Population in Cape Verde compared to the Marshall Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Cape Verde and the Marshall Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cape Verde	Marshall Islands	Cape Verde	Marshall Islands
1960	210,024	14,703	-	-
1961	215,087	15,219	2.41%	3.51%
1962	221,919	15,755	3.18%	3.52%
1963	229,373	16,302	3.36%	3.47%
1964	237,006	16,852	3.33%	3.37%
1965	244,856	17,402	3.31%	3.26%
1966	252,976	17,927	3.32%	3.02%
1967	261,404	18,655	3.33%	4.06%
1968	270,164	19,862	3.35%	6.47%
1969	279,248	21,305	3.36%	7.27%
1970	287,885	22,530	3.09%	5.75%
1971	294,046	23,366	2.14%	3.71%
1972	297,386	23,992	1.14%	2.68%
1973	299,881	24,581	0.84%	2.45%
1974	302,570	25,296	0.9%	2.91%
1975	305,847	26,154	1.08%	3.39%
1976	309,455	27,021	1.18%	3.31%
1977	312,834	27,906	1.09%	3.28%
1978	316,147	28,809	1.06%	3.24%
1979	319,480	29,738	1.05%	3.22%
1980	323,301	30,774	1.2%	3.48%
1981	327,846	32,017	1.41%	4.04%
1982	332,724	33,397	1.49%	4.31%
1983	337,654	34,811	1.48%	4.23%
1984	342,505	36,264	1.44%	4.17%
1985	347,365	37,761	1.42%	4.13%
1986	352,312	39,286	1.42%	4.04%
1987	357,302	40,828	1.42%	3.93%
1988	362,329	42,321	1.41%	3.66%
1989	367,803	43,586	1.51%	2.99%
1990	375,428	44,629	2.07%	2.39%
1991	384,586	45,568	2.44%	2.1%
1992	393,415	46,388	2.3%	1.8%
1993	401,965	47,093	2.17%	1.52%
1994	410,228	47,712	2.06%	1.31%
1995	418,104	48,266	1.92%	1.16%
1996	425,581	48,775	1.79%	1.05%
1997	432,798	49,259	1.7%	0.99%
1998	439,784	49,717	1.61%	0.93%
1999	446,519	50,202	1.53%	0.98%
2000	453,317	50,706	1.52%	1%
2001	460,293	51,123	1.54%	0.82%
2002	467,046	51,425	1.47%	0.59%
2003	473,383	51,639	1.36%	0.42%
2004	479,370	51,791	1.26%	0.29%
2005	485,115	51,906	1.2%	0.22%
2006	490,728	51,992	1.16%	0.17%
2007	496,190	52,035	1.11%	0.08%
2008	501,355	52,030	1.04%	-0.01%
2009	506,141	52,019	0.95%	-0.02%
2010	509,784	52,044	0.72%	0.05%
2011	511,447	51,907	0.33%	-0.26%
2012	511,955	51,419	0.1%	-0.94%
2013	512,225	50,681	0.05%	-1.44%
2014	512,326	49,796	0.02%	-1.75%
2015	512,394	48,800	0.01%	-2%
2016	512,554	47,709	0.03%	-2.24%
2017	512,893	46,529	0.07%	-2.47%
2018	513,415	45,285	0.1%	-2.67%
2019	514,104	44,007	0.13%	-2.82%
2020	514,679	42,706	0.11%	-2.96%
2021	516,649	41,367	0.38%	-3.14%
2022	519,741	40,077	0.6%	-3.12%
2023	522,331	38,827	0.5%	-3.12%
2024	524,877	37,548	0.49%	-3.29%
2025	527,331	36,281	0.47%	-3.37%
2026	529,641	35,078	0.44%	-3.32%
2027	531,874	33,976	0.42%	-3.14%
2028	534,119	32,977	0.42%	-2.94%
2029	536,345	32,054	0.42%	-2.8%
2030	538,617	31,191	0.42%	-2.69%
2031	540,769	30,420	0.4%	-2.47%
2032	542,801	29,740	0.38%	-2.23%
2033	544,769	29,142	0.36%	-2.01%
2034	546,653	28,608	0.35%	-1.83%
2035	548,594	28,147	0.36%	-1.61%
2036	550,481	27,751	0.34%	-1.41%
2037	552,294	27,405	0.33%	-1.25%
2038	554,085	27,092	0.32%	-1.14%
2039	555,802	26,836	0.31%	-0.94%
2040	557,378	26,598	0.28%	-0.89%
2041	558,819	26,396	0.26%	-0.76%
2042	560,139	26,217	0.24%	-0.68%
2043	561,350	26,054	0.22%	-0.62%
2044	562,468	25,913	0.2%	-0.54%
2045	563,484	25,777	0.18%	-0.52%
2046	564,357	25,653	0.15%	-0.48%
2047	565,018	25,543	0.12%	-0.43%
2048	565,511	25,429	0.09%	-0.45%
2049	565,896	25,311	0.07%	-0.46%
2050	566,140	25,195	0.04%	-0.46%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cape Verde increased by 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth), while the Marshall Islands lost 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cape Verde gained 16,792 (a 3.28% growth), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by -12,519 (a 25.7% decline).

Cape Verde was ranked 165th most populous country in 2005 and is 169th in 2025. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2005 and ranked 192nd 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 the Marshall Islands will decrease by 30.6% to 25,195 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.