The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 529,665 people compared to 8,998,687 in Sierra Leone.
Population statistics:
- Sierra Leone's population is 17 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
- Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 102nd.
- The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
- For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
- Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 530K (7.93% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9M (60% growth).
- Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 566K people compared to the peak of 16M people in 2092 for Sierra Leone.
Cape Verde vs Sierra Leone: live population counter
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| Current population |
529665
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8998687
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| Population rank | 169/197 | 102/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
3.44 hours
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2.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.36 hours
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2.03 minutes
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| One death every |
3.32 hours
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7.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
7.25 hours
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47.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,209 | -11,000 |
| Daily growth/decline | +7 | +497 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,546 | +181,510 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.49% | +2.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 136/197 | 47/197 |
Cape Verde and Sierra Leone: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 210,024 | 2,268,356 | - | - |
| 1961 | 215,087 | 2,304,227 | 2.41% | 1.58% |
| 1962 | 221,919 | 2,342,242 | 3.18% | 1.65% |
| 1963 | 229,373 | 2,382,258 | 3.36% | 1.71% |
| 1964 | 237,006 | 2,424,390 | 3.33% | 1.77% |
| 1965 | 244,856 | 2,468,666 | 3.31% | 1.83% |
| 1966 | 252,976 | 2,514,638 | 3.32% | 1.86% |
| 1967 | 261,404 | 2,562,384 | 3.33% | 1.9% |
| 1968 | 270,164 | 2,611,532 | 3.35% | 1.92% |
| 1969 | 279,248 | 2,661,365 | 3.36% | 1.91% |
| 1970 | 287,885 | 2,712,286 | 3.09% | 1.91% |
| 1971 | 294,046 | 2,763,222 | 2.14% | 1.88% |
| 1972 | 297,386 | 2,814,388 | 1.14% | 1.85% |
| 1973 | 299,881 | 2,866,955 | 0.84% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 302,570 | 2,920,459 | 0.9% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 305,847 | 2,974,657 | 1.08% | 1.86% |
| 1976 | 309,455 | 3,028,820 | 1.18% | 1.82% |
| 1977 | 312,834 | 3,085,354 | 1.09% | 1.87% |
| 1978 | 316,147 | 3,145,517 | 1.06% | 1.95% |
| 1979 | 319,480 | 3,207,499 | 1.05% | 1.97% |
| 1980 | 323,301 | 3,272,089 | 1.2% | 2.01% |
| 1981 | 327,846 | 3,338,940 | 1.41% | 2.04% |
| 1982 | 332,724 | 3,408,183 | 1.49% | 2.07% |
| 1983 | 337,654 | 3,481,646 | 1.48% | 2.16% |
| 1984 | 342,505 | 3,558,758 | 1.44% | 2.21% |
| 1985 | 347,365 | 3,638,438 | 1.42% | 2.24% |
| 1986 | 352,312 | 3,728,380 | 1.42% | 2.47% |
| 1987 | 357,302 | 3,829,718 | 1.42% | 2.72% |
| 1988 | 362,329 | 3,934,517 | 1.41% | 2.74% |
| 1989 | 367,803 | 4,034,037 | 1.51% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 375,428 | 4,196,828 | 2.07% | 4.04% |
| 1991 | 384,586 | 4,246,267 | 2.44% | 1.18% |
| 1992 | 393,415 | 4,166,366 | 2.3% | -1.88% |
| 1993 | 401,965 | 4,157,130 | 2.17% | -0.22% |
| 1994 | 410,228 | 4,173,105 | 2.06% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 418,104 | 4,179,179 | 1.92% | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 425,581 | 4,199,210 | 1.79% | 0.48% |
| 1997 | 432,798 | 4,253,716 | 1.7% | 1.3% |
| 1998 | 439,784 | 4,295,785 | 1.61% | 0.99% |
| 1999 | 446,519 | 4,318,043 | 1.53% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 453,317 | 4,423,611 | 1.52% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 460,293 | 4,692,716 | 1.54% | 6.08% |
| 2002 | 467,046 | 4,971,435 | 1.47% | 5.94% |
| 2003 | 473,383 | 5,177,687 | 1.36% | 4.15% |
| 2004 | 479,370 | 5,355,717 | 1.26% | 3.44% |
| 2005 | 485,115 | 5,501,712 | 1.2% | 2.73% |
| 2006 | 490,728 | 5,624,466 | 1.16% | 2.23% |
| 2007 | 496,190 | 5,749,352 | 1.11% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 501,355 | 5,894,722 | 1.04% | 2.53% |
| 2009 | 506,141 | 6,055,646 | 0.95% | 2.73% |
| 2010 | 509,784 | 6,222,714 | 0.72% | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 511,447 | 6,387,251 | 0.33% | 2.64% |
| 2012 | 511,955 | 6,551,080 | 0.1% | 2.56% |
| 2013 | 512,225 | 6,714,051 | 0.05% | 2.49% |
| 2014 | 512,326 | 6,876,385 | 0.02% | 2.42% |
| 2015 | 512,394 | 7,037,655 | 0.01% | 2.35% |
| 2016 | 512,554 | 7,205,328 | 0.03% | 2.38% |
| 2017 | 512,893 | 7,379,299 | 0.07% | 2.41% |
| 2018 | 513,415 | 7,554,563 | 0.1% | 2.38% |
| 2019 | 514,104 | 7,731,991 | 0.13% | 2.35% |
| 2020 | 514,679 | 7,912,558 | 0.11% | 2.34% |
| 2021 | 516,649 | 8,094,602 | 0.38% | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 519,741 | 8,276,807 | 0.6% | 2.25% |
| 2023 | 522,331 | 8,460,512 | 0.5% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 524,877 | 8,642,022 | 0.49% | 2.15% |
| 2025 | 527,331 | 8,819,789 | 0.47% | 2.06% |
| 2026 | 529,641 | 8,996,743 | 0.44% | 2.01% |
| 2027 | 531,874 | 9,174,695 | 0.42% | 1.98% |
| 2028 | 534,119 | 9,349,021 | 0.42% | 1.9% |
| 2029 | 536,345 | 9,520,811 | 0.42% | 1.84% |
| 2030 | 538,617 | 9,694,851 | 0.42% | 1.83% |
| 2031 | 540,769 | 9,870,295 | 0.4% | 1.81% |
| 2032 | 542,801 | 10,047,193 | 0.38% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 544,769 | 10,221,006 | 0.36% | 1.73% |
| 2034 | 546,653 | 10,391,485 | 0.35% | 1.67% |
| 2035 | 548,594 | 10,563,163 | 0.36% | 1.65% |
| 2036 | 550,481 | 10,734,341 | 0.34% | 1.62% |
| 2037 | 552,294 | 10,902,263 | 0.33% | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 554,085 | 11,066,143 | 0.32% | 1.5% |
| 2039 | 555,802 | 11,230,060 | 0.31% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 557,378 | 11,398,391 | 0.28% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 558,819 | 11,566,213 | 0.26% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 560,139 | 11,728,787 | 0.24% | 1.41% |
| 2043 | 561,350 | 11,887,934 | 0.22% | 1.36% |
| 2044 | 562,468 | 12,049,424 | 0.2% | 1.36% |
| 2045 | 563,484 | 12,208,872 | 0.18% | 1.32% |
| 2046 | 564,357 | 12,363,446 | 0.15% | 1.27% |
| 2047 | 565,018 | 12,512,739 | 0.12% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 565,511 | 12,659,609 | 0.09% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 565,896 | 12,805,136 | 0.07% | 1.15% |
| 2050 | 566,140 | 12,948,320 | 0.04% | 1.12% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 17,111 (a 3.34% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,793,359 (a 24.9% growth).
Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 102nd 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 43.9% to 12,948,320 people and rank change from 102nd to 91st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Praia | 159K |
| Mindelo | 70.5K |
| Assomada | 12K |
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| City | Population |
| Freetown | 951K |
| Bo | 234K |
| Kenema | 188K |
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Population differences between Cape Verde and Sierra Leone
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| Life expectancy | 76.6 years | 62.3 years |
| Average age | 31.4 years | 24.4 years |
| Median age | 29.4 years | 20.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.52 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman |
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 310 ppl/mi² |
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