Cabo Verde Population Pyramid 2028
Year
2028Cabo Verde in 2028
By 2028, the population of Cabo Verde is expected to reach 534,115. That would be 4.0% more than in 2018 (513,415).
Half of the population would be younger than 31.5 years, with 22.2% children under 15 and 8.2% aged 65 or older. 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 | 534,115 | 31.5 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2,394,230 | 21.1 | |
| Gambia | 3,007,547 | 20.4 | |
| Mauritania | 5,757,957 | 18.9 | |
| Liberia | 6,118,760 | 20.5 |





