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

Cape Verde and Niger: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cape Verde	Niger	Cape Verde	Niger
1960	210,024	3,505,050	-	-
1961	215,087	3,608,162	2.41%	2.94%
1962	221,919	3,714,520	3.18%	2.95%
1963	229,373	3,823,873	3.36%	2.94%
1964	237,006	3,935,814	3.33%	2.93%
1965	244,856	4,049,695	3.31%	2.89%
1966	252,976	4,165,544	3.32%	2.86%
1967	261,404	4,283,590	3.33%	2.83%
1968	270,164	4,403,637	3.35%	2.8%
1969	279,248	4,525,725	3.36%	2.77%
1970	287,885	4,650,275	3.09%	2.75%
1971	294,046	4,776,225	2.14%	2.71%
1972	297,386	4,904,845	1.14%	2.69%
1973	299,881	5,037,865	0.84%	2.71%
1974	302,570	5,174,953	0.9%	2.72%
1975	305,847	5,317,019	1.08%	2.75%
1976	309,455	5,464,962	1.18%	2.78%
1977	312,834	5,619,716	1.09%	2.83%
1978	316,147	5,782,932	1.06%	2.9%
1979	319,480	5,955,556	1.05%	2.99%
1980	323,301	6,135,971	1.2%	3.03%
1981	327,846	6,322,006	1.41%	3.03%
1982	332,724	6,512,732	1.49%	3.02%
1983	337,654	6,708,644	1.48%	3.01%
1984	342,505	6,909,971	1.44%	3%
1985	347,365	7,118,457	1.42%	3.02%
1986	352,312	7,335,811	1.42%	3.05%
1987	357,302	7,561,150	1.42%	3.07%
1988	362,329	7,793,748	1.41%	3.08%
1989	367,803	8,034,780	1.51%	3.09%
1990	375,428	8,286,059	2.07%	3.13%
1991	384,586	8,546,900	2.44%	3.15%
1992	393,415	8,817,633	2.3%	3.17%
1993	401,965	9,100,789	2.17%	3.21%
1994	410,228	9,398,258	2.06%	3.27%
1995	418,104	9,714,529	1.92%	3.37%
1996	425,581	10,044,852	1.79%	3.4%
1997	432,798	10,383,969	1.7%	3.38%
1998	439,784	10,741,413	1.61%	3.44%
1999	446,519	11,117,411	1.53%	3.5%
2000	453,317	11,509,630	1.52%	3.53%
2001	460,293	11,920,647	1.54%	3.57%
2002	467,046	12,349,144	1.47%	3.59%
2003	473,383	12,796,984	1.36%	3.63%
2004	479,370	13,265,836	1.26%	3.66%
2005	485,115	13,756,192	1.2%	3.7%
2006	490,728	14,268,581	1.16%	3.72%
2007	496,190	14,803,610	1.11%	3.75%
2008	501,355	15,361,915	1.04%	3.77%
2009	506,141	15,943,675	0.95%	3.79%
2010	509,784	16,548,835	0.72%	3.8%
2011	511,447	17,176,283	0.33%	3.79%
2012	511,955	17,836,769	0.1%	3.85%
2013	512,225	18,519,898	0.05%	3.83%
2014	512,326	19,215,909	0.02%	3.76%
2015	512,394	19,939,498	0.01%	3.77%
2016	512,554	20,685,753	0.03%	3.74%
2017	512,893	21,435,446	0.07%	3.62%
2018	513,415	22,188,069	0.1%	3.51%
2019	514,104	22,947,757	0.13%	3.42%
2020	514,679	23,717,613	0.11%	3.35%
2021	516,649	24,502,140	0.38%	3.31%
2022	519,741	25,311,973	0.6%	3.31%
2023	522,331	26,159,867	0.5%	3.35%
2024	524,877	27,032,412	0.49%	3.34%
2025	527,331	27,917,825	0.47%	3.28%
2026	529,641	28,814,872	0.44%	3.21%
2027	531,874	29,723,688	0.42%	3.15%
2028	534,119	30,643,561	0.42%	3.09%
2029	536,345	31,575,091	0.42%	3.04%
2030	538,617	32,518,069	0.42%	2.99%
2031	540,769	33,469,616	0.4%	2.93%
2032	542,801	34,428,638	0.38%	2.87%
2033	544,769	35,397,029	0.36%	2.81%
2034	546,653	36,372,374	0.35%	2.76%
2035	548,594	37,353,462	0.36%	2.7%
2036	550,481	38,340,142	0.34%	2.64%
2037	552,294	39,330,372	0.33%	2.58%
2038	554,085	40,323,460	0.32%	2.52%
2039	555,802	41,318,407	0.31%	2.47%
2040	557,378	42,316,733	0.28%	2.42%
2041	558,819	43,319,236	0.26%	2.37%
2042	560,139	44,326,115	0.24%	2.32%
2043	561,350	45,337,248	0.22%	2.28%
2044	562,468	46,353,160	0.2%	2.24%
2045	563,484	47,374,113	0.18%	2.2%
2046	564,357	48,397,993	0.15%	2.16%
2047	565,018	49,423,853	0.12%	2.12%
2048	565,511	50,452,202	0.09%	2.08%
2049	565,896	51,482,559	0.07%	2.04%
2050	566,140	52,513,870	0.04%	2%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Niger gained 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 17,111 (a 3.34% growth), while Niger's population increased by 8,139,051 (a 39.3% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Niger was ranked 64th in 2006 and ranked 53rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Cape Verde's population will grow by 6.89% to 566,140 people with a rank change from 169th to 167th. The population of Niger will increase by 82.2% to 52,513,870 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.