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Population in Cape Verde compared to Saint Kitts and Nevis: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 46,843 people in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 529,186 people compared to 46,977 in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Population statistics:

  • Cape Verde's population is 11.3 times bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis'.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Saint Kitts and Nevis is the 189th.
  • The countries together account for 0.007% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.0006% for Saint Kitts and Nevis.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs -0.04% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
  • Since 2005, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 485K people to 529K (9.08% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis has grown from 46.4K to 47K (1.16% growth).
  • Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 566K people, while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population already peaked in 1960 at 55.8K people and is projected to decrease to 30.2K people by 2100.

Cape Verde vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: live population counter

Cape Verde Saint Kitts
Current population
529186
46977
Population rank 169/197 189/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.0006%
One net population change
3.44 hours
4.29 days
One birth every
1.36 hours
16 hours
One death every
3.32 hours
18.8 hours
One migration net change every
7.25 hours
1.86 months
Annual migration change -1,209 -7
Daily growth/decline +7 +0
Annual growth/decline +2,546 +85
Annual growth/decline rate +0.49% +0.18%
Population growth rate rank 136/197 154/197

Cape Verde and Saint Kitts and Nevis: population history and growth rate by year chart

Cape Verde
Population

Growth rate
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Cape Verde Saint Kitts Cape Verde Saint Kitts
1960 210,024 55,810 - -
1961 215,087 55,334 2.41% -0.85%
1962 221,919 54,461 3.18% -1.58%
1963 229,373 53,441 3.36% -1.87%
1964 237,006 52,326 3.33% -2.09%
1965 244,856 51,139 3.31% -2.27%
1966 252,976 49,898 3.32% -2.43%
1967 261,404 48,605 3.33% -2.59%
1968 270,164 47,245 3.35% -2.8%
1969 279,248 45,731 3.36% -3.2%
1970 287,885 44,606 3.09% -2.46%
1971 294,046 44,206 2.14% -0.9%
1972 297,386 44,033 1.14% -0.39%
1973 299,881 43,880 0.84% -0.35%
1974 302,570 43,738 0.9% -0.32%
1975 305,847 43,606 1.08% -0.3%
1976 309,455 43,482 1.18% -0.28%
1977 312,834 43,358 1.09% -0.29%
1978 316,147 43,217 1.06% -0.33%
1979 319,480 43,033 1.05% -0.43%
1980 323,301 42,850 1.2% -0.43%
1981 327,846 42,698 1.41% -0.35%
1982 332,724 42,532 1.49% -0.39%
1983 337,654 42,334 1.48% -0.47%
1984 342,505 42,113 1.44% -0.52%
1985 347,365 41,874 1.42% -0.57%
1986 352,312 41,618 1.42% -0.61%
1987 357,302 41,348 1.42% -0.65%
1988 362,329 41,062 1.41% -0.69%
1989 367,803 40,758 1.51% -0.74%
1990 375,428 40,432 2.07% -0.8%
1991 384,586 40,358 2.44% -0.18%
1992 393,415 40,715 2.3% 0.88%
1993 401,965 41,242 2.17% 1.29%
1994 410,228 41,776 2.06% 1.29%
1995 418,104 42,326 1.92% 1.32%
1996 425,581 42,877 1.79% 1.3%
1997 432,798 43,428 1.7% 1.29%
1998 439,784 43,998 1.61% 1.31%
1999 446,519 44,601 1.53% 1.37%
2000 453,317 45,248 1.52% 1.45%
2001 460,293 45,761 1.54% 1.13%
2002 467,046 46,020 1.47% 0.57%
2003 473,383 46,176 1.36% 0.34%
2004 479,370 46,315 1.26% 0.3%
2005 485,115 46,437 1.2% 0.26%
2006 490,728 46,569 1.16% 0.28%
2007 496,190 46,706 1.11% 0.29%
2008 501,355 46,835 1.04% 0.28%
2009 506,141 46,916 0.95% 0.17%
2010 509,784 46,846 0.72% -0.15%
2011 511,447 46,886 0.33% 0.09%
2012 511,955 47,033 0.1% 0.31%
2013 512,225 47,069 0.05% 0.08%
2014 512,326 47,089 0.02% 0.04%
2015 512,394 47,087 0.01% -0.004%
2016 512,554 47,075 0.03% -0.03%
2017 512,893 47,050 0.07% -0.05%
2018 513,415 47,008 0.1% -0.09%
2019 514,104 46,952 0.13% -0.12%
2020 514,679 46,870 0.11% -0.17%
2021 516,649 46,763 0.38% -0.23%
2022 519,741 46,709 0.6% -0.12%
2023 522,331 46,758 0.5% 0.1%
2024 524,877 46,843 0.49% 0.18%
2025 527,331 46,920 0.47% 0.17%
2026 529,641 46,992 0.44% 0.15%
2027 531,874 47,049 0.42% 0.12%
2028 534,119 47,093 0.42% 0.09%
2029 536,345 47,112 0.42% 0.04%
2030 538,617 47,132 0.42% 0.04%
2031 540,769 47,125 0.4% -0.01%
2032 542,801 47,105 0.38% -0.04%
2033 544,769 47,066 0.36% -0.08%
2034 546,653 47,007 0.35% -0.13%
2035 548,594 46,930 0.36% -0.16%
2036 550,481 46,825 0.34% -0.23%
2037 552,294 46,717 0.33% -0.23%
2038 554,085 46,594 0.32% -0.26%
2039 555,802 46,463 0.31% -0.28%
2040 557,378 46,315 0.28% -0.32%
2041 558,819 46,154 0.26% -0.35%
2042 560,139 45,983 0.24% -0.37%
2043 561,350 45,783 0.22% -0.43%
2044 562,468 45,579 0.2% -0.45%
2045 563,484 45,362 0.18% -0.48%
2046 564,357 45,147 0.15% -0.47%
2047 565,018 44,925 0.12% -0.49%
2048 565,511 44,699 0.09% -0.51%
2049 565,896 44,478 0.07% -0.49%
2050 566,140 44,251 0.04% -0.51%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cape Verde increased by 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis gained 650 people (a 1.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cape Verde gained 16,792 (a 3.28% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population decreased by -110 (a 0.23% decline).

Cape Verde was ranked 165th most populous country in 2005 and is 169th in 2025. Saint Kitts and Nevis was ranked 190th in 2005 and ranked 189th 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis will decrease by 5.8% to 44,251 people and will still be ranked 189th.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Saint Kitts
City Population
Basseterre 13.2K
Cayon 3K

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