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🇨🇻 Cape Verde

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3CPV
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2CV
UN M49 numeric132
IOC codeCPV
Official nameRepublic of Cabo Verde
Native name(s)por: official: República de Cabo Verde; common: Cabo Verde
Alt spellingsCV, Republic of Cabo Verde, República de Cabo Verde
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionAfrica
SubregionWestern Africa
UN regional groupAfrican Group
CapitalPraia
Area (km²)4,033
Lat / Lng16.0000, -24.0000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)
Top-level domain.cv
Calling coderoot: +2; suffixes: 38

Demographics

Population (World Bank)527,326 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)76.224 (2024)
Languagespor: Portuguese
Demonymseng: f: Cape Verdian; m: Cape Verdian; fra: f: Cap-verdienne; m: Cap-verdien
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)3,056,630,435.325 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)5,796.472 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)11.939 (2025)
CurrenciesCVE: name: Cape Verdean escudo; symbol: Esc

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
1950184,972
1951187,198
1952189,432
1953191,546
1954193,548
1955195,614
1956197,847
1957200,286
1958203,089
1959206,354
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

Full raw record (JSON)

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      "official": "Zöld-foki Köztársaság",
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        "common": "Kapverdy"
      },
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      },
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      },
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        "common": "Zöld-foki Köztársaság"
      },
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      },
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      },
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        "common": "Cabo Verde"
      },
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}