Cabo Verde Population Pyramid 1985
Year
1985Cabo Verde in 1985
The population of Cabo Verde in 1985 was 347,365. A decade earlier, in 1975, the population was 305,847; it has grown by 13.6% since.
Half of the population was younger than 16.6 years; 46.4% were children under 15 and 4.9% were 65 or older. 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 | 347,365 | 16.6 | |
| Gambia | 858,874 | 17.5 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 897,698 | 17.2 | |
| Mauritania | 1,702,107 | 17.0 | |
| Liberia | 2,240,539 | 17.9 |





