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Population in Cape Verde compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,391 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 41.8 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 530K (8.08% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Cape Verde vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cape Verde Sri Lanka
2100 420,063 20,270,496
2099 424,339 20,383,669
2098 428,547 20,498,567
2097 432,823 20,611,123
2096 437,079 20,723,560
2095 441,399 20,834,629
2094 445,733 20,943,809
2093 450,100 21,052,131
2092 454,396 21,158,833
2091 458,688 21,263,961
2090 462,998 21,371,263
2089 467,377 21,475,426
2088 471,624 21,577,177
2087 475,845 21,677,510
2086 480,024 21,777,420
2085 484,207 21,876,464
2084 488,361 21,970,336
2083 492,342 22,062,801
2082 496,365 22,151,745
2081 500,326 22,240,834
2080 504,194 22,326,555
2079 507,990 22,411,438
2078 511,571 22,489,772
2077 515,063 22,565,028
2076 518,529 22,637,463
2075 521,923 22,707,112
2074 525,175 22,778,489
2073 528,314 22,844,703
2072 531,359 22,905,707
2071 534,222 22,964,866
2070 537,167 23,022,515
2069 540,078 23,076,310
2068 542,854 23,129,541
2067 545,645 23,184,596
2066 548,241 23,234,419
2065 550,631 23,285,901
2064 552,831 23,331,390
2063 554,976 23,372,184
2062 557,061 23,409,522
2061 558,943 23,441,893
2060 560,606 23,474,032
2059 562,202 23,502,132
2058 563,524 23,528,076
2057 564,676 23,550,580
2056 565,611 23,570,923
2055 566,437 23,582,432
2054 567,099 23,591,414
2053 567,452 23,601,371
2052 567,567 23,605,361
2051 567,565 23,606,194
2050 567,433 23,603,330
2049 567,091 23,597,604
2048 566,651 23,587,307
2047 566,116 23,570,881
2046 565,314 23,547,409
2045 564,356 23,515,133
2044 563,283 23,483,546
2043 562,118 23,446,242
2042 560,857 23,404,983
2041 559,474 23,357,358
2040 557,962 23,306,148
2039 556,312 23,248,341
2038 554,523 23,187,512
2037 552,714 23,120,775
2036 550,888 23,053,427
2035 548,939 22,981,808
2034 547,001 22,906,587
2033 545,142 22,826,414
2032 543,065 22,742,267
2031 541,069 22,655,907
2030 538,756 22,564,038
2029 536,526 22,470,759
2028 534,280 22,370,999
2027 532,028 22,266,017
2026 529,785 22,155,543
2025 527,409 22,039,908
2024 524,877 21,916,000
2023 522,331 22,037,000
2022 519,741 22,181,000
2021 516,649 22,156,000
2020 514,679 21,919,000
2019 514,104 21,803,000
2018 513,415 21,670,000
2017 512,893 21,453,000
2016 512,554 21,209,000
2015 512,394 20,970,000
2014 512,326 20,778,000
2013 512,225 20,585,000
2012 511,955 21,169,458
2011 511,447 21,009,048
2010 509,784 20,879,089
2009 506,141 20,756,435
2008 501,355 20,629,378
2007 496,190 20,492,545
2006 490,728 20,352,411
2005 485,115 20,216,524
2004 479,370 20,087,605
2003 473,383 19,951,521
2002 467,046 19,805,752
2001 460,293 19,600,362
2000 453,317 19,293,054
1999 446,519 18,944,731
1998 439,784 18,596,003
1997 432,798 18,248,200
1996 425,581 17,905,018
1995 418,104 17,564,068
1994 410,228 17,275,773
1993 401,965 17,025,918
1992 393,415 16,739,284
1991 384,586 16,475,354
1990 375,428 16,352,458
1989 367,803 16,248,557
1988 362,329 16,078,621
1987 357,302 15,916,576
1986 352,312 15,731,256
1985 347,365 15,544,154
1984 342,505 15,441,860
1983 337,654 15,388,794
1982 332,724 15,286,567
1981 327,846 15,099,414
1980 323,301 14,847,974
1979 319,480 14,579,614
1978 316,147 14,310,128
1977 312,834 14,049,371
1976 309,455 13,796,770
1975 305,847 13,548,984
1974 302,570 13,305,693
1973 299,881 13,060,916
1972 297,386 12,809,205
1971 294,046 12,551,910
1970 287,885 12,287,110
1969 279,248 12,013,858
1968 270,164 11,736,088
1967 261,404 11,457,328
1966 252,976 11,183,928
1965 244,856 10,916,965
1964 237,006 10,653,397
1963 229,373 10,395,040
1962 221,919 10,143,754
1961 215,087 9,899,372
1960 210,024 9,661,389

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 17,837 people (a 3.48% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cape Verde's population will grow by 6.98% to 567,433 people with a rank change from 169th to 168th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 568K people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cape Verde Sri Lanka
2100 -1.01% -0.56%
2099 -0.98% -0.56%
2098 -0.99% -0.55%
2097 -0.97% -0.54%
2096 -0.98% -0.53%
2095 -0.97% -0.52%
2094 -0.97% -0.51%
2093 -0.95% -0.5%
2092 -0.94% -0.49%
2091 -0.93% -0.5%
2090 -0.94% -0.49%
2089 -0.9% -0.47%
2088 -0.89% -0.46%
2087 -0.87% -0.46%
2086 -0.86% -0.45%
2085 -0.85% -0.43%
2084 -0.81% -0.42%
2083 -0.81% -0.4%
2082 -0.79% -0.4%
2081 -0.77% -0.38%
2080 -0.75% -0.38%
2079 -0.7% -0.35%
2078 -0.68% -0.33%
2077 -0.67% -0.32%
2076 -0.65% -0.31%
2075 -0.62% -0.31%
2074 -0.59% -0.29%
2073 -0.57% -0.27%
2072 -0.54% -0.26%
2071 -0.55% -0.25%
2070 -0.54% -0.23%
2069 -0.51% -0.23%
2068 -0.51% -0.24%
2067 -0.47% -0.21%
2066 -0.43% -0.22%
2065 -0.4% -0.19%
2064 -0.39% -0.17%
2063 -0.37% -0.16%
2062 -0.34% -0.14%
2061 -0.3% -0.14%
2060 -0.28% -0.12%
2059 -0.23% -0.11%
2058 -0.2% -0.1%
2057 -0.17% -0.09%
2056 -0.15% -0.05%
2055 -0.12% -0.04%
2054 -0.06% -0.04%
2053 -0.02% -0.02%
2052 0% -0.004%
2051 0.02% 0.01%
2050 0.06% 0.02%
2049 0.08% 0.04%
2048 0.09% 0.07%
2047 0.14% 0.1%
2046 0.17% 0.14%
2045 0.19% 0.13%
2044 0.21% 0.16%
2043 0.22% 0.18%
2042 0.25% 0.2%
2041 0.27% 0.22%
2040 0.3% 0.25%
2039 0.32% 0.26%
2038 0.33% 0.29%
2037 0.33% 0.29%
2036 0.35% 0.31%
2035 0.35% 0.33%
2034 0.34% 0.35%
2033 0.38% 0.37%
2032 0.37% 0.38%
2031 0.43% 0.41%
2030 0.42% 0.42%
2029 0.42% 0.45%
2028 0.42% 0.47%
2027 0.42% 0.5%
2026 0.45% 0.52%
2025 0.48% 0.57%
2024 0.49% -0.55%
2023 0.5% -0.65%
2022 0.6% 0.11%
2021 0.38% 1.08%
2020 0.11% 0.53%
2019 0.13% 0.61%
2018 0.1% 1.01%
2017 0.07% 1.15%
2016 0.03% 1.14%
2015 0.01% 0.92%
2014 0.02% 0.94%
2013 0.05% -2.76%
2012 0.1% 0.76%
2011 0.33% 0.62%
2010 0.72% 0.59%
2009 0.95% 0.62%
2008 1.04% 0.67%
2007 1.11% 0.69%
2006 1.16% 0.67%
2005 1.2% 0.64%
2004 1.26% 0.68%
2003 1.36% 0.74%
2002 1.47% 1.05%
2001 1.54% 1.59%
2000 1.52% 1.84%
1999 1.53% 1.88%
1998 1.61% 1.91%
1997 1.7% 1.92%
1996 1.79% 1.94%
1995 1.92% 1.67%
1994 2.06% 1.47%
1993 2.17% 1.71%
1992 2.3% 1.6%
1991 2.44% 0.75%
1990 2.07% 0.64%
1989 1.51% 1.06%
1988 1.41% 1.02%
1987 1.42% 1.18%
1986 1.42% 1.2%
1985 1.42% 0.66%
1984 1.44% 0.34%
1983 1.48% 0.67%
1982 1.49% 1.24%
1981 1.41% 1.69%
1980 1.2% 1.84%
1979 1.05% 1.88%
1978 1.06% 1.86%
1977 1.09% 1.83%
1976 1.18% 1.83%
1975 1.08% 1.83%
1974 0.9% 1.87%
1973 0.84% 1.97%
1972 1.14% 2.05%
1971 2.14% 2.16%
1970 3.09% 2.27%
1969 3.36% 2.37%
1968 3.35% 2.43%
1967 3.33% 2.44%
1966 3.32% 2.45%
1965 3.31% 2.47%
1964 3.33% 2.49%
1963 3.36% 2.48%
1962 3.18% 2.47%
1961 2.41% 2.46%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/sri-lanka | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cape Verde grew by 0.49%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde Sri Lanka
Current population
530391
22185425
Population rank 169/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.27%
One net population change
3.44 hours
4.34 minutes
One birth every
1.36 hours
2.13 minutes
One death every
3.32 hours
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +7 -332
Annual growth/decline +2,546 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.49% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 136/197 188/197
One migration net change every
6.84 hours
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -1,284 -30,724
Net migration rank 94/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 16,515 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 171/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 116/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cape Verde Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,284 - -30,724
2024 - -1,209 - -27,245
2023 3,798 -1,226 66,111 -28,011
2022 3,864 -1,253 95,378 -27,435
2021 3,575 0 121,858 -29,586
2020 3,734 -3,362 170,968 -29,875
2019 4,773 -4,001 172,243 -28,426
2018 5,282 -4,679 183,610 -28,607
2017 5,993 -5,550 187,993 -22,324
2016 6,238 -6,004 194,232 -18,388
2015 6,314 -6,226 201,815 -29,797
2014 6,622 -6,578 211,541 -33,672
2013 6,780 -6,622 221,021 -37,754
2012 7,157 -6,779 229,138 -41,955
2011 7,874 -7,226 224,461 -90,839
2010 7,746 -5,069 224,325 -98,060
2009 7,216 -2,618 200,175 -81,130
2008 7,313 -2,340 232,225 -97,144
2007 7,559 -2,200 248,287 -109,695
2006 7,980 -2,408 248,706 -107,045
2005 8,428 -2,768 248,683 -118,594
2004 8,825 -2,993 212,527 -84,795
2003 9,037 -2,898 252,008 -107,573
2002 9,278 -2,751 252,840 -105,718
2001 9,510 -2,528 244,377 19,273
2000 9,752 -2,772 227,060 123,894
1999 9,989 -3,371 206,876 138,799
1998 10,187 -3,332 201,059 150,724
1997 10,323 -3,211 208,193 135,636
1996 10,613 -3,297 215,290 127,236
1995 10,764 -3,125 221,957 117,416
1994 11,410 -3,299 228,904 8,323
1993 11,805 -3,393 226,257 36,232
1992 11,915 -3,231 222,230 88,542
1991 11,899 -2,924 218,117 -1,047
1990 11,738 -2,398 224,454 -195,736
1989 11,608 -5,704 212,401 -33,305
1988 11,523 -6,474 219,184 -58,415
1987 11,426 -6,418 226,414 -63,105
1986 11,295 -6,314 233,782 -26,460
1985 11,105 -6,192 247,836 -80,950
1984 10,835 -6,035 263,175 -225,450
1983 10,736 -5,834 277,768 -209,362
1982 10,597 -5,629 300,030 -163,987
1981 10,470 -5,684 328,096 -89,824
1980 10,276 -5,980 328,155 -63,541
1979 10,223 -6,875 329,791 -57,683
1978 10,152 -6,833 317,055 -50,189
1977 10,036 -6,730 300,038 -45,383
1976 9,833 -6,389 291,816 -41,258
1975 9,601 -5,829 282,496 -37,475
1974 9,295 -6,512 275,521 -33,979
1973 9,003 -6,410 278,577 -30,582
1972 8,716 -6,316 282,494 -27,071
1971 8,359 -4,085 281,200 -22,021
1970 7,878 172 286,719 -16,299
1969 7,625 1,608 286,218 -10,152
1968 7,408 1,521 286,642 -7,163
1967 7,214 1,376 284,738 -6,696
1966 7,039 1,230 275,549 -6,794
1965 6,877 1,093 272,422 -7,249
1964 6,725 1,006 269,584 -7,614
1963 6,589 945 262,880 -8,118
1962 6,468 904 256,719 -8,909
1961 6,247 49 251,087 -10,144
1960 6,098 -2,267 247,631 -12,610

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/sri-lanka | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 56.4% of the population change in Cape Verde is from natural causes (a gain of 50,193 people) and 43.6% is from migration (a loss of 38,879 people). In Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 16,515 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Cape Verde, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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