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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 104,175 people in Tonga in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 529,186 people compared to 103,744 in Tonga.

Population statistics:

  • Cape Verde's population is 5.1 times bigger than Tonga's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Tonga is the 183rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.008% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.001% for Tonga.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs -0.25% in Tonga.
  • Since 2005, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 485K people to 529K (9.08% growth), while Tonga has declined from 106K to 104K (1.82% decline).
  • Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 566K people compared to the peak of 118K people in 2100 for Tonga.

Cape Verde vs Tonga: live population counter

Cape Verde Tonga
Current population
529186
103744
Population rank 169/197 183/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.001%
One net population change
3.44 hours
20.8 hours
One birth every
1.36 hours
3.62 hours
One death every
3.32 hours
13 hours
One migration net change every
7.25 hours
4.08 hours
Annual migration change -1,209 -2,149
Daily growth/decline +7 -1
Annual growth/decline +2,546 -422
Annual growth/decline rate +0.49% -0.4%
Population growth rate rank 136/197 181/197

Cape Verde and Tonga: population history and growth rate by year chart

Cape Verde
Population

Growth rate
Tonga
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Cape Verde Tonga Cape Verde Tonga
1960 210,024 66,170 - -
1961 215,087 68,037 2.41% 2.82%
1962 221,919 69,940 3.18% 2.8%
1963 229,373 71,885 3.36% 2.78%
1964 237,006 73,879 3.33% 2.77%
1965 244,856 75,924 3.31% 2.77%
1966 252,976 78,002 3.32% 2.74%
1967 261,404 79,814 3.33% 2.32%
1968 270,164 81,353 3.35% 1.93%
1969 279,248 82,885 3.36% 1.88%
1970 287,885 84,401 3.09% 1.83%
1971 294,046 85,896 2.14% 1.77%
1972 297,386 87,356 1.14% 1.7%
1973 299,881 88,805 0.84% 1.66%
1974 302,570 90,683 0.9% 2.11%
1975 305,847 93,017 1.08% 2.57%
1976 309,455 95,325 1.18% 2.48%
1977 312,834 96,725 1.09% 1.47%
1978 316,147 97,204 1.06% 0.5%
1979 319,480 97,544 1.05% 0.35%
1980 323,301 97,769 1.2% 0.23%
1981 327,846 97,909 1.41% 0.14%
1982 332,724 97,980 1.49% 0.07%
1983 337,654 97,998 1.48% 0.02%
1984 342,505 97,990 1.44% -0.008%
1985 347,365 97,984 1.42% -0.006%
1986 352,312 98,010 1.42% 0.03%
1987 357,302 98,376 1.42% 0.37%
1988 362,329 98,969 1.41% 0.6%
1989 367,803 99,403 1.51% 0.44%
1990 375,428 99,700 2.07% 0.3%
1991 384,586 99,895 2.44% 0.2%
1992 393,415 100,022 2.3% 0.13%
1993 401,965 100,103 2.17% 0.08%
1994 410,228 100,166 2.06% 0.06%
1995 418,104 100,225 1.92% 0.06%
1996 425,581 100,275 1.79% 0.05%
1997 432,798 100,674 1.7% 0.4%
1998 439,784 101,388 1.61% 0.71%
1999 446,519 102,046 1.53% 0.65%
2000 453,317 102,677 1.52% 0.62%
2001 460,293 103,288 1.54% 0.6%
2002 467,046 103,874 1.47% 0.57%
2003 473,383 104,464 1.36% 0.57%
2004 479,370 105,071 1.26% 0.58%
2005 485,115 105,671 1.2% 0.57%
2006 490,728 106,253 1.16% 0.55%
2007 496,190 106,726 1.11% 0.45%
2008 501,355 107,020 1.04% 0.28%
2009 506,141 107,203 0.95% 0.17%
2010 509,784 107,400 0.72% 0.18%
2011 511,447 107,570 0.33% 0.16%
2012 511,955 107,460 0.1% -0.1%
2013 512,225 107,078 0.05% -0.36%
2014 512,326 106,609 0.02% -0.44%
2015 512,394 106,095 0.01% -0.48%
2016 512,554 105,524 0.03% -0.54%
2017 512,893 105,356 0.07% -0.16%
2018 513,415 105,567 0.1% 0.2%
2019 514,104 105,669 0.13% 0.1%
2020 514,679 105,704 0.11% 0.03%
2021 516,649 105,490 0.38% -0.2%
2022 519,741 105,042 0.6% -0.42%
2023 522,331 104,597 0.5% -0.42%
2024 524,877 104,175 0.49% -0.4%
2025 527,331 103,744 0.47% -0.41%
2026 529,641 103,290 0.44% -0.44%
2027 531,874 102,899 0.42% -0.38%
2028 534,119 102,568 0.42% -0.32%
2029 536,345 102,280 0.42% -0.28%
2030 538,617 102,069 0.42% -0.21%
2031 540,769 101,927 0.4% -0.14%
2032 542,801 101,837 0.38% -0.09%
2033 544,769 101,807 0.36% -0.03%
2034 546,653 101,806 0.35% -0.001%
2035 548,594 101,833 0.36% 0.03%
2036 550,481 101,895 0.34% 0.06%
2037 552,294 101,993 0.33% 0.1%
2038 554,085 102,173 0.32% 0.18%
2039 555,802 102,367 0.31% 0.19%
2040 557,378 102,568 0.28% 0.2%
2041 558,819 102,805 0.26% 0.23%
2042 560,139 103,038 0.24% 0.23%
2043 561,350 103,306 0.22% 0.26%
2044 562,468 103,612 0.2% 0.3%
2045 563,484 103,928 0.18% 0.3%
2046 564,357 104,232 0.15% 0.29%
2047 565,018 104,502 0.12% 0.26%
2048 565,511 104,744 0.09% 0.23%
2049 565,896 104,975 0.07% 0.22%
2050 566,140 105,193 0.04% 0.21%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cape Verde increased by 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth), while Tonga gained 424 people (a 0.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cape Verde gained 16,792 (a 3.28% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,351 (a 2.22% decline).

Cape Verde was ranked 165th most populous country in 2005 and is 169th in 2025. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2005 and ranked 183rd 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 Tonga will increase by 1.4% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Tonga
City Population
Nukualofa 23.2K
Mua 5K

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