Cabo Verde Population Pyramid 2020
Year
2020Cabo Verde in 2020
As of 2020, Cabo Verde counted 514,680 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 1.0%, up from 509,785 in 2010.
With a median age of 27.3 years, Cabo Verde had a youth dependency ratio of 43.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.1 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 514,680 | 27.3 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2,013,255 | 19.4 | |
| Gambia | 2,515,734 | 18.7 | |
| Mauritania | 4,600,131 | 17.9 | |
| Liberia | 5,149,464 | 19.0 |





