Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Population growth (annual %) (World Population) was 0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Cape Verde, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.5% for population growth in 2025.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 3,407.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Cape Verde peaked at 3.3% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
That places Cape Verde 140th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.4% | — |
| 1962 | 3.1% | +31.3% |
| 1963 | 3.3% | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 3.3% | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 3.3% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 3.3% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 3.3% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 3.3% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 3.3% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 3.0% | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 2.1% | -30.5% |
| 1972 | 1.1% | -46.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | -26.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | +20.7% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | +17.4% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +36.8% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +17.5% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -54.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -69.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -46.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -62.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -32.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +135.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +111.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +53.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +31.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +241.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +56.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.3%, 21% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +241.8% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 2016 | +135.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2017 | +111.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2012 | -69.5% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 2014 | -62.6% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 2022 | +56.2% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Cape Verde
- Share co2 vs population 0.0041 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate -9.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -4.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.4666 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7763 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -101.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 409,364 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Cape Verde?
- Population growth in Cape Verde was 0.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1969.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Cape Verde rank for population growth?
- Cape Verde ranks 140th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,407.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.