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

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The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 527,326 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,853 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 102 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.26% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 531K (8.18% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Cape Verde vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cape Verde Sudan
2100 419,997 138,786,562
2099 424,272 138,200,726
2098 428,479 137,581,716
2097 432,755 136,936,850
2096 437,010 136,293,310
2095 441,329 135,619,411
2094 445,663 134,962,748
2093 450,029 134,241,761
2092 454,324 133,476,598
2091 458,616 132,717,036
2090 462,925 131,929,843
2089 467,304 131,106,299
2088 471,550 130,258,636
2087 475,770 129,375,710
2086 479,948 128,473,461
2085 484,130 127,558,118
2084 488,284 126,607,392
2083 492,265 125,651,327
2082 496,287 124,696,076
2081 500,248 123,744,490
2080 504,114 122,770,063
2079 507,910 121,779,815
2078 511,491 120,751,900
2077 514,982 119,717,424
2076 518,448 118,681,140
2075 521,841 117,612,837
2074 525,092 116,516,833
2073 528,231 115,406,797
2072 531,275 114,272,123
2071 534,138 113,124,997
2070 537,082 111,982,729
2069 539,993 110,816,409
2068 542,768 109,652,769
2067 545,560 108,433,341
2066 548,154 107,199,808
2065 550,545 105,978,161
2064 552,744 104,726,820
2063 554,888 103,455,672
2062 556,973 102,156,918
2061 558,855 100,859,967
2060 560,518 99,547,905
2059 562,114 98,233,054
2058 563,436 96,897,205
2057 564,587 95,551,255
2056 565,521 94,198,924
2055 566,347 92,819,157
2054 567,010 91,429,774
2053 567,363 90,049,799
2052 567,478 88,658,871
2051 567,476 87,267,085
2050 567,344 85,869,620
2049 567,002 84,466,974
2048 566,562 83,095,662
2047 566,027 81,727,967
2046 565,225 80,356,627
2045 564,268 78,980,614
2044 563,194 77,616,012
2043 562,030 76,252,103
2042 560,769 74,901,092
2041 559,386 73,546,861
2040 557,874 72,207,474
2039 556,224 70,876,908
2038 554,435 69,547,797
2037 552,627 68,201,884
2036 550,801 66,863,109
2035 548,853 65,516,233
2034 546,915 64,168,801
2033 545,056 62,823,562
2032 542,980 61,491,227
2031 540,984 60,168,709
2030 538,671 58,846,984
2029 536,441 57,534,918
2028 534,196 56,242,802
2027 531,944 54,955,096
2026 529,702 53,313,722
2025 527,326 51,662,147
2024 524,877 50,448,963
2023 522,331 50,042,791
2022 519,741 49,383,346
2021 516,649 48,066,924
2020 514,679 46,789,231
2019 514,104 45,548,175
2018 513,415 44,230,596
2017 512,893 42,714,306
2016 512,554 41,259,892
2015 512,394 40,024,431
2014 512,326 38,823,318
2013 512,225 37,785,849
2012 511,955 36,923,178
2011 511,447 36,140,806
2010 509,784 35,414,399
2009 506,141 34,569,113
2008 501,355 33,623,980
2007 496,190 32,764,135
2006 490,728 31,992,435
2005 485,115 31,262,444
2004 479,370 30,556,637
2003 473,383 29,896,035
2002 467,046 29,228,727
2001 460,293 28,516,770
2000 453,317 27,816,745
1999 446,519 27,130,613
1998 439,784 26,458,999
1997 432,798 25,799,821
1996 425,581 25,231,528
1995 418,104 24,672,143
1994 410,228 24,043,948
1993 401,965 23,445,592
1992 393,415 22,927,355
1991 384,586 22,470,676
1990 375,428 22,021,481
1989 367,803 21,578,022
1988 362,329 21,138,431
1987 357,302 20,704,904
1986 352,312 20,288,238
1985 347,365 19,905,872
1984 342,505 19,546,528
1983 337,654 19,109,770
1982 332,724 18,486,645
1981 327,846 17,780,572
1980 323,301 17,058,905
1979 319,480 16,355,352
1978 316,147 15,695,003
1977 312,834 15,086,614
1976 309,455 14,569,716
1975 305,847 14,064,798
1974 302,570 13,580,723
1973 299,881 13,049,315
1972 297,386 12,527,856
1971 294,046 12,105,539
1970 287,885 11,695,771
1969 279,248 11,298,936
1968 270,164 10,917,999
1967 261,404 10,550,597
1966 252,976 10,197,578
1965 244,856 9,858,030
1964 237,006 9,531,109
1963 229,373 9,218,077
1962 221,919 8,919,028
1961 215,087 8,634,941
1960 210,024 8,364,489

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 18,299 people (a 3.57% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cape Verde's population will grow by 6.87% to 567,344 people with a rank change from 169th to 168th. The population of Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 567K people compared to the peak of 139M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cape Verde Sudan
2100 -1.01% 0.42%
2099 -0.98% 0.45%
2098 -0.99% 0.47%
2097 -0.97% 0.47%
2096 -0.98% 0.5%
2095 -0.97% 0.49%
2094 -0.97% 0.54%
2093 -0.95% 0.57%
2092 -0.94% 0.57%
2091 -0.93% 0.6%
2090 -0.94% 0.63%
2089 -0.9% 0.65%
2088 -0.89% 0.68%
2087 -0.87% 0.7%
2086 -0.86% 0.72%
2085 -0.85% 0.75%
2084 -0.81% 0.76%
2083 -0.81% 0.77%
2082 -0.79% 0.77%
2081 -0.77% 0.79%
2080 -0.75% 0.81%
2079 -0.7% 0.85%
2078 -0.68% 0.86%
2077 -0.67% 0.87%
2076 -0.65% 0.91%
2075 -0.62% 0.94%
2074 -0.59% 0.96%
2073 -0.57% 0.99%
2072 -0.54% 1.01%
2071 -0.55% 1.02%
2070 -0.54% 1.05%
2069 -0.51% 1.06%
2068 -0.51% 1.12%
2067 -0.47% 1.15%
2066 -0.43% 1.15%
2065 -0.4% 1.19%
2064 -0.39% 1.23%
2063 -0.37% 1.27%
2062 -0.34% 1.29%
2061 -0.3% 1.32%
2060 -0.28% 1.34%
2059 -0.23% 1.38%
2058 -0.2% 1.41%
2057 -0.17% 1.44%
2056 -0.15% 1.49%
2055 -0.12% 1.52%
2054 -0.06% 1.53%
2053 -0.02% 1.57%
2052 0% 1.59%
2051 0.02% 1.63%
2050 0.06% 1.66%
2049 0.08% 1.65%
2048 0.09% 1.67%
2047 0.14% 1.71%
2046 0.17% 1.74%
2045 0.19% 1.76%
2044 0.21% 1.79%
2043 0.22% 1.8%
2042 0.25% 1.84%
2041 0.27% 1.85%
2040 0.3% 1.88%
2039 0.32% 1.91%
2038 0.33% 1.97%
2037 0.33% 2%
2036 0.35% 2.06%
2035 0.35% 2.1%
2034 0.34% 2.14%
2033 0.38% 2.17%
2032 0.37% 2.2%
2031 0.43% 2.25%
2030 0.42% 2.28%
2029 0.42% 2.3%
2028 0.42% 2.34%
2027 0.42% 3.08%
2026 0.45% 3.2%
2025 0.47% 2.4%
2024 0.49% 0.81%
2023 0.5% 1.34%
2022 0.6% 2.74%
2021 0.38% 2.73%
2020 0.11% 2.72%
2019 0.13% 2.98%
2018 0.1% 3.55%
2017 0.07% 3.53%
2016 0.03% 3.09%
2015 0.01% 3.09%
2014 0.02% 2.75%
2013 0.05% 2.34%
2012 0.1% 2.16%
2011 0.33% 2.05%
2010 0.72% 2.45%
2009 0.95% 2.81%
2008 1.04% 2.62%
2007 1.11% 2.41%
2006 1.16% 2.34%
2005 1.2% 2.31%
2004 1.26% 2.21%
2003 1.36% 2.28%
2002 1.47% 2.5%
2001 1.54% 2.52%
2000 1.52% 2.53%
1999 1.53% 2.54%
1998 1.61% 2.55%
1997 1.7% 2.25%
1996 1.79% 2.27%
1995 1.92% 2.61%
1994 2.06% 2.55%
1993 2.17% 2.26%
1992 2.3% 2.03%
1991 2.44% 2.04%
1990 2.07% 2.06%
1989 1.51% 2.08%
1988 1.41% 2.09%
1987 1.42% 2.05%
1986 1.42% 1.92%
1985 1.42% 1.84%
1984 1.44% 2.29%
1983 1.48% 3.37%
1982 1.49% 3.97%
1981 1.41% 4.23%
1980 1.2% 4.3%
1979 1.05% 4.21%
1978 1.06% 4.03%
1977 1.09% 3.55%
1976 1.18% 3.59%
1975 1.08% 3.56%
1974 0.9% 4.07%
1973 0.84% 4.16%
1972 1.14% 3.49%
1971 2.14% 3.5%
1970 3.09% 3.51%
1969 3.36% 3.49%
1968 3.35% 3.48%
1967 3.33% 3.46%
1966 3.32% 3.44%
1965 3.31% 3.43%
1964 3.33% 3.4%
1963 3.36% 3.35%
1962 3.18% 3.29%
1961 2.41% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Cape Verde grew by 0.47%, while Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde Sudan
Current population
530853
54156832
Population rank 169/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.65%
One net population change
3.59 hours
26.1 seconds
One birth every
1.37 hours
18.9 seconds
One death every
3.28 hours
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +7 +3,324
Annual growth/decline +2,449 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 30/197
One migration net change every
6.84 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -1,284 +291,469
Net migration rank 94/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 16,515 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 171/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 116/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cape Verde Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,284 - 291,469
2024 3,741 -1,209 1,345,019 -544,257
2023 3,798 -1,226 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 3,864 -1,253 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 3,575 0 1,293,817 31,664
2020 3,734 -3,362 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 4,773 -4,001 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 5,282 -4,679 1,257,387 125,499
2017 5,993 -5,550 1,208,046 441,623
2016 6,238 -6,004 1,174,422 84,728
2015 6,314 -6,226 1,145,259 66,476
2014 6,622 -6,578 1,097,962 92,504
2013 6,780 -6,622 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 7,157 -6,779 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 7,874 -7,226 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 7,746 -5,069 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 7,216 -2,618 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 7,313 -2,340 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 7,559 -2,200 992,819 -201,769
2006 7,980 -2,408 963,740 -211,387
2005 8,428 -2,768 907,017 -199,378
2004 8,825 -2,993 889,382 -185,392
2003 9,037 -2,898 898,226 -281,001
2002 9,278 -2,751 897,965 -180,603
2001 9,510 -2,528 880,284 -173,745
2000 9,752 -2,772 858,536 -165,030
1999 9,989 -3,371 835,840 -157,090
1998 10,187 -3,332 814,752 -150,271
1997 10,323 -3,211 802,245 -148,368
1996 10,613 -3,297 792,926 -310,221
1995 10,764 -3,125 780,700 -144,670
1994 11,410 -3,299 764,645 -144,324
1993 11,805 -3,393 743,249 -166,861
1992 11,915 -3,231 731,177 -271,093
1991 11,899 -2,924 714,612 -261,341
1990 11,738 -2,398 699,953 -254,825
1989 11,608 -5,704 683,743 -241,979
1988 11,523 -6,474 672,604 -235,213
1987 11,426 -6,418 658,416 -228,756
1986 11,295 -6,314 649,649 -245,968
1985 11,105 -6,192 583,382 -222,315
1984 10,835 -6,035 577,405 -219,755
1983 10,736 -5,834 570,198 -54,325
1982 10,597 -5,629 606,362 124,007
1981 10,470 -5,684 585,087 96,697
1980 10,276 -5,980 552,930 208,602
1979 10,223 -6,875 524,942 120,613
1978 10,152 -6,833 497,987 177,153
1977 10,036 -6,730 483,089 58,540
1976 9,833 -6,389 470,019 22,147
1975 9,601 -5,829 454,813 62,843
1974 9,295 -6,512 444,456 6,023
1973 9,003 -6,410 439,201 173,143
1972 8,716 -6,316 428,340 2,238
1971 8,359 -4,085 417,641 -3,577
1970 7,878 172 401,013 4,479
1969 7,625 1,608 385,712 2,476
1968 7,408 1,521 370,917 2,776
1967 7,214 1,376 356,599 4,508
1966 7,039 1,230 342,118 2,813
1965 6,877 1,093 327,799 6,367
1964 6,725 1,006 315,166 4,505
1963 6,589 945 302,132 4,263
1962 6,468 904 287,317 4,387
1961 6,247 49 272,562 3,904
1960 6,098 -2,267 262,235 2,194

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/sudan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 58.5% of the population change in Cape Verde is from natural causes (a gain of 47,312 people) and 41.5% is from migration (a loss of 33,510 people). In Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 people).

As of 2024, 16,515 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Cape Verde, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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