The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 1,368,333 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 529,186 people compared to 1,372,940 in Trinidad and Tobago.
Population statistics:
- Trinidad and Tobago's population is 2.59 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
- Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Trinidad and Tobago is the 154th.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago.
- For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +0.19% in Trinidad and Tobago.
- Since 2005, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 485K people to 529K (9.08% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.29M to 1.37M (6.06% growth).
- Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 566K people compared to the peak of 1.37M people in 2028 for Trinidad and Tobago.
Cape Verde vs Trinidad and Tobago: live population counter
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| Current population |
529186
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1372940
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| Population rank | 169/197 | 154/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
3.44 hours
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10.6 hours
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| One birth every |
1.36 hours
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35.9 minutes
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| One death every |
3.32 hours
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45.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
7.25 hours
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6.57 hours
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| Annual migration change | -1,209 | +1,334 |
| Daily growth/decline | +7 | +2 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,546 | +823 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.49% | +0.06% |
| Population growth rate rank | 136/197 | 161/197 |
Cape Verde and Trinidad and Tobago: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 210,024 | 844,943 | - | - |
| 1961 | 215,087 | 863,144 | 2.41% | 2.15% |
| 1962 | 221,919 | 880,194 | 3.18% | 1.98% |
| 1963 | 229,373 | 896,804 | 3.36% | 1.89% |
| 1964 | 237,006 | 912,963 | 3.33% | 1.8% |
| 1965 | 244,856 | 928,425 | 3.31% | 1.69% |
| 1966 | 252,976 | 942,937 | 3.32% | 1.56% |
| 1967 | 261,404 | 956,418 | 3.33% | 1.43% |
| 1968 | 270,164 | 969,006 | 3.35% | 1.32% |
| 1969 | 279,248 | 980,706 | 3.36% | 1.21% |
| 1970 | 287,885 | 991,471 | 3.09% | 1.1% |
| 1971 | 294,046 | 1,002,585 | 2.14% | 1.12% |
| 1972 | 297,386 | 1,014,921 | 1.14% | 1.23% |
| 1973 | 299,881 | 1,027,851 | 0.84% | 1.27% |
| 1974 | 302,570 | 1,040,761 | 0.9% | 1.26% |
| 1975 | 305,847 | 1,053,469 | 1.08% | 1.22% |
| 1976 | 309,455 | 1,066,311 | 1.18% | 1.22% |
| 1977 | 312,834 | 1,079,554 | 1.09% | 1.24% |
| 1978 | 316,147 | 1,093,380 | 1.06% | 1.28% |
| 1979 | 319,480 | 1,107,639 | 1.05% | 1.3% |
| 1980 | 323,301 | 1,121,744 | 1.2% | 1.27% |
| 1981 | 327,846 | 1,135,132 | 1.41% | 1.19% |
| 1982 | 332,724 | 1,147,927 | 1.49% | 1.13% |
| 1983 | 337,654 | 1,160,534 | 1.48% | 1.1% |
| 1984 | 342,505 | 1,172,984 | 1.44% | 1.07% |
| 1985 | 347,365 | 1,187,366 | 1.42% | 1.23% |
| 1986 | 352,312 | 1,203,124 | 1.42% | 1.33% |
| 1987 | 357,302 | 1,217,364 | 1.42% | 1.18% |
| 1988 | 362,329 | 1,230,069 | 1.41% | 1.04% |
| 1989 | 367,803 | 1,241,600 | 1.51% | 0.94% |
| 1990 | 375,428 | 1,252,208 | 2.07% | 0.85% |
| 1991 | 384,586 | 1,262,171 | 2.44% | 0.8% |
| 1992 | 393,415 | 1,271,674 | 2.3% | 0.75% |
| 1993 | 401,965 | 1,280,466 | 2.17% | 0.69% |
| 1994 | 410,228 | 1,288,341 | 2.06% | 0.62% |
| 1995 | 418,104 | 1,295,169 | 1.92% | 0.53% |
| 1996 | 425,581 | 1,300,928 | 1.79% | 0.44% |
| 1997 | 432,798 | 1,305,836 | 1.7% | 0.38% |
| 1998 | 439,784 | 1,310,225 | 1.61% | 0.34% |
| 1999 | 446,519 | 1,314,708 | 1.53% | 0.34% |
| 2000 | 453,317 | 1,319,774 | 1.52% | 0.39% |
| 2001 | 460,293 | 1,325,567 | 1.54% | 0.44% |
| 2002 | 467,046 | 1,332,011 | 1.47% | 0.49% |
| 2003 | 473,383 | 1,338,709 | 1.36% | 0.5% |
| 2004 | 479,370 | 1,345,380 | 1.26% | 0.5% |
| 2005 | 485,115 | 1,294,494 | 1.2% | -3.78% |
| 2006 | 490,728 | 1,297,944 | 1.16% | 0.27% |
| 2007 | 496,190 | 1,303,188 | 1.11% | 0.4% |
| 2008 | 501,355 | 1,308,587 | 1.04% | 0.41% |
| 2009 | 506,141 | 1,310,106 | 0.95% | 0.12% |
| 2010 | 509,784 | 1,317,714 | 0.72% | 0.58% |
| 2011 | 511,447 | 1,328,019 | 0.33% | 0.78% |
| 2012 | 511,955 | 1,335,194 | 0.1% | 0.54% |
| 2013 | 512,225 | 1,340,557 | 0.05% | 0.4% |
| 2014 | 512,326 | 1,345,343 | 0.02% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 512,394 | 1,349,667 | 0.01% | 0.32% |
| 2016 | 512,554 | 1,353,895 | 0.03% | 0.31% |
| 2017 | 512,893 | 1,356,633 | 0.07% | 0.2% |
| 2018 | 513,415 | 1,359,193 | 0.1% | 0.19% |
| 2019 | 514,104 | 1,363,985 | 0.13% | 0.35% |
| 2020 | 514,679 | 1,366,725 | 0.11% | 0.2% |
| 2021 | 516,649 | 1,367,558 | 0.38% | 0.06% |
| 2022 | 519,741 | 1,365,805 | 0.6% | -0.13% |
| 2023 | 522,331 | 1,367,510 | 0.5% | 0.12% |
| 2024 | 524,877 | 1,368,333 | 0.49% | 0.06% |
| 2025 | 527,331 | 1,371,404 | 0.47% | 0.22% |
| 2026 | 529,641 | 1,373,317 | 0.44% | 0.14% |
| 2027 | 531,874 | 1,374,242 | 0.42% | 0.07% |
| 2028 | 534,119 | 1,374,318 | 0.42% | 0.006% |
| 2029 | 536,345 | 1,373,690 | 0.42% | -0.05% |
| 2030 | 538,617 | 1,372,463 | 0.42% | -0.09% |
| 2031 | 540,769 | 1,370,749 | 0.4% | -0.12% |
| 2032 | 542,801 | 1,368,525 | 0.38% | -0.16% |
| 2033 | 544,769 | 1,365,873 | 0.36% | -0.19% |
| 2034 | 546,653 | 1,362,803 | 0.35% | -0.22% |
| 2035 | 548,594 | 1,359,333 | 0.36% | -0.25% |
| 2036 | 550,481 | 1,355,490 | 0.34% | -0.28% |
| 2037 | 552,294 | 1,351,300 | 0.33% | -0.31% |
| 2038 | 554,085 | 1,346,775 | 0.32% | -0.33% |
| 2039 | 555,802 | 1,341,909 | 0.31% | -0.36% |
| 2040 | 557,378 | 1,336,720 | 0.28% | -0.39% |
| 2041 | 558,819 | 1,331,223 | 0.26% | -0.41% |
| 2042 | 560,139 | 1,325,440 | 0.24% | -0.43% |
| 2043 | 561,350 | 1,319,360 | 0.22% | -0.46% |
| 2044 | 562,468 | 1,313,024 | 0.2% | -0.48% |
| 2045 | 563,484 | 1,306,452 | 0.18% | -0.5% |
| 2046 | 564,357 | 1,299,645 | 0.15% | -0.52% |
| 2047 | 565,018 | 1,292,634 | 0.12% | -0.54% |
| 2048 | 565,511 | 1,285,402 | 0.09% | -0.56% |
| 2049 | 565,896 | 1,277,967 | 0.07% | -0.58% |
| 2050 | 566,140 | 1,270,340 | 0.04% | -0.6% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cape Verde increased by 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,173 people (a 4.26% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cape Verde gained 16,792 (a 3.28% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 23,273 (a 1.72% growth).
Cape Verde was ranked 165th most populous country in 2005 and is 169th in 2025. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2005 and ranked 154th 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 Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.47% to 1,270,340 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Praia | 159K |
| Mindelo | 70.5K |
| Assomada | 12K |
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| City | Population |
| Port of Spain | 84.1K |
| Chaguanas | 83.5K |
| San Fernando | 55.4K |
| Scarborough | 17K |
| San Juan | 13.8K |
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Population differences between Cape Verde and Trinidad and Tobago
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| Life expectancy | 76.4 years | 73.7 years |
| Average age | 31.4 years | 38.2 years |
| Median age | 29.4 years | 38.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.52 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman |
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 691 ppl/mi² |
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