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Cape Verde

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Capital
Praia
Currency
Cape Verdean escudo
Continent
Africa
Area
4,033 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q1011 ↗ · Official languages: Cape Verdean Creole, Portuguese
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
527.33K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
3.06B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
5,796.47 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
2.34 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
11.94 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.51 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
76.22 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Cape Verde: 527.33K
Cape Verde · Population487.07K498.05K509.03K520.01K530.99K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Cape Verde · Population · people
YearCape Verde
2025527,326
2024524,877
2023522,331
2022519,741
2021516,649
2020514,679
2019514,104
2018513,415
2017512,893
2016512,554
2015512,394
2014512,326
2013512,225
2012511,955
2011511,447
2010509,784
2009506,141
2008501,355
2007496,190
2006490,728

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Cape Verde: 3.06B
Cape Verde · GDP912.67M1.5B2.08B2.67B3.25B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Cape Verde · GDP · current US$
YearCape Verde
20253,056,630,435.32
20242,713,721,857.39
20232,504,525,537.51
20222,247,003,344.34
20212,051,842,618.71
20201,821,565,613.69
20192,252,177,124.32
20182,205,099,507
20171,996,741,539.95
20161,849,789,986
20151,749,857,620.35
20142,041,930,125.43
20132,028,910,915.16
20121,913,081,210.41
20112,046,817,987.2
20101,824,751,467.93
20091,852,334,575.18
20081,959,620,648.32
20071,649,621,738.64
20061,107,571,457.91

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Cape Verde: 5,796.47
Cape Verde · GDP per capita1,903.052,964.894,026.735,088.586,150.422006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Cape Verde · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearCape Verde
20255,796.47
20245,170.21
20234,794.9
20224,323.31
20213,971.44
20203,539.23
20194,380.78
20184,294.97
20173,893.1
20163,608.97
20153,415.06
20143,985.61
20133,960.98
20123,736.82
20114,002.01
20103,579.46
20093,659.72
20083,908.65
20073,324.58
20062,257

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025Cape Verde: 2.34
Cape Verde · Inflation-2.340.463.266.068.862006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Cape Verde · Inflation · %
YearCape Verde
20252.34
20241.05
20233.72
20227.93
20211.86
20200.61
20191.11
20181.26
20170.78
2016-1.41
20150.13
2014-0.24
20131.51
20122.54
20114.47
20102.08
20090.99
20086.77
20074.41
20065.37

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Cape Verde: 11.94
Cape Verde · Unemployment10.2711.4712.6613.8515.052006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Cape Verde · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearCape Verde
202511.94
202411.88
202311.88
202212.24
202113.93
202014.65
201912.12
201812.17
201712.24
201612.09
201511.92
201411.69
201311.4
201211.15
201110.96
201010.67
200913.52
200813.31
200713.29
200613.38

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Cape Verde: —
Cape Verde · Fertility rate1.411.722.032.352.662006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Cape Verde · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearCape Verde
2025No data available
20241.51
20231.52
20221.53
20211.55
20201.59
20191.7
20181.8
20171.93
20161.97
20151.97
20142.03
20132.07
20122.15
20112.33
20102.33
20092.25
20082.3
20072.41
20062.56

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Cape Verde: —
Cape Verde · Life expectancy70.8572.3273.7875.2576.712006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Cape Verde · Life expectancy · years
YearCape Verde
2025No data available
202476.22
202376.06
202275.91
202174.42
202073.82
201975.45
201874.84
201774.71
201674.35
201574.1
201473.79
201373.48
201273.32
201172.91
201072.51
200972.14
200871.89
200771.49
200671.34
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology ↗

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