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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Cabo Verde's population stands at 527,326 as of 2025-12-31, up from 524,877 in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Cabo Verde's population was 527,326, up from 524,877 in 2024.
In 2024, Cabo Verde's population was 524,877, up from 522,331 in 2023.
In 2023, Cabo Verde's population was 522,331, up from 519,741 in 2022.
In 2022, Cabo Verde's population was 519,741, up from 516,649 in 2021.
In 2021, Cabo Verde's population was 516,649, up from 514,679 in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 527,326 | +2,449 |
| 2024 | 524,877 | +2,546 |
| 2023 | 522,331 | +2,590 |
| 2022 | 519,741 | +3,092 |
| 2021 | 516,649 | +1,970 |
| 2020 | 514,679 | +575 |
| 2019 | 514,104 | +689 |
| 2018 | 513,415 | +522 |
| 2017 | 512,893 | +339 |
| 2016 | 512,554 | +160 |
| 2015 | 512,394 | +68 |
| 2014 | 512,326 | +101 |
| 2013 | 512,225 | +270 |
| 2012 | 511,955 | +508 |
| 2011 | 511,447 | +1,663 |
| 2010 | 509,784 | +3,643 |
| 2009 | 506,141 | +4,786 |
| 2008 | 501,355 | +5,165 |
| 2007 | 496,190 | +5,462 |
| 2006 | 490,728 | +5,613 |
| 2005 | 485,115 | +5,745 |
| 2004 | 479,370 | +5,987 |
| 2003 | 473,383 | +6,337 |
| 2002 | 467,046 | +6,753 |
| 2001 | 460,293 | +6,976 |
| 2000 | 453,317 | +6,798 |
| 1999 | 446,519 | +6,735 |
| 1998 | 439,784 | +6,986 |
| 1997 | 432,798 | +7,217 |
| 1996 | 425,581 | +7,477 |
| 1995 | 418,104 | +7,876 |
| 1994 | 410,228 | +8,263 |
| 1993 | 401,965 | +8,550 |
| 1992 | 393,415 | +8,829 |
| 1991 | 384,586 | +9,158 |
| 1990 | 375,428 | +7,625 |
| 1989 | 367,803 | +5,474 |
| 1988 | 362,329 | +5,027 |
| 1987 | 357,302 | +4,990 |
| 1986 | 352,312 | +4,947 |
| 1985 | 347,365 | +4,860 |
| 1984 | 342,505 | +4,851 |
| 1983 | 337,654 | +4,930 |
| 1982 | 332,724 | +4,878 |
| 1981 | 327,846 | +4,545 |
| 1980 | 323,301 | +3,821 |
| 1979 | 319,480 | +3,333 |
| 1978 | 316,147 | +3,313 |
| 1977 | 312,834 | +3,379 |
| 1976 | 309,455 | +3,608 |
| 1975 | 305,847 | +3,277 |
| 1974 | 302,570 | +2,689 |
| 1973 | 299,881 | +2,495 |
| 1972 | 297,386 | +3,340 |
| 1971 | 294,046 | +6,161 |
| 1970 | 287,885 | +8,637 |
| 1969 | 279,248 | +9,084 |
| 1968 | 270,164 | +8,760 |
| 1967 | 261,404 | +8,428 |
| 1966 | 252,976 | +8,120 |
| 1965 | 244,856 | +7,850 |
| 1964 | 237,006 | +7,633 |
| 1963 | 229,373 | +7,454 |
| 1962 | 221,919 | +6,832 |
| 1961 | 215,087 | +5,063 |
| 1960 | 210,024 | — |
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Cabo Verde's population is 527,326 as of 2025-12-31, compared with 524,877 in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 527,326 (2025); the lowest is 210,024 (1960), across data from 1960 to 2025.
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