Cabo Verde Population Pyramid 2026
Year
2026Cabo Verde in 2026
The population of Cabo Verde in 2026 is estimated at 529,630. A decade earlier, in 2016, the population was 512,554; it has grown by 3.3% since.
With a median age of 30.5 years, Cabo Verde has a youth dependency ratio of 34.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 10.9 per 100 people of working age. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 529,630 | 30.5 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2,297,808 | 20.6 | |
| Gambia | 2,884,080 | 19.8 | |
| Mauritania | 5,461,319 | 18.6 | |
| Liberia | 5,853,949 | 20.0 |





