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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cape Verde	Senegal	Cape Verde	Senegal
1960	210,024	3,340,907	-	-
1961	215,087	3,436,375	2.41%	2.86%
1962	221,919	3,534,686	3.18%	2.86%
1963	229,373	3,635,876	3.36%	2.86%
1964	237,006	3,740,535	3.33%	2.88%
1965	244,856	3,849,788	3.31%	2.92%
1966	252,976	3,964,299	3.32%	2.97%
1967	261,404	4,083,870	3.33%	3.02%
1968	270,164	4,207,587	3.35%	3.03%
1969	279,248	4,334,974	3.36%	3.03%
1970	287,885	4,466,328	3.09%	3.03%
1971	294,046	4,601,864	2.14%	3.03%
1972	297,386	4,741,631	1.14%	3.04%
1973	299,881	4,885,181	0.84%	3.03%
1974	302,570	5,029,437	0.9%	2.95%
1975	305,847	5,170,810	1.08%	2.81%
1976	309,455	5,308,564	1.18%	2.66%
1977	312,834	5,439,549	1.09%	2.47%
1978	316,147	5,568,096	1.06%	2.36%
1979	319,480	5,702,895	1.05%	2.42%
1980	323,301	5,845,638	1.2%	2.5%
1981	327,846	5,997,160	1.41%	2.59%
1982	332,724	6,156,961	1.49%	2.66%
1983	337,654	6,324,504	1.48%	2.72%
1984	342,505	6,499,364	1.44%	2.76%
1985	347,365	6,683,287	1.42%	2.83%
1986	352,312	6,878,192	1.42%	2.92%
1987	357,302	7,081,530	1.42%	2.96%
1988	362,329	7,289,618	1.41%	2.94%
1989	367,803	7,502,207	1.51%	2.92%
1990	375,428	7,720,523	2.07%	2.91%
1991	384,586	7,943,085	2.44%	2.88%
1992	393,415	8,168,395	2.3%	2.84%
1993	401,965	8,396,288	2.17%	2.79%
1994	410,228	8,624,078	2.06%	2.71%
1995	418,104	8,848,101	1.92%	2.6%
1996	425,581	9,067,014	1.79%	2.47%
1997	432,798	9,283,495	1.7%	2.39%
1998	439,784	9,502,952	1.61%	2.36%
1999	446,519	9,730,887	1.53%	2.4%
2000	453,317	9,968,260	1.52%	2.44%
2001	460,293	10,212,942	1.54%	2.45%
2002	467,046	10,466,214	1.47%	2.48%
2003	473,383	10,721,176	1.36%	2.44%
2004	479,370	10,975,704	1.26%	2.37%
2005	485,115	11,235,472	1.2%	2.37%
2006	490,728	11,500,094	1.16%	2.36%
2007	496,190	11,770,344	1.11%	2.35%
2008	501,355	12,048,959	1.04%	2.37%
2009	506,141	12,337,389	0.95%	2.39%
2010	509,784	12,635,413	0.72%	2.42%
2011	511,447	12,958,897	0.33%	2.56%
2012	511,955	13,310,495	0.1%	2.71%
2013	512,225	13,710,849	0.05%	3.01%
2014	512,326	14,152,102	0.02%	3.22%
2015	512,394	14,593,331	0.01%	3.12%
2016	512,554	15,034,521	0.03%	3.02%
2017	512,893	15,475,002	0.07%	2.93%
2018	513,415	15,914,498	0.1%	2.84%
2019	514,104	16,352,922	0.13%	2.75%
2020	514,679	16,789,219	0.11%	2.67%
2021	516,649	17,220,867	0.38%	2.57%
2022	519,741	17,651,103	0.6%	2.5%
2023	522,331	18,077,573	0.5%	2.42%
2024	524,877	18,501,984	0.49%	2.35%
2025	527,331	18,931,964	0.47%	2.32%
2026	529,641	19,366,546	0.44%	2.3%
2027	531,874	19,807,242	0.42%	2.28%
2028	534,119	20,254,562	0.42%	2.26%
2029	536,345	20,706,628	0.42%	2.23%
2030	538,617	21,163,189	0.42%	2.2%
2031	540,769	21,623,709	0.4%	2.18%
2032	542,801	22,085,928	0.38%	2.14%
2033	544,769	22,548,831	0.36%	2.1%
2034	546,653	23,012,018	0.35%	2.05%
2035	548,594	23,476,591	0.36%	2.02%
2036	550,481	23,942,221	0.34%	1.98%
2037	552,294	24,407,574	0.33%	1.94%
2038	554,085	24,872,512	0.32%	1.9%
2039	555,802	25,335,991	0.31%	1.86%
2040	557,378	25,797,506	0.28%	1.82%
2041	558,819	26,257,464	0.26%	1.78%
2042	560,139	26,716,424	0.24%	1.75%
2043	561,350	27,174,896	0.22%	1.72%
2044	562,468	27,632,997	0.2%	1.69%
2045	563,484	28,089,695	0.18%	1.65%
2046	564,357	28,546,280	0.15%	1.63%
2047	565,018	29,002,001	0.12%	1.6%
2048	565,511	29,457,233	0.09%	1.57%
2049	565,896	29,911,840	0.07%	1.54%
2050	566,140	30,364,944	0.04%	1.51%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 17,111 (a 3.34% growth), while Senegal's population increased by 4,336,841 (a 28.8% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th 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 Senegal will increase by 56.8% to 30,364,944 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.