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

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The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 527,326 in 2025 vs 35,631,653 people in Mozambique in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,853 people compared to 37,173,146 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 70 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.26% per year vs +2.98% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 531K (8.18% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 37.2M (78.8% growth).

Cape Verde vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cape Verde Mozambique
2100 419,997 105,628,248
2099 424,272 105,234,999
2098 428,479 104,803,506
2097 432,755 104,372,940
2096 437,010 103,907,178
2095 441,329 103,425,281
2094 445,663 102,934,227
2093 450,029 102,409,874
2092 454,324 101,875,140
2091 458,616 101,356,290
2090 462,925 100,775,909
2089 467,304 100,158,269
2088 471,550 99,540,971
2087 475,770 98,890,285
2086 479,948 98,236,067
2085 484,130 97,557,661
2084 488,284 96,874,408
2083 492,265 96,142,098
2082 496,287 95,398,149
2081 500,248 94,657,513
2080 504,114 93,907,673
2079 507,910 93,121,830
2078 511,491 92,301,373
2077 514,982 91,481,344
2076 518,448 90,650,714
2075 521,841 89,800,986
2074 525,092 88,951,683
2073 528,231 88,066,368
2072 531,275 87,164,412
2071 534,138 86,237,232
2070 537,082 85,304,148
2069 539,993 84,316,537
2068 542,768 83,356,481
2067 545,560 82,393,396
2066 548,154 81,393,563
2065 550,545 80,403,306
2064 552,744 79,391,403
2063 554,888 78,388,769
2062 556,973 77,335,297
2061 558,855 76,234,094
2060 560,518 75,157,247
2059 562,114 74,043,229
2058 563,436 72,919,832
2057 564,587 71,789,848
2056 565,521 70,640,165
2055 566,347 69,505,255
2054 567,010 68,382,812
2053 567,363 67,270,892
2052 567,478 66,128,092
2051 567,476 64,998,059
2050 567,344 63,864,196
2049 567,002 62,698,049
2048 566,562 61,546,964
2047 566,027 60,391,850
2046 565,225 59,241,784
2045 564,268 58,101,216
2044 563,194 56,939,196
2043 562,030 55,785,114
2042 560,769 54,603,959
2041 559,386 53,447,648
2040 557,874 52,277,886
2039 556,224 51,108,793
2038 554,435 49,947,146
2037 552,627 48,801,599
2036 550,801 47,643,184
2035 548,853 46,495,588
2034 546,915 45,334,434
2033 545,056 44,205,611
2032 542,980 43,079,649
2031 540,984 41,971,121
2030 538,671 40,879,911
2029 536,441 39,797,126
2028 534,196 38,728,158
2027 531,944 37,676,618
2026 529,702 36,641,390
2025 527,326 35,631,653
2024 524,877 34,631,766
2023 522,331 33,635,160
2022 519,741 32,656,246
2021 516,649 31,707,800
2020 514,679 30,783,688
2019 514,104 29,884,380
2018 513,415 29,018,644
2017 512,893 28,166,393
2016 512,554 27,337,105
2015 512,394 26,547,572
2014 512,326 25,788,475
2013 512,225 25,051,611
2012 511,955 24,337,846
2011 511,447 23,649,039
2010 509,784 22,999,235
2009 506,141 22,391,745
2008 501,355 21,819,036
2007 496,190 21,287,635
2006 490,728 20,787,087
2005 485,115 20,304,569
2004 479,370 19,840,313
2003 473,383 19,392,475
2002 467,046 18,958,338
2001 460,293 18,537,729
2000 453,317 18,129,653
1999 446,519 17,734,506
1998 439,784 17,340,464
1997 432,798 16,949,982
1996 425,581 16,492,480
1995 418,104 15,960,530
1994 410,228 15,033,853
1993 401,965 14,051,192
1992 393,415 13,613,316
1991 384,586 13,352,090
1990 375,428 13,094,537
1989 367,803 12,906,842
1988 362,329 12,800,558
1987 357,302 12,822,574
1986 352,312 12,770,578
1985 347,365 12,548,949
1984 342,505 12,315,954
1983 337,654 12,073,822
1982 332,724 11,824,370
1981 327,846 11,568,127
1980 323,301 11,336,221
1979 319,480 11,028,809
1978 316,147 10,618,250
1977 312,834 10,224,975
1976 309,455 9,867,209
1975 305,847 9,540,817
1974 302,570 9,236,093
1973 299,881 8,954,242
1972 297,386 8,692,935
1971 294,046 8,456,317
1970 287,885 8,250,506
1969 279,248 8,066,951
1968 270,164 7,892,613
1967 261,404 7,724,550
1966 252,976 7,562,990
1965 244,856 7,406,421
1964 237,006 7,255,061
1963 229,373 7,109,828
1962 221,919 6,969,364
1961 215,087 6,834,936
1960 210,024 6,713,695

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 18,299 people (a 3.57% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,836,041 people (a 36% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 44th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cape Verde's population will grow by 6.87% to 567,344 people with a rank change from 169th to 168th. The population of Mozambique will increase by 71.8% to 63,864,196 people and rank change from 44th to 32nd.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 567K people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cape Verde Mozambique
2100 -1.01% 0.37%
2099 -0.98% 0.41%
2098 -0.99% 0.41%
2097 -0.97% 0.45%
2096 -0.98% 0.47%
2095 -0.97% 0.48%
2094 -0.97% 0.51%
2093 -0.95% 0.52%
2092 -0.94% 0.51%
2091 -0.93% 0.58%
2090 -0.94% 0.62%
2089 -0.9% 0.62%
2088 -0.89% 0.66%
2087 -0.87% 0.67%
2086 -0.86% 0.7%
2085 -0.85% 0.71%
2084 -0.81% 0.76%
2083 -0.81% 0.78%
2082 -0.79% 0.78%
2081 -0.77% 0.8%
2080 -0.75% 0.84%
2079 -0.7% 0.89%
2078 -0.68% 0.9%
2077 -0.67% 0.92%
2076 -0.65% 0.95%
2075 -0.62% 0.95%
2074 -0.59% 1.01%
2073 -0.57% 1.03%
2072 -0.54% 1.08%
2071 -0.55% 1.09%
2070 -0.54% 1.17%
2069 -0.51% 1.15%
2068 -0.51% 1.17%
2067 -0.47% 1.23%
2066 -0.43% 1.23%
2065 -0.4% 1.27%
2064 -0.39% 1.28%
2063 -0.37% 1.36%
2062 -0.34% 1.44%
2061 -0.3% 1.43%
2060 -0.28% 1.5%
2059 -0.23% 1.54%
2058 -0.2% 1.57%
2057 -0.17% 1.63%
2056 -0.15% 1.63%
2055 -0.12% 1.64%
2054 -0.06% 1.65%
2053 -0.02% 1.73%
2052 0% 1.74%
2051 0.02% 1.78%
2050 0.06% 1.86%
2049 0.08% 1.87%
2048 0.09% 1.91%
2047 0.14% 1.94%
2046 0.17% 1.96%
2045 0.19% 2.04%
2044 0.21% 2.07%
2043 0.22% 2.16%
2042 0.25% 2.16%
2041 0.27% 2.24%
2040 0.3% 2.29%
2039 0.32% 2.33%
2038 0.33% 2.35%
2037 0.33% 2.43%
2036 0.35% 2.47%
2035 0.35% 2.56%
2034 0.34% 2.55%
2033 0.38% 2.61%
2032 0.37% 2.64%
2031 0.43% 2.67%
2030 0.42% 2.72%
2029 0.42% 2.76%
2028 0.42% 2.79%
2027 0.42% 2.83%
2026 0.45% 2.83%
2025 0.47% 2.89%
2024 0.49% 2.96%
2023 0.5% 3%
2022 0.6% 2.99%
2021 0.38% 3%
2020 0.11% 3.01%
2019 0.13% 2.98%
2018 0.1% 3.03%
2017 0.07% 3.03%
2016 0.03% 2.97%
2015 0.01% 2.94%
2014 0.02% 2.94%
2013 0.05% 2.93%
2012 0.1% 2.91%
2011 0.33% 2.83%
2010 0.72% 2.71%
2009 0.95% 2.62%
2008 1.04% 2.5%
2007 1.11% 2.41%
2006 1.16% 2.38%
2005 1.2% 2.34%
2004 1.26% 2.31%
2003 1.36% 2.29%
2002 1.47% 2.27%
2001 1.54% 2.25%
2000 1.52% 2.23%
1999 1.53% 2.27%
1998 1.61% 2.3%
1997 1.7% 2.77%
1996 1.79% 3.33%
1995 1.92% 6.16%
1994 2.06% 6.99%
1993 2.17% 3.22%
1992 2.3% 1.96%
1991 2.44% 1.97%
1990 2.07% 1.45%
1989 1.51% 0.83%
1988 1.41% -0.17%
1987 1.42% 0.41%
1986 1.42% 1.77%
1985 1.42% 1.89%
1984 1.44% 2.01%
1983 1.48% 2.11%
1982 1.49% 2.22%
1981 1.41% 2.05%
1980 1.2% 2.79%
1979 1.05% 3.87%
1978 1.06% 3.85%
1977 1.09% 3.63%
1976 1.18% 3.42%
1975 1.08% 3.3%
1974 0.9% 3.15%
1973 0.84% 3.01%
1972 1.14% 2.8%
1971 2.14% 2.49%
1970 3.09% 2.28%
1969 3.36% 2.21%
1968 3.35% 2.18%
1967 3.33% 2.14%
1966 3.32% 2.11%
1965 3.31% 2.09%
1964 3.33% 2.04%
1963 3.36% 2.02%
1962 3.18% 1.97%
1961 2.41% 1.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Cape Verde grew by 0.47%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.89%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde Mozambique
Current population
530853
37173146
Population rank 169/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.45%
One net population change
3.59 hours
31.6 seconds
One birth every
1.37 hours
24.6 seconds
One death every
3.28 hours
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +7 +2,739
Annual growth/decline +2,449 +999,887
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +2.89%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 17/197
One migration net change every
6.84 hours
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -1,284 -65,573
Net migration rank 94/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 16,515 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 171/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 116/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cape Verde Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,284 - -65,573
2024 3,741 -1,209 1,043,109 -38,940
2023 3,798 -1,226 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 3,864 -1,253 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 3,575 0 951,234 -23,103
2020 3,734 -3,362 945,952 -25,864
2019 4,773 -4,001 927,581 -49,080
2018 5,282 -4,679 903,176 -50,224
2017 5,993 -5,550 876,594 -25,043
2016 6,238 -6,004 850,430 -43,398
2015 6,314 -6,226 824,435 -52,374
2014 6,622 -6,578 799,778 -53,625
2013 6,780 -6,622 784,641 -57,067
2012 7,157 -6,779 763,088 -63,131
2011 7,874 -7,226 741,303 -63,638
2010 7,746 -5,069 719,025 -97,079
2009 7,216 -2,618 693,673 -100,625
2008 7,313 -2,340 654,920 -102,534
2007 7,559 -2,200 610,913 -100,490
2006 7,980 -2,408 586,009 -95,333
2005 8,428 -2,768 570,132 -95,770
2004 8,825 -2,993 554,973 -100,824
2003 9,037 -2,898 540,992 -99,484
2002 9,278 -2,751 529,867 -103,102
2001 9,510 -2,528 519,594 -105,130
2000 9,752 -2,772 506,162 -104,476
1999 9,989 -3,371 491,814 -103,223
1998 10,187 -3,332 474,453 -74,952
1997 10,323 -3,211 461,209 -79,732
1996 10,613 -3,297 442,559 90,975
1995 10,764 -3,125 421,630 108,751
1994 11,410 -3,299 384,821 938,163
1993 11,805 -3,393 369,518 272,829
1992 11,915 -3,231 362,373 -128,960
1991 11,899 -2,924 357,676 -68,644
1990 11,738 -2,398 353,290 -127,215
1989 11,608 -5,704 348,833 -199,509
1988 11,523 -6,474 349,480 -286,247
1987 11,426 -6,418 334,438 -441,710
1986 11,295 -6,314 332,609 -121,350
1985 11,105 -6,192 307,625 -75,642
1984 10,835 -6,035 304,524 -70,532
1983 10,736 -5,834 324,158 -73,899
1982 10,597 -5,629 321,493 -72,852
1981 10,470 -5,684 322,207 -58,347
1980 10,276 -5,980 349,586 -149,650
1979 10,223 -6,875 331,162 83,699
1978 10,152 -6,833 310,403 95,859
1977 10,036 -6,730 289,193 91,082
1976 9,833 -6,389 273,924 61,326
1975 9,601 -5,829 257,984 59,562
1974 9,295 -6,512 240,665 51,238
1973 9,003 -6,410 226,847 44,951
1972 8,716 -6,316 215,793 35,023
1971 8,359 -4,085 211,137 11,297
1970 7,878 172 207,385 -18,197
1969 7,625 1,608 202,174 -24,251
1968 7,408 1,521 197,623 -26,872
1967 7,214 1,376 193,044 -27,672
1966 7,039 1,230 189,218 -31,462
1965 6,877 1,093 185,931 -30,538
1964 6,725 1,006 182,334 -35,005
1963 6,589 945 180,867 -37,738
1962 6,468 904 176,297 -38,504
1961 6,247 49 171,236 -40,181
1960 6,098 -2,267 165,774 -54,351

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 58.5% of the population change in Cape Verde is from natural causes (a gain of 47,312 people) and 41.5% is from migration (a loss of 33,510 people). In Mozambique 96.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,351,534 people) and 3.9% is from migration (a loss of 379,238 people).

As of 2024, 16,515 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Cape Verde, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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