Cabo Verde Population Pyramid 2015
Year
2015Cabo Verde in 2015
In 2015, Cabo Verde had a total population of 512,394 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 5.6%, up from 485,116 in 2005.
Half of the population was younger than 25.2 years; 28.8% were children under 15 and 5.2% were 65 or older. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 512,394 | 25.2 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,786,457 | 18.6 | |
| Gambia | 2,224,529 | 17.9 | |
| Mauritania | 3,965,959 | 17.8 | |
| Liberia | 4,659,431 | 18.7 |





