Cabo Verde Population Pyramid 2005
Year
2005Cabo Verde in 2005
The population of Cabo Verde in 2005 was 485,116. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 16.0%, up from 418,105 in 1995.
Half of the population was younger than 20.4 years; 36.9% were children under 15 and 5.1% were 65 or older. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 485,116 | 20.4 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,381,586 | 17.8 | |
| Gambia | 1,667,037 | 16.9 | |
| Mauritania | 2,939,059 | 17.7 | |
| Liberia | 3,301,015 | 18.4 |





