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

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The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 527,326 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,853 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 268.7 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.72% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.26% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 531K (8.18% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Cape Verde vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cape Verde Russia
2100 419,997 125,631,984
2099 424,272 125,735,285
2098 428,479 125,835,990
2097 432,755 125,914,480
2096 437,010 126,004,709
2095 441,329 126,072,890
2094 445,663 126,125,529
2093 450,029 126,181,074
2092 454,324 126,256,091
2091 458,616 126,304,823
2090 462,925 126,360,262
2089 467,304 126,412,664
2088 471,550 126,463,022
2087 475,770 126,511,263
2086 479,948 126,579,534
2085 484,130 126,655,806
2084 488,284 126,730,694
2083 492,265 126,805,713
2082 496,287 126,889,471
2081 500,248 126,973,300
2080 504,114 127,070,546
2079 507,910 127,191,346
2078 511,491 127,331,975
2077 514,982 127,489,152
2076 518,448 127,641,749
2075 521,841 127,825,235
2074 525,092 128,023,096
2073 528,231 128,238,922
2072 531,275 128,465,870
2071 534,138 128,745,681
2070 537,082 129,020,076
2069 539,993 129,309,803
2068 542,768 129,589,275
2067 545,560 129,873,991
2066 548,154 130,184,092
2065 550,545 130,515,828
2064 552,744 130,852,649
2063 554,888 131,199,458
2062 556,973 131,530,725
2061 558,855 131,881,030
2060 560,518 132,209,377
2059 562,114 132,568,882
2058 563,436 132,933,515
2057 564,587 133,272,997
2056 565,521 133,615,325
2055 566,347 133,963,055
2054 567,010 134,288,366
2053 567,363 134,609,198
2052 567,478 134,876,558
2051 567,476 135,141,211
2050 567,344 135,386,454
2049 567,002 135,609,441
2048 566,562 135,818,840
2047 566,027 136,013,698
2046 565,225 136,185,098
2045 564,268 136,368,416
2044 563,194 136,568,234
2043 562,030 136,791,498
2042 560,769 137,015,033
2041 559,386 137,266,491
2040 557,874 137,531,851
2039 556,224 137,833,822
2038 554,435 138,146,863
2037 552,627 138,485,780
2036 550,801 138,835,731
2035 548,853 139,197,452
2034 546,915 139,573,272
2033 545,056 139,960,175
2032 542,980 140,359,785
2031 540,984 140,785,026
2030 538,671 141,182,418
2029 536,441 141,571,268
2028 534,196 141,946,979
2027 531,944 142,315,155
2026 529,702 142,643,173
2025 527,326 143,513,328
2024 524,877 143,669,648
2023 522,331 143,826,130
2022 519,741 144,236,933
2021 516,649 144,746,762
2020 514,679 145,245,148
2019 514,104 145,453,291
2018 513,415 145,398,106
2017 512,893 145,293,260
2016 512,554 145,015,460
2015 512,394 144,640,716
2014 512,326 144,237,223
2013 512,225 143,805,638
2012 511,955 143,378,447
2011 511,447 143,018,195
2010 509,784 142,849,468
2009 506,141 142,785,348
2008 501,355 142,742,366
2007 496,190 142,805,114
2006 490,728 143,049,637
2005 485,115 143,518,814
2004 479,370 144,067,316
2003 473,383 144,648,618
2002 467,046 145,306,497
2001 460,293 145,976,482
2000 453,317 146,596,869
1999 446,519 147,214,776
1998 439,784 147,670,784
1997 432,798 147,915,361
1996 425,581 148,160,129
1995 418,104 148,375,787
1994 410,228 148,407,912
1993 401,965 148,458,777
1992 393,415 148,538,197
1991 384,586 148,394,216
1990 375,428 147,969,406
1989 367,803 147,721,000
1988 362,329 146,857,000
1987 357,302 145,908,000
1986 352,312 144,894,000
1985 347,365 143,858,000
1984 342,505 142,745,000
1983 337,654 141,668,000
1982 332,724 140,823,000
1981 327,846 139,941,000
1980 323,301 139,010,000
1979 319,480 138,027,000
1978 316,147 137,060,000
1977 312,834 136,100,000
1976 309,455 135,147,000
1975 305,847 134,200,000
1974 302,570 133,432,000
1973 299,881 132,669,000
1972 297,386 131,909,000
1971 294,046 131,155,000
1970 287,885 130,404,000
1969 279,248 129,664,000
1968 270,164 128,928,000
1967 261,404 128,196,000
1966 252,976 127,468,000
1965 244,856 126,745,000
1964 237,006 125,345,000
1963 229,373 123,960,000
1962 221,919 122,591,000
1961 215,087 121,236,000
1960 210,024 119,897,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 18,299 people (a 3.57% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cape Verde's population will grow by 6.87% to 567,344 people with a rank change from 169th to 168th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 567K people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cape Verde Russia
2100 -1.01% -0.08%
2099 -0.98% -0.08%
2098 -0.99% -0.06%
2097 -0.97% -0.07%
2096 -0.98% -0.05%
2095 -0.97% -0.04%
2094 -0.97% -0.04%
2093 -0.95% -0.06%
2092 -0.94% -0.04%
2091 -0.93% -0.04%
2090 -0.94% -0.04%
2089 -0.9% -0.04%
2088 -0.89% -0.04%
2087 -0.87% -0.05%
2086 -0.86% -0.06%
2085 -0.85% -0.06%
2084 -0.81% -0.06%
2083 -0.81% -0.07%
2082 -0.79% -0.07%
2081 -0.77% -0.08%
2080 -0.75% -0.09%
2079 -0.7% -0.11%
2078 -0.68% -0.12%
2077 -0.67% -0.12%
2076 -0.65% -0.14%
2075 -0.62% -0.15%
2074 -0.59% -0.17%
2073 -0.57% -0.18%
2072 -0.54% -0.22%
2071 -0.55% -0.21%
2070 -0.54% -0.22%
2069 -0.51% -0.22%
2068 -0.51% -0.22%
2067 -0.47% -0.24%
2066 -0.43% -0.25%
2065 -0.4% -0.26%
2064 -0.39% -0.26%
2063 -0.37% -0.25%
2062 -0.34% -0.27%
2061 -0.3% -0.25%
2060 -0.28% -0.27%
2059 -0.23% -0.27%
2058 -0.2% -0.25%
2057 -0.17% -0.26%
2056 -0.15% -0.26%
2055 -0.12% -0.24%
2054 -0.06% -0.24%
2053 -0.02% -0.2%
2052 0% -0.2%
2051 0.02% -0.18%
2050 0.06% -0.16%
2049 0.08% -0.15%
2048 0.09% -0.14%
2047 0.14% -0.13%
2046 0.17% -0.13%
2045 0.19% -0.15%
2044 0.21% -0.16%
2043 0.22% -0.16%
2042 0.25% -0.18%
2041 0.27% -0.19%
2040 0.3% -0.22%
2039 0.32% -0.23%
2038 0.33% -0.24%
2037 0.33% -0.25%
2036 0.35% -0.26%
2035 0.35% -0.27%
2034 0.34% -0.28%
2033 0.38% -0.28%
2032 0.37% -0.3%
2031 0.43% -0.28%
2030 0.42% -0.27%
2029 0.42% -0.26%
2028 0.42% -0.26%
2027 0.42% -0.23%
2026 0.45% -0.61%
2025 0.47% -0.11%
2024 0.49% -0.11%
2023 0.5% -0.28%
2022 0.6% -0.35%
2021 0.38% -0.34%
2020 0.11% -0.14%
2019 0.13% 0.04%
2018 0.1% 0.07%
2017 0.07% 0.19%
2016 0.03% 0.26%
2015 0.01% 0.28%
2014 0.02% 0.3%
2013 0.05% 0.3%
2012 0.1% 0.25%
2011 0.33% 0.12%
2010 0.72% 0.04%
2009 0.95% 0.03%
2008 1.04% -0.04%
2007 1.11% -0.17%
2006 1.16% -0.33%
2005 1.2% -0.38%
2004 1.26% -0.4%
2003 1.36% -0.45%
2002 1.47% -0.46%
2001 1.54% -0.42%
2000 1.52% -0.42%
1999 1.53% -0.31%
1998 1.61% -0.17%
1997 1.7% -0.17%
1996 1.79% -0.15%
1995 1.92% -0.02%
1994 2.06% -0.03%
1993 2.17% -0.05%
1992 2.3% 0.1%
1991 2.44% 0.29%
1990 2.07% 0.17%
1989 1.51% 0.59%
1988 1.41% 0.65%
1987 1.42% 0.7%
1986 1.42% 0.72%
1985 1.42% 0.78%
1984 1.44% 0.76%
1983 1.48% 0.6%
1982 1.49% 0.63%
1981 1.41% 0.67%
1980 1.2% 0.71%
1979 1.05% 0.71%
1978 1.06% 0.71%
1977 1.09% 0.71%
1976 1.18% 0.71%
1975 1.08% 0.58%
1974 0.9% 0.58%
1973 0.84% 0.58%
1972 1.14% 0.57%
1971 2.14% 0.58%
1970 3.09% 0.57%
1969 3.36% 0.57%
1968 3.35% 0.57%
1967 3.33% 0.57%
1966 3.32% 0.57%
1965 3.31% 1.12%
1964 3.33% 1.12%
1963 3.36% 1.12%
1962 3.18% 1.12%
1961 2.41% 1.12%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/russia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Cape Verde grew by 0.47%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde Russia
Current population
530853
142643173
Population rank 169/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 1.72%
One net population change
3.59 hours
3.37 minutes
One birth every
1.37 hours
26.1 seconds
One death every
3.28 hours
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +7 -428
Annual growth/decline +2,449 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 166/197
One migration net change every
6.84 hours
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -1,284 -251,822
Net migration rank 94/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 16,515 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 171/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 116/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cape Verde Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,284 - -251,822
2024 3,741 -1,209 -574,678 -178,042
2023 3,798 -1,226 -503,392 27,807
2022 3,864 -1,253 -576,948 765,629
2021 3,575 0 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 3,734 -3,362 -697,177 334,094
2019 4,773 -4,001 -319,997 336,494
2018 5,282 -4,679 -232,637 339,972
2017 5,993 -5,550 -130,764 396,619
2016 6,238 -6,004 0 447,645
2015 6,314 -6,226 43,392 384,756
2014 6,622 -6,578 28,848 264,698
2013 6,780 -6,622 28,761 289,872
2012 7,157 -6,779 0 285,977
2011 7,874 -7,226 -128,716 309,377
2010 7,746 -5,069 -242,844 307,555
2009 7,216 -2,618 -257,014 350,206
2008 7,313 -2,340 -356,856 360,840
2007 7,559 -2,200 -471,257 365,717
2006 7,980 -2,408 -686,638 308,370
2005 8,428 -2,768 -846,761 263,541
2004 8,825 -2,993 -792,370 261,519
2003 9,037 -2,898 -896,822 256,804
2002 9,278 -2,751 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 9,510 -2,528 -963,445 259,614
2000 9,752 -2,772 -967,540 550,401
1999 9,989 -3,371 -927,453 375,468
1998 10,187 -3,332 -694,053 528,135
1997 10,323 -3,211 -769,159 541,387
1996 10,613 -3,297 -785,248 587,171
1995 10,764 -3,125 -845,742 723,875
1994 11,410 -3,299 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 11,805 -3,393 -757,140 507,229
1992 11,915 -3,231 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 11,899 -2,924 103,876 125,505
1990 11,738 -2,398 325,533 299,863
1989 11,608 -5,704 576,112 89,400
1988 11,523 -6,474 778,343 269,862
1987 11,426 -6,418 977,583 275,611
1986 11,295 -6,314 985,279 283,553
1985 11,105 -6,192 762,447 280,614
1984 10,835 -6,035 756,548 247,026
1983 10,736 -5,834 906,676 200,159
1982 10,597 -5,629 830,855 107,520
1981 10,470 -5,684 713,700 36,686
1980 10,276 -5,980 681,149 10,440
1979 10,223 -6,875 690,135 -5,791
1978 10,152 -6,833 812,766 108,882
1977 10,036 -6,730 832,932 122,316
1976 9,833 -6,389 852,237 113,851
1975 9,601 -5,829 843,850 80,069
1974 9,295 -6,512 883,186 -51,759
1973 9,003 -6,410 846,561 -107,568
1972 8,716 -6,316 872,050 -111,168
1971 8,359 -4,085 854,999 -134,968
1970 7,878 172 785,554 -264,464
1969 7,625 1,608 753,088 -64,643
1968 7,408 1,521 787,621 -83,221
1967 7,214 1,376 854,554 -116,029
1966 7,039 1,230 989,279 -111,360
1965 6,877 1,093 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 6,725 1,006 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 6,589 945 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 6,468 904 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 6,247 49 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 6,098 -2,267 1,962,834 -234,895

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/russia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 58.5% of the population change in Cape Verde is from natural causes (a gain of 47,312 people) and 41.5% is from migration (a loss of 33,510 people). In Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 16,515 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Cape Verde, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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