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Population in Cape Verde compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 340,110,988 people in the United States in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 529,186 people compared to 343,323,530 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 649 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.16% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +0.67% in the United States.
  • Since 2005, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 485K people to 529K (9.08% growth), while the United States has grown from 296M to 343M (16.2% growth).
  • Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 566K people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Cape Verde vs United States: live population counter

Cape Verde United States
Current population
529186
343323530
Population rank 169/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 4.15%
One net population change
3.44 hours
6.07 seconds
One birth every
1.36 hours
8.8 seconds
One death every
3.32 hours
10.2 seconds
One migration net change every
7.25 hours
24.5 seconds
Annual migration change -1,209 +1,286,132
Daily growth/decline +7 +14,236
Annual growth/decline +2,546 +5,196,093
Annual growth/decline rate +0.49% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 136/197 72/197

Cape Verde and the United States: population history and growth rate by year chart

Cape Verde
Population

Growth rate
United States
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Cape Verde United States Cape Verde United States
1900 - 76,094,000 - -
1901 - 77,584,000 - 1.96%
1902 - 79,163,000 - 2.04%
1903 - 80,632,000 - 1.86%
1904 - 82,166,000 - 1.9%
1905 - 83,822,000 - 2.02%
1906 - 85,450,000 - 1.94%
1907 - 87,008,000 - 1.82%
1908 - 88,710,000 - 1.96%
1909 - 90,490,000 - 2.01%
1910 - 92,407,000 - 2.12%
1911 - 93,863,000 - 1.58%
1912 - 95,335,000 - 1.57%
1913 - 97,225,000 - 1.98%
1914 - 99,111,000 - 1.94%
1915 - 100,546,000 - 1.45%
1916 - 101,961,000 - 1.41%
1917 - 103,268,000 - 1.28%
1918 - 103,208,000 - -0.06%
1919 - 104,514,000 - 1.27%
1920 - 106,461,000 - 1.86%
1921 - 108,538,000 - 1.95%
1922 - 110,049,000 - 1.39%
1923 - 111,947,000 - 1.72%
1924 - 114,109,000 - 1.93%
1925 - 115,829,000 - 1.51%
1926 - 117,397,000 - 1.35%
1927 - 119,035,000 - 1.4%
1928 - 120,509,000 - 1.24%
1929 - 121,767,000 - 1.04%
1930 - 123,076,741 - 1.08%
1931 - 124,039,648 - 0.78%
1932 - 124,840,471 - 0.65%
1933 - 125,578,763 - 0.59%
1934 - 126,373,773 - 0.63%
1935 - 127,250,232 - 0.69%
1936 - 128,053,180 - 0.63%
1937 - 128,824,829 - 0.6%
1938 - 129,824,939 - 0.78%
1939 - 130,879,718 - 0.81%
1940 - 132,122,446 - 0.95%
1941 - 133,402,471 - 0.97%
1942 - 134,859,553 - 1.09%
1943 - 136,739,353 - 1.39%
1944 - 138,397,345 - 1.21%
1945 - 139,928,165 - 1.11%
1946 - 141,388,566 - 1.04%
1947 - 144,126,071 - 1.94%
1948 - 146,631,302 - 1.74%
1949 - 149,188,130 - 1.74%
1950 - 152,271,417 - 2.07%
1951 - 154,877,889 - 1.71%
1952 - 157,552,740 - 1.73%
1953 - 160,184,192 - 1.67%
1954 - 163,025,854 - 1.77%
1955 - 165,931,202 - 1.78%
1956 - 168,903,031 - 1.79%
1957 - 171,984,130 - 1.82%
1958 - 174,881,904 - 1.68%
1959 - 177,829,628 - 1.69%
1960 210,024 180,671,158 - 1.6%
1961 215,087 183,691,481 2.41% 1.67%
1962 221,919 186,537,737 3.18% 1.55%
1963 229,373 189,241,798 3.36% 1.45%
1964 237,006 191,888,791 3.33% 1.4%
1965 244,856 194,302,963 3.31% 1.26%
1966 252,976 196,560,338 3.32% 1.16%
1967 261,404 198,712,056 3.33% 1.09%
1968 270,164 200,706,052 3.35% 1%
1969 279,248 202,676,946 3.36% 0.98%
1970 287,885 205,052,174 3.09% 1.17%
1971 294,046 207,660,677 2.14% 1.27%
1972 297,386 209,896,021 1.14% 1.08%
1973 299,881 211,908,788 0.84% 0.96%
1974 302,570 213,853,928 0.9% 0.92%
1975 305,847 215,973,199 1.08% 0.99%
1976 309,455 218,035,164 1.18% 0.95%
1977 312,834 220,239,425 1.09% 1.01%
1978 316,147 222,584,545 1.06% 1.06%
1979 319,480 225,055,487 1.05% 1.11%
1980 323,301 226,542,250 1.2% 0.66%
1981 327,846 229,465,744 1.41% 1.29%
1982 332,724 231,664,432 1.49% 0.96%
1983 337,654 233,792,014 1.48% 0.92%
1984 342,505 235,824,908 1.44% 0.87%
1985 347,365 237,923,734 1.42% 0.89%
1986 352,312 240,132,831 1.42% 0.93%
1987 357,302 242,288,936 1.42% 0.9%
1988 362,329 244,499,004 1.41% 0.91%
1989 367,803 246,819,222 1.51% 0.95%
1990 375,428 250,131,894 2.07% 1.34%
1991 384,586 253,492,503 2.44% 1.34%
1992 393,415 256,894,189 2.3% 1.34%
1993 401,965 260,255,352 2.17% 1.31%
1994 410,228 263,435,673 2.06% 1.22%
1995 418,104 266,557,091 1.92% 1.18%
1996 425,581 269,667,391 1.79% 1.17%
1997 432,798 272,911,760 1.7% 1.2%
1998 439,784 276,115,288 1.61% 1.17%
1999 446,519 279,294,713 1.53% 1.15%
2000 453,317 282,162,411 1.52% 1.03%
2001 460,293 284,968,955 1.54% 0.99%
2002 467,046 287,625,193 1.47% 0.93%
2003 473,383 290,107,933 1.36% 0.86%
2004 479,370 292,805,298 1.26% 0.93%
2005 485,115 295,516,599 1.2% 0.93%
2006 490,728 298,379,912 1.16% 0.97%
2007 496,190 301,231,207 1.11% 0.96%
2008 501,355 304,093,966 1.04% 0.95%
2009 506,141 306,771,529 0.95% 0.88%
2010 509,784 309,327,143 0.72% 0.83%
2011 511,447 311,583,481 0.33% 0.73%
2012 511,955 313,877,662 0.1% 0.74%
2013 512,225 316,059,947 0.05% 0.7%
2014 512,326 318,386,329 0.02% 0.74%
2015 512,394 320,738,994 0.01% 0.74%
2016 512,554 323,071,755 0.03% 0.73%
2017 512,893 325,122,128 0.07% 0.63%
2018 513,415 326,838,199 0.1% 0.53%
2019 514,104 328,329,953 0.13% 0.46%
2020 514,679 331,526,933 0.11% 0.97%
2021 516,649 331,893,745 0.38% 0.11%
2022 519,741 333,271,411 0.6% 0.42%
2023 522,331 334,914,895 0.5% 0.49%
2024 524,877 340,110,988 0.49% 1.55%
2025 527,331 341,931,772 0.47% 0.54%
2026 529,641 343,664,369 0.44% 0.51%
2027 531,874 345,331,185 0.42% 0.49%
2028 534,119 346,981,137 0.42% 0.48%
2029 536,345 348,601,982 0.42% 0.47%
2030 538,617 350,176,974 0.42% 0.45%
2031 540,769 351,725,612 0.4% 0.44%
2032 542,801 353,249,060 0.38% 0.43%
2033 544,769 354,749,644 0.36% 0.42%
2034 546,653 356,234,239 0.35% 0.42%
2035 548,594 357,694,316 0.36% 0.41%
2036 550,481 359,119,002 0.34% 0.4%
2037 552,294 360,517,853 0.33% 0.39%
2038 554,085 361,895,407 0.32% 0.38%
2039 555,802 363,229,908 0.31% 0.37%
2040 557,378 364,512,364 0.28% 0.35%
2041 558,819 365,753,139 0.26% 0.34%
2042 560,139 366,969,419 0.24% 0.33%
2043 561,350 368,146,925 0.22% 0.32%
2044 562,468 369,258,123 0.2% 0.3%
2045 563,484 370,318,770 0.18% 0.29%
2046 564,357 371,328,255 0.15% 0.27%
2047 565,018 372,299,116 0.12% 0.26%
2048 565,511 373,230,539 0.09% 0.25%
2049 565,896 374,119,803 0.07% 0.24%
2050 566,140 374,986,259 0.04% 0.23%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cape Verde increased by 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth), while the United States gained 25,222,395 people (a 8.54% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cape Verde gained 16,792 (a 3.28% growth), while the United States' population increased by 22,584,536 (a 7.04% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 165th most populous country in 2005 and is 169th in 2025. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2005 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.22% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

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