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Population in Cape Verde compared to New Zealand: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 5,287,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,391 people compared to 5,374,272 in New Zealand.

Population statistics:

  • New Zealand's population is 10.1 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 124th.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.06% for New Zealand.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +1.6% in New Zealand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 530K (8.08% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.18M to 5.37M (28.4% growth).

Cape Verde vs New Zealand: population by year and forecast

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cape Verde New Zealand
2100 420,063 5,918,837
2099 424,339 5,923,132
2098 428,547 5,927,206
2097 432,823 5,930,263
2096 437,079 5,932,907
2095 441,399 5,934,847
2094 445,733 5,936,183
2093 450,100 5,938,804
2092 454,396 5,939,085
2091 458,688 5,940,665
2090 462,998 5,941,752
2089 467,377 5,944,871
2088 471,624 5,945,635
2087 475,845 5,948,586
2086 480,024 5,951,745
2085 484,207 5,955,275
2084 488,361 5,959,115
2083 492,342 5,963,613
2082 496,365 5,966,943
2081 500,326 5,968,511
2080 504,194 5,971,082
2079 507,990 5,972,331
2078 511,571 5,972,928
2077 515,063 5,971,804
2076 518,529 5,971,386
2075 521,923 5,970,985
2074 525,175 5,969,834
2073 528,314 5,968,506
2072 531,359 5,964,548
2071 534,222 5,964,493
2070 537,167 5,963,811
2069 540,078 5,962,551
2068 542,854 5,960,918
2067 545,645 5,958,438
2066 548,241 5,954,539
2065 550,631 5,950,378
2064 552,831 5,946,851
2063 554,976 5,944,910
2062 557,061 5,940,838
2061 558,943 5,939,601
2060 560,606 5,936,094
2059 562,202 5,931,426
2058 563,524 5,925,816
2057 564,676 5,919,823
2056 565,611 5,913,287
2055 566,437 5,904,352
2054 567,099 5,894,795
2053 567,452 5,884,875
2052 567,567 5,876,162
2051 567,565 5,864,176
2050 567,433 5,852,896
2049 567,091 5,844,165
2048 566,651 5,833,178
2047 566,116 5,822,035
2046 565,314 5,809,860
2045 564,356 5,795,785
2044 563,283 5,780,884
2043 562,118 5,764,579
2042 560,857 5,746,528
2041 559,474 5,727,253
2040 557,962 5,708,874
2039 556,312 5,690,018
2038 554,523 5,669,959
2037 552,714 5,650,253
2036 550,888 5,630,126
2035 548,939 5,609,155
2034 547,001 5,588,315
2033 545,142 5,565,507
2032 543,065 5,542,488
2031 541,069 5,517,391
2030 538,756 5,491,320
2029 536,526 5,462,926
2028 534,280 5,432,752
2027 532,028 5,399,898
2026 529,785 5,364,771
2025 527,409 5,327,462
2024 524,877 5,287,500
2023 522,331 5,200,000
2022 519,741 5,081,700
2021 516,649 5,084,600
2020 514,679 5,072,400
2019 514,104 4,970,300
2018 513,415 4,900,600
2017 512,893 4,813,600
2016 512,554 4,714,100
2015 512,394 4,609,400
2014 512,326 4,516,500
2013 512,225 4,442,100
2012 511,955 4,408,100
2011 511,447 4,384,000
2010 509,784 4,350,700
2009 506,141 4,302,600
2008 501,355 4,259,800
2007 496,190 4,223,800
2006 490,728 4,184,600
2005 485,115 4,133,900
2004 479,370 4,087,500
2003 473,383 4,027,200
2002 467,046 3,948,500
2001 460,293 3,880,500
2000 453,317 3,857,700
1999 446,519 3,835,100
1998 439,784 3,815,000
1997 432,798 3,781,300
1996 425,581 3,732,000
1995 418,104 3,673,400
1994 410,228 3,620,000
1993 401,965 3,572,200
1992 393,415 3,531,700
1991 384,586 3,495,100
1990 375,428 3,329,800
1989 367,803 3,299,200
1988 362,329 3,283,400
1987 357,302 3,274,400
1986 352,312 3,246,300
1985 347,365 3,247,100
1984 342,505 3,227,100
1983 337,654 3,199,300
1982 332,724 3,156,100
1981 327,846 3,124,900
1980 323,301 3,112,900
1979 319,480 3,109,000
1978 316,147 3,121,200
1977 312,834 3,120,200
1976 309,455 3,110,500
1975 305,847 3,083,100
1974 302,570 3,023,700
1973 299,881 2,961,300
1972 297,386 2,903,900
1971 294,046 2,853,000
1970 287,885 2,810,700
1969 279,248 2,772,800
1968 270,164 2,748,100
1967 261,404 2,724,100
1966 252,976 2,675,900
1965 244,856 2,628,400
1964 237,006 2,585,400
1963 229,373 2,531,800
1962 221,919 2,482,000
1961 215,087 2,419,700
1960 210,024 2,371,800

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/new-zealand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while New Zealand gained 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 17,837 people (a 3.48% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 660,172 people (a 14% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2006 and ranked 124th 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 New Zealand will increase by 8.91% to 5,852,896 people and rank change from 124th to 122nd.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 568K people compared to the peak of 5.97M people in 2078 for New Zealand.

Population growth rate by year

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cape Verde New Zealand
2100 -1.01% -0.07%
2099 -0.98% -0.07%
2098 -0.99% -0.05%
2097 -0.97% -0.04%
2096 -0.98% -0.03%
2095 -0.97% -0.02%
2094 -0.97% -0.04%
2093 -0.95% -0.005%
2092 -0.94% -0.03%
2091 -0.93% -0.02%
2090 -0.94% -0.05%
2089 -0.9% -0.01%
2088 -0.89% -0.05%
2087 -0.87% -0.05%
2086 -0.86% -0.06%
2085 -0.85% -0.06%
2084 -0.81% -0.08%
2083 -0.81% -0.06%
2082 -0.79% -0.03%
2081 -0.77% -0.04%
2080 -0.75% -0.02%
2079 -0.7% -0.01%
2078 -0.68% 0.02%
2077 -0.67% 0.007%
2076 -0.65% 0.007%
2075 -0.62% 0.02%
2074 -0.59% 0.02%
2073 -0.57% 0.07%
2072 -0.54% 0.001%
2071 -0.55% 0.01%
2070 -0.54% 0.02%
2069 -0.51% 0.03%
2068 -0.51% 0.04%
2067 -0.47% 0.07%
2066 -0.43% 0.07%
2065 -0.4% 0.06%
2064 -0.39% 0.03%
2063 -0.37% 0.07%
2062 -0.34% 0.02%
2061 -0.3% 0.06%
2060 -0.28% 0.08%
2059 -0.23% 0.09%
2058 -0.2% 0.1%
2057 -0.17% 0.11%
2056 -0.15% 0.15%
2055 -0.12% 0.16%
2054 -0.06% 0.17%
2053 -0.02% 0.15%
2052 0% 0.2%
2051 0.02% 0.19%
2050 0.06% 0.15%
2049 0.08% 0.19%
2048 0.09% 0.19%
2047 0.14% 0.21%
2046 0.17% 0.24%
2045 0.19% 0.26%
2044 0.21% 0.28%
2043 0.22% 0.31%
2042 0.25% 0.34%
2041 0.27% 0.32%
2040 0.3% 0.33%
2039 0.32% 0.35%
2038 0.33% 0.35%
2037 0.33% 0.36%
2036 0.35% 0.37%
2035 0.35% 0.37%
2034 0.34% 0.41%
2033 0.38% 0.42%
2032 0.37% 0.45%
2031 0.43% 0.47%
2030 0.42% 0.52%
2029 0.42% 0.56%
2028 0.42% 0.61%
2027 0.42% 0.65%
2026 0.45% 0.7%
2025 0.48% 0.76%
2024 0.49% 1.68%
2023 0.5% 2.33%
2022 0.6% -0.06%
2021 0.38% 0.24%
2020 0.11% 2.05%
2019 0.13% 1.42%
2018 0.1% 1.81%
2017 0.07% 2.11%
2016 0.03% 2.27%
2015 0.01% 2.06%
2014 0.02% 1.67%
2013 0.05% 0.77%
2012 0.1% 0.55%
2011 0.33% 0.77%
2010 0.72% 1.12%
2009 0.95% 1%
2008 1.04% 0.85%
2007 1.11% 0.94%
2006 1.16% 1.23%
2005 1.2% 1.14%
2004 1.26% 1.5%
2003 1.36% 1.99%
2002 1.47% 1.75%
2001 1.54% 0.59%
2000 1.52% 0.59%
1999 1.53% 0.53%
1998 1.61% 0.89%
1997 1.7% 1.32%
1996 1.79% 1.6%
1995 1.92% 1.48%
1994 2.06% 1.34%
1993 2.17% 1.15%
1992 2.3% 1.05%
1991 2.44% 4.96%
1990 2.07% 0.93%
1989 1.51% 0.48%
1988 1.41% 0.27%
1987 1.42% 0.87%
1986 1.42% -0.02%
1985 1.42% 0.62%
1984 1.44% 0.87%
1983 1.48% 1.37%
1982 1.49% 1%
1981 1.41% 0.39%
1980 1.2% 0.13%
1979 1.05% -0.39%
1978 1.06% 0.03%
1977 1.09% 0.31%
1976 1.18% 0.89%
1975 1.08% 1.96%
1974 0.9% 2.11%
1973 0.84% 1.98%
1972 1.14% 1.78%
1971 2.14% 1.5%
1970 3.09% 1.37%
1969 3.36% 0.9%
1968 3.35% 0.88%
1967 3.33% 1.8%
1966 3.32% 1.81%
1965 3.31% 1.66%
1964 3.33% 2.12%
1963 3.36% 2.01%
1962 3.18% 2.57%
1961 2.41% 2.02%

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/new-zealand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cape Verde grew by 0.49%, while New Zealand's population grew by 1.68%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde New Zealand
Current population
530391
5374272
Population rank 169/197 124/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.06%
One net population change
3.44 hours
6.01 minutes
One birth every
1.36 hours
9.31 minutes
One death every
3.32 hours
14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +7 +240
Annual growth/decline +2,546 +87,500
Annual growth/decline rate +0.49% +1.68%
Population growth rate rank 136/197 65/197
One migration net change every
6.84 hours
30.3 minutes
Annual migration change -1,284 +17,403
Net migration rank 94/196 35/196
Foreign-born residents 16,515 1,467,989
Foreign-born residents rank 171/195 45/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 28.2%
Foreign-born share rank 116/195 20/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
New Zealand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cape Verde New Zealand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,284 - 17,403
2024 - -1,209 - 18,766
2023 3,798 -1,226 18,876 21,404
2022 3,864 -1,253 20,123 21,404
2021 3,575 0 23,644 -14,944
2020 3,734 -3,362 24,905 42,124
2019 4,773 -4,001 25,299 69,770
2018 5,282 -4,679 24,797 59,139
2017 5,993 -5,550 26,282 68,349
2016 6,238 -6,004 28,237 75,512
2015 6,314 -6,226 29,408 70,870
2014 6,622 -6,578 26,196 57,974
2013 6,780 -6,622 29,096 26,385
2012 7,157 -6,779 31,077 -1,015
2011 7,874 -7,226 31,302 -2,196
2010 7,746 -5,069 35,458 6,722
2009 7,216 -2,618 33,560 12,700
2008 7,313 -2,340 35,143 4,804
2007 7,559 -2,200 35,480 3,053
2006 7,980 -2,408 30,924 14,542
2005 8,428 -2,768 30,674 19,212
2004 8,825 -2,993 29,634 24,521
2003 9,037 -2,898 28,150 42,456
2002 9,278 -2,751 25,941 48,195
2001 9,510 -2,528 27,939 17,793
2000 9,752 -2,772 29,897 -6,604
1999 9,989 -3,371 28,916 -7,634
1998 10,187 -3,332 29,146 -1,387
1997 10,323 -3,211 30,137 12,040
1996 10,613 -3,297 28,997 25,169
1995 10,764 -3,125 29,828 26,743
1994 11,410 -3,299 30,372 20,420
1993 11,805 -3,393 31,685 12,638
1992 11,915 -3,231 32,067 6,460
1991 11,899 -2,924 33,518 31,156
1990 11,738 -2,398 33,298 70,432
1989 11,608 -5,704 30,749 -8,818
1988 11,523 -6,474 29,846 -17,005
1987 11,426 -6,418 27,603 -7,631
1986 11,295 -6,314 25,549 -10,234
1985 11,105 -6,192 24,126 -13,462
1984 10,835 -6,035 26,043 -901
1983 10,736 -5,834 24,315 11,464
1982 10,597 -5,629 24,207 7,982
1981 10,470 -5,684 25,374 -7,606
1980 10,276 -5,980 23,658 -15,423
1979 10,223 -6,875 26,675 -26,694
1978 10,152 -6,833 26,156 -28,783
1977 10,036 -6,730 28,020 -22,697
1976 9,833 -6,389 29,456 -9,138
1975 9,601 -5,829 31,355 13,196
1974 9,295 -6,512 33,896 27,580
1973 9,003 -6,410 35,239 28,261
1972 8,716 -6,316 38,244 17,779
1971 8,359 -4,085 40,000 7,547
1970 7,878 172 37,101 4,511
1969 7,625 1,608 38,098 -5,212
1968 7,408 1,521 37,594 -11,853
1967 7,214 1,376 37,974 -2,289
1966 7,039 1,230 36,151 9,161
1965 6,877 1,093 36,982 9,245
1964 6,725 1,006 39,375 9,806
1963 6,589 945 42,027 10,226
1962 6,468 904 42,865 12,697
1961 6,247 49 43,482 10,689
1960 6,098 -2,267 41,791 3,846

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

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/new-zealand | 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 New Zealand 34.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 247,767 people) and 65.6% is from migration (a gain of 471,602 people).

As of 2024, 16,515 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Cape Verde, compared to 1,467,989 people or 28.2% in New Zealand.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
New Zealand
City Population
Auckland 1.47M
Christchurch 383K
Wellington 216K
Hamilton 176K
Tauranga 151K
Dunedin 106K
Lower Hutt 103K
Palmerston North 81.5K
Napier 66.3K
Hibiscus Coast 59.8K

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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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