Cabo Verde Population Pyramid 2009
Year
2009Cabo Verde in 2009
The population of Cabo Verde in 2009 was 506,141. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 13.4%, up from 446,519 in 1999.
Half of the population was younger than 22.1 years; 33.1% were children under 15 and 5.0% 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 | 506,141 | 22.1 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,526,377 | 18.1 | |
| Gambia | 1,871,423 | 17.3 | |
| Mauritania | 3,284,449 | 17.8 | |
| Liberia | 3,943,028 | 18.4 |





