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

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The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 527,326 in 2025 vs 10,786,734 people in Tajikistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,853 people compared to 11,080,415 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Tajikistan's population is 20.9 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.26% per year vs +2.27% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 531K (8.18% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11.1M (57% growth).

Cape Verde vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cape Verde Tajikistan
2100 419,997 20,381,526
2099 424,272 20,372,551
2098 428,479 20,358,644
2097 432,755 20,340,387
2096 437,010 20,316,369
2095 441,329 20,289,397
2094 445,663 20,257,491
2093 450,029 20,225,699
2092 454,324 20,184,493
2091 458,616 20,140,447
2090 462,925 20,095,391
2089 467,304 20,047,692
2088 471,550 19,997,155
2087 475,770 19,941,974
2086 479,948 19,887,286
2085 484,130 19,828,693
2084 488,284 19,765,003
2083 492,265 19,697,841
2082 496,287 19,631,303
2081 500,248 19,564,411
2080 504,114 19,491,236
2079 507,910 19,417,379
2078 511,491 19,339,170
2077 514,982 19,257,390
2076 518,448 19,167,336
2075 521,841 19,075,879
2074 525,092 18,980,350
2073 528,231 18,881,571
2072 531,275 18,777,247
2071 534,138 18,666,888
2070 537,082 18,551,377
2069 539,993 18,430,162
2068 542,768 18,307,352
2067 545,560 18,179,902
2066 548,154 18,046,854
2065 550,545 17,914,179
2064 552,744 17,776,364
2063 554,888 17,633,689
2062 556,973 17,490,989
2061 558,855 17,348,872
2060 560,518 17,199,727
2059 562,114 17,048,953
2058 563,436 16,896,463
2057 564,587 16,742,280
2056 565,521 16,588,751
2055 566,347 16,434,774
2054 567,010 16,278,710
2053 567,363 16,123,490
2052 567,478 15,961,093
2051 567,476 15,798,643
2050 567,344 15,632,073
2049 567,002 15,462,414
2048 566,562 15,286,104
2047 566,027 15,105,763
2046 565,225 14,921,881
2045 564,268 14,733,376
2044 563,194 14,538,462
2043 562,030 14,343,357
2042 560,769 14,141,976
2041 559,386 13,939,862
2040 557,874 13,735,841
2039 556,224 13,531,043
2038 554,435 13,325,915
2037 552,627 13,119,563
2036 550,801 12,911,709
2035 548,853 12,708,867
2034 546,915 12,510,728
2033 545,056 12,316,142
2032 542,980 12,122,988
2031 540,984 11,933,358
2030 538,671 11,744,792
2029 536,441 11,554,401
2028 534,196 11,364,659
2027 531,944 11,173,930
2026 529,702 10,981,648
2025 527,326 10,786,734
2024 524,877 10,590,927
2023 522,331 10,389,799
2022 519,741 10,182,222
2021 516,649 9,966,908
2020 514,679 9,749,310
2019 514,104 9,529,966
2018 513,415 9,307,333
2017 512,893 9,085,946
2016 512,554 8,865,631
2015 512,394 8,643,840
2014 512,326 8,425,552
2013 512,225 8,216,724
2012 511,955 8,014,084
2011 511,447 7,824,785
2010 509,784 7,652,141
2009 506,141 7,490,230
2008 501,355 7,338,403
2007 496,190 7,194,477
2006 490,728 7,057,566
2005 485,115 6,924,720
2004 479,370 6,790,547
2003 473,383 6,658,575
2002 467,046 6,531,669
2001 460,293 6,407,377
2000 453,317 6,284,735
1999 446,519 6,208,370
1998 439,784 6,176,397
1997 432,798 6,139,829
1996 425,581 6,066,523
1995 418,104 5,948,584
1994 410,228 5,825,368
1993 401,965 5,724,993
1992 393,415 5,649,400
1991 384,586 5,541,205
1990 375,428 5,398,768
1989 367,803 5,267,249
1988 362,329 5,114,989
1987 357,302 4,939,059
1986 352,312 4,772,139
1985 347,365 4,619,003
1984 342,505 4,480,026
1983 337,654 4,350,874
1982 332,724 4,227,171
1981 327,846 4,109,022
1980 323,301 3,995,256
1979 319,480 3,882,691
1978 316,147 3,768,508
1977 312,834 3,653,265
1976 309,455 3,540,076
1975 305,847 3,430,425
1974 302,570 3,324,499
1973 299,881 3,222,290
1972 297,386 3,123,691
1971 294,046 3,028,837
1970 287,885 2,936,779
1969 279,248 2,845,273
1968 270,164 2,753,848
1967 261,404 2,664,130
1966 252,976 2,577,184
1965 244,856 2,492,998
1964 237,006 2,411,260
1963 229,373 2,331,736
1962 221,919 2,255,026
1961 215,087 2,181,805
1960 210,024 2,112,131

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/tajikistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 18,299 people (a 3.57% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,214,784 people (a 25% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 41.1% to 15,632,073 people and rank change from 88th to 83rd.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 567K people compared to the peak of 20.4M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.

Population growth rate by year

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cape Verde Tajikistan
2100 -1.01% 0.04%
2099 -0.98% 0.07%
2098 -0.99% 0.09%
2097 -0.97% 0.12%
2096 -0.98% 0.13%
2095 -0.97% 0.16%
2094 -0.97% 0.16%
2093 -0.95% 0.2%
2092 -0.94% 0.22%
2091 -0.93% 0.22%
2090 -0.94% 0.24%
2089 -0.9% 0.25%
2088 -0.89% 0.28%
2087 -0.87% 0.27%
2086 -0.86% 0.3%
2085 -0.85% 0.32%
2084 -0.81% 0.34%
2083 -0.81% 0.34%
2082 -0.79% 0.34%
2081 -0.77% 0.38%
2080 -0.75% 0.38%
2079 -0.7% 0.4%
2078 -0.68% 0.42%
2077 -0.67% 0.47%
2076 -0.65% 0.48%
2075 -0.62% 0.5%
2074 -0.59% 0.52%
2073 -0.57% 0.56%
2072 -0.54% 0.59%
2071 -0.55% 0.62%
2070 -0.54% 0.66%
2069 -0.51% 0.67%
2068 -0.51% 0.7%
2067 -0.47% 0.74%
2066 -0.43% 0.74%
2065 -0.4% 0.78%
2064 -0.39% 0.81%
2063 -0.37% 0.82%
2062 -0.34% 0.82%
2061 -0.3% 0.87%
2060 -0.28% 0.88%
2059 -0.23% 0.9%
2058 -0.2% 0.92%
2057 -0.17% 0.93%
2056 -0.15% 0.94%
2055 -0.12% 0.96%
2054 -0.06% 0.96%
2053 -0.02% 1.02%
2052 0% 1.03%
2051 0.02% 1.07%
2050 0.06% 1.1%
2049 0.08% 1.15%
2048 0.09% 1.19%
2047 0.14% 1.23%
2046 0.17% 1.28%
2045 0.19% 1.34%
2044 0.21% 1.36%
2043 0.22% 1.42%
2042 0.25% 1.45%
2041 0.27% 1.49%
2040 0.3% 1.51%
2039 0.32% 1.54%
2038 0.33% 1.57%
2037 0.33% 1.61%
2036 0.35% 1.6%
2035 0.35% 1.58%
2034 0.34% 1.58%
2033 0.38% 1.59%
2032 0.37% 1.59%
2031 0.43% 1.61%
2030 0.42% 1.65%
2029 0.42% 1.67%
2028 0.42% 1.71%
2027 0.42% 1.75%
2026 0.45% 1.81%
2025 0.47% 1.85%
2024 0.49% 1.94%
2023 0.5% 2.04%
2022 0.6% 2.16%
2021 0.38% 2.23%
2020 0.11% 2.3%
2019 0.13% 2.39%
2018 0.1% 2.44%
2017 0.07% 2.49%
2016 0.03% 2.57%
2015 0.01% 2.59%
2014 0.02% 2.54%
2013 0.05% 2.53%
2012 0.1% 2.42%
2011 0.33% 2.26%
2010 0.72% 2.16%
2009 0.95% 2.07%
2008 1.04% 2%
2007 1.11% 1.94%
2006 1.16% 1.92%
2005 1.2% 1.98%
2004 1.26% 1.98%
2003 1.36% 1.94%
2002 1.47% 1.94%
2001 1.54% 1.95%
2000 1.52% 1.23%
1999 1.53% 0.52%
1998 1.61% 0.6%
1997 1.7% 1.21%
1996 1.79% 1.98%
1995 1.92% 2.12%
1994 2.06% 1.75%
1993 2.17% 1.34%
1992 2.3% 1.95%
1991 2.44% 2.64%
1990 2.07% 2.5%
1989 1.51% 2.98%
1988 1.41% 3.56%
1987 1.42% 3.5%
1986 1.42% 3.32%
1985 1.42% 3.1%
1984 1.44% 2.97%
1983 1.48% 2.93%
1982 1.49% 2.88%
1981 1.41% 2.85%
1980 1.2% 2.9%
1979 1.05% 3.03%
1978 1.06% 3.15%
1977 1.09% 3.2%
1976 1.18% 3.2%
1975 1.08% 3.19%
1974 0.9% 3.17%
1973 0.84% 3.16%
1972 1.14% 3.13%
1971 2.14% 3.13%
1970 3.09% 3.22%
1969 3.36% 3.32%
1968 3.35% 3.37%
1967 3.33% 3.37%
1966 3.32% 3.38%
1965 3.31% 3.39%
1964 3.33% 3.41%
1963 3.36% 3.4%
1962 3.18% 3.36%
1961 2.41% 3.3%

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 Tajikistan's population grew by 1.85%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde Tajikistan
Current population
530853
11080415
Population rank 169/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.13%
One net population change
3.59 hours
2.69 minutes
One birth every
1.37 hours
1.96 minutes
One death every
3.28 hours
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +7 +536
Annual growth/decline +2,449 +195,807
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +1.85%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 58/197
One migration net change every
6.84 hours
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change -1,284 -21,606
Net migration rank 94/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 16,515 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 171/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 116/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cape Verde Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,284 - -21,606
2024 3,741 -1,209 219,677 -21,236
2023 3,798 -1,226 223,828 -19,999
2022 3,864 -1,253 228,336 -17,001
2021 3,575 0 222,850 -3,564
2020 3,734 -3,362 219,467 -3,564
2019 4,773 -4,001 231,817 -9,041
2018 5,282 -4,679 228,597 -6,111
2017 5,993 -5,550 224,396 -4,093
2016 6,238 -6,004 228,547 -8,210
2015 6,314 -6,226 230,903 -7,660
2014 6,622 -6,578 227,304 -13,962
2013 6,780 -6,622 220,693 -16,362
2012 7,157 -6,779 213,078 -12,132
2011 7,874 -7,226 208,429 -30,783
2010 7,746 -5,069 201,389 -33,733
2009 7,216 -2,618 192,851 -36,677
2008 7,313 -2,340 182,337 -34,855
2007 7,559 -2,200 173,200 -32,831
2006 7,980 -2,408 164,046 -30,591
2005 8,428 -2,768 160,189 -27,954
2004 8,825 -2,993 161,201 -25,082
2003 9,037 -2,898 150,391 -22,562
2002 9,278 -2,751 146,492 -20,526
2001 9,510 -2,528 142,276 -19,657
2000 9,752 -2,772 136,549 -13,871
1999 9,989 -3,371 147,622 -117,571
1998 10,187 -3,332 153,508 -119,621
1997 10,323 -3,211 149,825 -110,572
1996 10,613 -3,297 138,287 -30,922
1995 10,764 -3,125 168,934 -40,418
1994 11,410 -3,299 167,590 -49,668
1993 11,805 -3,393 157,975 -75,147
1992 11,915 -3,231 163,652 -95,280
1991 11,899 -2,924 177,585 -29,553
1990 11,738 -2,398 178,429 -41,596
1989 11,608 -5,704 179,212 -53,020
1988 11,523 -6,474 172,805 5,523
1987 11,426 -6,418 163,611 9,923
1986 11,295 -6,314 155,987 4,321
1985 11,105 -6,192 145,720 247
1984 10,835 -6,035 139,145 -7,152
1983 10,736 -5,834 133,280 -6,972
1982 10,597 -5,629 127,838 -6,730
1981 10,470 -5,684 121,418 -6,221
1980 10,276 -5,980 117,888 -5,557
1979 10,223 -6,875 114,496 -1,703
1978 10,152 -6,833 110,564 5,006
1977 10,036 -6,730 106,920 7,999
1976 9,833 -6,389 103,777 7,679
1975 9,601 -5,829 100,604 7,237
1974 9,295 -6,512 97,481 6,531
1973 9,003 -6,410 94,523 5,876
1972 8,716 -6,316 91,677 5,123
1971 8,359 -4,085 88,618 4,293
1970 7,878 172 85,645 5,559
1969 7,625 1,608 82,931 8,886
1968 7,408 1,521 80,698 10,323
1967 7,214 1,376 78,733 9,670
1966 7,039 1,230 76,702 8,796
1965 6,877 1,093 75,139 7,744
1964 6,725 1,006 74,030 6,568
1963 6,589 945 73,065 5,379
1962 6,468 904 70,700 4,270
1961 6,247 49 68,182 3,291
1960 6,098 -2,267 65,415 2,457

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

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/tajikistan | 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 Tajikistan 95.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,258,418 people) and 4.26% is from migration (a loss of 100,479 people).

As of 2024, 16,515 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Cape Verde, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 43.8K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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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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