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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cape Verde	Palau	Cape Verde	Palau
1960	210,024	9,328	-	-
1961	215,087	9,555	2.41%	2.43%
1962	221,919	9,793	3.18%	2.49%
1963	229,373	10,037	3.36%	2.49%
1964	237,006	10,292	3.33%	2.54%
1965	244,856	10,547	3.31%	2.48%
1966	252,976	10,805	3.32%	2.45%
1967	261,404	10,988	3.33%	1.69%
1968	270,164	11,080	3.35%	0.84%
1969	279,248	11,159	3.36%	0.71%
1970	287,885	11,368	3.09%	1.87%
1971	294,046	11,759	2.14%	3.44%
1972	297,386	12,194	1.14%	3.7%
1973	299,881	12,552	0.84%	2.94%
1974	302,570	12,687	0.9%	1.08%
1975	305,847	12,655	1.08%	-0.25%
1976	309,455	12,598	1.18%	-0.45%
1977	312,834	12,525	1.09%	-0.58%
1978	316,147	12,440	1.06%	-0.68%
1979	319,480	12,337	1.05%	-0.83%
1980	323,301	12,271	1.2%	-0.53%
1981	327,846	12,402	1.41%	1.07%
1982	332,724	12,694	1.49%	2.35%
1983	337,654	13,006	1.48%	2.46%
1984	342,505	13,337	1.44%	2.54%
1985	347,365	13,688	1.42%	2.63%
1986	352,312	14,024	1.42%	2.45%
1987	357,302	14,334	1.42%	2.21%
1988	362,329	14,645	1.41%	2.17%
1989	367,803	14,945	1.51%	2.05%
1990	375,428	15,259	2.07%	2.1%
1991	384,586	15,614	2.44%	2.33%
1992	393,415	15,989	2.3%	2.4%
1993	401,965	16,372	2.17%	2.4%
1994	410,228	16,770	2.06%	2.43%
1995	418,104	17,195	1.92%	2.53%
1996	425,581	17,654	1.79%	2.67%
1997	432,798	18,108	1.7%	2.57%
1998	439,784	18,524	1.61%	2.3%
1999	446,519	18,901	1.53%	2.04%
2000	453,317	19,178	1.52%	1.47%
2001	460,293	19,352	1.54%	0.91%
2002	467,046	19,503	1.47%	0.78%
2003	473,383	19,659	1.36%	0.8%
2004	479,370	19,820	1.26%	0.82%
2005	485,115	19,819	1.2%	-0.005%
2006	490,728	19,593	1.16%	-1.14%
2007	496,190	19,302	1.11%	-1.49%
2008	501,355	19,009	1.04%	-1.52%
2009	506,141	18,709	0.95%	-1.58%
2010	509,784	18,396	0.72%	-1.67%
2011	511,447	18,078	0.33%	-1.73%
2012	511,955	17,765	0.1%	-1.73%
2013	512,225	17,648	0.05%	-0.66%
2014	512,326	17,715	0.02%	0.38%
2015	512,394	17,770	0.01%	0.31%
2016	512,554	17,797	0.03%	0.15%
2017	512,893	17,812	0.07%	0.08%
2018	513,415	17,814	0.1%	0.01%
2019	514,104	17,798	0.13%	-0.09%
2020	514,679	17,792	0.11%	-0.03%
2021	516,649	17,783	0.38%	-0.05%
2022	519,741	17,759	0.6%	-0.13%
2023	522,331	17,727	0.5%	-0.18%
2024	524,877	17,695	0.49%	-0.18%
2025	527,331	17,663	0.47%	-0.18%
2026	529,641	17,618	0.44%	-0.25%
2027	531,874	17,564	0.42%	-0.31%
2028	534,119	17,504	0.42%	-0.34%
2029	536,345	17,436	0.42%	-0.39%
2030	538,617	17,376	0.42%	-0.34%
2031	540,769	17,299	0.4%	-0.44%
2032	542,801	17,228	0.38%	-0.41%
2033	544,769	17,163	0.36%	-0.38%
2034	546,653	17,092	0.35%	-0.41%
2035	548,594	17,012	0.36%	-0.47%
2036	550,481	16,940	0.34%	-0.43%
2037	552,294	16,858	0.33%	-0.48%
2038	554,085	16,779	0.32%	-0.47%
2039	555,802	16,689	0.31%	-0.54%
2040	557,378	16,604	0.28%	-0.51%
2041	558,819	16,510	0.26%	-0.57%
2042	560,139	16,403	0.24%	-0.65%
2043	561,350	16,302	0.22%	-0.61%
2044	562,468	16,202	0.2%	-0.62%
2045	563,484	16,097	0.18%	-0.65%
2046	564,357	15,977	0.15%	-0.74%
2047	565,018	15,863	0.12%	-0.71%
2048	565,511	15,749	0.09%	-0.72%
2049	565,896	15,632	0.07%	-0.74%
2050	566,140	15,515	0.04%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cape Verde increased by 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cape Verde gained 16,792 (a 3.28% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Cape Verde was ranked 165th most populous country in 2005 and is 169th in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.