Population ages 65 and above in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Population ages 65 and above was 7.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above in Cape Verde, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above in Cape Verde is 7.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above in Cape Verde peaked at 7.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1960.
Cape Verde ranks 124th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.2% | — |
| 1961 | 4.2% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 4.3% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 4.4% | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 4.5% | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 4.7% | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 4.8% | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 5.0% | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 5.2% | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 5.4% | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 5.5% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 5.5% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 5.6% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 5.7% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 5.8% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 5.8% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 5.7% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 5.7% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 5.6% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 5.5% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 5.4% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 5.3% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 5.2% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 5.1% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 5.0% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 4.9% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 4.9% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 4.8% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 4.8% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 4.7% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 4.7% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 4.8% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 7.2% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 7.2% | 6 |
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More health data for Cape Verde
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.747 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,578 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0231 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -0.4826 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0215 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above in Cape Verde?
- Population ages 65 and above in Cape Verde was 7.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1960.
- How does Cape Verde rank for population ages 65 and above?
- Cape Verde ranks 124th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.