Cabo Verde Population Pyramid 1983
Year
1983Cabo Verde in 1983
The population of Cabo Verde in 1983 was 337,654. A decade earlier, in 1973, the population was 299,881; it has grown by 12.6% since.
The median age was 16.4 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 97.2 children under 15 and 10.6 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 337,654 | 16.4 | |
| Gambia | 794,525 | 17.8 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 869,592 | 17.3 | |
| Mauritania | 1,606,747 | 17.0 | |
| Liberia | 2,107,114 | 17.9 |





