Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.0715 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Cape Verde, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Cape Verde stood at 0.0715 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0715 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0419 units per person, in 1960.
That places Cape Verde 123rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, total, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0419 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0422 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0427 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0439 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0452 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0467 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0482 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.05 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0518 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0536 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0547 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0552 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0561 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0569 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0576 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0577 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0573 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0567 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0558 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0547 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0537 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0529 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.052 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0511 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0503 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0495 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0488 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0481 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0476 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0471 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0467 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0464 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0464 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0465 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0466 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0469 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0472 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0476 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0479 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0482 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0485 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0489 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0495 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.05 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0505 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0509 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0509 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0508 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0504 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0497 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0491 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0489 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0491 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0496 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0504 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0516 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.053 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0547 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0564 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0581 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0598 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0614 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0633 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0658 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0686 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0715 units per person | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0466 units per person | 0.0419 units per person | 0.0536 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0563 units per person | 0.0547 units per person | 0.0577 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0501 units per person | 0.0471 units per person | 0.0537 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.047 units per person | 0.0464 units per person | 0.0482 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.05 units per person | 0.0485 units per person | 0.0509 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0521 units per person | 0.0489 units per person | 0.0581 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0651 units per person | 0.0598 units per person | 0.0715 units per person | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,578 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.247 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3281 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.0715 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0715 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0419 units per person in 1960.
- How does Cape Verde rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 123rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.