The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 529,186 people compared to 117,540,050 in the Philippines.
Population statistics:
- The Philippines' population is 222.1 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
- Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
- The countries together account for 1.43% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
- For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
- Since 2005, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 485K people to 529K (9.08% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 88M to 118M (33.5% growth).
- Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 566K people compared to the peak of 135M people in 2057 for the Philippines.
Cape Verde vs Philippines: live population counter
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| Current population |
529186
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117540050
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| Population rank | 169/197 | 14/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 1.42% |
| One net population change |
3.44 hours
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33.1 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.36 hours
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17.1 seconds
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| One death every |
3.32 hours
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44 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
7.25 hours
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3.28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,209 | -160,373 |
| Daily growth/decline | +7 | +2,610 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,546 | +952,471 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.49% | +0.83% |
| Population growth rate rank | 136/197 | 115/197 |
Cape Verde and the Philippines: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 210,024 | 27,891,897 | - | - |
| 1961 | 215,087 | 28,792,621 | 2.41% | 3.23% |
| 1962 | 221,919 | 29,723,536 | 3.18% | 3.23% |
| 1963 | 229,373 | 30,674,731 | 3.36% | 3.2% |
| 1964 | 237,006 | 31,643,032 | 3.33% | 3.16% |
| 1965 | 244,856 | 32,625,316 | 3.31% | 3.1% |
| 1966 | 252,976 | 33,617,170 | 3.32% | 3.04% |
| 1967 | 261,404 | 34,621,320 | 3.33% | 2.99% |
| 1968 | 270,164 | 35,638,342 | 3.35% | 2.94% |
| 1969 | 279,248 | 36,660,799 | 3.36% | 2.87% |
| 1970 | 287,885 | 37,622,204 | 3.09% | 2.62% |
| 1971 | 294,046 | 38,518,659 | 2.14% | 2.38% |
| 1972 | 297,386 | 39,408,560 | 1.14% | 2.31% |
| 1973 | 299,881 | 40,294,130 | 0.84% | 2.25% |
| 1974 | 302,570 | 41,174,341 | 0.9% | 2.18% |
| 1975 | 305,847 | 42,120,826 | 1.08% | 2.3% |
| 1976 | 309,455 | 43,201,488 | 1.18% | 2.57% |
| 1977 | 312,834 | 44,367,962 | 1.09% | 2.7% |
| 1978 | 316,147 | 45,575,281 | 1.06% | 2.72% |
| 1979 | 319,480 | 46,807,103 | 1.05% | 2.7% |
| 1980 | 323,301 | 48,043,740 | 1.2% | 2.64% |
| 1981 | 327,846 | 49,311,727 | 1.41% | 2.64% |
| 1982 | 332,724 | 50,695,707 | 1.49% | 2.81% |
| 1983 | 337,654 | 52,194,620 | 1.48% | 2.96% |
| 1984 | 342,505 | 53,726,181 | 1.44% | 2.93% |
| 1985 | 347,365 | 55,213,006 | 1.42% | 2.77% |
| 1986 | 352,312 | 56,645,077 | 1.42% | 2.59% |
| 1987 | 357,302 | 58,157,496 | 1.42% | 2.67% |
| 1988 | 362,329 | 59,739,052 | 1.41% | 2.72% |
| 1989 | 367,803 | 61,265,260 | 1.51% | 2.55% |
| 1990 | 375,428 | 62,854,666 | 2.07% | 2.59% |
| 1991 | 384,586 | 64,382,249 | 2.44% | 2.43% |
| 1992 | 393,415 | 65,926,125 | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| 1993 | 401,965 | 67,530,621 | 2.17% | 2.43% |
| 1994 | 410,228 | 69,019,291 | 2.06% | 2.2% |
| 1995 | 418,104 | 70,546,246 | 1.92% | 2.21% |
| 1996 | 425,581 | 72,190,242 | 1.79% | 2.33% |
| 1997 | 432,798 | 73,908,810 | 1.7% | 2.38% |
| 1998 | 439,784 | 75,791,024 | 1.61% | 2.55% |
| 1999 | 446,519 | 77,753,257 | 1.53% | 2.59% |
| 2000 | 453,317 | 79,625,397 | 1.52% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 460,293 | 81,401,488 | 1.54% | 2.23% |
| 2002 | 467,046 | 83,068,889 | 1.47% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 473,383 | 84,731,835 | 1.36% | 2% |
| 2004 | 479,370 | 86,394,504 | 1.26% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 485,115 | 88,015,962 | 1.2% | 1.88% |
| 2006 | 490,728 | 89,508,986 | 1.16% | 1.7% |
| 2007 | 496,190 | 91,075,184 | 1.11% | 1.75% |
| 2008 | 501,355 | 92,699,095 | 1.04% | 1.78% |
| 2009 | 506,141 | 94,384,250 | 0.95% | 1.82% |
| 2010 | 509,784 | 96,337,125 | 0.72% | 2.07% |
| 2011 | 511,447 | 98,248,614 | 0.33% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 511,955 | 100,175,512 | 0.1% | 1.96% |
| 2013 | 512,225 | 102,076,336 | 0.05% | 1.9% |
| 2014 | 512,326 | 103,767,130 | 0.02% | 1.66% |
| 2015 | 512,394 | 105,312,992 | 0.01% | 1.49% |
| 2016 | 512,554 | 106,735,719 | 0.03% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 512,893 | 108,119,693 | 0.07% | 1.3% |
| 2018 | 513,415 | 109,465,287 | 0.1% | 1.24% |
| 2019 | 514,104 | 110,804,683 | 0.13% | 1.22% |
| 2020 | 514,679 | 112,081,264 | 0.11% | 1.15% |
| 2021 | 516,649 | 113,100,950 | 0.38% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 519,741 | 113,964,338 | 0.6% | 0.76% |
| 2023 | 522,331 | 114,891,199 | 0.5% | 0.81% |
| 2024 | 524,877 | 115,843,670 | 0.49% | 0.83% |
| 2025 | 527,331 | 116,786,968 | 0.47% | 0.81% |
| 2026 | 529,641 | 117,724,479 | 0.44% | 0.8% |
| 2027 | 531,874 | 118,656,426 | 0.42% | 0.79% |
| 2028 | 534,119 | 119,583,984 | 0.42% | 0.78% |
| 2029 | 536,345 | 120,502,132 | 0.42% | 0.77% |
| 2030 | 538,617 | 121,408,897 | 0.42% | 0.75% |
| 2031 | 540,769 | 122,301,606 | 0.4% | 0.74% |
| 2032 | 542,801 | 123,180,341 | 0.38% | 0.72% |
| 2033 | 544,769 | 124,049,036 | 0.36% | 0.71% |
| 2034 | 546,653 | 124,904,124 | 0.35% | 0.69% |
| 2035 | 548,594 | 125,740,977 | 0.36% | 0.67% |
| 2036 | 550,481 | 126,558,232 | 0.34% | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 552,294 | 127,352,607 | 0.33% | 0.63% |
| 2038 | 554,085 | 128,118,535 | 0.32% | 0.6% |
| 2039 | 555,802 | 128,850,047 | 0.31% | 0.57% |
| 2040 | 557,378 | 129,546,666 | 0.28% | 0.54% |
| 2041 | 558,819 | 130,209,810 | 0.26% | 0.51% |
| 2042 | 560,139 | 130,837,005 | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| 2043 | 561,350 | 131,427,404 | 0.22% | 0.45% |
| 2044 | 562,468 | 131,979,673 | 0.2% | 0.42% |
| 2045 | 563,484 | 132,492,038 | 0.18% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 564,357 | 132,962,001 | 0.15% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 565,018 | 133,385,290 | 0.12% | 0.32% |
| 2048 | 565,511 | 133,759,436 | 0.09% | 0.28% |
| 2049 | 565,896 | 134,089,011 | 0.07% | 0.25% |
| 2050 | 566,140 | 134,373,439 | 0.04% | 0.21% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cape Verde increased by 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,297,030 people (a 19.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cape Verde gained 16,792 (a 3.28% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 12,227,058 (a 11.6% growth).
Cape Verde was ranked 165th most populous country in 2005 and is 169th in 2025. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2005 and ranked 14th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14.3% to 134,373,439 people and will still be ranked 14th.
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Population differences between Cape Verde and the Philippines
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| Life expectancy | 76.4 years | 70.1 years |
| Average age | 31.4 years | 29.7 years |
| Median age | 29.4 years | 26.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.52 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman |
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 1,006 ppl/mi² |
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