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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,391 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 193 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.24% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 530K (8.08% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Cape Verde vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cape Verde Vietnam
2100 420,063 92,239,801
2099 424,339 92,735,968
2098 428,547 93,227,318
2097 432,823 93,703,343
2096 437,079 94,178,675
2095 441,399 94,640,859
2094 445,733 95,098,747
2093 450,100 95,558,233
2092 454,396 96,015,030
2091 458,688 96,474,248
2090 462,998 96,938,026
2089 467,377 97,399,661
2088 471,624 97,858,300
2087 475,845 98,324,127
2086 480,024 98,788,452
2085 484,207 99,249,444
2084 488,361 99,710,990
2083 492,342 100,178,339
2082 496,365 100,650,389
2081 500,326 101,120,279
2080 504,194 101,584,408
2079 507,990 102,046,677
2078 511,571 102,496,244
2077 515,063 102,944,347
2076 518,529 103,374,514
2075 521,923 103,799,405
2074 525,175 104,214,107
2073 528,314 104,623,307
2072 531,359 105,022,092
2071 534,222 105,401,255
2070 537,167 105,773,681
2069 540,078 106,126,787
2068 542,854 106,471,025
2067 545,645 106,811,324
2066 548,241 107,143,716
2065 550,631 107,459,475
2064 552,831 107,761,108
2063 554,976 108,055,355
2062 557,061 108,339,650
2061 558,943 108,607,597
2060 560,606 108,859,065
2059 562,202 109,104,391
2058 563,524 109,337,395
2057 564,676 109,546,926
2056 565,611 109,732,352
2055 566,437 109,903,830
2054 567,099 110,052,946
2053 567,452 110,173,868
2052 567,567 110,270,266
2051 567,565 110,338,539
2050 567,433 110,361,987
2049 567,091 110,356,819
2048 566,651 110,313,849
2047 566,116 110,228,852
2046 565,314 110,108,051
2045 564,356 109,943,449
2044 563,283 109,748,671
2043 562,118 109,514,717
2042 560,857 109,242,604
2041 559,474 108,936,706
2040 557,962 108,611,523
2039 556,312 108,254,640
2038 554,523 107,877,983
2037 552,714 107,480,286
2036 550,888 107,075,099
2035 548,939 106,647,378
2034 547,001 106,206,100
2033 545,142 105,762,219
2032 543,065 105,299,476
2031 541,069 104,826,346
2030 538,756 104,330,461
2029 536,526 103,835,790
2028 534,280 103,316,499
2027 532,028 102,775,814
2026 529,785 102,213,157
2025 527,409 101,614,413
2024 524,877 100,987,686
2023 522,331 100,352,192
2022 519,741 99,680,655
2021 516,649 98,935,098
2020 514,679 98,079,191
2019 514,104 97,173,776
2018 513,415 96,237,319
2017 512,893 95,176,977
2016 512,554 94,000,117
2015 512,394 92,823,254
2014 512,326 91,679,578
2013 512,225 90,573,104
2012 511,955 89,510,356
2011 511,447 88,468,314
2010 509,784 87,455,152
2009 506,141 86,460,018
2008 501,355 85,175,788
2007 496,190 83,633,375
2006 490,728 82,167,897
2005 485,115 81,088,313
2004 479,370 80,338,971
2003 473,383 79,563,777
2002 467,046 78,772,224
2001 460,293 77,969,361
2000 453,317 77,154,011
1999 446,519 76,287,452
1998 439,784 75,299,660
1997 432,798 74,226,889
1996 425,581 73,156,447
1995 418,104 72,049,940
1994 410,228 70,854,391
1993 401,965 69,586,384
1992 393,415 68,260,337
1991 384,586 66,891,775
1990 375,428 65,504,552
1989 367,803 64,147,348
1988 362,329 62,843,228
1987 357,302 61,584,651
1986 352,312 60,347,048
1985 347,365 59,060,622
1984 342,505 57,706,067
1983 337,654 56,337,921
1982 332,724 55,011,289
1981 327,846 53,738,141
1980 323,301 52,490,101
1979 319,480 51,378,211
1978 316,147 50,249,552
1977 312,834 48,954,872
1976 309,455 47,684,931
1975 305,847 46,482,903
1974 302,570 45,413,537
1973 299,881 44,409,861
1972 297,386 43,429,168
1971 294,046 42,449,276
1970 287,885 41,475,230
1969 279,248 40,582,096
1968 270,164 39,734,609
1967 261,404 38,895,080
1966 252,976 38,024,836
1965 244,856 37,129,656
1964 237,006 36,201,563
1963 229,373 35,249,101
1962 221,919 34,288,560
1961 215,087 33,409,059
1960 210,024 32,531,933

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 17,837 people (a 3.48% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cape Verde's population will grow by 6.98% to 567,433 people with a rank change from 169th to 168th. The population of Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 568K people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cape Verde Vietnam
2100 -1.01% -0.54%
2099 -0.98% -0.53%
2098 -0.99% -0.51%
2097 -0.97% -0.5%
2096 -0.98% -0.49%
2095 -0.97% -0.48%
2094 -0.97% -0.48%
2093 -0.95% -0.48%
2092 -0.94% -0.48%
2091 -0.93% -0.48%
2090 -0.94% -0.47%
2089 -0.9% -0.47%
2088 -0.89% -0.47%
2087 -0.87% -0.47%
2086 -0.86% -0.46%
2085 -0.85% -0.46%
2084 -0.81% -0.47%
2083 -0.81% -0.47%
2082 -0.79% -0.46%
2081 -0.77% -0.46%
2080 -0.75% -0.45%
2079 -0.7% -0.44%
2078 -0.68% -0.44%
2077 -0.67% -0.42%
2076 -0.65% -0.41%
2075 -0.62% -0.4%
2074 -0.59% -0.39%
2073 -0.57% -0.38%
2072 -0.54% -0.36%
2071 -0.55% -0.35%
2070 -0.54% -0.33%
2069 -0.51% -0.32%
2068 -0.51% -0.32%
2067 -0.47% -0.31%
2066 -0.43% -0.29%
2065 -0.4% -0.28%
2064 -0.39% -0.27%
2063 -0.37% -0.26%
2062 -0.34% -0.25%
2061 -0.3% -0.23%
2060 -0.28% -0.22%
2059 -0.23% -0.21%
2058 -0.2% -0.19%
2057 -0.17% -0.17%
2056 -0.15% -0.16%
2055 -0.12% -0.14%
2054 -0.06% -0.11%
2053 -0.02% -0.09%
2052 0% -0.06%
2051 0.02% -0.02%
2050 0.06% 0.005%
2049 0.08% 0.04%
2048 0.09% 0.08%
2047 0.14% 0.11%
2046 0.17% 0.15%
2045 0.19% 0.18%
2044 0.21% 0.21%
2043 0.22% 0.25%
2042 0.25% 0.28%
2041 0.27% 0.3%
2040 0.3% 0.33%
2039 0.32% 0.35%
2038 0.33% 0.37%
2037 0.33% 0.38%
2036 0.35% 0.4%
2035 0.35% 0.42%
2034 0.34% 0.42%
2033 0.38% 0.44%
2032 0.37% 0.45%
2031 0.43% 0.48%
2030 0.42% 0.48%
2029 0.42% 0.5%
2028 0.42% 0.53%
2027 0.42% 0.55%
2026 0.45% 0.59%
2025 0.48% 0.62%
2024 0.49% 0.63%
2023 0.5% 0.67%
2022 0.6% 0.75%
2021 0.38% 0.87%
2020 0.11% 0.93%
2019 0.13% 0.97%
2018 0.1% 1.11%
2017 0.07% 1.25%
2016 0.03% 1.27%
2015 0.01% 1.25%
2014 0.02% 1.22%
2013 0.05% 1.19%
2012 0.1% 1.18%
2011 0.33% 1.16%
2010 0.72% 1.15%
2009 0.95% 1.51%
2008 1.04% 1.84%
2007 1.11% 1.78%
2006 1.16% 1.33%
2005 1.2% 0.93%
2004 1.26% 0.97%
2003 1.36% 1%
2002 1.47% 1.03%
2001 1.54% 1.06%
2000 1.52% 1.14%
1999 1.53% 1.31%
1998 1.61% 1.45%
1997 1.7% 1.46%
1996 1.79% 1.54%
1995 1.92% 1.69%
1994 2.06% 1.82%
1993 2.17% 1.94%
1992 2.3% 2.05%
1991 2.44% 2.12%
1990 2.07% 2.12%
1989 1.51% 2.08%
1988 1.41% 2.04%
1987 1.42% 2.05%
1986 1.42% 2.18%
1985 1.42% 2.35%
1984 1.44% 2.43%
1983 1.48% 2.41%
1982 1.49% 2.37%
1981 1.41% 2.38%
1980 1.2% 2.16%
1979 1.05% 2.25%
1978 1.06% 2.64%
1977 1.09% 2.66%
1976 1.18% 2.59%
1975 1.08% 2.35%
1974 0.9% 2.26%
1973 0.84% 2.26%
1972 1.14% 2.31%
1971 2.14% 2.35%
1970 3.09% 2.2%
1969 3.36% 2.13%
1968 3.35% 2.16%
1967 3.33% 2.29%
1966 3.32% 2.41%
1965 3.31% 2.56%
1964 3.33% 2.7%
1963 3.36% 2.8%
1962 3.18% 2.63%
1961 2.41% 2.7%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Cape Verde grew by 0.49%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde Vietnam
Current population
530391
102365351
Population rank 169/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 1.24%
One net population change
3.44 hours
49.6 seconds
One birth every
1.36 hours
22.7 seconds
One death every
3.32 hours
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +7 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +2,546 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +0.49% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 136/197 123/197
One migration net change every
6.84 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -1,284 -48,171
Net migration rank 94/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 16,515 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 171/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 116/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cape Verde Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,284 - -48,171
2024 - -1,209 - -59,645
2023 3,798 -1,226 727,955 -81,789
2022 3,864 -1,253 775,914 -78,977
2021 3,575 0 799,593 -5,418
2020 3,734 -3,362 924,004 -6,457
2019 4,773 -4,001 895,262 -2,051
2018 5,282 -4,679 882,977 96,650
2017 5,993 -5,550 1,001,833 139,245
2016 6,238 -6,004 1,045,094 167,652
2015 6,314 -6,226 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 6,622 -6,578 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 6,780 -6,622 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 7,157 -6,779 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 7,874 -7,226 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 7,746 -5,069 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 7,216 -2,618 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 7,313 -2,340 1,008,141 571,113
2007 7,559 -2,200 981,689 523,784
2006 7,980 -2,408 943,041 482,399
2005 8,428 -2,768 942,084 -208,337
2004 8,825 -2,993 985,438 -220,458
2003 9,037 -2,898 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 9,278 -2,751 991,427 -193,766
2001 9,510 -2,528 985,610 -177,586
2000 9,752 -2,772 966,894 -144,298
1999 9,989 -3,371 925,519 -15,010
1998 10,187 -3,332 959,016 106,091
1997 10,323 -3,211 1,028,116 52,382
1996 10,613 -3,297 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 10,764 -3,125 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 11,410 -3,299 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 11,805 -3,393 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 11,915 -3,231 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 11,899 -2,924 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 11,738 -2,398 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 11,608 -5,704 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 11,523 -6,474 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 11,426 -6,418 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 11,295 -6,314 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 11,105 -6,192 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 10,835 -6,035 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 10,736 -5,834 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 10,597 -5,629 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 10,470 -5,684 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 10,276 -5,980 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 10,223 -6,875 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 10,152 -6,833 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 10,036 -6,730 1,259,315 49,655
1976 9,833 -6,389 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 9,601 -5,829 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 9,295 -6,512 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 9,003 -6,410 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 8,716 -6,316 921,524 -1,920
1971 8,359 -4,085 963,259 76,961
1970 7,878 172 905,902 1,997
1969 7,625 1,608 878,359 0
1968 7,408 1,521 815,116 1,489
1967 7,214 1,376 862,071 394
1966 7,039 1,230 876,283 1,769
1965 6,877 1,093 913,761 -1,438
1964 6,725 1,006 950,219 -6,328
1963 6,589 945 961,067 0
1962 6,468 904 960,046 0
1961 6,247 49 798,978 0
1960 6,098 -2,267 955,268 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 56.4% of the population change in Cape Verde is from natural causes (a gain of 50,193 people) and 43.6% is from migration (a loss of 38,879 people). In Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 16,515 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Cape Verde, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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