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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cape Verde	Vatican	Cape Verde	Vatican
1960	210,024	-	-	-
1961	215,087	-	2.41%	-
1962	221,919	-	3.18%	-
1963	229,373	-	3.36%	-
1964	237,006	-	3.33%	-
1965	244,856	-	3.31%	-
1966	252,976	-	3.32%	-
1967	261,404	-	3.33%	-
1968	270,164	-	3.35%	-
1969	279,248	-	3.36%	-
1970	287,885	-	3.09%	-
1971	294,046	-	2.14%	-
1972	297,386	-	1.14%	-
1973	299,881	-	0.84%	-
1974	302,570	-	0.9%	-
1975	305,847	-	1.08%	-
1976	309,455	-	1.18%	-
1977	312,834	-	1.09%	-
1978	316,147	-	1.06%	-
1979	319,480	-	1.05%	-
1980	323,301	-	1.2%	-
1981	327,846	-	1.41%	-
1982	332,724	-	1.49%	-
1983	337,654	-	1.48%	-
1984	342,505	-	1.44%	-
1985	347,365	-	1.42%	-
1986	352,312	-	1.42%	-
1987	357,302	-	1.42%	-
1988	362,329	-	1.41%	-
1989	367,803	-	1.51%	-
1990	375,428	-	2.07%	-
1991	384,586	-	2.44%	-
1992	393,415	-	2.3%	-
1993	401,965	-	2.17%	-
1994	410,228	-	2.06%	-
1995	418,104	-	1.92%	-
1996	425,581	-	1.79%	-
1997	432,798	-	1.7%	-
1998	439,784	-	1.61%	-
1999	446,519	-	1.53%	-
2000	453,317	880	1.52%	-
2001	460,293	890	1.54%	1.14%
2002	467,046	900	1.47%	1.12%
2003	473,383	911	1.36%	1.22%
2004	479,370	921	1.26%	1.1%
2005	485,115	921	1.2%	0%
2006	490,728	932	1.16%	1.19%
2007	496,190	821	1.11%	-11.9%
2008	501,355	824	1.04%	0.37%
2009	506,141	826	0.95%	0.24%
2010	509,784	829	0.72%	0.36%
2011	511,447	832	0.33%	0.36%
2012	511,955	836	0.1%	0.48%
2013	512,225	839	0.05%	0.36%
2014	512,326	842	0.02%	0.36%
2015	512,394	1,000	0.01%	18.8%
2016	512,554	-	0.03%	0%
2017	512,893	1,000	0.07%	0%
2018	513,415	-	0.1%	0%
2019	514,104	1,000	0.13%	0%
2020	514,679	987	0.11%	-1.29%
2021	516,649	970	0.38%	-1.68%
2022	519,741	944	0.6%	-2.66%
2023	522,331	922	0.5%	-2.34%
2024	524,877	933	0.49%	1.2%
2025	527,331	939	0.47%	0.59%
2026	529,641	952	0.44%	1.37%
2027	531,874	974	0.42%	2.32%
2028	534,119	985	0.42%	1.13%
2029	536,345	983	0.42%	-0.19%
2030	538,617	976	0.42%	-0.75%
2031	540,769	968	0.4%	-0.75%
2032	542,801	968	0.38%	0%
2033	544,769	988	0.36%	2.09%
2034	546,653	992	0.35%	0.37%
2035	548,594	1,000	0.36%	0.74%
2036	550,481	998	0.34%	-0.18%
2037	552,294	1,003	0.33%	0.55%
2038	554,085	1,022	0.32%	1.83%
2039	555,802	1,060	0.31%	3.78%
2040	557,378	1,095	0.28%	3.3%
2041	558,819	1,127	0.26%	2.86%
2042	560,139	1,149	0.24%	1.96%
2043	561,350	1,169	0.22%	1.76%
2044	562,468	1,186	0.2%	1.42%
2045	563,484	1,209	0.18%	2.02%
2046	564,357	1,224	0.15%	1.22%
2047	565,018	1,248	0.12%	1.95%
2048	565,511	1,272	0.09%	1.92%
2049	565,896	1,296	0.07%	1.88%
2050	566,140	1,325	0.04%	2.27%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cape Verde increased by 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth), while the Vatican gained 79 people (a 8.58% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cape Verde gained 16,792 (a 3.28% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -51 (a 5.1% decline).

Cape Verde was ranked 165th most populous country in 2005 and is 169th in 2025. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2005 and still ranked 197th 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 Vatican will increase by 39.6% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.