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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cape Verde	Portugal	Cape Verde	Portugal
1960	210,024	8,857,716	-	-
1961	215,087	8,929,316	2.41%	0.81%
1962	221,919	8,993,985	3.18%	0.72%
1963	229,373	9,030,355	3.36%	0.4%
1964	237,006	9,035,365	3.33%	0.06%
1965	244,856	8,998,595	3.31%	-0.41%
1966	252,976	8,930,990	3.32%	-0.75%
1967	261,404	8,874,520	3.33%	-0.63%
1968	270,164	8,836,650	3.35%	-0.43%
1969	279,248	8,757,705	3.36%	-0.89%
1970	287,885	8,680,431	3.09%	-0.88%
1971	294,046	8,643,756	2.14%	-0.42%
1972	297,386	8,630,430	1.14%	-0.15%
1973	299,881	8,633,100	0.84%	0.03%
1974	302,570	8,754,365	0.9%	1.4%
1975	305,847	9,093,470	1.08%	3.87%
1976	309,455	9,355,810	1.18%	2.88%
1977	312,834	9,455,675	1.09%	1.07%
1978	316,147	9,558,250	1.06%	1.08%
1979	319,480	9,661,265	1.05%	1.08%
1980	323,301	9,766,312	1.2%	1.09%
1981	327,846	9,851,362	1.41%	0.87%
1982	332,724	9,911,771	1.49%	0.61%
1983	337,654	9,957,865	1.48%	0.47%
1984	342,505	9,996,232	1.44%	0.39%
1985	347,365	10,023,613	1.42%	0.27%
1986	352,312	10,032,734	1.42%	0.09%
1987	357,302	10,030,031	1.42%	-0.03%
1988	362,329	10,019,610	1.41%	-0.1%
1989	367,803	10,005,000	1.51%	-0.15%
1990	375,428	9,983,218	2.07%	-0.22%
1991	384,586	9,960,235	2.44%	-0.23%
1992	393,415	9,952,494	2.3%	-0.08%
1993	401,965	9,964,675	2.17%	0.12%
1994	410,228	9,991,525	2.06%	0.27%
1995	418,104	10,026,176	1.92%	0.35%
1996	425,581	10,063,945	1.79%	0.38%
1997	432,798	10,108,977	1.7%	0.45%
1998	439,784	10,160,196	1.61%	0.51%
1999	446,519	10,217,828	1.53%	0.57%
2000	453,317	10,289,898	1.52%	0.71%
2001	460,293	10,362,722	1.54%	0.71%
2002	467,046	10,419,631	1.47%	0.55%
2003	473,383	10,458,821	1.36%	0.38%
2004	479,370	10,483,861	1.26%	0.24%
2005	485,115	10,503,330	1.2%	0.19%
2006	490,728	10,522,288	1.16%	0.18%
2007	496,190	10,542,964	1.11%	0.2%
2008	501,355	10,558,177	1.04%	0.14%
2009	506,141	10,568,247	0.95%	0.1%
2010	509,784	10,573,100	0.72%	0.05%
2011	511,447	10,557,560	0.33%	-0.15%
2012	511,955	10,514,844	0.1%	-0.4%
2013	512,225	10,457,295	0.05%	-0.55%
2014	512,326	10,401,062	0.02%	-0.54%
2015	512,394	10,358,076	0.01%	-0.41%
2016	512,554	10,325,452	0.03%	-0.31%
2017	512,893	10,300,300	0.07%	-0.24%
2018	513,415	10,283,822	0.1%	-0.16%
2019	514,104	10,286,263	0.13%	0.02%
2020	514,679	10,297,081	0.11%	0.11%
2021	516,649	10,361,831	0.38%	0.63%
2022	519,741	10,434,332	0.6%	0.7%
2023	522,331	10,578,174	0.5%	1.38%
2024	524,877	10,694,681	0.49%	1.1%
2025	527,331	10,680,873	0.47%	-0.13%
2026	529,641	10,663,982	0.44%	-0.16%
2027	531,874	10,646,150	0.42%	-0.17%
2028	534,119	10,625,957	0.42%	-0.19%
2029	536,345	10,604,587	0.42%	-0.2%
2030	538,617	10,584,552	0.42%	-0.19%
2031	540,769	10,564,548	0.4%	-0.19%
2032	542,801	10,542,600	0.38%	-0.21%
2033	544,769	10,519,640	0.36%	-0.22%
2034	546,653	10,496,056	0.35%	-0.22%
2035	548,594	10,472,033	0.36%	-0.23%
2036	550,481	10,447,836	0.34%	-0.23%
2037	552,294	10,423,350	0.33%	-0.23%
2038	554,085	10,398,185	0.32%	-0.24%
2039	555,802	10,371,223	0.31%	-0.26%
2040	557,378	10,342,789	0.28%	-0.27%
2041	558,819	10,314,869	0.26%	-0.27%
2042	560,139	10,287,416	0.24%	-0.27%
2043	561,350	10,257,925	0.22%	-0.29%
2044	562,468	10,226,892	0.2%	-0.3%
2045	563,484	10,195,202	0.18%	-0.31%
2046	564,357	10,162,323	0.15%	-0.32%
2047	565,018	10,128,572	0.12%	-0.33%
2048	565,511	10,094,854	0.09%	-0.33%
2049	565,896	10,059,522	0.07%	-0.35%
2050	566,140	10,022,734	0.04%	-0.37%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 17,111 (a 3.34% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 338,530 (a 3.28% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 6.01% to 10,022,734 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.