Cabo Verde
Population 2026
529,641
Overview
- Yearly change
- +0.44%
- Density
- 131 per km²
- Land area
- 4,030 km²
- Capital
- Praia
- Currency
- Escudo (CVE)
- Official languages
- PT-CV
- Urban population
- 77.6%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 6,3302026
- Deaths
- 2,7572026
- Birth rate
- 12.2per 1,000
- Death rate
- 5.1per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.51
- Life expectancy
- 76.2At birth, years
- Median age
- 29.5
- Net migration
- -1,284
Age distribution
- 0–1424.7%
- 15–6468.2%
- 65+7.2%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $3.1B
- GDP per capita
- $5.8K
- GDP growth
- +6.3%
- Inflation
- 2.3%
- Unemployment
- 11.9%
- Exports
- $1.3B
- Imports
- $1.6B
- Tourism receipts
- 39.9%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture5.0%
- Industry10.7%
- Manufacturing5.2%
- Services67.9%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture9.2%
- Industry23.1%
- Services67.7%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PraiaPraia | 137,8682026 |
| 2 | MindeloSão Vicente | 69,0132026 |
| 3 | EspargosSal | 24,5002026 |
| 4 | AssomadaSanta Catarina | 21,2972026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 529,641 | 6.3K | 2.8K |
| 2020 | 514,683 | 6.8K | 3.0K |
| 2010 | 509,793 | 10.4K | 2.7K |
| 2000 | 453,335 | 12.6K | 2.9K |
| 1990 | 375,437 | 15.1K | 3.3K |
| 1980 | 323,310 | 13.8K | 3.5K |
| 1970 | 287,895 | 11.7K | 3.8K |
| 1960 | 210,034 | 10.1K | 4.0K |
| 1950 | 184,986 | 8.6K | 3.8K |