Population in Cape Verde compared to Sao Tome and Principe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cape Verde	Sao Tome	Cape Verde	Sao Tome
1960	210,024	68,012	-	-
1961	215,087	68,707	2.41%	1.02%
1962	221,919	69,403	3.18%	1.01%
1963	229,373	70,112	3.36%	1.02%
1964	237,006	70,865	3.33%	1.07%
1965	244,856	71,680	3.31%	1.15%
1966	252,976	72,576	3.32%	1.25%
1967	261,404	73,596	3.33%	1.41%
1968	270,164	74,765	3.35%	1.59%
1969	279,248	76,083	3.36%	1.76%
1970	287,885	77,626	3.09%	2.03%
1971	294,046	79,330	2.14%	2.2%
1972	297,386	81,041	1.14%	2.16%
1973	299,881	82,798	0.84%	2.17%
1974	302,570	84,672	0.9%	2.26%
1975	305,847	86,708	1.08%	2.4%
1976	309,455	88,922	1.18%	2.55%
1977	312,834	91,301	1.09%	2.68%
1978	316,147	93,794	1.06%	2.73%
1979	319,480	96,252	1.05%	2.62%
1980	323,301	98,544	1.2%	2.38%
1981	327,846	100,615	1.41%	2.1%
1982	332,724	102,508	1.49%	1.88%
1983	337,654	104,380	1.48%	1.83%
1984	342,505	106,394	1.44%	1.93%
1985	347,365	108,658	1.42%	2.13%
1986	352,312	111,150	1.42%	2.29%
1987	357,302	113,919	1.42%	2.49%
1988	362,329	116,939	1.41%	2.65%
1989	367,803	119,979	1.51%	2.6%
1990	375,428	122,980	2.07%	2.5%
1991	384,586	125,697	2.44%	2.21%
1992	393,415	128,110	2.3%	1.92%
1993	401,965	130,467	2.17%	1.84%
1994	410,228	132,732	2.06%	1.74%
1995	418,104	134,895	1.92%	1.63%
1996	425,581	136,962	1.79%	1.53%
1997	432,798	138,922	1.7%	1.43%
1998	439,784	140,751	1.61%	1.32%
1999	446,519	142,442	1.53%	1.2%
2000	453,317	144,018	1.52%	1.11%
2001	460,293	146,375	1.54%	1.64%
2002	467,046	149,922	1.47%	2.42%
2003	473,383	153,814	1.36%	2.6%
2004	479,370	157,705	1.26%	2.53%
2005	485,115	161,639	1.2%	2.49%
2006	490,728	165,638	1.16%	2.47%
2007	496,190	169,700	1.11%	2.45%
2008	501,355	173,793	1.04%	2.41%
2009	506,141	177,853	0.95%	2.34%
2010	509,784	181,802	0.72%	2.22%
2011	511,447	185,649	0.33%	2.12%
2012	511,955	189,439	0.1%	2.04%
2013	512,225	193,148	0.05%	1.96%
2014	512,326	196,767	0.02%	1.87%
2015	512,394	200,291	0.01%	1.79%
2016	512,554	203,689	0.03%	1.7%
2017	512,893	206,970	0.07%	1.61%
2018	513,415	210,187	0.1%	1.55%
2019	514,104	213,392	0.13%	1.52%
2020	514,679	217,435	0.11%	1.89%
2021	516,649	221,961	0.38%	2.08%
2022	519,741	226,305	0.6%	1.96%
2023	522,331	230,871	0.5%	2.02%
2024	524,877	235,536	0.49%	2.02%
2025	527,331	240,251	0.47%	2%
2026	529,641	244,987	0.44%	1.97%
2027	531,874	249,783	0.42%	1.96%
2028	534,119	254,657	0.42%	1.95%
2029	536,345	259,597	0.42%	1.94%
2030	538,617	264,560	0.42%	1.91%
2031	540,769	269,566	0.4%	1.89%
2032	542,801	274,643	0.38%	1.88%
2033	544,769	279,761	0.36%	1.86%
2034	546,653	284,911	0.35%	1.84%
2035	548,594	290,082	0.36%	1.81%
2036	550,481	295,269	0.34%	1.79%
2037	552,294	300,439	0.33%	1.75%
2038	554,085	305,590	0.32%	1.71%
2039	555,802	310,729	0.31%	1.68%
2040	557,378	315,833	0.28%	1.64%
2041	558,819	320,875	0.26%	1.6%
2042	560,139	325,888	0.24%	1.56%
2043	561,350	330,908	0.22%	1.54%
2044	562,468	335,919	0.2%	1.51%
2045	563,484	340,911	0.18%	1.49%
2046	564,357	345,883	0.15%	1.46%
2047	565,018	350,758	0.12%	1.41%
2048	565,511	355,569	0.09%	1.37%
2049	565,896	360,353	0.07%	1.35%
2050	566,140	365,103	0.04%	1.32%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cape Verde increased by 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cape Verde gained 16,792 (a 3.28% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 165th most populous country in 2005 and is 169th in 2025. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2005 and ranked 176th 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 Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49.6% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.