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

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The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 527,326 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,853 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 14.7 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.26% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 531K (8.18% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Cape Verde vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cape Verde Turkmenistan
2100 419,997 10,041,228
2099 424,272 10,070,007
2098 428,479 10,097,571
2097 432,755 10,123,813
2096 437,010 10,148,560
2095 441,329 10,172,371
2094 445,663 10,194,567
2093 450,029 10,215,533
2092 454,324 10,235,132
2091 458,616 10,253,189
2090 462,925 10,270,414
2089 467,304 10,285,963
2088 471,550 10,300,439
2087 475,770 10,313,629
2086 479,948 10,325,212
2085 484,130 10,335,299
2084 488,284 10,343,821
2083 492,265 10,350,710
2082 496,287 10,356,526
2081 500,248 10,360,689
2080 504,114 10,363,394
2079 507,910 10,364,229
2078 511,491 10,363,113
2077 514,982 10,360,467
2076 518,448 10,356,079
2075 521,841 10,349,863
2074 525,092 10,342,496
2073 528,231 10,333,532
2072 531,275 10,322,776
2071 534,138 10,310,748
2070 537,082 10,297,702
2069 539,993 10,283,723
2068 542,768 10,268,779
2067 545,560 10,252,681
2066 548,154 10,235,535
2065 550,545 10,217,603
2064 552,744 10,198,228
2063 554,888 10,177,447
2062 556,973 10,155,121
2061 558,855 10,131,160
2060 560,518 10,105,616
2059 562,114 10,077,893
2058 563,436 10,047,185
2057 564,587 10,013,846
2056 565,521 9,977,699
2055 566,347 9,938,273
2054 567,010 9,895,840
2053 567,363 9,849,324
2052 567,478 9,799,331
2051 567,476 9,745,673
2050 567,344 9,688,197
2049 567,002 9,627,119
2048 566,562 9,562,502
2047 566,027 9,494,734
2046 565,225 9,423,990
2045 564,268 9,350,870
2044 563,194 9,275,707
2043 562,030 9,199,229
2042 560,769 9,121,705
2041 559,386 9,043,208
2040 557,874 8,964,374
2039 556,224 8,885,167
2038 554,435 8,805,836
2037 552,627 8,726,399
2036 550,801 8,646,796
2035 548,853 8,567,354
2034 546,915 8,487,651
2033 545,056 8,407,327
2032 542,980 8,326,172
2031 540,984 8,243,436
2030 538,671 8,158,380
2029 536,441 8,065,431
2028 534,196 7,964,546
2027 531,944 7,856,302
2026 529,702 7,740,924
2025 527,326 7,618,847
2024 524,877 7,494,498
2023 522,331 7,364,438
2022 519,741 7,230,193
2021 516,649 7,092,043
2020 514,679 6,949,912
2019 514,104 6,803,944
2018 513,415 6,655,524
2017 512,893 6,507,061
2016 512,554 6,360,041
2015 512,394 6,215,770
2014 512,326 6,075,283
2013 512,225 5,939,341
2012 511,955 5,808,546
2011 511,447 5,683,417
2010 509,784 5,564,356
2009 506,141 5,451,592
2008 501,355 5,345,029
2007 496,190 5,244,046
2006 490,728 5,147,105
2005 485,115 5,052,257
2004 479,370 4,958,093
2003 473,383 4,863,865
2002 467,046 4,769,465
2001 460,293 4,675,409
2000 453,317 4,582,677
1999 446,519 4,492,170
1998 439,784 4,410,507
1997 432,798 4,336,730
1996 425,581 4,263,819
1995 418,104 4,191,203
1994 410,228 4,116,662
1993 401,965 4,032,407
1992 393,415 3,944,689
1991 384,586 3,855,894
1990 375,428 3,760,562
1989 367,803 3,662,459
1988 362,329 3,559,363
1987 357,302 3,452,731
1986 352,312 3,347,809
1985 347,365 3,247,534
1984 342,505 3,154,079
1983 337,654 3,067,534
1982 332,724 2,985,557
1981 327,846 2,907,187
1980 323,301 2,832,203
1979 319,480 2,760,358
1978 316,147 2,691,088
1977 312,834 2,623,948
1976 309,455 2,558,521
1975 305,847 2,494,570
1974 302,570 2,432,028
1973 299,881 2,370,919
1972 297,386 2,311,430
1971 294,046 2,253,119
1970 287,885 2,195,616
1969 279,248 2,139,024
1968 270,164 2,083,069
1967 261,404 2,027,403
1966 252,976 1,971,737
1965 244,856 1,915,916
1964 237,006 1,859,997
1963 229,373 1,804,272
1962 221,919 1,749,214
1961 215,087 1,695,400
1960 210,024 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 18,299 people (a 3.57% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 567K people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cape Verde Turkmenistan
2100 -1.01% -0.29%
2099 -0.98% -0.27%
2098 -0.99% -0.26%
2097 -0.97% -0.24%
2096 -0.98% -0.23%
2095 -0.97% -0.22%
2094 -0.97% -0.21%
2093 -0.95% -0.19%
2092 -0.94% -0.18%
2091 -0.93% -0.17%
2090 -0.94% -0.15%
2089 -0.9% -0.14%
2088 -0.89% -0.13%
2087 -0.87% -0.11%
2086 -0.86% -0.1%
2085 -0.85% -0.08%
2084 -0.81% -0.07%
2083 -0.81% -0.06%
2082 -0.79% -0.04%
2081 -0.77% -0.03%
2080 -0.75% -0.008%
2079 -0.7% 0.01%
2078 -0.68% 0.03%
2077 -0.67% 0.04%
2076 -0.65% 0.06%
2075 -0.62% 0.07%
2074 -0.59% 0.09%
2073 -0.57% 0.1%
2072 -0.54% 0.12%
2071 -0.55% 0.13%
2070 -0.54% 0.14%
2069 -0.51% 0.15%
2068 -0.51% 0.16%
2067 -0.47% 0.17%
2066 -0.43% 0.18%
2065 -0.4% 0.19%
2064 -0.39% 0.2%
2063 -0.37% 0.22%
2062 -0.34% 0.24%
2061 -0.3% 0.25%
2060 -0.28% 0.28%
2059 -0.23% 0.31%
2058 -0.2% 0.33%
2057 -0.17% 0.36%
2056 -0.15% 0.4%
2055 -0.12% 0.43%
2054 -0.06% 0.47%
2053 -0.02% 0.51%
2052 0% 0.55%
2051 0.02% 0.59%
2050 0.06% 0.63%
2049 0.08% 0.68%
2048 0.09% 0.71%
2047 0.14% 0.75%
2046 0.17% 0.78%
2045 0.19% 0.81%
2044 0.21% 0.83%
2043 0.22% 0.85%
2042 0.25% 0.87%
2041 0.27% 0.88%
2040 0.3% 0.89%
2039 0.32% 0.9%
2038 0.33% 0.91%
2037 0.33% 0.92%
2036 0.35% 0.93%
2035 0.35% 0.94%
2034 0.34% 0.96%
2033 0.38% 0.97%
2032 0.37% 1%
2031 0.43% 1.04%
2030 0.42% 1.15%
2029 0.42% 1.27%
2028 0.42% 1.38%
2027 0.42% 1.49%
2026 0.45% 1.6%
2025 0.47% 1.66%
2024 0.49% 1.77%
2023 0.5% 1.86%
2022 0.6% 1.95%
2021 0.38% 2.05%
2020 0.11% 2.15%
2019 0.13% 2.23%
2018 0.1% 2.28%
2017 0.07% 2.31%
2016 0.03% 2.32%
2015 0.01% 2.31%
2014 0.02% 2.29%
2013 0.05% 2.25%
2012 0.1% 2.2%
2011 0.33% 2.14%
2010 0.72% 2.07%
2009 0.95% 1.99%
2008 1.04% 1.93%
2007 1.11% 1.88%
2006 1.16% 1.88%
2005 1.2% 1.9%
2004 1.26% 1.94%
2003 1.36% 1.98%
2002 1.47% 2.01%
2001 1.54% 2.02%
2000 1.52% 2.01%
1999 1.53% 1.85%
1998 1.61% 1.7%
1997 1.7% 1.71%
1996 1.79% 1.73%
1995 1.92% 1.81%
1994 2.06% 2.09%
1993 2.17% 2.22%
1992 2.3% 2.3%
1991 2.44% 2.54%
1990 2.07% 2.68%
1989 1.51% 2.9%
1988 1.41% 3.09%
1987 1.42% 3.13%
1986 1.42% 3.09%
1985 1.42% 2.96%
1984 1.44% 2.82%
1983 1.48% 2.75%
1982 1.49% 2.7%
1981 1.41% 2.65%
1980 1.2% 2.6%
1979 1.05% 2.57%
1978 1.06% 2.56%
1977 1.09% 2.56%
1976 1.18% 2.56%
1975 1.08% 2.57%
1974 0.9% 2.58%
1973 0.84% 2.57%
1972 1.14% 2.59%
1971 2.14% 2.62%
1970 3.09% 2.65%
1969 3.36% 2.69%
1968 3.35% 2.75%
1967 3.33% 2.82%
1966 3.32% 2.91%
1965 3.31% 3.01%
1964 3.33% 3.09%
1963 3.36% 3.15%
1962 3.18% 3.17%
1961 2.41% 3.16%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Cape Verde grew by 0.47%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde Turkmenistan
Current population
530853
7800189
Population rank 169/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.09%
One net population change
3.59 hours
4.24 minutes
One birth every
1.37 hours
3.35 minutes
One death every
3.28 hours
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +7 +341
Annual growth/decline +2,449 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 63/197
One migration net change every
6.84 hours
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -1,284 +13,268
Net migration rank 94/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 16,515 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 171/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 116/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cape Verde Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,284 - 13,268
2024 3,741 -1,209 112,942 14,646
2023 3,798 -1,226 117,529 15,005
2022 3,864 -1,253 121,814 14,141
2021 3,575 0 122,721 17,617
2020 3,734 -3,362 124,014 19,913
2019 4,773 -4,001 128,275 19,735
2018 5,282 -4,679 129,537 19,293
2017 5,993 -5,550 131,417 16,678
2016 6,238 -6,004 132,581 13,365
2015 6,314 -6,226 132,663 9,936
2014 6,622 -6,578 129,677 8,696
2013 6,780 -6,622 126,217 7,287
2012 7,157 -6,779 120,957 7,125
2011 7,874 -7,226 115,197 6,992
2010 7,746 -5,069 109,318 6,621
2009 7,216 -2,618 102,931 6,656
2008 7,313 -2,340 96,815 6,734
2007 7,559 -2,200 92,038 6,388
2006 7,980 -2,408 87,840 7,613
2005 8,428 -2,768 83,968 10,263
2004 8,825 -2,993 79,850 14,242
2003 9,037 -2,898 76,737 17,625
2002 9,278 -2,751 75,639 18,803
2001 9,510 -2,528 76,682 16,982
2000 9,752 -2,772 76,875 14,925
1999 9,989 -3,371 76,362 12,859
1998 10,187 -3,332 77,342 -3,239
1997 10,323 -3,211 79,045 -5,600
1996 10,613 -3,297 80,996 -8,627
1995 10,764 -3,125 86,289 -13,423
1994 11,410 -3,299 89,319 -13,094
1993 11,805 -3,393 92,596 -312
1992 11,915 -3,231 96,668 -13,517
1991 11,899 -2,924 99,297 -4,864
1990 11,738 -2,398 101,099 -4,864
1989 11,608 -5,704 103,553 -3,576
1988 11,523 -6,474 104,802 1,408
1987 11,426 -6,418 103,885 3,161
1986 11,295 -6,314 100,930 1,878
1985 11,105 -6,192 95,890 1,861
1984 10,835 -6,035 90,591 -1,427
1983 10,736 -5,834 85,183 -1,264
1982 10,597 -5,629 80,989 -961
1981 10,470 -5,684 77,829 -1,102
1980 10,276 -5,980 74,394 -1,152
1979 10,223 -6,875 71,135 -677
1978 10,152 -6,833 68,437 -350
1977 10,036 -6,730 66,318 -132
1976 9,833 -6,389 64,513 160
1975 9,601 -5,829 62,681 550
1974 9,295 -6,512 60,925 924
1973 9,003 -6,410 59,169 1,194
1972 8,716 -6,316 57,326 1,293
1971 8,359 -4,085 56,666 1,348
1970 7,878 172 55,617 1,376
1969 7,625 1,608 54,791 1,397
1968 7,408 1,521 54,324 1,401
1967 7,214 1,376 54,209 1,397
1966 7,039 1,230 54,353 1,377
1965 6,877 1,093 54,558 1,366
1964 6,725 1,006 54,574 1,340
1963 6,589 945 54,203 1,332
1962 6,468 904 53,248 1,337
1961 6,247 49 51,659 1,372
1960 6,098 -2,267 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 16,515 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Cape Verde, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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