Cabo Verde Population Pyramid 1960
Year
1960Cabo Verde in 1960
As of 1960, Cabo Verde counted 210,024 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1950, the population was 184,972; it has grown by 13.5% since.
With a median age of 19.0 years, Cabo Verde had a youth dependency ratio of 83.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 8.0 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Cabo Verde was 1.52 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 76.1 years on average (79.2 years for girls, 72.9 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
14,821 immigrants live in Cabo Verde, 2.8% of the population.
| Guinea-Bissau | 5,576 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 1,893 |
| Senegal | 1,634 |
| Portugal | 1,281 |
| Russian Federation | 771 |
146,396 people born in Cabo Verde live in other countries.
| Portugal | 76,835 |
| France | 34,814 |
| Angola | 9,497 |
| Luxembourg | 8,211 |
| Mozambique | 7,107 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo Verde | 210,025 | 19.0 | |
| Gambia | 398,060 | 19.4 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 577,633 | 22.9 | |
| Mauritania | 824,298 | 18.8 | |
| Liberia | 1,139,522 | 19.3 |





