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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cape Verde was 524,877 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cape Verde's population is 530,391 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Zimbabwe's population is 32.7 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
  • Cape Verde is ranked the 169th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.006% for Cape Verde vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Cape Verde has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cape Verde has increased from 491K people to 530K (8.08% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Cape Verde vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cape Verde Zimbabwe
2100 420,063 37,483,053
2099 424,339 37,412,398
2098 428,547 37,328,255
2097 432,823 37,235,542
2096 437,079 37,142,915
2095 441,399 37,032,129
2094 445,733 36,912,747
2093 450,100 36,810,893
2092 454,396 36,688,511
2091 458,688 36,567,262
2090 462,998 36,425,606
2089 467,377 36,280,973
2088 471,624 36,141,446
2087 475,845 35,977,638
2086 480,024 35,808,135
2085 484,207 35,637,092
2084 488,361 35,456,207
2083 492,342 35,268,035
2082 496,365 35,078,904
2081 500,326 34,873,129
2080 504,194 34,658,962
2079 507,990 34,439,720
2078 511,571 34,217,295
2077 515,063 33,982,909
2076 518,529 33,739,228
2075 521,923 33,495,867
2074 525,175 33,244,838
2073 528,314 32,978,488
2072 531,359 32,706,059
2071 534,222 32,445,747
2070 537,167 32,181,119
2069 540,078 31,906,793
2068 542,854 31,631,000
2067 545,645 31,345,338
2066 548,241 31,062,884
2065 550,631 30,766,830
2064 552,831 30,479,939
2063 554,976 30,176,104
2062 557,061 29,867,679
2061 558,943 29,557,068
2060 560,606 29,252,423
2059 562,202 28,945,088
2058 563,524 28,631,679
2057 564,676 28,307,305
2056 565,611 27,990,713
2055 566,437 27,658,887
2054 567,099 27,331,920
2053 567,452 26,986,935
2052 567,567 26,643,553
2051 567,565 26,287,592
2050 567,433 25,934,893
2049 567,091 25,585,239
2048 566,651 25,228,082
2047 566,116 24,874,649
2046 565,314 24,513,443
2045 564,356 24,147,637
2044 563,283 23,783,088
2043 562,118 23,401,965
2042 560,857 23,035,288
2041 559,474 22,647,950
2040 557,962 22,273,520
2039 556,312 21,902,980
2038 554,523 21,530,130
2037 552,714 21,159,664
2036 550,888 20,791,034
2035 548,939 20,413,656
2034 547,001 20,048,019
2033 545,142 19,676,339
2032 543,065 19,311,985
2031 541,069 18,959,300
2030 538,756 18,613,738
2029 536,526 18,270,049
2028 534,280 17,933,466
2027 532,028 17,600,984
2026 529,785 17,273,208
2025 527,409 16,949,303
2024 524,877 16,634,373
2023 522,331 16,340,822
2022 519,741 16,069,056
2021 516,649 15,797,210
2020 514,679 15,526,888
2019 514,104 15,271,368
2018 513,415 15,034,452
2017 512,893 14,812,482
2016 512,554 14,600,294
2015 512,394 14,399,013
2014 512,326 14,207,359
2013 512,225 14,013,808
2012 511,955 13,817,887
2011 511,447 13,595,424
2010 509,784 13,356,548
2009 506,141 13,142,790
2008 501,355 12,959,149
2007 496,190 12,804,058
2006 490,728 12,636,445
2005 485,115 12,483,432
2004 479,370 12,365,896
2003 473,383 12,232,323
2002 467,046 12,087,653
2001 460,293 11,971,901
2000 453,317 11,892,055
1999 446,519 11,783,458
1998 439,784 11,594,297
1997 432,798 11,369,827
1996 425,581 11,158,360
1995 418,104 10,974,599
1994 410,228 10,873,148
1993 401,965 10,860,288
1992 393,415 10,702,700
1991 384,586 10,404,816
1990 375,428 10,137,281
1989 367,803 9,864,798
1988 362,329 9,583,094
1987 357,302 9,284,644
1986 352,312 8,982,578
1985 347,365 8,686,813
1984 342,505 8,391,488
1983 337,654 8,098,404
1982 332,724 7,796,496
1981 327,846 7,498,635
1980 323,301 7,041,303
1979 319,480 6,647,556
1978 316,147 6,543,575
1977 312,834 6,449,512
1976 309,455 6,287,105
1975 305,847 6,098,658
1974 302,570 5,908,328
1973 299,881 5,720,404
1972 297,386 5,542,445
1971 294,046 5,374,712
1970 287,885 5,215,918
1969 279,248 5,058,181
1968 270,164 4,900,440
1967 261,404 4,748,307
1966 252,976 4,601,217
1965 244,856 4,458,462
1964 237,006 4,320,006
1963 229,373 4,185,877
1962 221,919 4,055,959
1961 215,087 3,930,401
1960 210,024 3,809,389

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cape Verde increased by 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cape Verde gained 17,837 people (a 3.48% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

Cape Verde was ranked 166th most populous country in 2006 and is 169th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Cape Verde is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 568K people compared to the peak of 37.5M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate by year

Cape Verde
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cape Verde Zimbabwe
2100 -1.01% 0.19%
2099 -0.98% 0.23%
2098 -0.99% 0.25%
2097 -0.97% 0.25%
2096 -0.98% 0.3%
2095 -0.97% 0.32%
2094 -0.97% 0.28%
2093 -0.95% 0.33%
2092 -0.94% 0.33%
2091 -0.93% 0.39%
2090 -0.94% 0.4%
2089 -0.9% 0.39%
2088 -0.89% 0.46%
2087 -0.87% 0.47%
2086 -0.86% 0.48%
2085 -0.85% 0.51%
2084 -0.81% 0.53%
2083 -0.81% 0.54%
2082 -0.79% 0.59%
2081 -0.77% 0.62%
2080 -0.75% 0.64%
2079 -0.7% 0.65%
2078 -0.68% 0.69%
2077 -0.67% 0.72%
2076 -0.65% 0.73%
2075 -0.62% 0.76%
2074 -0.59% 0.81%
2073 -0.57% 0.83%
2072 -0.54% 0.8%
2071 -0.55% 0.82%
2070 -0.54% 0.86%
2069 -0.51% 0.87%
2068 -0.51% 0.91%
2067 -0.47% 0.91%
2066 -0.43% 0.96%
2065 -0.4% 0.94%
2064 -0.39% 1.01%
2063 -0.37% 1.03%
2062 -0.34% 1.05%
2061 -0.3% 1.04%
2060 -0.28% 1.06%
2059 -0.23% 1.09%
2058 -0.2% 1.15%
2057 -0.17% 1.13%
2056 -0.15% 1.2%
2055 -0.12% 1.2%
2054 -0.06% 1.28%
2053 -0.02% 1.29%
2052 0% 1.35%
2051 0.02% 1.36%
2050 0.06% 1.37%
2049 0.08% 1.42%
2048 0.09% 1.42%
2047 0.14% 1.47%
2046 0.17% 1.51%
2045 0.19% 1.53%
2044 0.21% 1.63%
2043 0.22% 1.59%
2042 0.25% 1.71%
2041 0.27% 1.68%
2040 0.3% 1.69%
2039 0.32% 1.73%
2038 0.33% 1.75%
2037 0.33% 1.77%
2036 0.35% 1.85%
2035 0.35% 1.82%
2034 0.34% 1.89%
2033 0.38% 1.89%
2032 0.37% 1.86%
2031 0.43% 1.86%
2030 0.42% 1.88%
2029 0.42% 1.88%
2028 0.42% 1.89%
2027 0.42% 1.9%
2026 0.45% 1.91%
2025 0.48% 1.89%
2024 0.49% 1.8%
2023 0.5% 1.69%
2022 0.6% 1.72%
2021 0.38% 1.74%
2020 0.11% 1.67%
2019 0.13% 1.58%
2018 0.1% 1.5%
2017 0.07% 1.45%
2016 0.03% 1.4%
2015 0.01% 1.35%
2014 0.02% 1.38%
2013 0.05% 1.42%
2012 0.1% 1.64%
2011 0.33% 1.79%
2010 0.72% 1.63%
2009 0.95% 1.42%
2008 1.04% 1.21%
2007 1.11% 1.33%
2006 1.16% 1.23%
2005 1.2% 0.95%
2004 1.26% 1.09%
2003 1.36% 1.2%
2002 1.47% 0.97%
2001 1.54% 0.67%
2000 1.52% 0.92%
1999 1.53% 1.63%
1998 1.61% 1.97%
1997 1.7% 1.9%
1996 1.79% 1.67%
1995 1.92% 0.93%
1994 2.06% 0.12%
1993 2.17% 1.47%
1992 2.3% 2.86%
1991 2.44% 2.64%
1990 2.07% 2.76%
1989 1.51% 2.94%
1988 1.41% 3.21%
1987 1.42% 3.36%
1986 1.42% 3.4%
1985 1.42% 3.52%
1984 1.44% 3.62%
1983 1.48% 3.87%
1982 1.49% 3.97%
1981 1.41% 6.49%
1980 1.2% 5.92%
1979 1.05% 1.59%
1978 1.06% 1.46%
1977 1.09% 2.58%
1976 1.18% 3.09%
1975 1.08% 3.22%
1974 0.9% 3.29%
1973 0.84% 3.21%
1972 1.14% 3.12%
1971 2.14% 3.04%
1970 3.09% 3.12%
1969 3.36% 3.22%
1968 3.35% 3.2%
1967 3.33% 3.2%
1966 3.32% 3.2%
1965 3.31% 3.2%
1964 3.33% 3.2%
1963 3.36% 3.2%
1962 3.18% 3.19%
1961 2.41% 3.18%

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cape Verde grew by 0.49%, while Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Cape Verde Zimbabwe
Current population
530391
17361868
Population rank 169/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.006% 0.21%
One net population change
3.44 hours
1.79 minutes
One birth every
1.36 hours
1.06 minutes
One death every
3.32 hours
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline +7 +804
Annual growth/decline +2,546 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +0.49% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 136/197 60/197
One migration net change every
6.84 hours
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change -1,284 -54,555
Net migration rank 94/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 16,515 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 171/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.1% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 116/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cape Verde
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cape Verde Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,284 - -54,555
2024 - -1,209 - -60,528
2023 3,798 -1,226 372,505 -97,380
2022 3,864 -1,253 371,243 -102,828
2021 3,575 0 349,908 -74,623
2020 3,734 -3,362 354,790 -89,440
2019 4,773 -4,001 348,798 -103,107
2018 5,282 -4,679 345,883 -117,758
2017 5,993 -5,550 344,035 -128,241
2016 6,238 -6,004 348,772 -140,181
2015 6,314 -6,226 356,203 -162,220
2014 6,622 -6,578 366,350 -177,029
2013 6,780 -6,622 374,757 -176,972
2012 7,157 -6,779 371,135 -177,061
2011 7,874 -7,226 359,572 -108,714
2010 7,746 -5,069 335,570 -108,671
2009 7,216 -2,618 309,316 -108,689
2008 7,313 -2,340 280,527 -113,858
2007 7,559 -2,200 261,805 -118,299
2006 7,980 -2,408 248,963 -57,257
2005 8,428 -2,768 248,545 -134,212
2004 8,825 -2,993 248,307 -127,550
2003 9,037 -2,898 243,057 -96,667
2002 9,278 -2,751 244,170 -101,212
2001 9,510 -2,528 227,909 -139,361
2000 9,752 -2,772 236,343 -165,181
1999 9,989 -3,371 232,393 -86,343
1998 10,187 -3,332 225,614 6,645
1997 10,323 -3,211 216,288 395
1996 10,613 -3,297 205,269 978
1995 10,764 -3,125 206,695 -45,428
1994 11,410 -3,299 216,343 -174,723
1993 11,805 -3,393 228,045 -243,947
1992 11,915 -3,231 255,291 75,788
1991 11,899 -2,924 260,943 3,749
1990 11,738 -2,398 265,444 4,948
1989 11,608 -5,704 270,838 3,736
1988 11,523 -6,474 277,498 11,327
1987 11,426 -6,418 286,766 21,308
1986 11,295 -6,314 289,894 6,154
1985 11,105 -6,192 290,756 4,718
1984 10,835 -6,035 290,052 5,124
1983 10,736 -5,834 286,545 4,456
1982 10,597 -5,629 279,934 32,899
1981 10,470 -5,684 271,361 11,523
1980 10,276 -5,980 241,179 390,593
1979 10,223 -6,875 223,657 -67,937
1978 10,152 -6,833 222,979 -170,727
1977 10,036 -6,730 225,139 -89,270
1976 9,833 -6,389 221,419 -32,495
1975 9,601 -5,829 216,947 -28,988
1974 9,295 -6,512 208,806 -16,105
1973 9,003 -6,410 201,885 -18,733
1972 8,716 -6,316 193,725 -20,959
1971 8,359 -4,085 185,427 -22,719
1970 7,878 172 178,979 -24,102
1969 7,625 1,608 172,626 -12,028
1968 7,408 1,521 166,865 -11,997
1967 7,214 1,376 161,205 -11,814
1966 7,039 1,230 156,014 -11,211
1965 6,877 1,093 151,164 -10,465
1964 6,725 1,006 145,848 -9,631
1963 6,589 945 140,984 -8,936
1962 6,468 904 136,317 -8,529
1961 6,247 49 131,531 -8,204
1960 6,098 -2,267 126,959 -8,260

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

GeoRank.org/population/cape-verde/zimbabwe | 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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 16,515 residents or 3.1% of the population were not native-born in Cape Verde, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

Biggest cities by population

Cape Verde
City Population
Praia 159K
Mindelo 70.5K
Assomada 12K
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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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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