 41,270,953
2038 554,523 40,929,067
2037 552,714 40,584,773
2036 550,888 40,234,128
2035 548,939 39,876,375
2034 547,001 39,515,857
2033 545,142 39,152,086
2032 543,065 38,772,414
2031 541,069 38,386,293
2030 538,756 37,995,617
2029 536,526 37,606,753
2028 534,280 37,207,852
2027 532,028 36,806,585
2026 529,785 36,403,076
2025 527,409 35,987,113
2024 524,877 35,557,673
2023 522,331 35,126,298
2022 519,741 34,695,493
2021 516,649 34,282,399
2020 514,679 33,889,558
2019 514,104 33,440,596
2018 513,415 32,910,967
2017 512,893 32,355,644
2016 512,554 31,789,685
2015 512,394 31,232,798
2014 512,326 30,696,137
2013 512,225 30,174,265
2012 511,955 29,662,831
2011 511,447 29,162,039
2010 509,784 28,655,776
2009 506,141 28,124,778
2008 501,355 27,570,059
2007 496,190 26,998,389
2006 490,728 26,417,909
2005 485,115 25,836,071
2004 479,370 25,256,772
2003 473,383 24,679,602
2002 467,046 24,102,477
2001 460,293 23,526,538
2000 453,317 22,967,816
1999 446,519 22,435,531
1998 439,784 21,906,713
1997 432,798 21,375,218
1996 425,581 20,850,087
1995 418,104 20,330,599
1994 410,228 19,820,446
1993 401,965 19,322,664
1992 393,415 18,834,572
1991 384,586 18,342,464
1990 375,428 17,833,171
1989 367,803 17,314,997
1988 362,329 16,796,605
1987 357,302 16,276,737
1986 352,312 15,760,419
1985 347,365 15,252,258
1984 342,505 14,759,009
1983 337,654 14,285,907
1982 332,724 13,832,798
1981 327,846 13,399,203
1980 323,301 12,983,363
1979 319,480 12,627,862
1978 316,147 12,328,157
1977 312,834 12,035,713
1976 309,455 11,750,097
1975 305,847 11,471,914
1974 302,570 11,200,906
1973 299,881 10,935,621
1972 297,386 10,676,835
1971 294,046 10,423,453
1970 287,885 10,178,802
1969 279,248 9,947,597
1968 270,164 9,725,281
1967 261,404 9,507,099
1966 252,976 9,284,688
1965 244,856 9,056,408
1964 237,006 8,828,406
1963 229,373 8,602,160
1962 221,919 8,380,172
1961 215,087 8,164,443
1960 210,024 7,956,197

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/malaysia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 17,837 people (a 3.48% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,722,536 people (a 14.9% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,445,677 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 568K people compared to the peak of 46.7M people in 2073 for Malaysia.

Population growth rate by year

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cape Verde Malaysia
2100 -1.01% -0.26%
2099 -0.98% -0.25%
2098 -0.99% -0.26%
2097 -0.97% -0.27%
2096 -0.98% -0.26%
2095 -0.97% -0.26%
2094 -0.97% -0.26%
2093 -0.95% -0.25%
2092 -0.94% -0.25%
2091 -0.93% -0.25%
2090 -0.94% -0.24%
2089 -0.9% -0.24%
2088 -0.89% -0.23%
2087 -0.87% -0.23%
2086 -0.86% -0.2%
2085 -0.85% -0.2%
2084 -0.81% -0.2%
2083 -0.81% -0.18%
2082 -0.79% -0.16%
2081 -0.77% -0.16%
2080 -0.75% -0.13%
2079 -0.7% -0.11%
2078 -0.68% -0.1%
2077 -0.67% -0.05%
2076 -0.65% -0.05%
2075 -0.62% -0.03%
2074 -0.59% -0.03%
2073 -0.57% 0.001%
2072 -0.54% 0.02%
2071 -0.55% 0.03%
2070 -0.54% 0.05%
2069 -0.51% 0.05%
2068 -0.51% 0.07%
2067 -0.47% 0.08%
2066 -0.43% 0.1%
2065 -0.4% 0.14%
2064 -0.39% 0.14%
2063 -0.37% 0.17%
2062 -0.34% 0.2%
2061 -0.3% 0.22%
2060 -0.28% 0.25%
2059 -0.23% 0.26%
2058 -0.2% 0.28%
2057 -0.17% 0.31%
2056 -0.15% 0.32%
2055 -0.12% 0.37%
2054 -0.06% 0.41%
2053 -0.02% 0.43%
2052 0% 0.46%
2051 0.02% 0.5%
2050 0.06% 0.52%
2049 0.08% 0.55%
2048 0.09% 0.6%
2047 0.14% 0.63%
2046 0.17% 0.65%
2045 0.19% 0.68%
2044 0.21% 0.73%
2043 0.22% 0.75%
2042 0.25% 0.76%
2041 0.27% 0.78%
2040 0.3% 0.79%
2039 0.32% 0.84%
2038 0.33% 0.85%
2037 0.33% 0.87%
2036 0.35% 0.9%
2035 0.35% 0.91%
2034 0.34% 0.93%
2033 0.38% 0.98%
2032 0.37% 1.01%
2031 0.43% 1.03%
2030 0.42% 1.03%
2029 0.42% 1.07%
2028 0.42% 1.09%
2027 0.42% 1.11%
2026 0.45% 1.16%
2025 0.48% 1.21%
2024 0.49% 1.23%
2023 0.5% 1.24%
2022 0.6% 1.2%
2021 0.38% 1.16%
2020 0.11% 1.34%
2019 0.13% 1.61%
2018 0.1% 1.72%
2017 0.07% 1.78%
2016 0.03% 1.78%
2015 0.01% 1.75%
2014 0.02% 1.73%
2013 0.05% 1.72%
2012 0.1% 1.72%
2011 0.33% 1.77%
2010 0.72% 1.89%
2009 0.95% 2.01%
2008 1.04% 2.12%
2007 1.11% 2.2%
2006 1.16% 2.25%
2005 1.2% 2.29%
2004 1.26% 2.34%
2003 1.36% 2.39%
2002 1.47% 2.45%
2001 1.54% 2.43%
2000 1.52% 2.37%
1999 1.53% 2.41%
1998 1.61% 2.49%
1997 1.7% 2.52%
1996 1.79% 2.56%
1995 1.92% 2.57%
1994 2.06% 2.58%
1993 2.17% 2.59%
1992 2.3% 2.68%
1991 2.44% 2.86%
1990 2.07% 2.99%
1989 1.51% 3.09%
1988 1.41% 3.19%
1987 1.42% 3.28%
1986 1.42% 3.33%
1985 1.42% 3.34%
1984 1.44% 3.31%
1983 1.48% 3.28%
1982 1.49% 3.24%
1981 1.41% 3.2%
1980 1.2% 2.82%
1979 1.05% 2.43%
1978 1.06% 2.43%
1977 1.09% 2.43%
1976 1.18% 2.42%
1975 1.08% 2.42%
1974 0.9% 2.43%
1973 0.84% 2.42%
1972 1.14% 2.43%
1971 2.14% 2.4%
1970 3.09% 2.32%
1969 3.36% 2.29%
1968 3.35% 2.29%
1967 3.33% 2.4%
1966 3.32% 2.52%
1965 3.31% 2.58%
1964 3.33% 2.63%
1963 3.36% 2.65%
1962 3.18% 2.64%
1961 2.41% 2.62%

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/malaysia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cape Verde grew by 0.49%, while Malaysia's population grew by 1.23%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde Malaysia
Current population
530391
36512221
Population rank 169/197 45/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.44%
One net population change
3.44 hours
1.22 minutes
One birth every
1.36 hours
1.21 minutes
One death every
3.32 hours
2.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +7 +1,182
Annual growth/decline +2,546 +431,375
Annual growth/decline rate +0.49% +1.23%
Population growth rate rank 136/197 89/197
One migration net change every
6.84 hours
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change -1,284 +166,615
Net migration rank 94/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 16,515 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 171/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 116/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cape Verde Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,284 - 166,615
2024 - -1,209 - 174,770
2023 3,798 -1,226 254,806 181,071
2022 3,864 -1,253 237,560 188,154
2021 3,575 0 212,002 188,506
2020 3,734 -3,362 283,282 101,907
2019 4,773 -4,001 309,426 203,284
2018 5,282 -4,679 324,568 221,965
2017 5,993 -5,550 336,434 227,677
2016 6,238 -6,004 345,681 222,141
2015 6,314 -6,226 358,302 187,663
2014 6,622 -6,578 367,587 159,791
2013 6,780 -6,622 366,738 149,637
2012 7,157 -6,779 371,497 134,975
2011 7,874 -7,226 372,836 122,269
2010 7,746 -5,069 360,260 157,164
2009 7,216 -2,618 366,157 178,410
2008 7,313 -2,340 362,380 202,481
2007 7,559 -2,200 348,711 229,784
2006 7,980 -2,408 349,509 232,971
2005 8,428 -2,768 355,324 225,864
2004 8,825 -2,993 365,138 212,278
2003 9,037 -2,898 377,425 199,510
2002 9,278 -2,751 381,084 196,227
2001 9,510 -2,528 400,939 173,613
2000 9,752 -2,772 417,371 125,499
1999 9,989 -3,371 432,355 89,335
1998 10,187 -3,332 436,316 99,639
1997 10,323 -3,211 447,768 79,266
1996 10,613 -3,297 450,174 73,040
1995 10,764 -3,125 443,349 72,393
1994 11,410 -3,299 437,873 66,685
1993 11,805 -3,393 429,910 61,079
1992 11,915 -3,231 418,900 66,286
1991 11,899 -2,924 401,938 97,111
1990 11,738 -2,398 384,518 135,020
1989 11,608 -5,704 373,277 143,544
1988 11,523 -6,474 386,507 133,478
1987 11,426 -6,418 381,999 137,759
1986 11,295 -6,314 385,799 127,081
1985 11,105 -6,192 383,243 120,215
1984 10,835 -6,035 376,797 106,248
1983 10,736 -5,834 365,290 97,862
1982 10,597 -5,629 353,138 89,942
1981 10,470 -5,684 339,991 84,142
1980 10,276 -5,980 326,947 80,617
1979 10,223 -6,875 317,439 -13,980
1978 10,152 -6,833 311,027 -15,059
1977 10,036 -6,730 305,515 -16,601
1976 9,833 -6,389 300,615 -18,316
1975 9,601 -5,829 294,541 -20,480
1974 9,295 -6,512 289,880 -21,919
1973 9,003 -6,410 284,611 -21,995
1972 8,716 -6,316 276,263 -21,305
1971 8,359 -4,085 272,323 -20,535
1970 7,878 172 269,341 -31,839
1969 7,625 1,608 264,327 -39,420
1968 7,408 1,521 260,705 -40,996
1967 7,214 1,376 258,764 -42,108
1966 7,039 1,230 262,162 -33,993
1965 6,877 1,093 264,836 -36,456
1964 6,725 1,006 266,406 -38,785
1963 6,589 945 265,815 -40,952
1962 6,468 904 262,140 -43,033
1961 6,247 49 257,270 -44,916
1960 6,098 -2,267 251,090 -46,948

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

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/malaysia | 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 Malaysia 61.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,029,648 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,882,159 people).

As of 2024, 16,515 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Cape Verde, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
Klang 878K
Ipoh 867K
Johor Bahru 798K
George Town 794K
Shah Alam 741K
Subang Jaya 708K
Petaling Jaya 639K
Kuantan 608K
Sungai Petani 545K

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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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