The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 6,929,153 people in Paraguay in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 529,186 people compared to 7,079,103 in Paraguay.
Population statistics:
- Paraguay's population is 13.4 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
- Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
- The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
- For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +1.34% in Paraguay.
- Since 2005, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 485K people to 529K (9.08% growth), while Paraguay has grown from 5.45M to 7.08M (29.9% growth).
- Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 566K people compared to the peak of 9.29M people in 2078 for Paraguay.
Cape Verde vs Paraguay: live population counter
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| Current population |
529186
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7079103
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| Population rank | 169/197 | 108/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
3.44 hours
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6.18 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.36 hours
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3.84 minutes
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| One death every |
3.32 hours
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13.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
7.25 hours
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42.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,209 | -12,451 |
| Daily growth/decline | +7 | +233 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,546 | +85,007 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.49% | +1.24% |
| Population growth rate rank | 136/197 | 89/197 |
Cape Verde and Paraguay: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 210,024 | 1,883,514 | - | - |
| 1961 | 215,087 | 1,927,394 | 2.41% | 2.33% |
| 1962 | 221,919 | 1,973,130 | 3.18% | 2.37% |
| 1963 | 229,373 | 2,021,909 | 3.36% | 2.47% |
| 1964 | 237,006 | 2,073,119 | 3.33% | 2.53% |
| 1965 | 244,856 | 2,125,177 | 3.31% | 2.51% |
| 1966 | 252,976 | 2,177,584 | 3.32% | 2.47% |
| 1967 | 261,404 | 2,229,994 | 3.33% | 2.41% |
| 1968 | 270,164 | 2,282,391 | 3.35% | 2.35% |
| 1969 | 279,248 | 2,334,992 | 3.36% | 2.3% |
| 1970 | 287,885 | 2,388,028 | 3.09% | 2.27% |
| 1971 | 294,046 | 2,442,537 | 2.14% | 2.28% |
| 1972 | 297,386 | 2,499,881 | 1.14% | 2.35% |
| 1973 | 299,881 | 2,561,102 | 0.84% | 2.45% |
| 1974 | 302,570 | 2,625,621 | 0.9% | 2.52% |
| 1975 | 305,847 | 2,691,648 | 1.08% | 2.51% |
| 1976 | 309,455 | 2,758,836 | 1.18% | 2.5% |
| 1977 | 312,834 | 2,827,874 | 1.09% | 2.5% |
| 1978 | 316,147 | 2,899,269 | 1.06% | 2.52% |
| 1979 | 319,480 | 2,973,968 | 1.05% | 2.58% |
| 1980 | 323,301 | 3,053,235 | 1.2% | 2.67% |
| 1981 | 327,846 | 3,137,604 | 1.41% | 2.76% |
| 1982 | 332,724 | 3,226,189 | 1.49% | 2.82% |
| 1983 | 337,654 | 3,318,068 | 1.48% | 2.85% |
| 1984 | 342,505 | 3,412,936 | 1.44% | 2.86% |
| 1985 | 347,365 | 3,510,671 | 1.42% | 2.86% |
| 1986 | 352,312 | 3,611,474 | 1.42% | 2.87% |
| 1987 | 357,302 | 3,714,889 | 1.42% | 2.86% |
| 1988 | 362,329 | 3,820,546 | 1.41% | 2.84% |
| 1989 | 367,803 | 3,927,802 | 1.51% | 2.81% |
| 1990 | 375,428 | 4,035,747 | 2.07% | 2.75% |
| 1991 | 384,586 | 4,144,364 | 2.44% | 2.69% |
| 1992 | 393,415 | 4,253,600 | 2.3% | 2.64% |
| 1993 | 401,965 | 4,362,696 | 2.17% | 2.56% |
| 1994 | 410,228 | 4,471,417 | 2.06% | 2.49% |
| 1995 | 418,104 | 4,579,806 | 1.92% | 2.42% |
| 1996 | 425,581 | 4,687,543 | 1.79% | 2.35% |
| 1997 | 432,798 | 4,794,412 | 1.7% | 2.28% |
| 1998 | 439,784 | 4,900,025 | 1.61% | 2.2% |
| 1999 | 446,519 | 5,003,135 | 1.53% | 2.1% |
| 2000 | 453,317 | 5,100,868 | 1.52% | 1.95% |
| 2001 | 460,293 | 5,187,689 | 1.54% | 1.7% |
| 2002 | 467,046 | 5,261,328 | 1.47% | 1.42% |
| 2003 | 473,383 | 5,326,436 | 1.36% | 1.24% |
| 2004 | 479,370 | 5,388,175 | 1.26% | 1.16% |
| 2005 | 485,115 | 5,448,097 | 1.2% | 1.11% |
| 2006 | 490,728 | 5,505,148 | 1.16% | 1.05% |
| 2007 | 496,190 | 5,559,386 | 1.11% | 0.99% |
| 2008 | 501,355 | 5,613,574 | 1.04% | 0.97% |
| 2009 | 506,141 | 5,671,236 | 0.95% | 1.03% |
| 2010 | 509,784 | 5,737,971 | 0.72% | 1.18% |
| 2011 | 511,447 | 5,814,626 | 0.33% | 1.34% |
| 2012 | 511,955 | 5,897,008 | 0.1% | 1.42% |
| 2013 | 512,225 | 5,982,445 | 0.05% | 1.45% |
| 2014 | 512,326 | 6,069,811 | 0.02% | 1.46% |
| 2015 | 512,394 | 6,159,103 | 0.01% | 1.47% |
| 2016 | 512,554 | 6,249,126 | 0.03% | 1.46% |
| 2017 | 512,893 | 6,338,660 | 0.07% | 1.43% |
| 2018 | 513,415 | 6,427,382 | 0.1% | 1.4% |
| 2019 | 514,104 | 6,515,058 | 0.13% | 1.36% |
| 2020 | 514,679 | 6,603,739 | 0.11% | 1.36% |
| 2021 | 516,649 | 6,684,182 | 0.38% | 1.22% |
| 2022 | 519,741 | 6,760,464 | 0.6% | 1.14% |
| 2023 | 522,331 | 6,844,146 | 0.5% | 1.24% |
| 2024 | 524,877 | 6,929,153 | 0.49% | 1.24% |
| 2025 | 527,331 | 7,013,079 | 0.47% | 1.21% |
| 2026 | 529,641 | 7,095,273 | 0.44% | 1.17% |
| 2027 | 531,874 | 7,175,671 | 0.42% | 1.13% |
| 2028 | 534,119 | 7,254,526 | 0.42% | 1.1% |
| 2029 | 536,345 | 7,331,909 | 0.42% | 1.07% |
| 2030 | 538,617 | 7,407,622 | 0.42% | 1.03% |
| 2031 | 540,769 | 7,481,641 | 0.4% | 1% |
| 2032 | 542,801 | 7,554,221 | 0.38% | 0.97% |
| 2033 | 544,769 | 7,625,459 | 0.36% | 0.94% |
| 2034 | 546,653 | 7,695,120 | 0.35% | 0.91% |
| 2035 | 548,594 | 7,763,524 | 0.36% | 0.89% |
| 2036 | 550,481 | 7,830,885 | 0.34% | 0.87% |
| 2037 | 552,294 | 7,896,975 | 0.33% | 0.84% |
| 2038 | 554,085 | 7,961,863 | 0.32% | 0.82% |
| 2039 | 555,802 | 8,025,487 | 0.31% | 0.8% |
| 2040 | 557,378 | 8,087,571 | 0.28% | 0.77% |
| 2041 | 558,819 | 8,148,407 | 0.26% | 0.75% |
| 2042 | 560,139 | 8,208,318 | 0.24% | 0.74% |
| 2043 | 561,350 | 8,267,008 | 0.22% | 0.72% |
| 2044 | 562,468 | 8,324,330 | 0.2% | 0.69% |
| 2045 | 563,484 | 8,380,533 | 0.18% | 0.68% |
| 2046 | 564,357 | 8,435,754 | 0.15% | 0.66% |
| 2047 | 565,018 | 8,489,460 | 0.12% | 0.64% |
| 2048 | 565,511 | 8,541,342 | 0.09% | 0.61% |
| 2049 | 565,896 | 8,591,710 | 0.07% | 0.59% |
| 2050 | 566,140 | 8,640,471 | 0.04% | 0.57% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cape Verde increased by 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth), while Paraguay gained 711,006 people (a 13.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cape Verde gained 16,792 (a 3.28% growth), while Paraguay's population increased by 920,000 (a 14.9% growth).
Cape Verde was ranked 165th most populous country in 2005 and is 169th in 2025. Paraguay was ranked 107th in 2005 and ranked 108th 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 Paraguay will increase by 22.1% to 8,640,471 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Praia | 159K |
| Mindelo | 70.5K |
| Assomada | 12K |
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| City | Population |
| Asuncion | 462K |
| Ciudad del Este | 350K |
| Luque | 260K |
| San Lorenzo | 225K |
| Pedro Juan Caballero | 127K |
| Caaguazu | 127K |
| Encarnacion | 107K |
| Coronel Oviedo | 52.4K |
| Concepcion | 45.1K |
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Population differences between Cape Verde and Paraguay
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| Life expectancy | 76.4 years | 74.1 years |
| Average age | 31.4 years | 30.2 years |
| Median age | 29.4 years | 27.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 50.1:49.9 |
| Fertility rate | 1.52 births per woman | 2.42 births per woman |
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 45.3 ppl/mi² |
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