Cabo Verde Population Pyramid 2006
Year
2006Cabo Verde in 2006
In 2006, Cabo Verde had a total population of 490,728 people. A decade earlier, in 1996, the population was 425,581; it has grown by 15.3% since.
Half of the population was younger than 20.8 years; 36.0% were children under 15 and 5.1% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 490,728 | 20.8 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,415,303 | 17.9 | |
| Gambia | 1,715,276 | 17.0 | |
| Mauritania | 3,013,660 | 17.6 | |
| Liberia | 3,490,787 | 18.4 |





