Population in Cape Verde compared to the Seychelles: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Cape Verde and the Seychelles: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cape Verde	Seychelles	Cape Verde	Seychelles
1960	210,024	41,700	-	-
1961	215,087	42,889	2.41%	2.85%
1962	221,919	44,042	3.18%	2.69%
1963	229,373	45,176	3.36%	2.57%
1964	237,006	46,322	3.33%	2.54%
1965	244,856	47,500	3.31%	2.54%
1966	252,976	48,699	3.32%	2.52%
1967	261,404	49,911	3.33%	2.49%
1968	270,164	51,134	3.35%	2.45%
1969	279,248	52,365	3.36%	2.41%
1970	287,885	53,600	3.09%	2.36%
1971	294,046	54,695	2.14%	2.04%
1972	297,386	56,029	1.14%	2.44%
1973	299,881	56,892	0.84%	1.54%
1974	302,570	57,937	0.9%	1.84%
1975	305,847	59,292	1.08%	2.34%
1976	309,455	60,504	1.18%	2.04%
1977	312,834	61,786	1.09%	2.12%
1978	316,147	62,150	1.06%	0.59%
1979	319,480	62,686	1.05%	0.86%
1980	323,301	63,261	1.2%	0.92%
1981	327,846	64,035	1.41%	1.22%
1982	332,724	64,413	1.49%	0.59%
1983	337,654	64,335	1.48%	-0.12%
1984	342,505	64,717	1.44%	0.59%
1985	347,365	65,244	1.42%	0.81%
1986	352,312	65,652	1.42%	0.63%
1987	357,302	68,499	1.42%	4.34%
1988	362,329	68,755	1.41%	0.37%
1989	367,803	69,167	1.51%	0.6%
1990	375,428	69,507	2.07%	0.49%
1991	384,586	70,439	2.44%	1.34%
1992	393,415	70,763	2.3%	0.46%
1993	401,965	72,253	2.17%	2.11%
1994	410,228	74,205	2.06%	2.7%
1995	418,104	75,304	1.92%	1.48%
1996	425,581	76,417	1.79%	1.48%
1997	432,798	77,319	1.7%	1.18%
1998	439,784	78,846	1.61%	1.97%
1999	446,519	80,410	1.53%	1.98%
2000	453,317	81,131	1.52%	0.9%
2001	460,293	81,202	1.54%	0.09%
2002	467,046	83,723	1.47%	3.1%
2003	473,383	82,781	1.36%	-1.13%
2004	479,370	82,475	1.26%	-0.37%
2005	485,115	82,858	1.2%	0.46%
2006	490,728	84,600	1.16%	2.1%
2007	496,190	85,033	1.11%	0.51%
2008	501,355	86,956	1.04%	2.26%
2009	506,141	87,298	0.95%	0.39%
2010	509,784	89,770	0.72%	2.83%
2011	511,447	87,441	0.33%	-2.59%
2012	511,955	88,303	0.1%	0.99%
2013	512,225	89,949	0.05%	1.86%
2014	512,326	91,359	0.02%	1.57%
2015	512,394	93,419	0.01%	2.25%
2016	512,554	94,677	0.03%	1.35%
2017	512,893	95,843	0.07%	1.23%
2018	513,415	96,762	0.1%	0.96%
2019	514,104	97,625	0.13%	0.89%
2020	514,679	98,462	0.11%	0.86%
2021	516,649	99,258	0.38%	0.81%
2022	519,741	119,878	0.6%	20.8%
2023	522,331	119,773	0.5%	-0.09%
2024	524,877	121,354	0.49%	1.32%
2025	527,331	123,549	0.47%	1.81%
2026	529,641	125,581	0.44%	1.64%
2027	531,874	127,380	0.42%	1.43%
2028	534,119	128,883	0.42%	1.18%
2029	536,345	130,011	0.42%	0.87%
2030	538,617	130,635	0.42%	0.48%
2031	540,769	130,989	0.4%	0.27%
2032	542,801	131,305	0.38%	0.24%
2033	544,769	131,578	0.36%	0.21%
2034	546,653	131,816	0.35%	0.18%
2035	548,594	132,027	0.36%	0.16%
2036	550,481	132,202	0.34%	0.13%
2037	552,294	132,348	0.33%	0.11%
2038	554,085	132,467	0.32%	0.09%
2039	555,802	132,552	0.31%	0.06%
2040	557,378	132,631	0.28%	0.06%
2041	558,819	132,681	0.26%	0.04%
2042	560,139	132,700	0.24%	0.01%
2043	561,350	132,698	0.22%	-0.001%
2044	562,468	132,665	0.2%	-0.03%
2045	563,484	132,613	0.18%	-0.04%
2046	564,357	132,531	0.15%	-0.06%
2047	565,018	132,415	0.12%	-0.09%
2048	565,511	132,264	0.09%	-0.11%
2049	565,896	132,085	0.07%	-0.14%
2050	566,140	131,885	0.04%	-0.15%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cape Verde increased by 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth), while the Seychelles gained 10,561 people (a 12.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cape Verde gained 16,792 (a 3.28% growth), while the Seychelles' population increased by 31,762 (a 34% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 165th most populous country in 2005 and is 169th in 2025. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2005 and ranked 181st 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 the Seychelles will increase by 5.36% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st.