Cabo Verde Population Pyramid 2023
Year
2023Cabo Verde in 2023
In 2023, Cabo Verde had a total population of 522,330 people. A decade earlier, in 2013, the population was 512,225; it has grown by 2.0% since.
The median age was 28.8 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 39.3 children under 15 and 9.8 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 522,331 | 28.8 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2,153,339 | 19.9 | |
| Gambia | 2,697,846 | 19.2 | |
| Mauritania | 5,022,442 | 18.2 | |
| Liberia | 5,493,031 | 19.4 |





