The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 529,186 people compared to 36,428,123 in Saudi Arabia.
Population statistics:
- Saudi Arabia's population is 68.8 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
- Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
- The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
- For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
- Since 2005, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 485K people to 529K (9.08% growth), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 20.6M to 36.4M (77.2% growth).
- Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 566K people compared to the peak of 73.8M people in 2100 for Saudi Arabia.
Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia: live population counter
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| Current population |
529186
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36428123
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| Population rank | 169/197 | 44/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.44% |
| One net population change |
3.44 hours
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19.7 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.36 hours
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57 seconds
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| One death every |
3.32 hours
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6.66 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
7.25 hours
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4.3 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,209 | +122,170 |
| Daily growth/decline | +7 | +4,377 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,546 | +1,597,549 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.49% | +4.74% |
| Population growth rate rank | 136/197 | 3/197 |
Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 210,024 | 2,435,403 | - | - |
| 1961 | 215,087 | 2,526,347 | 2.41% | 3.73% |
| 1962 | 221,919 | 2,620,910 | 3.18% | 3.74% |
| 1963 | 229,373 | 2,719,341 | 3.36% | 3.76% |
| 1964 | 237,006 | 2,821,968 | 3.33% | 3.77% |
| 1965 | 244,856 | 2,928,771 | 3.31% | 3.78% |
| 1966 | 252,976 | 3,039,887 | 3.32% | 3.79% |
| 1967 | 261,404 | 3,157,242 | 3.33% | 3.86% |
| 1968 | 270,164 | 3,282,711 | 3.35% | 3.97% |
| 1969 | 279,248 | 3,417,114 | 3.36% | 4.09% |
| 1970 | 287,885 | 3,562,470 | 3.09% | 4.25% |
| 1971 | 294,046 | 3,724,031 | 2.14% | 4.54% |
| 1972 | 297,386 | 3,905,722 | 1.14% | 4.88% |
| 1973 | 299,881 | 4,106,344 | 0.84% | 5.14% |
| 1974 | 302,570 | 4,323,632 | 0.9% | 5.29% |
| 1975 | 305,847 | 4,556,287 | 1.08% | 5.38% |
| 1976 | 309,455 | 4,807,933 | 1.18% | 5.52% |
| 1977 | 312,834 | 5,083,048 | 1.09% | 5.72% |
| 1978 | 316,147 | 5,381,902 | 1.06% | 5.88% |
| 1979 | 319,480 | 5,703,698 | 1.05% | 5.98% |
| 1980 | 323,301 | 6,047,997 | 1.2% | 6.04% |
| 1981 | 327,846 | 6,420,551 | 1.41% | 6.16% |
| 1982 | 332,724 | 6,824,486 | 1.49% | 6.29% |
| 1983 | 337,654 | 7,252,941 | 1.48% | 6.28% |
| 1984 | 342,505 | 7,697,307 | 1.44% | 6.13% |
| 1985 | 347,365 | 8,151,779 | 1.42% | 5.9% |
| 1986 | 352,312 | 8,628,639 | 1.42% | 5.85% |
| 1987 | 357,302 | 9,130,194 | 1.42% | 5.81% |
| 1988 | 362,329 | 9,629,165 | 1.41% | 5.47% |
| 1989 | 367,803 | 10,128,394 | 1.51% | 5.18% |
| 1990 | 375,428 | 10,640,691 | 2.07% | 5.06% |
| 1991 | 384,586 | 11,160,744 | 2.44% | 4.89% |
| 1992 | 393,415 | 11,686,676 | 2.3% | 4.71% |
| 1993 | 401,965 | 12,215,862 | 2.17% | 4.53% |
| 1994 | 410,228 | 12,750,040 | 2.06% | 4.37% |
| 1995 | 418,104 | 13,289,245 | 1.92% | 4.23% |
| 1996 | 425,581 | 13,831,009 | 1.79% | 4.08% |
| 1997 | 432,798 | 14,374,943 | 1.7% | 3.93% |
| 1998 | 439,784 | 14,922,185 | 1.61% | 3.81% |
| 1999 | 446,519 | 15,472,075 | 1.53% | 3.69% |
| 2000 | 453,317 | 16,177,722 | 1.52% | 4.56% |
| 2001 | 460,293 | 17,041,397 | 1.54% | 5.34% |
| 2002 | 467,046 | 17,910,910 | 1.47% | 5.1% |
| 2003 | 473,383 | 18,786,767 | 1.36% | 4.89% |
| 2004 | 479,370 | 19,669,480 | 1.26% | 4.7% |
| 2005 | 485,115 | 20,559,890 | 1.2% | 4.53% |
| 2006 | 490,728 | 21,459,144 | 1.16% | 4.37% |
| 2007 | 496,190 | 22,368,313 | 1.11% | 4.24% |
| 2008 | 501,355 | 23,287,877 | 1.04% | 4.11% |
| 2009 | 506,141 | 24,217,654 | 0.95% | 3.99% |
| 2010 | 509,784 | 23,978,487 | 0.72% | -0.99% |
| 2011 | 511,447 | 25,091,867 | 0.33% | 4.64% |
| 2012 | 511,955 | 26,168,861 | 0.1% | 4.29% |
| 2013 | 512,225 | 27,624,004 | 0.05% | 5.56% |
| 2014 | 512,326 | 28,309,273 | 0.02% | 2.48% |
| 2015 | 512,394 | 29,816,382 | 0.01% | 5.32% |
| 2016 | 512,554 | 30,954,198 | 0.03% | 3.82% |
| 2017 | 512,893 | 30,977,355 | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 513,415 | 30,196,281 | 0.1% | -2.52% |
| 2019 | 514,104 | 30,063,799 | 0.13% | -0.44% |
| 2020 | 514,679 | 31,552,510 | 0.11% | 4.95% |
| 2021 | 516,649 | 30,784,383 | 0.38% | -2.43% |
| 2022 | 519,741 | 32,175,224 | 0.6% | 4.52% |
| 2023 | 522,331 | 33,702,731 | 0.5% | 4.75% |
| 2024 | 524,877 | 35,300,280 | 0.49% | 4.74% |
| 2025 | 527,331 | 35,927,625 | 0.47% | 1.78% |
| 2026 | 529,641 | 36,550,694 | 0.44% | 1.73% |
| 2027 | 531,874 | 37,167,513 | 0.42% | 1.69% |
| 2028 | 534,119 | 37,775,810 | 0.42% | 1.64% |
| 2029 | 536,345 | 38,364,377 | 0.42% | 1.56% |
| 2030 | 538,617 | 38,918,375 | 0.42% | 1.44% |
| 2031 | 540,769 | 39,450,880 | 0.4% | 1.37% |
| 2032 | 542,801 | 39,983,934 | 0.38% | 1.35% |
| 2033 | 544,769 | 40,517,599 | 0.36% | 1.33% |
| 2034 | 546,653 | 41,052,423 | 0.35% | 1.32% |
| 2035 | 548,594 | 41,588,429 | 0.36% | 1.31% |
| 2036 | 550,481 | 42,125,184 | 0.34% | 1.29% |
| 2037 | 552,294 | 42,661,908 | 0.33% | 1.27% |
| 2038 | 554,085 | 43,198,420 | 0.32% | 1.26% |
| 2039 | 555,802 | 43,734,316 | 0.31% | 1.24% |
| 2040 | 557,378 | 44,269,571 | 0.28% | 1.22% |
| 2041 | 558,819 | 44,804,338 | 0.26% | 1.21% |
| 2042 | 560,139 | 45,338,111 | 0.24% | 1.19% |
| 2043 | 561,350 | 45,870,896 | 0.22% | 1.18% |
| 2044 | 562,468 | 46,403,116 | 0.2% | 1.16% |
| 2045 | 563,484 | 46,934,822 | 0.18% | 1.15% |
| 2046 | 564,357 | 47,465,267 | 0.15% | 1.13% |
| 2047 | 565,018 | 47,993,976 | 0.12% | 1.11% |
| 2048 | 565,511 | 48,521,364 | 0.09% | 1.1% |
| 2049 | 565,896 | 49,047,461 | 0.07% | 1.08% |
| 2050 | 566,140 | 49,572,202 | 0.04% | 1.07% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cape Verde increased by 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cape Verde gained 16,792 (a 3.28% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).
Cape Verde was ranked 165th most populous country in 2005 and is 169th in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.
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Population differences between Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia
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| Life expectancy | 76.4 years | 79.2 years |
| Average age | 31.4 years | 30.2 years |
| Median age | 29.4 years | 30.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 60.5:39.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.52 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman |
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 42.5 ppl/mi² |
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