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Cape Verde

Country

Member state of the United Nations. The UN lists it as "Cabo Verde".[1]

Capital
Population
527,326 in 2025[3]
Other published figures
  • 555,988in 2020[4]
Land area
4,030 km²[5]
Total area
4,033 km²[6] land and water
Official languages
Currency
Coast
Yes[11]
Continent
Official name
  • República de Cabo Verde[12]

Parts of Cape Verde

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Through time

Population over time[3]
19602025527.3K

210,024 in 1960, 527,326 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
1960210,024
1961215,087
1962221,919
1963229,373
1964237,006
1965244,856
1966252,976
1967261,404
1968270,164
1969279,248
1970287,885
1971294,046
1972297,386
1973299,881
1974302,570
1975305,847
1976309,455
1977312,834
1978316,147
1979319,480
1980323,301
1981327,846
1982332,724
1983337,654
1984342,505
1985347,365
1986352,312
1987357,302
1988362,329
1989367,803
1990375,428
1991384,586
1992393,415
1993401,965
1994410,228
1995418,104
1996425,581
1997432,798
1998439,784
1999446,519
2000453,317
2001460,293
2002467,046
2003473,383
2004479,370
2005485,115
2006490,728
2007496,190
2008501,355
2009506,141
2010509,784
2011511,447
2012511,955
2013512,225
2014512,326
2015512,394
2016512,554
2017512,893
2018513,415
2019514,104
2020514,679
2021516,649
2022519,741
2023522,331
2024524,877
2025527,326

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
CV[13]
ISO alpha-3
CPV[14]
ISO numeric
132[15]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: Cape Verde (Q1011), capital: Praia (revision 2563722540) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. Wikidata: Cape Verde (Q1011), population (revision 2563722540) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  5. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  6. Wikidata: Cape Verde (Q1011), area (revision 2563722540) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  7. Wikidata: Cape Verde (Q1011), official language: Portuguese (revision 2563722540) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  8. Wikidata: Cape Verde (Q1011), official language: Cape Verdean Creole (revision 2563722540) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: Cape Verde (Q1011), currency: Cape Verdean escudo (revision 2563722540) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  10. Wikidata: Cape Verde (Q1011), continent: Africa (revision 2563722540) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  11. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  12. Wikidata: Cape Verde (Q1011), official name (revision 2563722540) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: Cape Verde (Q1011), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2563722540) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  14. Wikidata: Cape Verde (Q1011), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2563722540) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  15. Wikidata: Cape Verde (Q1011), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2563722540) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

Flag image: Flag of Cape Verde (10-17).svg, Public domain, Original: Pedro Gregório Vector: SKopp, via Wikimedia Commons.