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

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The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 527,326 in 2025 vs 37,053,428 people in Uzbekistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,853 people compared to 38,082,870 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Uzbekistan's population is 71.7 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.26% per year vs +1.87% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 531K (8.18% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 38.1M (42.6% growth).

Cape Verde vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cape Verde Uzbekistan
2100 419,997 74,913,683
2099 424,272 74,651,098
2098 428,479 74,375,923
2097 432,755 74,084,599
2096 437,010 73,786,478
2095 441,329 73,476,603
2094 445,663 73,151,709
2093 450,029 72,817,254
2092 454,324 72,474,468
2091 458,616 72,122,880
2090 462,925 71,760,077
2089 467,304 71,384,150
2088 471,550 71,002,449
2087 475,770 70,611,426
2086 479,948 70,216,014
2085 484,130 69,811,545
2084 488,284 69,396,198
2083 492,265 68,975,962
2082 496,287 68,557,881
2081 500,248 68,128,154
2080 504,114 67,696,442
2079 507,910 67,260,252
2078 511,491 66,816,984
2077 514,982 66,362,519
2076 518,448 65,913,810
2075 521,841 65,462,568
2074 525,092 65,009,654
2073 528,231 64,552,502
2072 531,275 64,095,245
2071 534,138 63,631,386
2070 537,082 63,166,693
2069 539,993 62,698,228
2068 542,768 62,225,674
2067 545,560 61,749,683
2066 548,154 61,266,762
2065 550,545 60,778,749
2064 552,744 60,281,212
2063 554,888 59,775,807
2062 556,973 59,261,881
2061 558,855 58,740,914
2060 560,518 58,208,824
2059 562,114 57,665,803
2058 563,436 57,114,037
2057 564,587 56,552,712
2056 565,521 55,985,589
2055 566,347 55,407,187
2054 567,010 54,818,525
2053 567,363 54,220,761
2052 567,478 53,615,713
2051 567,476 53,002,852
2050 567,344 52,386,166
2049 567,002 51,762,174
2048 566,562 51,134,317
2047 566,027 50,502,162
2046 565,225 49,868,057
2045 564,268 49,233,860
2044 563,194 48,605,591
2043 562,030 47,984,479
2042 560,769 47,370,990
2041 559,386 46,766,713
2040 557,874 46,174,827
2039 556,224 45,591,616
2038 554,435 45,011,890
2037 552,627 44,436,551
2036 550,801 43,862,840
2035 548,853 43,287,434
2034 546,915 42,708,536
2033 545,056 42,122,973
2032 542,980 41,529,468
2031 540,984 40,928,141
2030 538,671 40,314,175
2029 536,441 39,688,984
2028 534,196 39,055,901
2027 531,944 38,407,447
2026 529,702 37,740,059
2025 527,326 37,053,428
2024 524,877 36,361,859
2023 522,331 35,652,307
2022 519,741 34,938,955
2021 516,649 34,243,696
2020 514,679 33,586,372
2019 514,104 32,964,701
2018 513,415 32,373,490
2017 512,893 31,819,178
2016 512,554 31,284,568
2015 512,394 30,749,346
2014 512,326 30,222,994
2013 512,225 29,724,065
2012 511,955 29,261,903
2011 511,447 28,823,196
2010 509,784 28,385,506
2009 506,141 27,939,328
2008 501,355 27,494,774
2007 496,190 27,076,008
2006 490,728 26,699,043
2005 485,115 26,356,975
2004 479,370 26,029,350
2003 473,383 25,711,259
2002 467,046 25,399,980
2001 460,293 25,090,283
2000 453,317 24,787,054
1999 446,519 24,476,008
1998 439,784 24,134,929
1997 432,798 23,758,960
1996 425,581 23,351,981
1995 418,104 22,917,589
1994 410,228 22,463,291
1993 401,965 21,987,955
1992 393,415 21,485,090
1991 384,586 20,962,910
1990 375,428 20,464,956
1989 367,803 19,977,183
1988 362,329 19,460,630
1987 357,302 18,930,070
1986 352,312 18,395,621
1985 347,365 17,875,339
1984 342,505 17,378,846
1983 337,654 16,908,400
1982 332,724 16,462,736
1981 327,846 16,035,032
1980 323,301 15,619,936
1979 319,480 15,215,587
1978 316,147 14,816,349
1977 312,834 14,408,822
1976 309,455 13,998,620
1975 305,847 13,598,521
1974 302,570 13,209,011
1973 299,881 12,831,047
1972 297,386 12,465,106
1971 294,046 12,111,511
1970 287,885 11,762,638
1969 279,248 11,403,150
1968 270,164 11,032,155
1967 261,404 10,659,180
1966 252,976 10,289,294
1965 244,856 9,921,681
1964 237,006 9,557,611
1963 229,373 9,202,246
1962 221,919 8,854,368
1961 215,087 8,517,711
1960 210,024 8,209,109

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 18,299 people (a 3.57% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,798,302 people (a 21.7% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 37.6% to 52,386,166 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 567K people compared to the peak of 74.9M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.

Population growth rate by year

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cape Verde Uzbekistan
2100 -1.01% 0.35%
2099 -0.98% 0.37%
2098 -0.99% 0.39%
2097 -0.97% 0.4%
2096 -0.98% 0.42%
2095 -0.97% 0.44%
2094 -0.97% 0.46%
2093 -0.95% 0.47%
2092 -0.94% 0.49%
2091 -0.93% 0.51%
2090 -0.94% 0.53%
2089 -0.9% 0.54%
2088 -0.89% 0.55%
2087 -0.87% 0.56%
2086 -0.86% 0.58%
2085 -0.85% 0.6%
2084 -0.81% 0.61%
2083 -0.81% 0.61%
2082 -0.79% 0.63%
2081 -0.77% 0.64%
2080 -0.75% 0.65%
2079 -0.7% 0.66%
2078 -0.68% 0.68%
2077 -0.67% 0.68%
2076 -0.65% 0.69%
2075 -0.62% 0.7%
2074 -0.59% 0.71%
2073 -0.57% 0.71%
2072 -0.54% 0.73%
2071 -0.55% 0.74%
2070 -0.54% 0.75%
2069 -0.51% 0.76%
2068 -0.51% 0.77%
2067 -0.47% 0.79%
2066 -0.43% 0.8%
2065 -0.4% 0.83%
2064 -0.39% 0.85%
2063 -0.37% 0.87%
2062 -0.34% 0.89%
2061 -0.3% 0.91%
2060 -0.28% 0.94%
2059 -0.23% 0.97%
2058 -0.2% 0.99%
2057 -0.17% 1.01%
2056 -0.15% 1.04%
2055 -0.12% 1.07%
2054 -0.06% 1.1%
2053 -0.02% 1.13%
2052 0% 1.16%
2051 0.02% 1.18%
2050 0.06% 1.21%
2049 0.08% 1.23%
2048 0.09% 1.25%
2047 0.14% 1.27%
2046 0.17% 1.29%
2045 0.19% 1.29%
2044 0.21% 1.29%
2043 0.22% 1.3%
2042 0.25% 1.29%
2041 0.27% 1.28%
2040 0.3% 1.28%
2039 0.32% 1.29%
2038 0.33% 1.29%
2037 0.33% 1.31%
2036 0.35% 1.33%
2035 0.35% 1.36%
2034 0.34% 1.39%
2033 0.38% 1.43%
2032 0.37% 1.47%
2031 0.43% 1.52%
2030 0.42% 1.58%
2029 0.42% 1.62%
2028 0.42% 1.69%
2027 0.42% 1.77%
2026 0.45% 1.85%
2025 0.47% 1.9%
2024 0.49% 1.99%
2023 0.5% 2.04%
2022 0.6% 2.03%
2021 0.38% 1.96%
2020 0.11% 1.89%
2019 0.13% 1.83%
2018 0.1% 1.74%
2017 0.07% 1.71%
2016 0.03% 1.74%
2015 0.01% 1.74%
2014 0.02% 1.68%
2013 0.05% 1.58%
2012 0.1% 1.52%
2011 0.33% 1.54%
2010 0.72% 1.6%
2009 0.95% 1.62%
2008 1.04% 1.55%
2007 1.11% 1.41%
2006 1.16% 1.3%
2005 1.2% 1.26%
2004 1.26% 1.24%
2003 1.36% 1.23%
2002 1.47% 1.23%
2001 1.54% 1.22%
2000 1.52% 1.27%
1999 1.53% 1.41%
1998 1.61% 1.58%
1997 1.7% 1.74%
1996 1.79% 1.9%
1995 1.92% 2.02%
1994 2.06% 2.16%
1993 2.17% 2.34%
1992 2.3% 2.49%
1991 2.44% 2.43%
1990 2.07% 2.44%
1989 1.51% 2.65%
1988 1.41% 2.8%
1987 1.42% 2.91%
1986 1.42% 2.91%
1985 1.42% 2.86%
1984 1.44% 2.78%
1983 1.48% 2.71%
1982 1.49% 2.67%
1981 1.41% 2.66%
1980 1.2% 2.66%
1979 1.05% 2.69%
1978 1.06% 2.83%
1977 1.09% 2.93%
1976 1.18% 2.94%
1975 1.08% 2.95%
1974 0.9% 2.95%
1973 0.84% 2.94%
1972 1.14% 2.92%
1971 2.14% 2.97%
1970 3.09% 3.15%
1969 3.36% 3.36%
1968 3.35% 3.5%
1967 3.33% 3.59%
1966 3.32% 3.71%
1965 3.31% 3.81%
1964 3.33% 3.86%
1963 3.36% 3.93%
1962 3.18% 3.95%
1961 2.41% 3.76%

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Cape Verde grew by 0.47%, while Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde Uzbekistan
Current population
530853
38082870
Population rank 169/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.46%
One net population change
3.59 hours
45.7 seconds
One birth every
1.37 hours
33.9 seconds
One death every
3.28 hours
2.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +7 +1,895
Annual growth/decline +2,449 +691,569
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 54/197
One migration net change every
6.84 hours
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -1,284 -6,987
Net migration rank 94/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 16,515 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 171/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 116/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cape Verde Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,284 - -6,987
2024 3,741 -1,209 709,893 -7,066
2023 3,798 -1,226 722,280 -6,004
2022 3,864 -1,253 715,410 -5,007
2021 3,575 0 689,325 -9,205
2020 3,734 -3,362 643,750 -9,208
2019 4,773 -4,001 618,154 -9,341
2018 5,282 -4,679 585,119 -11,516
2017 5,993 -5,550 548,372 -13,352
2016 6,238 -6,004 549,045 -14,839
2015 6,314 -6,226 552,781 -16,545
2014 6,622 -6,578 536,881 -20,381
2013 6,780 -6,622 501,742 -20,380
2012 7,157 -6,779 463,333 -20,381
2011 7,874 -7,226 454,858 -20,380
2010 7,746 -5,069 461,293 -20,380
2009 7,216 -2,618 471,839 -20,378
2008 7,313 -2,340 461,665 -24,028
2007 7,559 -2,200 426,880 -27,013
2006 7,980 -2,408 383,265 -29,197
2005 8,428 -2,768 363,462 -33,386
2004 8,825 -2,993 363,994 -38,834
2003 9,037 -2,898 355,098 -44,092
2002 9,278 -2,751 359,231 -47,679
2001 9,510 -2,528 356,483 -48,642
2000 9,752 -2,772 365,138 -66,547
1999 9,989 -3,371 385,448 -61,955
1998 10,187 -3,332 408,532 -49,862
1997 10,323 -3,211 441,631 -48,360
1996 10,613 -3,297 471,010 -50,314
1995 10,764 -3,125 493,966 -45,876
1994 11,410 -3,299 502,279 -41,788
1993 11,805 -3,393 527,557 -37,377
1992 11,915 -3,231 548,793 -33,259
1991 11,899 -2,924 557,886 -29,064
1990 11,738 -2,398 540,581 -73,478
1989 11,608 -5,704 522,323 -13,888
1988 11,523 -6,474 525,126 -473
1987 11,426 -6,418 537,292 -824
1986 11,295 -6,314 533,234 -802
1985 11,105 -6,192 508,893 -773
1984 10,835 -6,035 485,617 -752
1983 10,736 -5,834 454,464 1,568
1982 10,597 -5,629 431,389 3,897
1981 10,470 -5,684 413,897 6,223
1980 10,276 -5,980 401,557 8,540
1979 10,223 -6,875 387,754 10,864
1978 10,152 -6,833 372,068 27,783
1977 10,036 -6,730 369,572 45,622
1976 9,833 -6,389 363,110 42,094
1975 9,601 -5,829 357,382 37,611
1974 9,295 -6,512 350,422 33,600
1973 9,003 -6,410 341,807 30,094
1972 8,716 -6,316 333,230 26,748
1971 8,359 -4,085 323,171 24,030
1970 7,878 172 313,216 37,324
1969 7,625 1,608 302,833 65,596
1968 7,408 1,521 295,651 77,914
1967 7,214 1,376 298,350 74,030
1966 7,039 1,230 297,844 69,537
1965 6,877 1,093 302,264 65,579
1964 6,725 1,006 298,790 61,512
1963 6,589 945 293,432 57,002
1962 6,468 904 292,788 52,532
1961 6,247 49 279,841 48,168
1960 6,098 -2,267 267,165 22,039

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

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/uzbekistan | 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 Uzbekistan 98.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,334,129 people) and 1.59% is from migration (a loss of 102,083 people).

As of 2024, 16,515 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Cape Verde, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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